--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/HomeContextMenuInfo.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/HomeContextMenuInfo.java
@@ -19,43 +19,37 @@ import android.widget.ListAdapter;
  */
 public class HomeContextMenuInfo extends AdapterContextMenuInfo {
 
     public String url;
     public String title;
     public boolean isFolder;
     public int historyId = -1;
     public int bookmarkId = -1;
-    public int readingListItemId = -1;
-    public boolean isUnread;
     public RemoveItemType itemType = null;
 
     // Item type to be handled with "Remove" selection.
     public static enum RemoveItemType {
-        BOOKMARKS, HISTORY, READING_LIST
+        BOOKMARKS, HISTORY
     }
 
     public HomeContextMenuInfo(View targetView, int position, long id) {
         super(targetView, position, id);
     }
 
     public boolean hasBookmarkId() {
         return bookmarkId > -1;
     }
 
     public boolean hasHistoryId() {
         return historyId > -1;
     }
 
-    public boolean isInReadingList() {
-        return readingListItemId > -1;
-    }
-
     public boolean canRemove() {
-        return hasBookmarkId() || hasHistoryId() || isInReadingList();
+        return hasBookmarkId() || hasHistoryId();
     }
 
     public String getDisplayTitle() {
         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(title)) {
             return title;
         }
         return StringUtils.stripCommonSubdomains(StringUtils.stripScheme(url, StringUtils.UrlFlags.STRIP_HTTPS));
     }

--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/HomeFragment.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/HomeFragment.java
@@ -4,20 +4,18 @@
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 package org.mozilla.gecko.home;
 
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 
 import org.mozilla.gecko.EditBookmarkDialog;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.GeckoAppShell;
-import org.mozilla.gecko.GeckoEvent;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.GeckoProfile;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.R;
-import org.mozilla.gecko.reader.ReaderModeUtils;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.Restrictions;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.SnackbarHelper;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.Telemetry;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.TelemetryContract;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.db.BrowserDB;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.db.BrowserContract.SuggestedSites;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.home.HomeContextMenuInfo.RemoveItemType;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.home.HomePager.OnUrlOpenInBackgroundListener;
@@ -135,35 +133,32 @@ public abstract class HomeFragment exten
 
         // Hide unused menu items.
         menu.findItem(R.id.top_sites_edit).setVisible(false);
         menu.findItem(R.id.top_sites_pin).setVisible(false);
         menu.findItem(R.id.top_sites_unpin).setVisible(false);
 
         // Hide the "Edit" menuitem if this item isn't a bookmark,
         // or if this is a reading list item.
-        if (!info.hasBookmarkId() || info.isInReadingList()) {
+        if (!info.hasBookmarkId()) {
             menu.findItem(R.id.home_edit_bookmark).setVisible(false);
         }
 
         // Hide the "Remove" menuitem if this item not removable.
         if (!info.canRemove()) {
             menu.findItem(R.id.home_remove).setVisible(false);
         }
 
         if (!StringUtils.isShareableUrl(info.url) || GeckoProfile.get(getActivity()).inGuestMode()) {
             menu.findItem(R.id.home_share).setVisible(false);
         }
 
         if (!Restrictions.isAllowed(view.getContext(), Restrictable.PRIVATE_BROWSING)) {
             menu.findItem(R.id.home_open_private_tab).setVisible(false);
         }
-
-        menu.findItem(R.id.mark_read).setVisible(info.isInReadingList() && info.isUnread);
-        menu.findItem(R.id.mark_unread).setVisible(info.isInReadingList() && !info.isUnread);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean onContextItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
         // onContextItemSelected() is first dispatched to the activity and
         // then dispatched to its fragments. Since fragments cannot "override"
         // menu item selection handling, it's better to avoid menu id collisions
         // between the activity and its fragments.
@@ -235,19 +230,17 @@ public abstract class HomeFragment exten
                 Log.e(LOGTAG, "Can't open in new tab because URL is null");
                 return false;
             }
 
