diff --git a/lib/hterm.js b/lib/hterm.js
index 953e3311..59c575aa 100644
--- a/lib/hterm.js
+++ b/lib/hterm.js
@@ -207,26 +207,6 @@ hterm.Terminal.prototype.onMouse_ = function (e) {
   return oldOnMouse.call(this, e);
 };
 
-// since above we're no longer relying on `preventDefault`
-// to avoid selections, we use css instead, so that
-// focus is not lost, but selections are still not possible
-// when the appropiate VT mode is set
-hterm.VT.prototype.__defineSetter__('mouseReport', function (val) {
-  this.mouseReport_ = val;
-  const rowNodes = this.terminal.scrollPort_.rowNodes_;
-  if (rowNodes) {
-    if (val === this.MOUSE_REPORT_DISABLED) {
-      rowNodes.style.webkitUserSelect = 'text';
-    } else {
-      rowNodes.style.webkitUserSelect = 'none';
-    }
-  }
-});
-
-hterm.VT.prototype.__defineGetter__('mouseReport', function () {
-  return this.mouseReport_;
-});
-
 // fixes a bug in hterm, where the shorthand hex
 // is not properly converted to rgb
 lib.colors.hexToRGB = function (arg) {