diff --git a/src/static/css/pad.css b/src/static/css/pad.css
index 948f0245..d184214c 100644
--- a/src/static/css/pad.css
+++ b/src/static/css/pad.css
@@ -894,9 +894,7 @@ down on the page in IE.  Strange but it works! */
   line-height: 20px;
   width: auto;
 }
-#viewzoommenu {
-  width: 65px
-}
+
 #bottomarea {
   height: 28px;
   overflow: hidden;
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_editor.js b/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
index b8a4ea0e..84c2e027 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ var padeditor = (function()
       self.setViewOptions(initialViewOptions);
 
       // view bar
-      self.initViewZoom();
       $("#viewbarcontents").show();
     },
     initViewOptions: function()
@@ -105,36 +104,6 @@ var padeditor = (function()
       self.ace.setProperty("textface", (v ? "monospace" : "Arial, sans-serif"));
       $("#viewfontmenu").val(v ? "monospace" : "normal");
     },
-    initViewZoom: function()
-    {
-      var viewZoom = Number(padcookie.getPref('viewZoom'));
-      if ((!viewZoom) || isNaN(viewZoom))
-      {
-        viewZoom = 100;
-      }
-      self.setViewZoom(viewZoom);
-      $("#viewzoommenu").change(function(evt)
-      {
-        // strip initial 'z' from val
-        self.setViewZoom(Number($("#viewzoommenu").val().substring(1)));
-      });
-    },
-    setViewZoom: function(percent)
-    {
-      if (!(percent >= 50 && percent <= 1000))
-      {
-        // percent is out of sane range or NaN (which fails comparisons)
-        return;
-      }
-
-      self.viewZoom = percent;
-      $("#viewzoommenu").val('z' + percent);
-
-      var baseSize = 13;
-      self.ace.setProperty('textsize', Math.round(baseSize * self.viewZoom / 100));
-
-      padcookie.setPref('viewZoom', percent);
-    },
     dispose: function()
     {
       if (self.ace)