diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui_common.go b/pkg/gui/gui_common.go
index 2b132c3d1..1c56301d9 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui_common.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui_common.go
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ func (self *guiCommon) PostRefreshUpdate(context types.Context) error {
 	return self.gui.postRefreshUpdate(context)
 }
 
-func (self *guiCommon) HandleGenericClick(view *gocui.View) error {
-	return self.gui.handleGenericClick(view)
-}
-
 func (self *guiCommon) RunSubprocessAndRefresh(cmdObj oscommands.ICmdObj) error {
 	return self.gui.runSubprocessWithSuspenseAndRefresh(cmdObj)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/types/common.go b/pkg/gui/types/common.go
index b4a731c59..9b7ccf34f 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/types/common.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/types/common.go
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ type IGuiCommon interface {
 	// case would be overkill, although refresh will internally call 'PostRefreshUpdate'
 	PostRefreshUpdate(Context) error
 
-	// a generic click handler that can be used for any view; it handles opening
-	// URLs in the browser when the user clicks on one
-	HandleGenericClick(view *gocui.View) error
-
 	// renders string to a view without resetting its origin
 	SetViewContent(view *gocui.View, content string)
 	// resets cursor and origin of view. Often used before calling SetViewContent
diff --git a/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go b/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
index 19eb37783..1ae6251e1 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package gui
 
 import (
-	"regexp"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
@@ -149,28 +148,3 @@ func (gui *Gui) postRefreshUpdate(c types.Context) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
-
-// handleGenericClick is a generic click handler that can be used for any view.
-// It handles opening URLs in the browser when the user clicks on one.
-func (gui *Gui) handleGenericClick(view *gocui.View) error {
-	cx, cy := view.Cursor()
-	word, err := view.Word(cx, cy)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// Allow URLs to be wrapped in angle brackets, and the closing bracket to
-	// be followed by punctuation:
-	re := regexp.MustCompile(`^<?(https://.+?)(>[,.;!]*)?$`)
-	matches := re.FindStringSubmatch(word)
-	if matches == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// Ignore errors (opening the link via the OS can fail if the
-	// `os.openLink` config key references a command that doesn't exist, or
-	// that errors when called.)
-	_ = gui.c.OS().OpenLink(matches[1])
-
-	return nil
-}