diff --git a/devtools/server/actors/accessibility/walker.js b/devtools/server/actors/accessibility/walker.js
index 3868effc5171..907271448054 100644
--- a/devtools/server/actors/accessibility/walker.js
+++ b/devtools/server/actors/accessibility/walker.js
@@ -1109,8 +1109,6 @@ const AccessibleWalkerActor = ActorClassWithSpec(accessibleWalkerSpec, {
     target.addEventListener("dblclick", this._preventContentEvent, true);
     target.addEventListener("keydown", this.onKey, true);
     target.addEventListener("keyup", this._preventContentEvent, true);
-    target.addEventListener("pointerup", this._preventContentEvent, true);
-    target.addEventListener("pointerdown", this._preventContentEvent, true);
   },
 
   /**
@@ -1135,8 +1133,6 @@ const AccessibleWalkerActor = ActorClassWithSpec(accessibleWalkerSpec, {
     target.removeEventListener("dblclick", this._preventContentEvent, true);
     target.removeEventListener("keydown", this.onKey, true);
     target.removeEventListener("keyup", this._preventContentEvent, true);
-    target.removeEventListener("pointerup", this._preventContentEvent, true);
-    target.removeEventListener("pointerdown", this._preventContentEvent, true);
 
     this._resetStateAndReleaseTarget();
   },
diff --git a/devtools/server/actors/inspector/node-picker.js b/devtools/server/actors/inspector/node-picker.js
index 4839595eb6a9..fa7502996805 100644
--- a/devtools/server/actors/inspector/node-picker.js
+++ b/devtools/server/actors/inspector/node-picker.js
@@ -250,8 +250,6 @@ class NodePicker {
     target.addEventListener("dblclick", this._preventContentEvent, true);
     target.addEventListener("keydown", this._onKey, true);
     target.addEventListener("keyup", this._preventContentEvent, true);
-    target.addEventListener("pointerup", this._preventContentEvent, true);
-    target.addEventListener("pointerdown", this._preventContentEvent, true);
 
     this._setSuppressedEventListener(this._onSuppressedEvent);
   }
@@ -269,8 +267,6 @@ class NodePicker {
     target.removeEventListener("dblclick", this._preventContentEvent, true);
     target.removeEventListener("keydown", this._onKey, true);
     target.removeEventListener("keyup", this._preventContentEvent, true);
-    target.removeEventListener("pointerup", this._preventContentEvent, true);
-    target.removeEventListener("pointerdown", this._preventContentEvent, true);
 
     this._setSuppressedEventListener(null);
   }