diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/init/styles/ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget.init.css b/modules/ve-mw/init/styles/ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget.init.css
index 0c0f9d74a9..27c5b005ef 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/init/styles/ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget.init.css
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/init/styles/ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget.init.css
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 .ve-loading #content > :not( .ve-init-mw-desktopArticleTarget-loading-overlay ),
 /* Once activated, all uneditable content except catlinks */
 .ve-activated .ve-init-mw-desktopArticleTarget-uneditableContent {
-	/* IE9 is supported with JS events */
 	pointer-events: none;
 	-webkit-user-select: none;
 	-moz-user-select: none;
diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget.js b/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget.js
index 665cb97223..75b6417f22 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget.js
@@ -878,7 +878,6 @@ ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget.prototype.rebuildCategories = function ( categor
 		}
 		$categories = $( $.parseHTML( response.parse.categorieshtml ) );
 		target.transformCategoryLinks( $categories );
-		target.disableUneditableContent( $categories );
 		mw.hook( 'wikipage.categories' ).fire( $categories );
 		$( '#catlinks' ).replaceWith( $categories );
 	} );
@@ -1239,8 +1238,6 @@ ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget.prototype.transformPage = function () {
 		$content = $content.parent();
 	}
 
-	this.disableUneditableContent();
-
 	this.updateHistoryState();
 };
 
@@ -1266,18 +1263,6 @@ ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget.prototype.transformCategoryLinks = function ( $c
 	}
 };
 
-/**
- * Disabling of non-editable content, in a given context
- *
- * @param {jQuery|string} [context] Context to disable in
- */
-ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget.prototype.disableUneditableContent = function ( context ) {
-	$( '.ve-init-mw-desktopArticleTarget-uneditableContent', context ).on( 'click.ve-target', function ( e ) {
-		// Support IE9: Prevent default, but don't stop propagation
-		e.preventDefault();
-	} );
-};
-
 /**
  * Update the history state based on the editor mode
  */