diff --git a/browserid/static/include.js b/browserid/static/include.js
index e5a2eb89d5dd2ebb79794ccf410a2ce32644aa34..e899d6b475e1acfad4765b4121ef639c1cda28e7 100644
--- a/browserid/static/include.js
+++ b/browserid/static/include.js
@@ -40,14 +40,6 @@ if (!navigator.id) {
   navigator.id = {};
 }
 
-// XXX take this out when Lloyd is back!  It is to fix dev.myfavoritebeer.org 
-// until he can change the uses of addEventListener.
-if(!document.addEventListener && document.attachEvent) {
-  document.addEventListener = function(name, callback, bubbles) {
-    document.attachEvent(name, callback); 
-  }
-}
-
 if (!navigator.id.getVerifiedEmail || navigator.id._getVerifiedEmailIsShimmed)
 {
   var ipServer = "https://browserid.org";