diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b6962d37b..b002d40f4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ all: \
 	js/lib/d3.v3.js \
 	js/lib/d3.geo.tile.js \
 	js/lib/d3.keybinding.js \
-	js/lib/d3.latedrag.js \
 	js/lib/d3.one.js \
 	js/lib/d3.size.js \
 	js/lib/d3.typeahead.js \
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 57ccc56f4..6b71d0fdb 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
         <script src='js/lib/d3.typeahead.js'></script>
         <script src='js/lib/d3.geo.tile.js'></script>
         <script src='js/lib/d3.size.js'></script>
-        <script src='js/lib/d3.latedrag.js'></script>
         <script src='js/lib/d3.keybinding.js'></script>
         <script src='js/lib/d3-compat.js'></script>
         <script src='js/lib/queue.js'></script>
diff --git a/js/id/modes/browse.js b/js/id/modes/browse.js
index 90d1ee16b..69c1982eb 100644
--- a/js/id/modes/browse.js
+++ b/js/id/modes/browse.js
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ iD.modes.Browse = function() {
             behavior.off(surface);
         });
 
-        surface.on('mousedown.latedrag', null);
         surface.on('click.browse', null);
         d3.select('#map').attr('class', null);
     };
diff --git a/js/id/modes/select.js b/js/id/modes/select.js
index b03482777..e91c0d4a8 100644
--- a/js/id/modes/select.js
+++ b/js/id/modes/select.js
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ iD.modes.Select = function (entity) {
         });
 
         surface.on("click.browse", null);
-        surface.on('mousedown.latedrag', null);
         mode.map.keybinding().on('⌫.browse', null);
         mode.map.selection(null);
     };
diff --git a/js/lib/d3.latedrag.js b/js/lib/d3.latedrag.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ef3edd1e..000000000
--- a/js/lib/d3.latedrag.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-d3.latedrag = function() {
-    var filter = d3.functor(true);
-
-    function latedrag(selection) {
-        var mousedown = selection.on('mousedown.drag');
-        selection.on('mousedown.drag', null);
-        selection.on('mousedown.latedrag', function() {
-            var datum = d3.select(d3.event.target).datum();
-            if (datum && filter(datum)) {
-                mousedown.apply(selection.node(), [datum]);
-            }
-        });
-    }
-
-    latedrag.filter = function(_) {
-        if (!arguments.length) return filter;
-        filter = _;
-        return latedrag;
-    };
-
-    return latedrag;
-};
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index d08ea2158..a9887a49e 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
     <script src='../js/lib/sha.js'></script>
     <script src='../js/lib/d3.geo.tile.js'></script>
     <script src='../js/lib/d3.keybinding.js'></script>
-    <script src='../js/lib/d3.latedrag.js'></script>
     <script src='../js/lib/d3.size.js'></script>
     <script src='../js/lib/d3.typeahead.js'></script>
     <script src='../js/lib/d3.one.js'></script>