diff --git a/core/modules/editor/engines/simple.js b/core/modules/editor/engines/simple.js
index 6f6de6700..bb77893d7 100644
--- a/core/modules/editor/engines/simple.js
+++ b/core/modules/editor/engines/simple.js
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ function SimpleEngine(options) {
 	// Add an input event handler
 	$tw.utils.addEventListeners(this.domNode,[
 		{name: "focus", handlerObject: this, handlerMethod: "handleFocusEvent"},
-		{name: "input", handlerObject: this, handlerMethod: "handleInputEvent"},
-		{name: "blur", handlerObject: this, handlerMethod: "handleBlurEvent"}
+		{name: "input", handlerObject: this, handlerMethod: "handleInputEvent"}
 	]);
 	// Insert the element into the DOM
 	this.parentNode.insertBefore(this.domNode,this.nextSibling);
@@ -134,20 +133,6 @@ SimpleEngine.prototype.handleFocusEvent = function(event) {
 	return true;
 };
 
-/*
-Handle a dom "blur" event
-*/
-SimpleEngine.prototype.handleBlurEvent = function(event) {
-	if(this.widget.editFocusPopup) {
-		$tw.popup.triggerPopup({
-			domNode: this.domNode,
-			title: this.widget.editFocusPopup,
-			wiki: this.widget.wiki
-		});
-	}
-	return true;
-};
-
 /*
 Create a blank structure representing a text operation
 */