diff --git a/examples/controllers/handControllerGrab.js b/examples/controllers/handControllerGrab.js
index a3bed0a256..1945ff09ff 100644
--- a/examples/controllers/handControllerGrab.js
+++ b/examples/controllers/handControllerGrab.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 //  Copyright 2015 High Fidelity, Inc.
 //
 //  Grabs physically moveable entities with hydra-like controllers; it works for either near or far objects.
-//  Also supports touch and equipping objects.
 //
 //  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 //  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
@@ -305,7 +304,6 @@ function MyController(hand) {
         switch (this.state) {
             case STATE_OFF:
                 this.off();
-                this.touchTest();
                 break;
             case STATE_SEARCHING:
             case STATE_HOLD_SEARCHING:
@@ -1675,71 +1673,6 @@ function MyController(hand) {
         this.callEntityMethodOnGrabbed("continueFarTrigger");
     };
 
-    _this.allTouchedIDs = {};
-
-    this.touchTest = function() {
-        var maxDistance = 0.05;
-        var leftHandPosition = MyAvatar.getLeftPalmPosition();
-        var rightHandPosition = MyAvatar.getRightPalmPosition();
-        var leftEntities = Entities.findEntities(leftHandPosition, maxDistance);
-        var rightEntities = Entities.findEntities(rightHandPosition, maxDistance);
-        var ids = [];
-
-        if (leftEntities.length !== 0) {
-            leftEntities.forEach(function(entity) {
-                ids.push(entity);
-            });
-
-        }
-
-        if (rightEntities.length !== 0) {
-            rightEntities.forEach(function(entity) {
-                ids.push(entity);
-            });
-        }
-
-        ids.forEach(function(id) {
-            var props = Entities.getEntityProperties(id, ["boundingBox", "name"]);
-            if (!props ||
-                !props.boundingBox ||
-                props.name === 'pointer') {
-                return;
-            }
-            var entityMinPoint = props.boundingBox.brn;
-            var entityMaxPoint = props.boundingBox.tfl;
-            var leftIsTouching = pointInExtents(leftHandPosition, entityMinPoint, entityMaxPoint);
-            var rightIsTouching = pointInExtents(rightHandPosition, entityMinPoint, entityMaxPoint);
-
-            if ((leftIsTouching || rightIsTouching) && _this.allTouchedIDs[id] === undefined) {
-                // we haven't been touched before, but either right or left is touching us now
-                _this.allTouchedIDs[id] = true;
-                _this.startTouch(id);
-            } else if ((leftIsTouching || rightIsTouching) && _this.allTouchedIDs[id]) {
-                // we have been touched before and are still being touched
-                // continue touch
-                _this.continueTouch(id);
-            } else if (_this.allTouchedIDs[id]) {
-                delete _this.allTouchedIDs[id];
-                _this.stopTouch(id);
-            }
-        });
-    };
-
-    this.startTouch = function(entityID) {
-        var args = [this.hand === RIGHT_HAND ? "right" : "left", MyAvatar.sessionUUID];
-        Entities.callEntityMethod(entityID, "startTouch", args);
-    };
-
-    this.continueTouch = function(entityID) {
-        var args = [this.hand === RIGHT_HAND ? "right" : "left", MyAvatar.sessionUUID];
-        Entities.callEntityMethod(entityID, "continueTouch", args);
-    };
-
-    this.stopTouch = function(entityID) {
-        var args = [this.hand === RIGHT_HAND ? "right" : "left", MyAvatar.sessionUUID];
-        Entities.callEntityMethod(entityID, "stopTouch", args);
-    };
-
     this.release = function() {
         this.turnLightsOff();
         this.turnOffVisualizations();