--- a/browser/metro/base/content/browser.js
+++ b/browser/metro/base/content/browser.js
@@ -158,17 +158,16 @@ var Browser = {
     }
 
     messageManager.addMessageListener("DOMLinkAdded", this);
     messageManager.addMessageListener("Browser:FormSubmit", this);
     messageManager.addMessageListener("Browser:CanUnload:Return", this);
     messageManager.addMessageListener("scroll", this);
     messageManager.addMessageListener("Browser:CertException", this);
     messageManager.addMessageListener("Browser:BlockedSite", this);
-    messageManager.addMessageListener("Browser:TapOnSelection", this);
 
     Task.spawn(function() {
       // Activation URIs come from protocol activations, secondary tiles, and file activations
       let activationURI = yield this.getShortcutOrURI(Services.metro.activationURI);
 
       let self = this;
       function loadStartupURI() {
         if (activationURI) {
@@ -231,17 +230,16 @@ var Browser = {
     ClickEventHandler.uninit();
     ContentAreaObserver.shutdown();
     Appbar.shutdown();
 
     messageManager.removeMessageListener("Browser:FormSubmit", this);
     messageManager.removeMessageListener("scroll", this);
     messageManager.removeMessageListener("Browser:CertException", this);
     messageManager.removeMessageListener("Browser:BlockedSite", this);
-    messageManager.removeMessageListener("Browser:TapOnSelection", this);
 
     Services.obs.removeObserver(SessionHistoryObserver, "browser:purge-session-history");
 
     window.controllers.removeController(this);
     window.controllers.removeController(BrowserUI);
   },
 
   getHomePage: function getHomePage(aOptions) {
@@ -861,26 +859,16 @@ var Browser = {
         break;
       }
       case "Browser:CertException":
         this._handleCertException(aMessage);
         break;
       case "Browser:BlockedSite":
         this._handleBlockedSite(aMessage);
         break;
-      case "Browser:TapOnSelection":
-        if (!InputSourceHelper.isPrecise) {
-          if (SelectionHelperUI.isActive) {
-            SelectionHelperUI.shutdown();
-          }
-          if (SelectionHelperUI.canHandle(aMessage)) {
-            SelectionHelperUI.openEditSession(aMessage);
-          }
-        }
-        break;
     }
   },
 };
 
 Browser.MainDragger = function MainDragger() {
   this._horizontalScrollbar = document.getElementById("horizontal-scroller");
   this._verticalScrollbar = document.getElementById("vertical-scroller");
   this._scrollScales = { x: 0, y: 0 };