diff --git a/src/ol/control/control.js b/src/ol/control/control.js
index 717ff3facb..ead9a74b8e 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/control.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/control.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ goog.provide('ol.control.Control');
 goog.require('goog.array');
 goog.require('goog.dom');
 goog.require('goog.events');
-goog.require('goog.events.EventType');
 goog.require('ol.MapEventType');
 goog.require('ol.Object');
 
@@ -79,24 +78,6 @@ ol.control.Control = function(options) {
 goog.inherits(ol.control.Control, ol.Object);
 
 
-/**
- * Bind a listener that blurs the passed element on any mouseout- or
- * focusout-event.
- *
- * @param {!Element} button The button which shall blur on mouseout- or
- *     focusout-event.
- * @protected
- */
-ol.control.Control.bindMouseOutFocusOutBlur = function(button) {
-  goog.events.listen(button, [
-    goog.events.EventType.MOUSEOUT,
-    goog.events.EventType.FOCUSOUT
-  ], /** @this {Element} */ function() {
-    this.blur();
-  }, false);
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
diff --git a/src/ol/control/fullscreencontrol.js b/src/ol/control/fullscreencontrol.js
index e5671e7518..bbf53f371d 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/fullscreencontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/fullscreencontrol.js
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ ol.control.FullScreen = function(opt_options) {
   goog.events.listen(button, goog.events.EventType.CLICK,
       this.handleClick_, false, this);
 
-  ol.control.Control.bindMouseOutFocusOutBlur(button);
-
   goog.events.listen(goog.global.document,
       goog.dom.fullscreen.EventType.CHANGE,
       this.handleFullScreenChange_, false, this);
diff --git a/src/ol/control/overviewmapcontrol.js b/src/ol/control/overviewmapcontrol.js
index 6a85934105..124d0a8224 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/overviewmapcontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/overviewmapcontrol.js
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ ol.control.OverviewMap = function(opt_options) {
   goog.events.listen(button, goog.events.EventType.CLICK,
       this.handleClick_, false, this);
 
-  ol.control.Control.bindMouseOutFocusOutBlur(button);
-
   var ovmapDiv = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.DIV, 'ol-overviewmap-map');
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/ol/control/rotatecontrol.js b/src/ol/control/rotatecontrol.js
index 9b6d6ca9eb..0a0dcd26ca 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/rotatecontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/rotatecontrol.js
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ ol.control.Rotate = function(opt_options) {
   goog.events.listen(button, goog.events.EventType.CLICK,
       ol.control.Rotate.prototype.handleClick_, false, this);
 
-  ol.control.Control.bindMouseOutFocusOutBlur(button);
-
   var cssClasses = className + ' ' + ol.css.CLASS_UNSELECTABLE + ' ' +
       ol.css.CLASS_CONTROL;
   var element = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.DIV, cssClasses, button);
diff --git a/src/ol/control/zoomcontrol.js b/src/ol/control/zoomcontrol.js
index 8384ecdb4c..ff31952d22 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/zoomcontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/zoomcontrol.js
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ ol.control.Zoom = function(opt_options) {
       goog.events.EventType.CLICK, goog.partial(
           ol.control.Zoom.prototype.handleClick_, delta), false, this);
 
-  ol.control.Control.bindMouseOutFocusOutBlur(inElement);
-
   var outElement = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.BUTTON, {
     'class': className + '-out',
     'type' : 'button',
diff --git a/src/ol/control/zoomtoextentcontrol.js b/src/ol/control/zoomtoextentcontrol.js
index 6bb37f65b1..88e918ab53 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/zoomtoextentcontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/zoomtoextentcontrol.js
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ ol.control.ZoomToExtent = function(opt_options) {
   goog.events.listen(button, goog.events.EventType.CLICK,
       this.handleClick_, false, this);
 
-  ol.control.Control.bindMouseOutFocusOutBlur(button);
-
   var cssClasses = className + ' ' + ol.css.CLASS_UNSELECTABLE + ' ' +
       ol.css.CLASS_CONTROL;
   var element = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.DIV, cssClasses, button);