diff --git a/src/templates/pad.html b/src/templates/pad.html
index ecec5a00d..767c1ec9b 100644
--- a/src/templates/pad.html
+++ b/src/templates/pad.html
@@ -391,9 +391,6 @@
 
               $ = jQuery = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/rjquery').jQuery; // Expose jQuery #HACK
               browser = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/browser');
-              if ((!browser.msie) && (!(browser.mozilla && browser.version.indexOf("1.8.") == 0))) {
-//                document.domain = document.domain; // for comet
-              }
 
               var plugins = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pluginfw/client_plugins');
               var hooks = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pluginfw/hooks');