diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/tiny_mce.js b/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/tiny_mce.js
index a42542566..23aeab6ed 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/tiny_mce.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/tiny_mce.js
@@ -158,19 +158,6 @@ var TinyMCE = (function() {
               }
             }
 
-            // Saving at clicking anywhere outside of the editor ("inline style")
-            editor.on('blur', function(event) {
-              if (this.id === 'my_module_description_textarea'
-                  || this.id === 'protocol_description_textarea') {
-                event.preventDefault();
-                editorForm.clearFormErrors();
-                editor.setProgressState(1);
-                editor.save();
-                editorForm.submit();
-                updateScrollPosition();
-              }
-            });
-
             // Init Save button
             editorForm
               .find('.tinymce-save-button')