--- a/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
+++ b/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
@@ -4698,17 +4698,16 @@ Tab.prototype = {
 };
 
 var BrowserEventHandler = {
   init: function init() {
     BrowserApp.deck.addEventListener("touchend", this, true);
 
     BrowserApp.deck.addEventListener("DOMUpdatePageReport", PopupBlockerObserver.onUpdatePageReport);
     BrowserApp.deck.addEventListener("MozMouseHittest", this, true);
-    BrowserApp.deck.addEventListener("OpenMediaWithExternalApp", this, true);
 
     // ReaderViews support backPress listeners.
     WindowEventDispatcher.registerListener((event, data, callback) => {
       callback.onSuccess(Reader.onBackPress(BrowserApp.selectedTab.id));
     }, "Browser:OnBackPressed");
   },
 
   handleEvent: function(aEvent) {
@@ -4716,26 +4715,16 @@ var BrowserEventHandler = {
       case 'touchend':
         if (this._inCluster) {
           aEvent.preventDefault();
         }
         break;
       case 'MozMouseHittest':
         this._handleRetargetedTouchStart(aEvent);
         break;
-      case 'OpenMediaWithExternalApp': {
-        let mediaSrc = aEvent.target.currentSrc || aEvent.target.src;
-        let uuid = uuidgen.generateUUID().toString();
-        GlobalEventDispatcher.sendRequest({
-          type: "Video:Play",
-          uri: mediaSrc,
-          uuid: uuid
-        });
-        break;
-      }
     }
   },
 
   _handleRetargetedTouchStart: function(aEvent) {
     // we should only get this called just after a new touchstart with a single
     // touch point.
     if (!BrowserApp.isBrowserContentDocumentDisplayed() || aEvent.defaultPrevented) {
       return;