diff --git a/public/src/app.js b/public/src/app.js
index 1b987757b9..ed25c592d9 100644
--- a/public/src/app.js
+++ b/public/src/app.js
@@ -17,32 +17,6 @@ app.cacheBuster = null;
 
 	app.cacheBuster = config['cache-buster'];
 
-	/**
-	 * Occasionally, a button or anchor (not meant to be ajaxified) is clicked before
-	 * ajaxify is ready. Capture that event and re-click it once NodeBB is ready.
-	 *
-	 * e.g. New Topic/Reply, post tools
-	 */
-	var earlyQueue = [];	// once we can ES6, use Set instead
-	var earlyClick = function (ev) {
-		var btnEl = ev.target.closest('button');
-		if (!btnEl && ev.target.closest('a') && ev.target.closest('a').getAttribute('data-ajaxify') === 'false') {
-			btnEl = ev.target.closest('a');
-		}
-		if (btnEl && !earlyQueue.includes(btnEl)) {
-			earlyQueue.push(btnEl);
-			ev.stopImmediatePropagation();
-			ev.preventDefault();
-		}
-	};
-	document.body.addEventListener('click', earlyClick);
-	$(window).on('action:ajaxify.end', function () {
-		document.body.removeEventListener('click', earlyClick);
-		earlyQueue.forEach(function (el) {
-			el.click();
-		});
-	});
-
 	bootbox.setDefaults({
 		locale: config.userLang,
 	});