diff --git a/mobile/android/base/ActivityHandlerHelper.java b/mobile/android/base/ActivityHandlerHelper.java
index 7174c658077e..47755fde6fcb 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/ActivityHandlerHelper.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/ActivityHandlerHelper.java
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ import org.mozilla.gecko.util.ActivityResultHandler;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.util.ActivityResultHandlerMap;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
-import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException;
-import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
-import android.util.Log;
 
 public class ActivityHandlerHelper {
     private static final String LOGTAG = "GeckoActivityHandlerHelper";
@@ -25,26 +22,6 @@ public class ActivityHandlerHelper {
         startIntentForActivity(GeckoAppShell.getGeckoInterface().getActivity(), intent, activityResultHandler);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Starts the Activity, catching & logging if the Activity fails to start.
-     *
-     * We catch to prevent callers from passing in invalid Intents and crashing the browser.
-     *
-     * @return true if the Activity is successfully started, false otherwise.
-     */
-    public static boolean startIntentAndCatch(final String logtag, final Context context, final Intent intent) {
-        try {
-            context.startActivity(intent);
-            return true;
-        } catch (final ActivityNotFoundException e) {
-            Log.w(logtag, "Activity not found.", e);
-            return false;
-        } catch (final SecurityException e) {
-            Log.w(logtag, "Forbidden to launch activity.", e);
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
     public static void startIntentForActivity(Activity activity, Intent intent, ActivityResultHandler activityResultHandler) {
         activity.startActivityForResult(intent, mActivityResultHandlerMap.put(activityResultHandler));
     }
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/BrowserApp.java b/mobile/android/base/BrowserApp.java
index b4d50b9ce329..ed208df83fa9 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/BrowserApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/BrowserApp.java
@@ -1542,7 +1542,7 @@ public class BrowserApp extends GeckoApp
         }
 
         GeckoAppShell.openUriExternal(url, "text/plain", "", "",
-                                      Intent.ACTION_SEND, tab.getDisplayTitle(), false);
+                                      Intent.ACTION_SEND, tab.getDisplayTitle());
 
         // Context: Sharing via chrome list (no explicit session is active)
         Telemetry.sendUIEvent(TelemetryContract.Event.SHARE, TelemetryContract.Method.LIST);
@@ -1783,7 +1783,7 @@ public class BrowserApp extends GeckoApp
         } else if ("Reader:Share".equals(event)) {
             final String title = message.getString("title");
             final String url = message.getString("url");
-            GeckoAppShell.openUriExternal(url, "text/plain", "", "", Intent.ACTION_SEND, title, false);
+            GeckoAppShell.openUriExternal(url, "text/plain", "", "", Intent.ACTION_SEND, title);
         } else if ("Sanitize:ClearHistory".equals(event)) {
             handleClearHistory(message.optBoolean("clearSearchHistory", false));
             callback.sendSuccess(true);
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/GeckoApp.java b/mobile/android/base/GeckoApp.java
index af6006ee436a..6a2361736681 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/GeckoApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/GeckoApp.java
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ public abstract class GeckoApp
                 final String url = ReaderModeUtils.stripAboutReaderUrl(tab.getURL());
                 text += "\n\n" + url;
             }
-            GeckoAppShell.openUriExternal(text, "text/plain", "", "", Intent.ACTION_SEND, title, false);
+            GeckoAppShell.openUriExternal(text, "text/plain", "", "", Intent.ACTION_SEND, title);
 
             // Context: Sharing via chrome list (no explicit session is active)
             Telemetry.sendUIEvent(TelemetryContract.Event.SHARE, TelemetryContract.Method.LIST);
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/GeckoAppShell.java b/mobile/android/base/GeckoAppShell.java
index 75fc882cb561..331b0941b662 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/GeckoAppShell.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/GeckoAppShell.java
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ import org.mozilla.gecko.util.NativeJSContainer;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.util.NativeJSObject;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.util.ProxySelector;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.util.ThreadUtils;
-import org.mozilla.gecko.widget.ExternalIntentDuringPrivateBrowsingPromptFragment;
 
 import android.annotation.TargetApi;
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.app.ActivityManager;
 import android.app.AlarmManager;
 import android.app.PendingIntent;
+import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.os.Vibrator;
 import android.provider.Browser;
 import android.provider.Settings;
-import android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity;
 import android.telephony.TelephonyManager;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.Base64;
@@ -1050,17 +1049,6 @@ public class GeckoAppShell
         return true;
     }
 
