diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/cell.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/cell.js
index ffe72cc..c632abf 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/cell.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/cell.js
@@ -146,10 +146,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         }
         if (this.code_mirror) {
             this.code_mirror.on('blur', function(cm, change) {
-                // Check if this unfocus event is legit.
-                if (!that.should_cancel_blur()) {
-                    $([IPython.events]).trigger('command_mode.Cell', {cell: that});
-                }
+                $([IPython.events]).trigger('command_mode.Cell', {cell: that});
             });
         }
     };
@@ -260,18 +257,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
             return false;
         }
     };
-
-    /**
-     * Determine whether or not the unfocus event should be aknowledged.
-     *
-     * @method should_cancel_blur
-     *
-     * @return results {bool} Whether or not to ignore the cell's blur event.
-     **/
-    Cell.prototype.should_cancel_blur = function () {
-        return false;
-    };
-
+    
     /**
      * Focus the cell in the DOM sense
      * @method focus_cell
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/codecell.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/codecell.js
index c833825..4d0ee16 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/codecell.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/codecell.js
@@ -402,21 +402,6 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         return false;
     };
 
-    /**
-     * Determine whether or not the unfocus event should be aknowledged.
-     *
-     * @method should_cancel_blur
-     *
-     * @return results {bool} Whether or not to ignore the cell's blur event.
-     **/
-    CodeCell.prototype.should_cancel_blur = function () {
-        // Cancel this unfocus event if the base wants to cancel or the cell 
-        // completer is open or the tooltip is open.
-        return IPython.Cell.prototype.should_cancel_blur.apply(this) ||
-            (this.completer && this.completer.was_shown()) ||
-            (IPython.tooltip && IPython.tooltip.was_shown());
-    };
-
     CodeCell.prototype.select_all = function () {
         var start = {line: 0, ch: 0};
         var nlines = this.code_mirror.lineCount();
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/completer.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/completer.js
index 1c9421a..3fd7245 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/completer.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/completer.js
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
 
     var Completer = function (cell) {
         this._visible = false;
-        this._shown = false;
         this.cell = cell;
         this.editor = cell.code_mirror;
         var that = this;
@@ -91,13 +90,6 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         return this._visible;
     };
 
-    Completer.prototype.was_shown = function () {
-        // Return whether or not the completer was shown.
-        var ret = this._shown;
-        this._shown = false;
-        return ret;
-    };
-
     Completer.prototype.startCompletion = function () {
         // call for a 'first' completion, that will set the editor and do some
         // special behaviour like autopicking if only one completion availlable
@@ -239,7 +231,6 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
             .attr('size', Math.min(10, this.raw_result.length));
         this.complete.append(this.sel);
         this._visible = true;
-        this._shown = true;
         $('body').append(this.complete);
 
         // After everything is on the page, compute the postion.
@@ -298,7 +289,6 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
 
     Completer.prototype.close = function () {
         this._visible = false;
-        this._shown = false;
         if (this.done) return;
         this.done = true;
         $('.completions').remove();
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/tooltip.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/tooltip.js
index f059c22..915cca4 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/tooltip.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/tooltip.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
             // handle to html
             this.tooltip = $('#tooltip');
             this._hidden = true;
-            this._shown = false;
 
             // variable for consecutive call
             this._old_cell = null;
@@ -129,10 +128,6 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         return !this._hidden;
     };
 
-    Tooltip.prototype.was_shown = function () {
-        return this._shown;
-    };
-
     Tooltip.prototype.showInPager = function (cell) {
         // reexecute last call in pager by appending ? to show back in pager
         var that = this;
@@ -161,7 +156,6 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
     // and reset it's status
     Tooltip.prototype._hide = function () {
         this._hidden = true;
-        this._shown = false;
         this.tooltip.fadeOut('fast');
         $('#expanbutton').show('slow');
         this.text.removeClass('bigtooltip');
@@ -376,7 +370,6 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         }
 
         this._hidden = false;
-        this._show = true;
         this.tooltip.fadeIn('fast');
         this.text.children().remove();