diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Popup.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Popup.js
index 5ba9c9b10f..0a4d99f379 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Popup.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Popup.js
@@ -957,22 +957,9 @@ OpenLayers.Popup = OpenLayers.Class({
      registerEvents:function() {
         this.events = new OpenLayers.Events(this, this.div, null, true);
 
-        var touchStarted = false;
         function onTouchstart(evt) {
-            touchStarted = true;
             OpenLayers.Event.stop(evt, true);
         }
-        function onTouchmove(evt) {
-            if (touchStarted === true) {
-                OpenLayers.Event.stop(evt, true);
-            }
-        }
-        function onTouchend(evt) {
-            if (touchStarted === true) {
-                touchStarted = false;
-                OpenLayers.Event.stop(evt, true);
-            }
-        }
         this.events.on({
             "mousedown": this.onmousedown,
             "mousemove": this.onmousemove,
@@ -981,8 +968,6 @@ OpenLayers.Popup = OpenLayers.Class({
             "mouseout": this.onmouseout,
             "dblclick": this.ondblclick,
             "touchstart": onTouchstart,
-            "touchmove": onTouchmove,
-            "touchsend": onTouchend,
             scope: this
         });