-    @WrapForJNI
-    public static boolean openUriExternal(String targetURI,
-                                          String mimeType,
-                                          String packageName,
-                                          String className,
-                                          String action,
-                                          String title) {
-        // Default to showing prompt in private browsing to be safe.
-        return openUriExternal(targetURI, mimeType, packageName, className, action, title, true);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Given the inputs to <code>getOpenURIIntent</code>, plus an optional
      * package name and class name, create and fire an intent to open the
@@ -1074,20 +1062,15 @@ public class GeckoAppShell
      * @param action an Android action specifier, such as
      *               <code>Intent.ACTION_SEND</code>.
      * @param title the title to use in <code>ACTION_SEND</code> intents.
-     * @param showPromptInPrivateBrowsing whether or not the user should be prompted when opening
-     *                                    this uri from private browsing. This should be true
-     *                                    when the user doesn't explicitly choose to open an an
-     *                                    external app (e.g. just clicked a link).
-     * @return true if the activity started successfully or the user was prompted to open the
-     *              application; false otherwise.
+     * @return true if the activity started successfully; false otherwise.
      */
+    @WrapForJNI
     public static boolean openUriExternal(String targetURI,
                                           String mimeType,
                                           String packageName,
                                           String className,
                                           String action,
-                                          String title,
-                                          final boolean showPromptInPrivateBrowsing) {
+                                          String title) {
         final Context context = getContext();
         final Intent intent = getOpenURIIntent(context, targetURI,
                                                mimeType, action, title);
@@ -1106,16 +1089,15 @@ public class GeckoAppShell
         }
 
         intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
-
-        if (!showPromptInPrivateBrowsing) {
-            return ActivityHandlerHelper.startIntentAndCatch(LOGTAG, context, intent);
-        } else {
-            // Ideally we retrieve the Activity from the calling args, rather than
-            // statically, but since this method is called from Gecko and I'm
-            // unfamiliar with that code, this is a simpler solution.
-            final FragmentActivity fragmentActivity = (FragmentActivity) getGeckoInterface().getActivity();
-            return ExternalIntentDuringPrivateBrowsingPromptFragment.showDialogOrAndroidChooser(
-                    context, fragmentActivity.getSupportFragmentManager(), intent);
+        try {
+            context.startActivity(intent);
+            return true;
+        } catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
+            Log.w(LOGTAG, "Activity not found.", e);
+            return false;
+        } catch (SecurityException e) {
+            Log.w(LOGTAG, "Forbidden to launch activity.", e);
+            return false;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/IntentHelper.java b/mobile/android/base/IntentHelper.java
index 9c01e7b50671..0a04bcaea0aa 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/IntentHelper.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/IntentHelper.java
@@ -12,15 +12,14 @@ import org.mozilla.gecko.util.JSONUtils;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.util.NativeEventListener;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.util.NativeJSObject;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.util.WebActivityMapper;
-import org.mozilla.gecko.widget.ExternalIntentDuringPrivateBrowsingPromptFragment;
 
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
+import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.net.Uri;
-import android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
 
@@ -54,15 +53,15 @@ public final class IntentHelper implements GeckoEventListener,
 
     private static IntentHelper instance;
 
-    private final FragmentActivity activity;
+    private final Activity activity;
 
-    private IntentHelper(final FragmentActivity activity) {
+    private IntentHelper(Activity activity) {
         this.activity = activity;
         EventDispatcher.getInstance().registerGeckoThreadListener((GeckoEventListener) this, EVENTS);
         EventDispatcher.getInstance().registerGeckoThreadListener((NativeEventListener) this, NATIVE_EVENTS);
     }
 
-    public static IntentHelper init(final FragmentActivity activity) {
+    public static IntentHelper init(Activity activity) {
         if (instance == null) {
             instance = new IntentHelper(activity);
         } else {
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ public final class IntentHelper implements GeckoEventListener,
                                       message.optString("packageName"),
                                       message.optString("className"),
                                       message.optString("action"),
-                                      message.optString("title"), false);
+                                      message.optString("title"));
     }
 
     private void openForResult(final JSONObject message) throws JSONException {
@@ -202,8 +201,7 @@ public final class IntentHelper implements GeckoEventListener,
 
