diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp
index 32b16ff39b..a069b67d2b 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp
@@ -337,19 +337,11 @@ void Web3DOverlay::setProxyWindow(QWindow* proxyWindow) {
 }
 
 void Web3DOverlay::handlePointerEvent(const PointerEvent& event) {
-    // FIXME touch event emulation is broken in some way.  Do NOT enable this code
-    // unless you have done a debug build of the application and verified that 
-    // you are not getting assertion errors on handling the touch events inside
-    // Qt.
-#if 0
     if (_inputMode == Touch) {
         handlePointerEventAsTouch(event);
     } else {
         handlePointerEventAsMouse(event);
     }
-#else
-    handlePointerEventAsMouse(event);
-#endif
 }
 
 void Web3DOverlay::handlePointerEventAsTouch(const PointerEvent& event) {