             // Some pinned site items have "user-entered" urls. URLs entered in
             // the PinSiteDialog are wrapped in a special URI until we can get a
             // valid URL. If the url is a user-entered url, decode the URL
             // before loading it.
-            final String url = StringUtils.decodeUserEnteredUrl(info.isInReadingList()
-                    ? ReaderModeUtils.getAboutReaderForUrl(info.url)
-                    : info.url);
+            final String url = StringUtils.decodeUserEnteredUrl(info.url);
 
             final EnumSet<OnUrlOpenInBackgroundListener.Flags> flags = EnumSet.noneOf(OnUrlOpenInBackgroundListener.Flags.class);
             if (item.getItemId() == R.id.home_open_private_tab) {
                 flags.add(OnUrlOpenInBackgroundListener.Flags.PRIVATE);
             }
 
             mUrlOpenInBackgroundListener.onUrlOpenInBackground(url, flags);
 
@@ -265,32 +258,16 @@ public abstract class HomeFragment exten
         if (itemId == R.id.home_remove) {
             // For Top Sites grid items, position is required in case item is Pinned.
             final int position = info instanceof TopSitesGridContextMenuInfo ? info.position : -1;
 
             (new RemoveItemByUrlTask(context, info.url, info.itemType, position)).execute();
             return true;
         }
 
-        if (itemId == R.id.mark_read) {
-            GeckoProfile
-                    .get(context)
-                    .getDB()
-                    .getReadingListAccessor()
-                    .markAsRead(context.getContentResolver(), info.id);
-        }
-
-        if (itemId == R.id.mark_unread) {
-            GeckoProfile
-                    .get(context)
-                    .getDB()
-                    .getReadingListAccessor()
-                    .markAsUnread(context.getContentResolver(), info.id);
-        }
-
         return false;
     }
 
     @Override
     public void setUserVisibleHint (boolean isVisibleToUser) {
         if (isVisibleToUser == getUserVisibleHint()) {
             return;
         }
@@ -395,22 +372,16 @@ public abstract class HomeFragment exten
                     Telemetry.sendUIEvent(TelemetryContract.Event.UNSAVE, TelemetryContract.Method.CONTEXT_MENU, "bookmark");
                     mDB.removeBookmarksWithURL(cr, mUrl);
                     break;
 
                 case HISTORY:
                     mDB.removeHistoryEntry(cr, mUrl);
                     break;
 
-                case READING_LIST:
-                    Telemetry.sendUIEvent(TelemetryContract.Event.UNSAVE, TelemetryContract.Method.CONTEXT_MENU, "reading_list");
-                    mDB.getReadingListAccessor().removeReadingListItemWithURL(cr, mUrl);
-                    GeckoAppShell.sendEventToGecko(GeckoEvent.createBroadcastEvent("Reader:Removed", mUrl));
-                    break;
-
                 default:
                     Log.e(LOGTAG, "Can't remove item type " + mType.toString());
                     break;
             }
             return null;
         }
 
         @Override

--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/TopSitesPanel.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/home/TopSitesPanel.java
@@ -346,20 +346,16 @@ public class TopSitesPanel extends HomeF
 
         if (!StringUtils.isShareableUrl(info.url) || GeckoProfile.get(getActivity()).inGuestMode()) {
             menu.findItem(R.id.home_share).setVisible(false);
         }
 
         if (!Restrictions.isAllowed(context, Restrictable.PRIVATE_BROWSING)) {
             menu.findItem(R.id.home_open_private_tab).setVisible(false);
         }
-
-        // We only show these menu items on the reading list panel:
-        menu.findItem(R.id.mark_read).setVisible(false);
-        menu.findItem(R.id.mark_unread).setVisible(false);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean onContextItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
         if (super.onContextItemSelected(item)) {
             // HomeFragment was able to handle to selected item.
             return true;
         }

