diff --git a/assets/templates/asset_form.html b/assets/templates/asset_form.html
index bea800b8..af61c8e4 100644
--- a/assets/templates/asset_form.html
+++ b/assets/templates/asset_form.html
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     {{ block.super }}
     <script src="{% static 'js/selects.js' %}"></script>
     <script src="{% static 'js/easymde.min.js' %}"></script>
-    <script src="{% static 'js/interaction.js' %}"></script>
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block js %}
@@ -35,11 +34,6 @@
             $(document).find(".selectpicker").selectpicker().each(function(){initPicker($(this))});
         });
     </script>
-    <script>
-        $(document).ready(function () {
-            setupMDE('#id_comments');
-        });
-    </script>
     <script src="{% static "js/tooltip.js" %}"></script>
     <script>
         $(function () {
diff --git a/pipeline/source_assets/js/interaction.js b/pipeline/source_assets/js/interaction.js
index 308fe5af..f18bb317 100644
--- a/pipeline/source_assets/js/interaction.js
+++ b/pipeline/source_assets/js/interaction.js
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@ function setupItemTable(items_json) {
     newitem = -1;
 }
 
-function nl2br(str, is_xhtml) {
-    var breakTag = (is_xhtml || typeof is_xhtml === 'undefined') ? '<br />' : '<br>';
-    return (str + '').replace(/([^>\r\n]?)(\r\n|\n\r|\r|\n)/g, '$1'+ breakTag +'$2');
-}
-
 function escapeHtml(str) {
     return $('<div/>').text(str).html();
 }