diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/web_backend/nbagg_mpl.js b/lib/matplotlib/backends/web_backend/nbagg_mpl.js
index 9747995725b8..f7773f1f369b 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/web_backend/nbagg_mpl.js
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/web_backend/nbagg_mpl.js
@@ -139,40 +139,6 @@ mpl.figure.prototype._root_extra_style = function(el){
     });
 }
 
-mpl.figure.prototype._canvas_extra_style = function(el){
-    // this is important to make the div 'focusable
-    el.attr('tabindex', 0)
-    // reach out to IPython and tell the keyboard manager to turn it's self
-    // off when our div gets focus
-
-    // location in version 3
-    if (IPython.notebook.keyboard_manager) {
-        IPython.notebook.keyboard_manager.register_events(el);
-    }
-    else {
-        // location in version 2
-        IPython.keyboard_manager.register_events(el);
-    }
-
-}
-
-mpl.figure.prototype._key_event_extra = function(event, name) {
-    var manager = IPython.notebook.keyboard_manager;
-    if (!manager)
-        manager = IPython.keyboard_manager;
-
-    // Check for shift+enter
-    if (event.shiftKey && event.which == 13) {
-        this.canvas_div.blur();
-        event.shiftKey = false;
-        // Send a "J" for go to next cell
-        event.which = 74;
-        event.keyCode = 74;
-        manager.command_mode();
-        manager.handle_keydown(event);
-    }
-}
-
 mpl.figure.prototype.handle_save = function(fig, msg) {
     fig.ondownload(fig, null);
 }