diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/datamgr/DataTypeManagerPlugin.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/datamgr/DataTypeManagerPlugin.java
index 6fa55e434c..9acef2cdaa 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/datamgr/DataTypeManagerPlugin.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/datamgr/DataTypeManagerPlugin.java
@@ -155,10 +155,6 @@ public class DataTypeManagerPlugin extends ProgramPlugin
 
 		editorManager = new DataTypeEditorManager(this);
 
-		CodeViewerService codeViewerService = tool.getService(CodeViewerService.class);
-		if (codeViewerService != null) {
-			codeViewerService.addProgramDropProvider(new DataDropOnBrowserHandler(this));
-		}
 		tool.addPopupActionProvider(this);
 		tool.setMenuGroup(new String[] { SyncRefreshAction.MENU_NAME }, "SYNC");
 		tool.setMenuGroup(new String[] { UpdateAction.MENU_NAME }, "SYNC");
diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/main/datatree/GhidraDataFlavorHandlerService.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/main/datatree/GhidraDataFlavorHandlerService.java
index c17fe17662..3b9bc8c351 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/main/datatree/GhidraDataFlavorHandlerService.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/main/datatree/GhidraDataFlavorHandlerService.java
@@ -21,22 +21,25 @@ public class GhidraDataFlavorHandlerService {
 
 	public GhidraDataFlavorHandlerService() {
 
-		try {
-			DataFlavor linuxFileUrlFlavor =
-				new DataFlavor("application/x-java-serialized-object;class=java.lang.String");
-			DataTreeDragNDropHandler.addActiveDataFlavorHandler(linuxFileUrlFlavor,
-				new LinuxFileUrlHandler());
-		}
-		catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
-			// should never happen as it is using java.lang.String
-		}
+		//
+		// Note: the order of the file drop flavors/handlers is intentional.  We wish to process
+		//       objects first which we know to be transfered from within the current JVM.  After
+		//       that, then process objects given to us from the OS or another JVM.
+		//
 
 		LocalTreeNodeHandler localNodeHandler = new LocalTreeNodeHandler();
 		DataTreeDragNDropHandler.addActiveDataFlavorHandler(
 			DataTreeDragNDropHandler.localDomainFileTreeFlavor, localNodeHandler);
-		DataTreeDragNDropHandler.addActiveDataFlavorHandler(DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor,
-			new JavaFileListHandler());
+
 		DataTreeDragNDropHandler.addActiveDataFlavorHandler(
 			VersionInfoTransferable.localVersionInfoFlavor, new LocalVersionInfoHandler());
+		DataTreeDragNDropHandler.addActiveDataFlavorHandler(DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor,
+			new JavaFileListHandler());
+
+		DataFlavor linuxFileUrlFlavor =
+			new DataFlavor("application/x-java-serialized-object;class=java.lang.String",
+				"String file URL");
+		DataTreeDragNDropHandler.addActiveDataFlavorHandler(linuxFileUrlFlavor,
+			new LinuxFileUrlHandler());
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/FileOpenDropHandler.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/FileOpenDropHandler.java
index 6a4e4428ce..58a98f3c16 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/FileOpenDropHandler.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/FileOpenDropHandler.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor;
 import java.awt.dnd.*;
 import java.awt.event.ContainerEvent;
 import java.awt.event.ContainerListener;
-import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import javax.swing.CellRendererPane;
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ import ghidra.util.CascadedDropTarget;
  *  in order to properly support drag/drop with all components.
  */
 public class FileOpenDropHandler implements DropTargetHandler, Droppable, ContainerListener {
-	private static HashMap<DataFlavor, FileOpenDataFlavorHandler> handlers =
-		new HashMap<DataFlavor, FileOpenDataFlavorHandler>();
+
+	// note: we wish to maintain insertion order
+	private static LinkedHashMap<DataFlavor, FileOpenDataFlavorHandler> handlers =
+		new LinkedHashMap<DataFlavor, FileOpenDataFlavorHandler>();
 
 	private DropTgtAdapter dropTargetAdapter;
 	private DropTarget globalDropTarget;