diff --git a/js/EnabledNode.js b/js/EnabledNode.js
index 0e8f2129..08cd92a7 100644
--- a/js/EnabledNode.js
+++ b/js/EnabledNode.js
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ const EnabledNode = {
         // this call defines enabledProperty
         this.initializeEnabledPhetioObject( options );
 
-        const cursor = this.cursor;
         const enabledListener = enabled => {
           this.interruptSubtreeInput();
           this.pickable = enabled;
@@ -56,9 +55,6 @@ const EnabledNode = {
 
           // Mark this Node as disabled in the ParallelDOM
           this.setAccessibleAttribute( 'aria-disabled', !enabled );
-
-          // handle cursor by supporting setting back to what the cursor was when component was made disabled.
-          this.cursor = enabled ? cursor : 'default';
         };
         this.enabledProperty.link( enabledListener );
 
diff --git a/js/EnabledNodeTests.js b/js/EnabledNodeTests.js
index d0af02ca..727ce0f6 100644
--- a/js/EnabledNodeTests.js
+++ b/js/EnabledNodeTests.js
@@ -34,16 +34,12 @@ QUnit.test( 'EnabledNode', assert => {
   testEnabledNode( assert, node, 'For Node' );
 
   const disabledOpacity = .2;
-  const customCursor = 'hi';
   node = new EnabledNodeClass( {
-    disabledOpacity: disabledOpacity,
-    cursor: customCursor
+    disabledOpacity: disabledOpacity
   } );
 
-  assert.ok( node.cursor === customCursor, 'cursor should be set' );
   assert.ok( node.opacity === new Node().opacity, 'opacity should default to Node default' );
   node.enabled = false;
-  assert.ok( node.cursor !== customCursor, 'enabled listener should have changed cursor' );
   assert.ok( node.opacity === disabledOpacity, 'test disabled opacity' );
 
   node.disposeEnabledNode();
diff --git a/js/buttons/ButtonNode.js b/js/buttons/ButtonNode.js
index 3229a9f2..694a296c 100644
--- a/js/buttons/ButtonNode.js
+++ b/js/buttons/ButtonNode.js
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ class ButtonNode extends Node {
 
     super();
 
-    //TODO https://github.com/phetsims/sun/issues/643 delete this when options are passed to super
-    this.cursor = options.cursor;
-
     // @protected
     this.buttonModel = buttonModel;