diff --git a/css/map.css b/css/map.css
index 320fe0f52..2455d4b91 100644
--- a/css/map.css
+++ b/css/map.css
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ text.point {
         ) 9 9, auto;
 }
 
-#map.panning {
+#map:active {
     cursor: pointer; /* Opera */
     cursor: url(img/cursor-grabbing.png) 9 9, auto; /* FF */
     cursor: -webkit-image-set(
diff --git a/js/id/renderer/map.js b/js/id/renderer/map.js
index e57fc8b4a..4061d7546 100644
--- a/js/id/renderer/map.js
+++ b/js/id/renderer/map.js
@@ -191,12 +191,6 @@ iD.Map = function(context) {
 
         transformed = true;
         supersurface.style(transformProp, transform);
-
-        if (tX || tY) {
-            context.container().selectAll('#map')
-                .classed('panning', true);
-        }
-
         queueRedraw();
 
         dispatch.move(map);
@@ -205,8 +199,6 @@ iD.Map = function(context) {
     function resetTransform() {
         if (!transformed) return false;
         supersurface.style(transformProp, '');
-        context.container().selectAll('#map')
-            .classed('panning', false);
         transformed = false;
         return true;
     }