diff --git a/src/plugins/plot/MctPlot.vue b/src/plugins/plot/MctPlot.vue
index 76815cc53d5..692280da56b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plot/MctPlot.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/plot/MctPlot.vue
@@ -854,13 +854,11 @@ export default {
 
       this.canvas = this.$refs.chartContainer.querySelectorAll('canvas')[1];
 
-      if (!this.options.compact) {
-        this.listenTo(this.canvas, 'mousemove', this.trackMousePosition, this);
-        this.listenTo(this.canvas, 'mouseleave', this.untrackMousePosition, this);
-        this.listenTo(this.canvas, 'mousedown', this.onMouseDown, this);
-        this.listenTo(this.canvas, 'click', this.selectNearbyAnnotations, this);
-        this.listenTo(this.canvas, 'wheel', this.wheelZoom, this);
-      }
+      this.listenTo(this.canvas, 'mousemove', this.trackMousePosition, this);
+      this.listenTo(this.canvas, 'mouseleave', this.untrackMousePosition, this);
+      this.listenTo(this.canvas, 'mousedown', this.onMouseDown, this);
+      this.listenTo(this.canvas, 'click', this.selectNearbyAnnotations, this);
+      this.listenTo(this.canvas, 'wheel', this.wheelZoom, this);
     },
 
     marqueeAnnotations(annotationsToSelect) {
@@ -1115,19 +1113,21 @@ export default {
       this.listenTo(window, 'mouseup', this.onMouseUp, this);
       this.listenTo(window, 'mousemove', this.trackMousePosition, this);
 
-      // track frozen state on mouseDown to be read on mouseUp
-      const isFrozen =
-        this.config.xAxis.get('frozen') === true && this.config.yAxis.get('frozen') === true;
-      this.isFrozenOnMouseDown = isFrozen;
+      if (!this.options.compact) {
+        // track frozen state on mouseDown to be read on mouseUp
+        const isFrozen =
+          this.config.xAxis.get('frozen') === true && this.config.yAxis.get('frozen') === true;
+        this.isFrozenOnMouseDown = isFrozen;
 
-      if (event.altKey && !event.shiftKey) {
-        return this.startPan(event);
-      } else if (event.altKey && event.shiftKey) {
-        this.freeze();
+        if (event.altKey && !event.shiftKey) {
+          return this.startPan(event);
+        } else if (event.altKey && event.shiftKey) {
+          this.freeze();
 
-        return this.startMarquee(event, true);
-      } else {
-        return this.startMarquee(event, false);
+          return this.startMarquee(event, true);
+        } else {
+          return this.startMarquee(event, false);
+        }
       }
     },
 
@@ -1158,11 +1158,15 @@ export default {
     },
 
     isMouseClick() {
-      if (!this.marquee) {
+      // We may not have a marquee if we've disabled pan/zoom, but we still need to know if it's a mouse click for highlights and lock points.
+      if (!this.marquee && !this.positionOverPlot) {
         return false;
       }
 
-      const { start, end } = this.marquee;
+      const { start, end } = this.marquee ?? {
+        start: this.positionOverPlot,
+        end: this.positionOverPlot
+      };
       const someYPositionOverPlot = start.y.some((y) => y);
 
       return start.x === end.x && someYPositionOverPlot;
diff --git a/src/plugins/plot/PlotView.vue b/src/plugins/plot/PlotView.vue
index 34eac983314..48395b4dbf4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plot/PlotView.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/plot/PlotView.vue
@@ -162,14 +162,6 @@ export default {
       }
     }
   },
-  watch: {
-    gridLines(newGridLines) {
-      this.gridLines = newGridLines;
-    },
-    cursorGuide(newCursorGuide) {
-      this.cursorGuide = newCursorGuide;
-    }
-  },
   created() {
     eventHelpers.extend(this);
     this.imageExporter = new ImageExporter(this.openmct);