diff --git a/scripts/system/libraries/entityCameraTool.js b/scripts/system/libraries/entityCameraTool.js
index f554f45722..ebaeb1acb5 100644
--- a/scripts/system/libraries/entityCameraTool.js
+++ b/scripts/system/libraries/entityCameraTool.js
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ var FOCUS_MIN_ZOOM = 0.5;
 var ZOOM_SCALING = 0.02;
 
 var MIN_ZOOM_DISTANCE = 0.01;
-var MAX_ZOOM_DISTANCE = 200;
+
+// The maximum usable zoom level is somewhere around 14km, further than that the edit handles will fade-out. (FIXME: MS17493)
+var MAX_ZOOM_DISTANCE = 14000;
 
 var MODE_INACTIVE = 'inactive';
 var MODE_ORBIT = 'orbit';
@@ -255,14 +257,6 @@ CameraManager = function() {
         that.updateCamera();
     }
 
-    that.getZoomPercentage = function() {
-        return (that.zoomDistance - MIN_ZOOM_DISTANCE) / MAX_ZOOM_DISTANCE;
-    }
-
-    that.setZoomPercentage = function(pct) {
-        that.targetZoomDistance = pct * (MAX_ZOOM_DISTANCE - MIN_ZOOM_DISTANCE);
-    }
-
     that.pan = function(offset) {
         var up = Quat.getUp(Camera.getOrientation());
         var right = Quat.getRight(Camera.getOrientation());