diff --git a/js/id/ui.js b/js/id/ui.js
index c7c9bf937..ff72efeca 100644
--- a/js/id/ui.js
+++ b/js/id/ui.js
@@ -114,16 +114,6 @@ iD.ui = function(context) {
             .attr('tabindex', -1)
             .call(iD.ui.Contributors(context));
 
-        // save changes to localstorage
-        history.on('change.localstorage', function() {
-            context.on('enter.localstorage', function(mode) {
-                if (mode.id === 'browse' || mode.id === 'select') {
-                    context.on('enter.localstorage', null);
-                    history.save();
-                }
-            });
-        });
-
         window.onbeforeunload = function() {
             history.save();
             if (history.hasChanges()) return t('save.unsaved_changes');