diff --git a/js/ui/appDisplay.js b/js/ui/appDisplay.js
index 0768dee34..3bf9a27e2 100644
--- a/js/ui/appDisplay.js
+++ b/js/ui/appDisplay.js
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ var BaseAppView = GObject.registerClass({
         const scroll = this._scrollView.hscroll;
         this._adjustment = scroll.adjustment;
         this._adjustment.connect('notify::value', adj => {
-            this._updateFade();
             const value = adj.value / adj.page_size;
             this._pageIndicators.setCurrentPosition(value);
 
@@ -386,40 +385,6 @@ var BaseAppView = GObject.registerClass({
             effect.extend_fade_area = true;
     }
 
-    _updateFade() {
-        const { pagePadding } = this._grid.layout_manager;
-
-        if (this._pagesShown)
-            return;
-
-        if (pagePadding.top === 0 &&
-            pagePadding.right === 0 &&
-            pagePadding.bottom === 0 &&
-            pagePadding.left === 0)
-            return;
-
-        let hOffset = 0;
-        let vOffset = 0;
-
-        if ((this._adjustment.value % this._adjustment.page_size) !== 0.0) {
-            const vertical = this._orientation === Clutter.Orientation.VERTICAL;
-
-            hOffset = vertical ? 0 : Math.max(pagePadding.left, pagePadding.right);
-            vOffset = vertical ? Math.max(pagePadding.top, pagePadding.bottom) : 0;
-
-            if (hOffset === 0 && vOffset === 0)
-                return;
-        }
-
-        this._scrollView.update_fade_effect(
-            new Clutter.Margin({
-                left: hOffset,
-                right: hOffset,
-                top: vOffset,
-                bottom: vOffset,
-            }));
-    }
-
     _createGrid() {
         return new IconGrid.IconGrid({ allow_incomplete_pages: true });
     }