diff --git a/client/boot/index.js b/client/boot/index.js
index 42ca408bb8c23..3953ab995449b 100644
--- a/client/boot/index.js
+++ b/client/boot/index.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ var React = require( 'react' ),
 	page = require( 'page' ),
 	url = require( 'url' ),
 	qs = require( 'querystring' ),
-	injectTapEventPlugin = require( 'react-tap-event-plugin' ),
 	i18n = require( 'i18n-calypso' ),
 	includes = require( 'lodash/includes' );
 
@@ -80,9 +79,6 @@ function init() {
 		document.documentElement.classList.add( 'notouch' );
 	}
 
-	// Initialize touch
-	injectTapEventPlugin();
-
 	// Add accessible-focus listener
 	accessibleFocus();
 }
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index 548e9d23a8f93..39e35abdbf479 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@
       }
     },
     "caniuse-db": {
-      "version": "1.0.30000604"
+      "version": "1.0.30000605"
     },
     "caseless": {
       "version": "0.11.0"
@@ -3157,9 +3157,6 @@
     "react-redux": {
       "version": "4.4.5"
     },
-    "react-tap-event-plugin": {
-      "version": "2.0.1"
-    },
     "react-test-env": {
       "version": "0.2.0",
       "dev": true,
@@ -3611,7 +3608,7 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "source-list-map": {
-      "version": "0.1.7"
+      "version": "0.1.8"
     },
     "source-map": {
       "version": "0.1.39"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 68721a114ffca..948c42eb9e55f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@
     "react-masonry-component": "4.2.2",
     "react-pure-render": "1.0.2",
     "react-redux": "4.4.5",
-    "react-tap-event-plugin": "2.0.1",
     "react-virtualized": "8.8.1",
     "redux": "3.0.4",
     "redux-thunk": "1.0.0",