diff --git a/browser/components/loop/test/mochitest/browser_toolbarbutton.js b/browser/components/loop/test/mochitest/browser_toolbarbutton.js
index 8624d25dc61a..aae19da75c64 100644
--- a/browser/components/loop/test/mochitest/browser_toolbarbutton.js
+++ b/browser/components/loop/test/mochitest/browser_toolbarbutton.js
@@ -32,45 +32,13 @@ registerCleanupFunction(function*() {
 add_task(function* test_LoopUI_getters() {
   Assert.ok(LoopUI.panel, "LoopUI panel element should be set");
   Assert.strictEqual(LoopUI.browser, null, "Browser element should not be there yet");
-  Assert.strictEqual(LoopUI.selectedTab, null, "No tab should be selected yet");
 
   // Load and show the Loop panel for the very first time this session.
   yield loadLoopPanel();
   Assert.ok(LoopUI.browser, "Browser element should be there");
-  Assert.strictEqual(LoopUI.selectedTab, "rooms", "Initially the rooms tab should be selected");
-  let panelTabs = LoopUI.browser.contentDocument.querySelectorAll(".tab-view > li:not(.slide-bar)");
-  Assert.strictEqual(panelTabs.length, 1, "Only one tab, 'rooms', should be visible");
 
   // Hide the panel.
   yield LoopUI.togglePanel();
-  Assert.strictEqual(LoopUI.selectedTab, "rooms", "Rooms tab should still be selected");
-
-  // Make sure the contacts tab shows up by simulating a login.
-  MozLoopServiceInternal.fxAOAuthTokenData = fxASampleToken;
-  MozLoopServiceInternal.fxAOAuthProfile = fxASampleProfile;
-  yield MozLoopServiceInternal.notifyStatusChanged("login");
-
-  yield LoopUI.togglePanel();
-  Assert.strictEqual(LoopUI.selectedTab, "rooms", "Rooms tab should still be selected");
-  panelTabs = LoopUI.browser.contentDocument.querySelectorAll(".tab-view > li:not(.slide-bar)");
-  Assert.strictEqual(panelTabs.length, 2, "Two tabs should be visible");
-  yield LoopUI.togglePanel();
-
-  // Programmatically select the contacts tab.
-  yield LoopUI.togglePanel(null, "contacts");
-  Assert.strictEqual(LoopUI.selectedTab, "contacts", "Contacts tab should be selected now");
-
-  // Switch back to the rooms tab.
-  yield LoopUI.openCallPanel(null, "rooms");
-  Assert.strictEqual(LoopUI.selectedTab, "rooms", "Rooms tab should be selected now");
-
-  // Hide the panel.
-  yield LoopUI.togglePanel();
-
-  // Logout to prevent interfering with the tests after this one.
-  MozLoopServiceInternal.fxAOAuthTokenData =
-    MozLoopServiceInternal.fxAOAuthProfile = null;
-  yield MozLoopServiceInternal.notifyStatusChanged();
 });
 
 add_task(function* test_doNotDisturb() {
diff --git a/browser/components/uitour/UITour.jsm b/browser/components/uitour/UITour.jsm
index 889325dca39f..74456d175243 100644
--- a/browser/components/uitour/UITour.jsm
+++ b/browser/components/uitour/UITour.jsm
@@ -161,9 +161,6 @@ this.UITour = {
       infoPanelPosition: "leftcenter topright",
       query: (aDocument) => {
         let loopUI = aDocument.defaultView.LoopUI;
-        if (loopUI.selectedTab != "rooms") {
-          return null;
-        }
         // Use the parentElement full-width container of the button so our arrow
         // doesn't overlap the panel contents much.
         return loopUI.browser.contentDocument.querySelector(".new-room-button").parentElement;
@@ -173,9 +170,6 @@ this.UITour = {
       infoPanelPosition: "leftcenter topright",
       query: (aDocument) => {
         let loopUI = aDocument.defaultView.LoopUI;
-        if (loopUI.selectedTab != "rooms") {
-          return null;
-        }
         return loopUI.browser.contentDocument.querySelector(".room-list");
       },
     }],
diff --git a/browser/components/uitour/test/browser_UITour_loop.js b/browser/components/uitour/test/browser_UITour_loop.js
index 0958f59d24d7..287dbd035f56 100644
--- a/browser/components/uitour/test/browser_UITour_loop.js
+++ b/browser/components/uitour/test/browser_UITour_loop.js
@@ -184,55 +184,6 @@ var tests = [
       });
     });
   },
-  taskify(function* test_panelTabChangeNotifications() {
-    // First make sure the Loop panel looks like we're logged in to have more than
-    // just one tab to switch to.
-    const fxASampleToken = {
-      token_type: "bearer",
-      access_token: "1bad3e44b12f77a88fe09f016f6a37c42e40f974bc7a8b432bb0d2f0e37e1752",
-      scope: "profile"
-    };
-    const fxASampleProfile = {
-      email: "test@example.com",
-      uid: "abcd1234"
-    };
-    MozLoopServiceInternal.fxAOAuthTokenData = fxASampleToken;
-    MozLoopServiceInternal.fxAOAuthProfile = fxASampleProfile;
-    Services.prefs.setCharPref("loop.key.fxa", "fake");
-    yield MozLoopServiceInternal.notifyStatusChanged("login");
-
-    // Show the Loop menu.
-    yield showMenuPromise("loop");
-
-    // Listen for and test the notifications that will arrive from now on.
-    let tabChangePromise = new Promise(resolve => {
-      gContentAPI.observe((event, params) => {
-        is(event, "Loop:PanelTabChanged", "Check Loop:PanelTabChanged notification");
-        is(params, "contacts", "Check the tab name param");
-
-        gContentAPI.observe((event, params) => {
-          is(event, "Loop:PanelTabChanged", "Check Loop:PanelTabChanged notification");
-          is(params, "rooms", "Check the tab name param");
-
-          gContentAPI.observe((event, params) => {
-            ok(false, "No more notifications should have arrived");
-          });
-          resolve();
-        });
-      });
-    });
-
-    // Switch to the contacts tab.
-    yield window.LoopUI.openCallPanel(null, "contacts");
-
-    // Logout. The panel tab will switch back to 'rooms'.
-    MozLoopServiceInternal.fxAOAuthTokenData =
-      MozLoopServiceInternal.fxAOAuthProfile = null;
-    Services.prefs.clearUserPref("loop.key.fxa");
-    yield MozLoopServiceInternal.notifyStatusChanged();
-
-    yield tabChangePromise;
-  }),
   runOffline(function test_notifyLoopChatWindowOpenedClosed(done) {
     gContentAPI.observe((event, params) => {
       is(event, "Loop:ChatWindowOpened", "Check Loop:ChatWindowOpened notification");