diff --git a/static/js/feature_flags.js b/static/js/feature_flags.js
index 40246443da..19629c0fd9 100644
--- a/static/js/feature_flags.js
+++ b/static/js/feature_flags.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ exports.twenty_four_hour_time = _.contains([],
                                   page_params.email);
 exports.dropbox_integration = page_params.staging || _.contains(['dropbox.com'], page_params.domain);
 exports.email_forwarding = page_params.staging;
-exports.edit_appears_on_hover = page_params.staging || _.contains(['customer7.invalid'], page_params.domain);
 
 
 exports.mandatory_topics = _.contains([
diff --git a/static/js/ui.js b/static/js/ui.js
index 1b1adf6f05..9c7a06268d 100644
--- a/static/js/ui.js
+++ b/static/js/ui.js
@@ -239,30 +239,16 @@ $(function () {
 
 var current_message_hover;
 function message_unhover() {
-    var message;
     if (current_message_hover === undefined) {
         return;
     }
-    message = current_msg_list.get(rows.id(current_message_hover));
-    if (feature_flags.edit_appears_on_hover && message.sent_by_me) {
-        current_message_hover.find('.message_content').find('span.edit_content').remove();
-    }
     current_message_hover.removeClass('message_hovered');
     current_message_hover = undefined;
 }
 
 function message_hover(message_row) {
-    var message;
-    var edit_content_button = '<span class="edit_content">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i class="icon-vector-pencil edit_content"></i></span>';
-    if (current_message_hover && message_row && current_message_hover.attr("zid") === message_row.attr("zid")) {
-        return;
-    }
-    message = current_msg_list.get(rows.id(message_row));
     message_unhover();
     message_row.addClass('message_hovered');
-    if (feature_flags.edit_appears_on_hover && message.sent_by_me) {
-        message_row.find('.message_content').find('p').append(edit_content_button);
-    }
     current_message_hover = message_row;
 }
 
@@ -1003,8 +989,7 @@ $(function () {
     $("#main_div").on("click", ".messagebox", function (e) {
         var target = $(e.target);
         if (target.is("a") || target.is("img.message_inline_image") || target.is("img.twitter-avatar") ||
-            target.is("div.message_length_controller") || target.is("textarea") || target.is("input") ||
-            target.is("i.edit_content")) {
+            target.is("div.message_length_controller") || target.is("textarea") || target.is("input")) {
             // If this click came from a hyperlink, don't trigger the
             // reply action.  The simple way of doing this is simply
             // to call e.stopPropagation() from within the link's
@@ -1038,11 +1023,11 @@ $(function () {
     $("#main_div").on("mousedown", ".messagebox", mousedown);
     $("#main_div").on("mousemove", ".messagebox", mousemove);
     $("#main_div").on("mouseover", ".message_row", function (e) {
-        var row = $(this).closest(".message_row");
+        var row = $(this);
         message_hover(row);
     });
 
-    $("#main_div").on("mouseleave", ".message_row", function (e) {
+    $("#main_div").on("mouseout", ".message_row", function (e) {
         message_unhover();
     });
 
@@ -1299,12 +1284,6 @@ $(function () {
         e.stopPropagation();
     });
 
-    $('body').on('click', '.edit_content', function (e) {
-        var row = current_msg_list.get_row(rows.id($(this).closest(".message_row")));
-        message_edit.start(row);
-        e.stopPropagation();
-        popovers.hide_all();
-    });
     $('body').on('click', '.edit_subject', function (e) {
         var row = current_msg_list.get_row(rows.id($(this).closest(".recipient_row")));
         message_edit.start(row);
diff --git a/static/styles/zulip.css b/static/styles/zulip.css
index c454cdcdc5..269db9708d 100644
--- a/static/styles/zulip.css
+++ b/static/styles/zulip.css
@@ -896,15 +896,6 @@ td.pointer {
     opacity: 1.0;
 }
 
-.edit_content {
-    opacity: .5;
-}
-
-.edit_content:hover {
-    cursor: pointer;
-    opacity: 1.0;
-}
-
 /* Brighten text because of the dark background */
 .dark_background {
     color: #ffffff;