diff --git a/src/static/css/iframe_editor.css b/src/static/css/iframe_editor.css
index 42951f486..2a63c3802 100644
--- a/src/static/css/iframe_editor.css
+++ b/src/static/css/iframe_editor.css
@@ -151,6 +151,3 @@ body.mozilla, body.safari {
 #innerdocbody a {
   cursor: pointer !important;
 }
-body.grayedout {
-  background-color: #eee !important
-}
diff --git a/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js b/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js
index 60b029f3b..194127c1d 100644
--- a/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js
+++ b/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js
@@ -696,7 +696,6 @@ function Ace2Inner() {
         sideDiv.parentNode.classList.toggle('line-numbers-hidden', !hasLineNumbers);
         fixView();
       },
-      grayedout: (val) => outerWin.document.body.classList.toggle('grayedout', !!val),
       dmesg: () => { dmesg = window.dmesg = value; },
       userauthor: (value) => {
         thisAuthor = String(value);
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_editor.js b/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
index 70afc0e09..a32af1644 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ const padeditor = (() => {
     },
     disable: () => {
       if (self.ace) {
-        self.ace.setProperty('grayedOut', true);
         self.ace.setEditable(false);
       }
     },