diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/outputarea.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/outputarea.js
index 197e3b0..1a1bd9e 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/outputarea.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/outputarea.js
@@ -661,12 +661,6 @@ define([
             .width(width)
             .height(height);
 
-        // The jQuery resize handlers don't seem to work on the svg element.
-        // When the svg renders completely, measure it's size and set the parent
-        // div to that size.  Then set the svg to 100% the size of the parent
-        // div and make the parent div resizable.  
-        this._dblclick_to_reset_size(svg_area, true, false);
-
         svg_area.append(svg);
         toinsert.append(svg_area);
         element.append(toinsert);
@@ -674,46 +668,6 @@ define([
         return toinsert;
     };
 
-    OutputArea.prototype._dblclick_to_reset_size = function (img, immediately, resize_parent) {
-        /**
-         * Add a resize handler to an element
-         *
-         * img: jQuery element
-         * immediately: bool=False
-         *      Wait for the element to load before creating the handle.
-         * resize_parent: bool=True
-         *      Should the parent of the element be resized when the element is
-         *      reset (by double click).
-         */
-        var callback = function (){
-            var h0 = img.height();
-            var w0 = img.width();
-            if (!(h0 && w0)) {
-                // zero size, don't make it resizable
-                return;
-            }
-            img.resizable({
-                aspectRatio: true,
-                autoHide: true
-            });
-            img.dblclick(function () {
-                // resize wrapper & image together for some reason:
-                img.height(h0);
-                img.width(w0);
-                if (resize_parent === undefined || resize_parent) {
-                    img.parent().height(h0);
-                    img.parent().width(w0);
-                }
-            });
-        };
-
-        if (immediately) {
-            callback();
-        } else {
-            img.on("load", callback);
-        }
-    };
-    
     var set_width_height = function (img, md, mime) {
         /**
          * set width and height of an img element from metadata
@@ -735,7 +689,6 @@ define([
         }
         img[0].src = 'data:image/png;base64,'+ png;
         set_width_height(img, md, 'image/png');
-        this._dblclick_to_reset_size(img);
         toinsert.append(img);
         element.append(toinsert);
         return toinsert;
@@ -753,7 +706,6 @@ define([
         }
         img[0].src = 'data:image/jpeg;base64,'+ jpeg;
         set_width_height(img, md, 'image/jpeg');
-        this._dblclick_to_reset_size(img);
         toinsert.append(img);
         element.append(toinsert);
         return toinsert;