--- a/mobile/android/base/locales/en-US/android_strings.dtd
+++ b/mobile/android/base/locales/en-US/android_strings.dtd
@@ -427,18 +427,16 @@ size. -->
 <!ENTITY contextmenu_copyurl "Copy Address">
 <!ENTITY contextmenu_edit_bookmark "Edit">
 <!ENTITY contextmenu_subscribe "Subscribe to Page">
 <!ENTITY contextmenu_site_settings "Edit Site Settings">
 <!ENTITY contextmenu_top_sites_edit "Edit">
 <!ENTITY contextmenu_top_sites_pin "Pin Site">
 <!ENTITY contextmenu_top_sites_unpin "Unpin Site">
 <!ENTITY contextmenu_add_search_engine "Add a Search Engine">
-<!ENTITY contextmenu_mark_read "Mark as read">
-<!ENTITY contextmenu_mark_unread "Mark as unread">
 
 <!-- Localization note (doorhanger_login_no_username): This string is used in the save-login doorhanger
      where normally a username would be displayed. In this case, no username was found, and this placeholder
      contains brackets to indicate this is not actually a username, but rather a placeholder -->
 <!ENTITY doorhanger_login_no_username "[No username]">
 <!ENTITY doorhanger_login_edit_title "Edit login">
 <!ENTITY doorhanger_login_edit_username_hint "Username">
 <!ENTITY doorhanger_login_edit_password_hint "Password">

--- a/mobile/android/base/resources/menu/home_contextmenu.xml
+++ b/mobile/android/base/resources/menu/home_contextmenu.xml
@@ -24,21 +24,15 @@
           android:title="@string/contextmenu_top_sites_pin"/>
 
     <item android:id="@+id/top_sites_unpin"
           android:title="@string/contextmenu_top_sites_unpin"/>
 
     <item android:id="@+id/home_edit_bookmark"
           android:title="@string/contextmenu_edit_bookmark"/>
 
-    <item android:id="@+id/mark_read"
-          android:title="@string/contextmenu_mark_read" />
-
-    <item android:id="@+id/mark_unread"
-        android:title="@string/contextmenu_mark_unread" />
-
     <item android:id="@+id/home_remove"
           android:title="@string/contextmenu_remove"/>
 
     <item android:id="@+id/home_add_to_launcher"
           android:title="@string/contextmenu_add_to_launcher"/>
 
 </menu>

--- a/mobile/android/base/strings.xml.in
+++ b/mobile/android/base/strings.xml.in
@@ -370,18 +370,16 @@
   <string name="contextmenu_copyurl">&contextmenu_copyurl;</string>
   <string name="contextmenu_edit_bookmark">&contextmenu_edit_bookmark;</string>
   <string name="contextmenu_subscribe">&contextmenu_subscribe;</string>
   <string name="contextmenu_site_settings">&contextmenu_site_settings;</string>
   <string name="contextmenu_top_sites_edit">&contextmenu_top_sites_edit;</string>
   <string name="contextmenu_top_sites_pin">&contextmenu_top_sites_pin;</string>
   <string name="contextmenu_top_sites_unpin">&contextmenu_top_sites_unpin;</string>
   <string name="contextmenu_add_search_engine">&contextmenu_add_search_engine;</string>
-  <string name="contextmenu_mark_read">&contextmenu_mark_read;</string>
-  <string name="contextmenu_mark_unread">&contextmenu_mark_unread;</string>
 
   <string name="doorhanger_login_no_username">&doorhanger_login_no_username;</string>
   <string name="doorhanger_login_edit_title">&doorhanger_login_edit_title;</string>
   <string name="doorhanger_login_edit_username_hint">&doorhanger_login_edit_username_hint;</string>
   <string name="doorhanger_login_edit_password_hint">&doorhanger_login_edit_password_hint;</string>
   <string name="doorhanger_login_edit_toggle">&doorhanger_login_edit_toggle;</string>
   <string name="doorhanger_login_edit_toast_error">&doorhanger_login_edit_toast_error;</string>
   <string name="doorhanger_login_select_message">&doorhanger_login_select_message;</string>