diff --git a/scripts/system/controllers/handControllerGrab.js b/scripts/system/controllers/handControllerGrab.js
index 150efea00f..0cf33f3d53 100644
--- a/scripts/system/controllers/handControllerGrab.js
+++ b/scripts/system/controllers/handControllerGrab.js
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ var EQUIP_SPHERE_SCALE_FACTOR = 0.65;
 var WEB_DISPLAY_STYLUS_DISTANCE = 0.5;
 var WEB_STYLUS_LENGTH = 0.2;
 var WEB_TOUCH_Y_OFFSET = 0.05; // how far forward (or back with a negative number) to slide stylus in hand
+var WEB_TOUCH_TOO_CLOSE = 0.04; // if the stylus is pushed far though the web surface, don't consider it touching
 
 //
 // distant manipulation
@@ -1170,7 +1171,8 @@ function MyController(hand) {
         if (nearWeb) {
             this.showStylus();
             var rayPickInfo = this.calcRayPickInfo(this.hand);
-            if (rayPickInfo.distance < WEB_STYLUS_LENGTH / 2.0 + WEB_TOUCH_Y_OFFSET) {
+            if (rayPickInfo.distance < WEB_STYLUS_LENGTH / 2.0 + WEB_TOUCH_Y_OFFSET &&
+                rayPickInfo.distance > WEB_STYLUS_LENGTH / 2.0 + WEB_TOUCH_TOO_CLOSE) {
                 this.handleStylusOnHomeButton(rayPickInfo);
                 if (this.handleStylusOnWebEntity(rayPickInfo)) {
                     return;
diff --git a/scripts/system/tablet-ui/HomeButton.js b/scripts/system/tablet-ui/HomeButton.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 02748020c0..0000000000
--- a/scripts/system/tablet-ui/HomeButton.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-//
-//  HomeButton.js
-//
-//  Created by Dante Ruiz on 12/6/2016
-//  Copyright 2016 High Fidelity, Inc.
-//
-//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
-//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
-//
-
-(function(){
-    _this = this;
-
-    this.preload = function(entityID) {
-        print(entityID);
-        this.entityID = entityID;
-    }
-
-    this.clickDownOnEntity = function(entityID, mouseEvent) {
-        Messages.sendLocalMessage("home", _this.entityID);
-    }
-
-    this.startNearTrigger = function() {
-        Messages.sendLocalMessage("home", _this.entityID);
-    }
-
-
-    this.startFarTrigger = function() {
-        Messages.sendLocalMessage("home", _this.entityID);
-    }
-
-});