             // (Bug 1192436) We don't know if marketIntent matches any Activities (e.g. non-Play
             // Store devices). If it doesn't, clicking the link will cause no action to occur.
-            ExternalIntentDuringPrivateBrowsingPromptFragment.showDialogOrAndroidChooser(
-                    activity, activity.getSupportFragmentManager(), marketIntent);
+            activity.startActivity(marketIntent);
             callback.sendSuccess(null);
 
         }  else {
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/home/HomeFragment.java b/mobile/android/base/home/HomeFragment.java
index a19accc39f15..15775a87dd9f 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/home/HomeFragment.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/home/HomeFragment.java
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public abstract class HomeFragment extends Fragment {
                 return false;
             } else {
                 GeckoAppShell.openUriExternal(info.url, SHARE_MIME_TYPE, "", "",
-                                              Intent.ACTION_SEND, info.getDisplayTitle(), false);
+                                              Intent.ACTION_SEND, info.getDisplayTitle());
 
                 // Context: Sharing via chrome homepage contextmenu list (home session should be active)
                 Telemetry.sendUIEvent(TelemetryContract.Event.SHARE, TelemetryContract.Method.LIST);
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/locales/en-US/android_strings.dtd b/mobile/android/base/locales/en-US/android_strings.dtd
index 8058cae1ddf4..23ce3fa80573 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/locales/en-US/android_strings.dtd
+++ b/mobile/android/base/locales/en-US/android_strings.dtd
@@ -705,19 +705,6 @@ just addresses the organization to follow, e.g. "This site is run by " -->
 <!ENTITY find_matchcase "Aa">
 
 <!ENTITY intent_uri_cannot_open "Cannot open link">
-<!-- LOCALIZATION NOTE (intent_uri_private_browsing_prompt): This string will
-     appear in an alert when a user, who is currently in private browsing,
-     clicks a link that will open an external Android application. "&formatS;"
-     will be replaced with the name of the application that will be opened. -->
-<!ENTITY intent_uri_private_browsing_prompt "This link will open in &formatS;. Are you sure you want to exit Private Browsing?">
-<!-- LOCALIZATION NOTE (intent_uri_private_browsing_multiple_match_title): This
-     string will appear as the title of an alert when a user, who is currently
-     in private browsing, clicks a link that will open an external Android
-     application and more than one application is available to open that link.
-     We don't have control over the style of this dialog and it looks
-     unpolished when this string is longer than one line so ideally keep it
-     short! -->
-<!ENTITY intent_uri_private_browsing_multiple_match_title "Exit Private Browsing?">
 
 <!-- DevTools Authentication -->
 <!-- LOCALIZATION NOTE (devtools_auth_scan_header): This header text appears
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/moz.build b/mobile/android/base/moz.build
index 3544e010fdcc..8a09891e005b 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/moz.build
+++ b/mobile/android/base/moz.build
@@ -549,7 +549,6 @@ gbjar.sources += [
     'widget/DoorHanger.java',
     'widget/DoorhangerConfig.java',
     'widget/EllipsisTextView.java',
-    'widget/ExternalIntentDuringPrivateBrowsingPromptFragment.java',
     'widget/FadedMultiColorTextView.java',
     'widget/FadedSingleColorTextView.java',
     'widget/FadedTextView.java',
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/strings.xml.in b/mobile/android/base/strings.xml.in
index a6f78af583f8..1e73bd3649bd 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/strings.xml.in
+++ b/mobile/android/base/strings.xml.in
@@ -595,8 +595,6 @@
   <string name="remote_tabs_last_synced">&remote_tabs_last_synced;</string>
 
   <string name="intent_uri_cannot_open">&intent_uri_cannot_open;</string>
-  <string name="intent_uri_private_browsing_prompt">&intent_uri_private_browsing_prompt;</string>
-  <string name="intent_uri_private_browsing_multiple_match_title">&intent_uri_private_browsing_multiple_match_title;</string>
 
