diff --git a/static/styles/zulip.css b/static/styles/zulip.css
index a3b11feaad..59f1db7491 100644
--- a/static/styles/zulip.css
+++ b/static/styles/zulip.css
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ html {
 body {
     font-family: 'Humbug', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
     overflow-y: auto;
-   -webkit-touch-callout: none;
-   -webkit-user-select: none;
-   -khtml-user-select: none;
-   -moz-user-select: none;
-   -ms-user-select: none;
-    user-select: none;
 }
 
 /* Common background color */
@@ -119,12 +113,6 @@ a {
     margin-top: 50px;
     width: 200px;
     z-index:3;
-   -webkit-touch-callout: text;
-   -webkit-user-select: text;
-   -khtml-user-select: text;
-   -moz-user-select: text;
-   -ms-user-select: text;
-    user-select: text;
 }
 
 .app-main .column-right .right-sidebar {
@@ -136,12 +124,6 @@ a {
     width: 100%;
     margin-right: -200px;
     margin-left: -200px;
-   -webkit-touch-callout: text;
-   -webkit-user-select: text;
-   -khtml-user-select: text;
-   -moz-user-select: text;
-   -ms-user-select: text;
-    user-select: text;
 }
 
 .column-middle-inner {