--- a/layout/generic/nsFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/generic/nsFrame.cpp
@@ -4083,27 +4083,25 @@ nsFrame::HandlePress(nsPresContext* aPre
   // StyleUserSelect::Toggle, need to change this logic
   bool useFrameSelection = (selectStyle == StyleUserSelect::Text);
 
   // If the mouse is dragged outside the nearest enclosing scrollable area
   // while making a selection, the area will be scrolled. To do this, capture
   // the mouse on the nearest scrollable frame. If there isn't a scrollable
   // frame, or something else is already capturing the mouse, there's no
   // reason to capture.
-  bool hasCapturedContent = false;
   if (!nsIPresShell::GetCapturingContent()) {
     nsIScrollableFrame* scrollFrame =
       nsLayoutUtils::GetNearestScrollableFrame(this,
         nsLayoutUtils::SCROLLABLE_SAME_DOC |
         nsLayoutUtils::SCROLLABLE_INCLUDE_HIDDEN);
     if (scrollFrame) {
       nsIFrame* capturingFrame = do_QueryFrame(scrollFrame);
       nsIPresShell::SetCapturingContent(capturingFrame->GetContent(),
                                         CAPTURE_IGNOREALLOWED);
-      hasCapturedContent = true;
     }
   }
 
   // XXX This is screwy; it really should use the selection frame, not the
   // event frame
   const nsFrameSelection* frameselection = nullptr;
   if (useFrameSelection)
     frameselection = GetConstFrameSelection();
@@ -4131,34 +4129,16 @@ nsFrame::HandlePress(nsPresContext* aPre
   }
 
   nsPoint pt = nsLayoutUtils::GetEventCoordinatesRelativeTo(mouseEvent, this);
   ContentOffsets offsets = GetContentOffsetsFromPoint(pt, SKIP_HIDDEN);
 
   if (!offsets.content)
     return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
 
-  // On touchables devices, touch the screen is usually a pan action,
-  // so let's reposition the caret if needed but do not select text
-  // if the touch did not happen over an editable element.  Otherwise,
-  // let the user move the caret by tapping and dragging.
-  if (!offsets.content->IsEditable() &&
-      Preferences::GetBool("browser.ignoreNativeFrameTextSelection", false)) {
-    // On touchables devices, mouse events are generated if the gesture is a tap.
-    // Such events are never going to generate a drag action, so let's release
-    // captured content if any.
-    if (hasCapturedContent) {
-      nsIPresShell::SetCapturingContent(nullptr, 0);
-    }
-
-    return fc->HandleClick(offsets.content, offsets.StartOffset(),
-                           offsets.EndOffset(), false, false,
-                           offsets.associate);
-  }
-
   // Let Ctrl/Cmd+mouse down do table selection instead of drag initiation
   nsCOMPtr<nsIContent>parentContent;
   int32_t  contentOffset;
   int32_t target;
   nsresult rv;
   rv = GetDataForTableSelection(frameselection, shell, mouseEvent,
                                 getter_AddRefs(parentContent), &contentOffset,
                                 &target);