diff --git a/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.js b/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.js
index 9f8901f73..26ded5039 100644
--- a/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.js
+++ b/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.js
@@ -133,9 +133,7 @@ exports.handleDisconnect = async (socket) => {
       data: {
         type: 'USER_LEAVE',
         userInfo: {
-          ip: '127.0.0.1',
           colorId: color,
-          userAgent: 'Anonymous',
           userId: session.author,
         },
       },
@@ -489,8 +487,6 @@ async function handleUserInfoUpdate(socket, message) {
         // set a null name, when there is no name set. cause the client wants it null
         name: message.data.userInfo.name || null,
         colorId: message.data.userInfo.colorId,
-        userAgent: 'Anonymous',
-        ip: '127.0.0.1',
       },
     },
   };
@@ -1095,9 +1091,7 @@ async function handleClientReady(socket, message, authorID) {
       data: {
         type: 'USER_NEWINFO',
         userInfo: {
-          ip: '127.0.0.1',
           colorId: authorColorId,
-          userAgent: 'Anonymous',
           userId: authorID,
         },
       },
@@ -1146,10 +1140,8 @@ async function handleClientReady(socket, message, authorID) {
         data: {
           type: 'USER_NEWINFO',
           userInfo: {
-            ip: '127.0.0.1',
             colorId: authorInfo.colorId,
             name: authorInfo.name,
-            userAgent: 'Anonymous',
             userId: authorId,
           },
         },
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad.js b/src/static/js/pad.js
index e87d4ebca..9a848736f 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad.js
@@ -234,8 +234,6 @@ function handshake() {
 
       // set some client vars
       clientVars = obj.data;
-      clientVars.userAgent = 'Anonymous';
-      clientVars.collab_client_vars.clientAgent = 'Anonymous';
 
       // initalize the pad
       pad._afterHandshake();
@@ -333,9 +331,6 @@ var pad = {
   getColorPalette() {
     return clientVars.colorPalette;
   },
-  getDisplayUserAgent() {
-    return padutils.uaDisplay(clientVars.userAgent);
-  },
   getIsDebugEnabled() {
     return clientVars.debugEnabled;
   },
@@ -427,7 +422,6 @@ var pad = {
       name: clientVars.userName,
       ip: pad.getClientIp(),
       colorId: clientVars.userColor,
-      userAgent: pad.getDisplayUserAgent(),
     };
 
     padimpexp.init(this);
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_userlist.js b/src/static/js/pad_userlist.js
index 595ea633f..30b488019 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_userlist.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_userlist.js
@@ -143,17 +143,6 @@ const paduserlist = (function () {
       }
     }
 
-    function handleRowNode(tr, data) {
-      if (data.titleText) {
-        const titleText = data.titleText;
-        window.setTimeout(() => {
-          /* tr.attr('title', titleText)*/
-        }, 0);
-      } else {
-        tr.removeAttr('title');
-      }
-    }
-
     function handleOtherUserInputs() {
       // handle 'INPUT' elements for naming other unnamed users
       $('#otheruserstable input.newinput').each(function () {
@@ -195,7 +184,6 @@ const paduserlist = (function () {
         rowsFadingIn.push(row);
         tr = createRow(domId, createEmptyRowTds(getAnimationHeight(ANIMATION_START)), authorId);
       }
-      handleRowNode(tr, data);
       $('table#otheruserstable').show();
       if (position == 0) {
         $('table#otheruserstable').prepend(tr);
@@ -221,7 +209,6 @@ const paduserlist = (function () {
           // not currently animating
           const tr = rowNode(row);
           replaceUserRowContents(tr, getAnimationHeight(0), row.data).find('td').css('opacity', (row.opacity === undefined ? 1 : row.opacity));
-          handleRowNode(tr, data);
           handleOtherUserInputs();
         }
       }
@@ -272,14 +259,12 @@ const paduserlist = (function () {
         } else if (step == -OPACITY_STEPS + 1) {
           node.empty().append(createUserRowTds(animHeight, row.data))
               .find('td').css('opacity', baseOpacity * 1 / OPACITY_STEPS);
-          handleRowNode(node, row.data);
         } else if (step < 0) {
           node.find('td').css('opacity', baseOpacity * (OPACITY_STEPS - (-step)) / OPACITY_STEPS).height(animHeight);
         } else if (step == 0) {
           // set HTML in case modified during animation
           node.empty().append(createUserRowTds(animHeight, row.data))
               .find('td').css('opacity', baseOpacity * 1).height(animHeight);
-          handleRowNode(node, row.data);
           rowsFadingIn.splice(i, 1); // remove from set
         }
       }
@@ -480,8 +465,6 @@ const paduserlist = (function () {
       userData.status = '';
       userData.activity = '';
       userData.id = info.userId;
-      // Firefox ignores \n in title text; Safari does a linebreak
-      userData.titleText = [info.userAgent || '', info.ip || ''].join(' \n');
 
       const existingIndex = findExistingIndex(info.userId);
 
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_utils.js b/src/static/js/pad_utils.js
index 4741a7dbd..93d3d7a45 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_utils.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_utils.js
@@ -50,62 +50,6 @@ var padutils = {
     }
     return [pad.getClientIp(), encodeNum(+new Date(), 7), encodeNum(Math.floor(Math.random() * 1e9), 4)].join('.');
   },
-  uaDisplay(ua) {
-    let m;
-
-    function clean(a) {
-      const maxlen = 16;
-      a = a.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9\.]/g, '');
-      if (a.length > maxlen) {
-        a = a.substr(0, maxlen);
-      }
-      return a;
-    }
-
-    function checkver(name) {
-      const m = ua.match(RegExp(`${name}\\/([\\d\\.]+)`));
-      if (m && m.length > 1) {
-        return clean(name + m[1]);
-      }
-      return null;
-    }
-
-    // firefox
-    if (checkver('Firefox')) {
-      return checkver('Firefox');
-    }
-
-    // misc browsers, including IE
-    m = ua.match(/compatible; ([^;]+);/);
-    if (m && m.length > 1) {
-      return clean(m[1]);
-    }
-
-    // iphone
-    if (ua.match(/\(iPhone;/)) {
-      return 'iPhone';
-    }
-
-    // chrome
-    if (checkver('Chrome')) {
-      return checkver('Chrome');
-    }
-
-    // safari
-    m = ua.match(/Safari\/[\d\.]+/);
-    if (m) {
-      let v = '?';
-      m = ua.match(/Version\/([\d\.]+)/);
-      if (m && m.length > 1) {
-        v = m[1];
-      }
-      return clean(`Safari${v}`);
-    }
-
-    // everything else
-    const x = ua.split(' ')[0];
-    return clean(x);
-  },
   // e.g. "Thu Jun 18 2009 13:09"
   simpleDateTime(date) {
     const d = new Date(+date); // accept either number or date