diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/edit.css b/src/wp-admin/css/edit.css
index 9c89c00886..b4290674be 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/edit.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/edit.css
@@ -1063,15 +1063,6 @@ span.description,
   13.0 - Tags
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-.tagsdiv {
-	margin-top: -8px;
-}
-
-#poststuff .taghint {
-	color: #aaa;
-	margin: 15px 0 -24px 12px;
-}
-
 #poststuff .tagsdiv .howto {
 	margin: 0 0 6px 0;
 }
@@ -1096,21 +1087,6 @@ span.description,
 	margin: 0 5px;
 }
 
-/* tag hints */
-.taghint {
-	color: #aaa;
-	margin: -17px 0 0 7px;
-	visibility: hidden;
-}
-
-input.newtag ~ div.taghint {
-	visibility: visible;
-}
-
-input.newtag:focus ~ div.taghint {
-	visibility: hidden;
-}
-
 p.popular-tags {
 	border: none;
 	line-height: 2em;
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/press-this.css b/src/wp-admin/css/press-this.css
index dc81c195b0..8a72f8cb75 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/press-this.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/press-this.css
@@ -258,8 +258,7 @@ th {
 	display: none;
 }
 
-.screen-reader-text,
-.taghint {
+.screen-reader-text {
 	position: absolute;
 	margin: -1px;
 	padding: 0;
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php
index e85c13aa81..3ea927d3d2 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php
@@ -644,7 +644,6 @@ class WP_Press_This {
 				?>
 				<div class="ajaxtag hide-if-no-js">
 					<label class="screen-reader-text" for="new-tag-post_tag"><?php _e( 'Tags' ); ?></label>
-					<div class="taghint"><?php echo $taxonomy->labels->add_new_item; ?></div>
 					<p>
 						<input type="text" id="new-tag-post_tag" name="newtag[post_tag]" class="newtag form-input-tip" size="16" autocomplete="off" value="" />
 						<button type="button" class="button tagadd"><?php _e( 'Add' ); ?></button>
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
index acd84c30c1..99fd418499 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
@@ -418,7 +418,6 @@ function post_tags_meta_box( $post, $box ) {
  	<?php if ( $user_can_assign_terms ) : ?>
 	<div class="ajaxtag hide-if-no-js">
 		<label class="screen-reader-text" for="new-tag-<?php echo $tax_name; ?>"><?php echo $box['title']; ?></label>
-		<div class="taghint"><?php echo $taxonomy->labels->add_new_item; ?></div>
 		<p><input type="text" id="new-tag-<?php echo $tax_name; ?>" name="newtag[<?php echo $tax_name; ?>]" class="newtag form-input-tip" size="16" autocomplete="off" value="" />
 		<input type="button" class="button tagadd" value="<?php esc_attr_e('Add'); ?>" /></p>
 	</div>
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/js/tags-box.js b/src/wp-admin/js/tags-box.js
index ee80f72e13..65609cf5d3 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/js/tags-box.js
+++ b/src/wp-admin/js/tags-box.js
@@ -158,16 +158,7 @@ var tagBox, array_unique_noempty;
 				t.flushTags( $(this).closest('.tagsdiv') );
 			});
 
-			$('div.taghint', ajaxtag).click(function(){
-				$(this).css('visibility', 'hidden').parent().siblings('.newtag').focus();
-			});
-
-			$('input.newtag', ajaxtag).blur(function() {
-				if ( '' === this.value )
-					$(this).parent().siblings('.taghint').css('visibility', '');
-			}).focus(function(){
-				$(this).parent().siblings('.taghint').css('visibility', 'hidden');
-			}).keyup(function(e){
+			$('input.newtag', ajaxtag).keyup(function(e){
 				if ( 13 == e.which ) {
 					tagBox.flushTags( $(this).closest('.tagsdiv') );
 					return false;