   <string name="devtools_auth_scan_header">&devtools_auth_scan_header;</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/widget/ExternalIntentDuringPrivateBrowsingPromptFragment.java b/mobile/android/base/widget/ExternalIntentDuringPrivateBrowsingPromptFragment.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b075eb41125..000000000000
--- a/mobile/android/base/widget/ExternalIntentDuringPrivateBrowsingPromptFragment.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
-// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
-// file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
-
-package org.mozilla.gecko.widget;
-
-import org.mozilla.gecko.ActivityHandlerHelper;
-import org.mozilla.gecko.R;
-import org.mozilla.gecko.Tab;
-import org.mozilla.gecko.Tabs;
-
-import android.app.Dialog;
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.DialogInterface;
-import android.content.Intent;
-import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
-import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
-import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.support.v4.app.DialogFragment;
-import android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager;
-import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog;
-import android.util.Log;
-
-import java.util.List;
-
-/**
- * A DialogFragment to contain a dialog that appears when the user clicks an Intent:// URI during private browsing. The
- * dialog appears to notify the user that a clicked link will open in an external application, potentially leaking their
- * browsing history.
- */
-public class ExternalIntentDuringPrivateBrowsingPromptFragment extends DialogFragment {
-    private static final String LOGTAG = ExternalIntentDuringPrivateBrowsingPromptFragment.class.getSimpleName();
-    private static final String FRAGMENT_TAG = "ExternalIntentPB";
-
-    private static final String KEY_APPLICATION_NAME = "matchingApplicationName";
-    private static final String KEY_INTENT = "intent";
-
-    @Override
-    public Dialog onCreateDialog(final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-        final Bundle args = getArguments();
-        final CharSequence matchingApplicationName = args.getCharSequence(KEY_APPLICATION_NAME);
-        final Intent intent = args.getParcelable(KEY_INTENT);
-
-        final Context context = getActivity();
-        final String promptMessage = context.getString(R.string.intent_uri_private_browsing_prompt, matchingApplicationName);
-
-        final AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(getActivity());
-        builder.setMessage(promptMessage)
-                .setTitle(intent.getDataString())
-                .setPositiveButton(R.string.button_yes, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
-                    public void onClick(final DialogInterface dialog, final int id) {
-                        context.startActivity(intent);
-                    }
-                })
-                .setNegativeButton(R.string.button_no, null /* we do nothing if the user rejects */ );
-        return builder.create();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return true if the Activity is started or a dialog is shown. false if the Activity fails to start.
-     */
-    public static boolean showDialogOrAndroidChooser(final Context context, final FragmentManager fragmentManager,
-            final Intent intent) {
-        final Tab selectedTab = Tabs.getInstance().getSelectedTab();
-        if (selectedTab == null || !selectedTab.isPrivate()) {
-            return ActivityHandlerHelper.startIntentAndCatch(LOGTAG, context, intent);
-        }
-
-        final PackageManager pm = context.getPackageManager();
-        final List<ResolveInfo> matchingActivities = pm.queryIntentActivities(intent, 0);
-        if (matchingActivities.size() == 1) {
-            final ExternalIntentDuringPrivateBrowsingPromptFragment fragment = new ExternalIntentDuringPrivateBrowsingPromptFragment();
-
-            final Bundle args = new Bundle(2);
-            args.putCharSequence(KEY_APPLICATION_NAME, matchingActivities.get(0).loadLabel(pm));
-            args.putParcelable(KEY_INTENT, intent);
-            fragment.setArguments(args);
-
-            fragment.show(fragmentManager, FRAGMENT_TAG);
-            // We don't know the results of the user interaction with the fragment so just return true.
-            return true;
-        } else if (matchingActivities.size() > 1) {
-            // We want to show the Android Intent Chooser. However, we have no way of distinguishing regular tabs from
-            // private tabs to the chooser. Thus, if a user chooses "Always" in regular browsing mode, the chooser will
-            // not be shown and the URL will be opened. Therefore we explicitly show the chooser (which notably does not
-            // have an "Always" option).
-            final String androidChooserTitle =
-                    context.getResources().getString(R.string.intent_uri_private_browsing_multiple_match_title);
-            final Intent chooserIntent = Intent.createChooser(intent, androidChooserTitle);
-            return ActivityHandlerHelper.startIntentAndCatch(LOGTAG, context, chooserIntent);
-        } else {
-            // Normally, we show about:neterror when an Intent does not resolve
-            // but we don't have the references here to do that so log instead.
-            Log.w(LOGTAG, "showDialogOrAndroidChooser unexpectedly called with Intent that does not resolve");
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-}