diff --git a/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/messageview/MessageContainerView.java b/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/messageview/MessageContainerView.java
index 3efcff567..1b38cfe18 100644
--- a/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/messageview/MessageContainerView.java
+++ b/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/messageview/MessageContainerView.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.ContextMenu;
 import android.view.ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo;
-import android.view.KeyEvent;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
@@ -500,18 +499,6 @@ public class MessageContainerView extends LinearLayout implements OnCreateContex
         }
     }
 
-    public void zoom(KeyEvent event) {
-        if (event.isShiftPressed()) {
-            mMessageContentView.zoomIn();
-        } else {
-            mMessageContentView.zoomOut();
-        }
-    }
-
-    public void beginSelectingText() {
-        mMessageContentView.emulateShiftHeld();
-    }
-
     public void resetView() {
         setLoadPictures(false);
         mAttachments.removeAllViews();
diff --git a/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/view/MessageWebView.java b/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/view/MessageWebView.java
index 206785237..023bfb123 100644
--- a/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/view/MessageWebView.java
+++ b/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/view/MessageWebView.java
@@ -7,14 +7,11 @@ import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import timber.log.Timber;
-import android.view.KeyEvent;
 import android.webkit.WebSettings;
 import android.webkit.WebSettings.LayoutAlgorithm;
 import android.webkit.WebSettings.RenderPriority;
 import android.webkit.WebView;
-import android.widget.Toast;
 
-import com.fsck.k9.ui.R;
 import com.fsck.k9.mailstore.AttachmentResolver;
 
 
@@ -134,22 +131,6 @@ public class MessageWebView extends WebView {
         resumeTimers();
     }
 
-    /*
-     * Emulate the shift key being pressed to trigger the text selection mode
-     * of a WebView.
-     */
-    public void emulateShiftHeld() {
-        try {
-
-            KeyEvent shiftPressEvent = new KeyEvent(0, 0, KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN,
-                                                    KeyEvent.KEYCODE_SHIFT_LEFT, 0, 0);
-            shiftPressEvent.dispatch(this, null, null);
-            Toast.makeText(getContext() , R.string.select_text_now, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            Timber.e(e, "Exception in emulateShiftHeld()");
-        }
-    }
-
     public interface OnPageFinishedListener {
         void onPageFinished();
     }
diff --git a/app/ui/legacy/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/ui/legacy/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 8e2285d26..d6fb93cff 100644
--- a/app/ui/legacy/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/ui/legacy/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -887,8 +887,6 @@ Please submit bug reports, contribute new features and ask questions at
     <string name="confirm_discard_draft_message_title">Discard message?</string>
     <string name="confirm_discard_draft_message">Are you sure you want to discard this message?</string>
 
-    <string name="select_text_now">Select text to copy.</string>
-
     <string name="dialog_confirm_clear_local_folder_title">Clear local messages?</string>
     <string name="dialog_confirm_clear_local_folder_message">This will remove all local messages from the folder. No messages will be deleted from the server.</string>
     <string name="dialog_confirm_clear_local_folder_action">Clear messages</string>