diff --git a/components/tabs.less b/components/tabs.less
index 29d78afbc..ea5d82cde 100644
--- a/components/tabs.less
+++ b/components/tabs.less
@@ -167,8 +167,7 @@ div.vectorMenu h3 {
 	}
 }
 
-div.vectorMenu .vectorMenuCheckbox:checked + h3 span:after,
-div.vectorMenu.menuForceShow h3 span:after {
+div.vectorMenu .vectorMenuCheckbox:checked + h3 span:after {
 	transform: scaleY( -1 );
 }
 
@@ -195,8 +194,7 @@ div.vectorMenu div.menu {
 	z-index: 2;
 }
 
-div.vectorMenu:hover div.menu,
-div.vectorMenu.menuForceShow div.menu {
+div.vectorMenu:hover div.menu {
 	display: block;
 }
 // This is in a separate block, so that browsers supporting :hover but not :checked still apply the rule above
diff --git a/vector.js b/vector.js
index bc09430c5..dbb47de89 100644
--- a/vector.js
+++ b/vector.js
@@ -25,25 +25,6 @@ jQuery( function ( $ ) {
 	 */
 	$( '#searchInput' ).attr( 'tabindex', $( document ).lastTabIndex() + 1 );
 
-	/**
-	 * Dropdown menu accessibility
-	 */
-	$( 'div.vectorMenu' ).each( function () {
-		var $el = $( this );
-		if ( $el.find( '.vectorMenuCheckbox' ).length ) {
-			return;
-		}
-		$el.find( '> h3 > span' ).parent()
-			.attr( 'tabindex', '0' )
-			// For accessibility, show the menu when the h3 is clicked (bug 24298/46486)
-			.on( 'click keypress', function ( e ) {
-				if ( e.type === 'click' || e.which === 13 ) {
-					$el.toggleClass( 'menuForceShow' );
-					e.preventDefault();
-				}
-			} );
-	} );
-
 	// Bind callback functions to animate our drop down menu in and out
 	// and then call the collapsibleTabs function on the menu
 	$tabContainer