diff --git a/docs/change-log.md b/docs/change-log.md
index a2e2139c..3715279c 100644
--- a/docs/change-log.md
+++ b/docs/change-log.md
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
 - docs: tweaks: ([#2104](https://github.com/MithrilJS/mithril.js/pull/2104) [@mikeyb](https://github.com/mikeyb), [#2205](https://github.com/MithrilJS/mithril.js/pull/2205), [@cavemansspa](https://github.com/cavemansspa), [#2265](https://github.com/MithrilJS/mithril.js/pull/2265), [@isiahmeadows](https://github.com/isiahmeadows))
 - render/core: avoid touching `Object.prototype.__proto__` setter with `key: "__proto__"` in certain situations ([#2251](https://github.com/MithrilJS/mithril.js/pull/2251))
 - render/core: Vnodes stored in the dom node supplied to `m.render()` are now normalized [#2266](https://github.com/MithrilJS/mithril.js/pull/2266)
-- render/core: `blur` handlers are now removed before removing the DOM vnodes, but after firing hooks ([#2286](https://github.com/MithrilJS/mithril.js/pull/2286))
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/render/render.js b/render/render.js
index 90fe272d..44ce338e 100644
--- a/render/render.js
+++ b/render/render.js
@@ -673,13 +673,6 @@ module.exports = function($window) {
 					if (child != null) onremove(child)
 				}
 			}
-			// Chrome emits a `blur` event on children when they are removed,
-			// but *before* they dereference their parent...
-			// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21926083/failed-to-execute-removechild-on-node#22934552
-			// https://github.com/MithrilJS/mithril.js/issues/1771
-			if (vnode.events != null && vnode.events.onblur != null) {
-				vnode.dom.removeEventListener("blur", vnode.events, false)
-			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/render/tests/test-event.js b/render/tests/test-event.js
index 9fd98c89..02246e18 100644
--- a/render/tests/test-event.js
+++ b/render/tests/test-event.js
@@ -324,16 +324,4 @@ o.spec("event", function() {
 		o(onevent.args[0].type).equals("transitionend")
 		o(onevent.args[0].target).equals(div.dom)
 	})
-
-	o("doesn't fire blur on removed nodes", function() {
-		var spy = o.spy()
-		var div = {tag: "div", attrs: {onblur: spy}}
-
-		render(root, [div])
-		div.dom.focus()
-		render(root, [])
-
-		o(spy.callCount).equals(0)
-		o(onevent.callCount).equals(0)
-	})
 })
diff --git a/test-utils/domMock.js b/test-utils/domMock.js
index 2f6fd2b6..ce494683 100644
--- a/test-utils/domMock.js
+++ b/test-utils/domMock.js
@@ -87,13 +87,6 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
 		var index = this.childNodes.indexOf(child)
 		if (index > -1) {
 			this.childNodes.splice(index, 1)
-			// Yes, *this* is the behavior Chrome has and what FF is considering in
-			// https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=559561
-			if (activeElement === child) {
-				var blur = $window.document.createEvent()
-				blur.initEvent("blur")
-				child.dispatchEvent(blur)
-			}
 			child.parentNode = null
 		}
 		else throw new TypeError("Failed to execute 'removeChild'")
diff --git a/test-utils/tests/test-domMock.js b/test-utils/tests/test-domMock.js
index 350091d1..805f7b92 100644
--- a/test-utils/tests/test-domMock.js
+++ b/test-utils/tests/test-domMock.js
@@ -208,19 +208,6 @@ o.spec("domMock", function() {
 			try {parent.removeChild(child)}
 			catch (e) {done()}
 		})
-		o("invokes blur on child if focused", function() {
-			var parent = $document.createElement("div")
-			var child = $document.createElement("a")
-			var spy = o.spy()
-			parent.appendChild(child)
-			child.addEventListener("blur", spy, false)
-			child.focus()
-			parent.removeChild(child)
-
-			o(spy.callCount).equals(1)
-			o(spy.args[0].type).equals("blur")
-			o(spy.args[0].target).equals(child)
-		})
 	})
 
 	o.spec("insertBefore", function() {