diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/kernelselector.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/kernelselector.js
index c78affa..908c25e 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/kernelselector.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/kernelselector.js
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ define([
             this.request_kernelspecs();
         }
         this.bind_events();
-        // For now, this is how we make this object available elsewhere
-        IPython.kernelselector = this;
     };
     
     KernelSelector.prototype.request_kernelspecs = function() {
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notebook.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
index 1e02b2c..7fefae7 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
@@ -2275,12 +2275,6 @@ define([
         if (this.session === null) {
             var kernelspec = this.metadata.kernelspec || {};
             var kernel_name = kernelspec.name || this.default_kernel_name;
-            
-            // If we don't already know about this kernel spec, store its info
-            var kernelspecs = IPython.kernelselector.kernelspecs;
-            if (kernelspec !== {} && !(kernel_name in kernelspecs)) {
-                kernelspecs[kernel_name] = kernelspec;
-            }
 
             this.start_session(kernel_name);
         }