--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java
@@ -3070,66 +3070,29 @@ public class BrowserApp extends GeckoApp
         getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
                 .hide(mBrowserSearch).commitAllowingStateLoss();
         mBrowserSearch.setUserVisibleHint(false);
 
         getWindow().setBackgroundDrawable(null);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Hides certain UI elements (e.g. button toast, tabs panel) when the
-     * user touches the main layout.
+     * Hides certain UI elements (e.g. button toast) when the user touches the main layout.
      */
     private class HideOnTouchListener implements TouchEventInterceptor {
-        private boolean mIsHidingTabs;
-        private final Rect mTempRect = new Rect();
-
         @Override
         public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent(View view, MotionEvent event) {
             if (event.getActionMasked() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
                 SnackbarBuilder.dismissCurrentSnackbar();
             }
-
-
-
-            // We need to account for scroll state for the touched view otherwise
-            // tapping on an "empty" part of the view will still be considered a
-            // valid touch event.
-            if (view.getScrollX() != 0 || view.getScrollY() != 0) {
-                view.getHitRect(mTempRect);
-                mTempRect.offset(-view.getScrollX(), -view.getScrollY());
-
-                int[] viewCoords = new int[2];
-                view.getLocationOnScreen(viewCoords);
-
-                int x = (int) event.getRawX() - viewCoords[0];
-                int y = (int) event.getRawY() - viewCoords[1];
-
-                if (!mTempRect.contains(x, y))
-                    return false;
-            }
-
-            // If the tabs panel is showing, hide the tab panel and don't send the event to content.
-            if (event.getActionMasked() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN && autoHideTabs()) {
-                mIsHidingTabs = true;
-                return true;
-            }
             return false;
         }
 
         @Override
         public boolean onTouch(View view, MotionEvent event) {
-            if (mIsHidingTabs) {
-                // Keep consuming events until the gesture finishes.
-                int action = event.getActionMasked();
-                if (action == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP || action == MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL) {
-                    mIsHidingTabs = false;
-                }
-                return true;
-            }
             return false;
         }
     }
 
     private static Menu findParentMenu(Menu menu, MenuItem item) {
         final int itemId = item.getItemId();
 
         final int count = (menu != null) ? menu.size() : 0;