--- a/mobile/android/themes/core/aboutReaderControls.css
+++ b/mobile/android/themes/core/aboutReaderControls.css
@@ -236,18 +236,17 @@
   color: #333333;
   background-color: #ffffff;
 }
 
 /*======= Toolbar icons =======*/
 
 /* desktop-only controls */
 .close-button,
-.list-button,
-.footer {
+.list-button {
   display: none;
 }
 
 .toggle-button.on {
   background-image: url('chrome://browser/skin/images/reader-toggle-on-icon-mdpi.png');
 }
 
 .toggle-button {

--- a/toolkit/components/reader/AboutReader.jsm
+++ b/toolkit/components/reader/AboutReader.jsm
@@ -71,19 +71,16 @@ var AboutReader = function(mm, win, arti
 
   this._setupStyleDropdown();
   this._setupButton("close-button", this._onReaderClose.bind(this), "aboutReader.toolbar.close");
 
   try {
     if (Services.prefs.getBoolPref("browser.readinglist.enabled")) {
       this._setupButton("toggle-button", this._onReaderToggle.bind(this, "button"), "aboutReader.toolbar.addToReadingList");
       this._setupButton("list-button", this._onList.bind(this), "aboutReader.toolbar.openReadingList");
-      this._setupButton("remove-button", this._onReaderToggle.bind(this, "footer"),
-        "aboutReader.footer.deleteThisArticle", "aboutReader.footer.deleteThisArticle");
-      this._doc.getElementById("reader-footer").setAttribute('readinglist-enabled', "true");
     }
   } catch (e) {
     // Pref doesn't exist.
   }
 
   const gIsFirefoxDesktop = Services.appinfo.ID == "{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}";
   if (gIsFirefoxDesktop) {
     // we're ready for any external setup, send a signal for that.
@@ -309,17 +306,16 @@ AboutReader.prototype = {
 
     if (this._isReadingListItem == 1) {
       button.classList.add("on");
       button.setAttribute("title", gStrings.GetStringFromName("aboutReader.toolbar.removeFromReadingList"));
     } else {
       button.classList.remove("on");
       button.setAttribute("title", gStrings.GetStringFromName("aboutReader.toolbar.addToReadingList"));
     }
-    this._updateFooter();
   },
 
   _requestReadingListStatus: function() {
     let handleListStatusData = (message) => {
       this._mm.removeMessageListener("Reader:ListStatusData", handleListStatusData);
 
       let args = message.data;
       if (args.url == this._article.url) {
@@ -477,26 +473,16 @@ AboutReader.prototype = {
       }
 
       currentSize--;
       updateControls();
       this._setFontSize(currentSize);
     }, true);
   },
 
-  _updateFooter: function() {
-    let footer = this._doc.getElementById("reader-footer");
-    if (!this._article || this._isReadingListItem == 0 ||
-        footer.getAttribute("readinglist-enabled") != "true") {
-      footer.style.display = "none";
-      return;
-    }
-    footer.style.display = null;
-  },
-
   _handleDeviceLight: function(newLux) {
     // Desired size of the this._luxValues array.
     let luxValuesSize = 10;
     // Add new lux value at the front of the array.
     this._luxValues.unshift(newLux);
     // Add new lux value to this._totalLux for averaging later.
     this._totalLux += newLux;
 
@@ -625,17 +611,16 @@ AboutReader.prototype = {
     } else {
       this._toolbarElement.removeAttribute("visible");
     }
     this._setSystemUIVisibility(visible);
 
     if (!visible) {
       this._mm.sendAsyncMessage("Reader:ToolbarHidden");
     }
-    this._updateFooter();
   },
 
   _toggleToolbarVisibility: function() {
     this._setToolbarVisibility(!this._getToolbarVisibility());
   },
 
   _setSystemUIVisibility: function(visible) {
     this._mm.sendAsyncMessage("Reader:SystemUIVisibility", { visible: visible });

--- a/toolkit/components/reader/content/aboutReader.html
+++ b/toolkit/components/reader/content/aboutReader.html
@@ -30,23 +30,16 @@
     </div>
 
     <div>
       <style scoped>
         @import url("chrome://global/skin/aboutReaderControls.css");
       </style>
       <div id="reader-message"></div>
     </div>
-
-    <div id="reader-footer" class="footer">
-      <style scoped>
-        @import url("chrome://global/skin/aboutReaderControls.css");
-      </style>
-      <button id="remove-button" class="button remove-button"/>
-    </div>
   </div>
 
   <ul id="reader-toolbar" class="toolbar">
     <style scoped>
       @import url("chrome://global/skin/aboutReaderControls.css");
     </style>
     <li><button id="close-button" class="button close-button"/></li>
     <ul id="style-dropdown" class="dropdown">

--- a/toolkit/locales/en-US/chrome/global/aboutReader.properties
+++ b/toolkit/locales/en-US/chrome/global/aboutReader.properties
@@ -23,16 +23,14 @@ aboutReader.fontTypeSample=Aa
 
 aboutReader.toolbar.close=Close Reader View
 aboutReader.toolbar.typeControls=Type controls
 aboutReader.toolbar.addToReadingList=Add to Reading List
 aboutReader.toolbar.removeFromReadingList=Remove from Reading List
 aboutReader.toolbar.openReadingList=Open Reading List
 aboutReader.toolbar.closeReadingList=Close Reading List
 
-aboutReader.footer.deleteThisArticle=Delete this article
-
 # These are used for the Reader View toolbar button and the menuitem within the
 # View menu.
 readerView.enter=Enter Reader View
 readerView.enter.accesskey=R
 readerView.close=Close Reader View
 readerView.close.accesskey=R

--- a/toolkit/themes/shared/aboutReaderControls.css
+++ b/toolkit/themes/shared/aboutReaderControls.css
@@ -295,41 +295,16 @@
 .plus-button {
   background-color: transparent;
   border: 0;
   background-size: 18px 18px;
   background-repeat: no-repeat;
   background-position: center;
 }
 
-.footer {
-  height: 64px;
-  background-color: #ebebeb;
-  position: absolute;
-  left: 0;
-  width: 100%;
-  text-align: center;
-  padding: 12px 0;
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-  box-shadow: 0 3px 3px -3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35) inset;
-}
-
-.remove-button {
-  background-image: url("chrome://global/skin/reader/RM-Delete-24x24.svg");
-  margin: 0 auto;
-  border: 1px solid #c1c1c1;
-  background-position: 10px 7px;
-  padding-left: 42px;
-  padding-right: 10px;
-  border-radius: 2px;
-  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
-  font-size: 18px;
-}
-
-
 /*======= Toolbar icons =======*/
 
 .close-button {
   background-image: url("chrome://global/skin/reader/RM-Close-24x24.svg#close");
   height: 68px;
   background-position: center 8px;
 }
 
@@ -373,12 +348,9 @@
 .plus-button {
   background-image: url("chrome://global/skin/reader/RM-Plus-24x24.svg");
 }
 
 @media print {
   .toolbar {
     display: none !important;
   }
-  .footer {
-    display: none !important;
-  }
 }