diff --git a/browser/base/content/browser.js b/browser/base/content/browser.js
index 110ab12e9241..2e42597e68ad 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/browser.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/browser.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/XPCOMUtils.jsm");
 Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/NotificationDB.jsm");
 Cu.import("resource:///modules/RecentWindow.jsm");
 
-
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "Preferences",
                                   "resource://gre/modules/Preferences.jsm");
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "Deprecated",
@@ -34,8 +33,6 @@ XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "GMPInstallManager",
                                   "resource://gre/modules/GMPInstallManager.jsm");
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "NewTabUtils",
                                   "resource://gre/modules/NewTabUtils.jsm");
-XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "RemoteNewTabUtils",
-                                  "resource:///modules/RemoteNewTabUtils.jsm");
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "ContentSearch",
                                   "resource:///modules/ContentSearch.jsm");
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "AboutHome",
@@ -3564,11 +3561,8 @@ const BrowserSearch = {
       if (!aSearchBar || document.activeElement != aSearchBar.textbox.inputField) {
         let url = gBrowser.currentURI.spec.toLowerCase();
         let mm = gBrowser.selectedBrowser.messageManager;
-        let newTabRemoted = Services.prefs.getBoolPref("browser.newtabpage.remote");
         if (url === "about:home" ||
-            (url === "about:newtab" &&
-             ((!newTabRemoted && NewTabUtils.allPages.enabled) ||
-              (newTabRemoted && RemoteNewTabUtils.allPages.enabled)))) {
+            (url === "about:newtab" && NewTabUtils.allPages.enabled)) {
           ContentSearch.focusInput(mm);
         } else {
           openUILinkIn("about:home", "current");