diff --git a/src/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.js b/src/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.js
index fad1087b3d..d5f2a0fb04 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.js
+++ b/src/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.js
@@ -3722,17 +3722,6 @@
 			});
 		} );
 
-		/*
-		 * When activated, let the loader handle redirecting the page.
-		 * If no loader exists, redirect the page ourselves (if a url exists).
-		 */
-		api.bind( 'activated', function() {
-			if ( parent.targetWindow() )
-				parent.send( 'activated', api.settings.url.activated );
-			else if ( api.settings.url.activated )
-				window.location = api.settings.url.activated;
-		});
-
 		// Pass titles to the parent
 		api.bind( 'title', function( newTitle ) {
 			parent.send( 'title', newTitle );
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/customize-loader.js b/src/wp-includes/js/customize-loader.js
index f853f37d85..e7b411df30 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/customize-loader.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/customize-loader.js
@@ -150,12 +150,6 @@ window.wp = window.wp || {};
 			// Prompt AYS dialog when navigating away
 			$( window ).on( 'beforeunload', this.beforeunload );
 
-			this.messenger.bind( 'activated', function( location ) {
-				if ( location ) {
-					window.location = location;
-				}
-			});
-
 			this.messenger.bind( 'saved', function () {
 				Loader.saved( true );
 			} );