diff --git a/scripts/system/edit.js b/scripts/system/edit.js
index f5b71d998f..8b6700e141 100644
--- a/scripts/system/edit.js
+++ b/scripts/system/edit.js
@@ -470,25 +470,6 @@ var toolBar = (function () {
         }
     }
 
-    // Handles any edit mode updates required when domains have switched
-    function checkEditPermissionsAndUpdate() {
-        if ((createButton === null) || (createButton === undefined)) {
-            //--EARLY EXIT--( nothing to safely update )
-            return;
-        }
-
-        var hasRezPermissions = (Entities.canRez() || Entities.canRezTmp() || Entities.canRezCertified() || Entities.canRezTmpCertified());
-        createButton.editProperties({
-            icon: (hasRezPermissions ? CREATE_ENABLED_ICON : CREATE_DISABLED_ICON),
-            captionColor: (hasRezPermissions ? "#ffffff" : "#888888"),
-        });
-
-        if (!hasRezPermissions && isActive) {
-            that.setActive(false);
-            tablet.gotoHomeScreen();
-        }
-    }
-
     var entitiesToDelete = [];
     var deletedEntityTimer = null;
     var DELETE_ENTITY_TIMER_TIMEOUT = 100;