diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/click-track.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/click-track.js.es6
index 5a5da15eb42..96ea6f2f9cf 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/click-track.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/click-track.js.es6
@@ -83,15 +83,6 @@ export default {
       }
     }
 
-    // If they right clicked, change the destination href
-    if (e.which === 3) {
-      $link.attr(
-        "href",
-        Discourse.SiteSettings.track_external_right_clicks ? destUrl : href
-      );
-      return true;
-    }
-
     // if they want to open in a new tab, do an AJAX request
     if (tracking && wantsNewWindow(e)) {
       ajax("/clicks/track", {
diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index 2780d6cf9cc..2677e0f1667 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -1227,7 +1227,6 @@ en:
     post_menu: "Determine which items appear on the post menu, and in what order. Example like|edit|flag|delete|share|bookmark|reply"
     post_menu_hidden_items: "The menu items to hide by default in the post menu unless an expansion ellipsis is clicked on."
     share_links: "Determine which items appear on the share dialog, and in what order."
-    track_external_right_clicks: "Track external links that are right clicked (eg: open in new tab) disabled by default because it rewrites URLs"
     site_contact_username: "A valid staff username to send all automated messages from. If left blank the default System account will be used."
     send_welcome_message: "Send all new users a welcome message with a quick start guide."
     send_tl1_welcome_message: "Send new trust level 1 users a welcome message."
diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index 4571cf421cf..a6a2a263462 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -98,9 +98,6 @@ basic:
     default: 365
     min: 7
     max: 10000
-  track_external_right_clicks:
-    client: true
-    default: false
   ga_universal_tracking_code:
     client: true
     default: ''
diff --git a/db/migrate/20180729092926_remove_track_external_right_clicks.rb b/db/migrate/20180729092926_remove_track_external_right_clicks.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..424804b477a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20180729092926_remove_track_external_right_clicks.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class RemoveTrackExternalRightClicks < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.2]
+  def up
+    execute "DELETE FROM site_settings WHERE name = 'track_external_right_clicks'"
+  end
+
+  def down
+    raise ActiveRecord::IrreversibleMigration
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/javascripts/helpers/site-settings.js b/test/javascripts/helpers/site-settings.js
index f84fd111e05..4c8775b5f04 100644
--- a/test/javascripts/helpers/site-settings.js
+++ b/test/javascripts/helpers/site-settings.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Discourse.SiteSettingsOriginal = {
   "favicon_url":"//meta.discourse.org/uploads/default/2499/79d53726406d87af.ico",
   "allow_user_locale":false,
   "suggested_topics":7,
-  "track_external_right_clicks":false,
   "ga_universal_tracking_code":"",
   "ga_universal_domain_name":"auto",
   "top_menu":"latest|new|unread|categories|top",
diff --git a/test/javascripts/lib/click-track-edit-history-test.js.es6 b/test/javascripts/lib/click-track-edit-history-test.js.es6
index 4f9c7d96021..9ad93bb66ac 100644
--- a/test/javascripts/lib/click-track-edit-history-test.js.es6
+++ b/test/javascripts/lib/click-track-edit-history-test.js.es6
@@ -103,41 +103,6 @@ asyncTestDiscourse("restores the href after a while", function(assert) {
   }, 75);
 });
 
-var trackRightClick = function(target) {
-  var clickEvent = generateClickEventOn(target);
-  clickEvent.which = 3;
-  return track(clickEvent);
-};
-
-QUnit.test("right clicks change the href", assert => {
-  assert.ok(trackRightClick("a"));
-  assert.equal(
-    fixture("a")
-      .first()
-      .prop("href"),
-    "http://www.google.com/"
-  );
-});
-
-QUnit.test("right clicks are tracked", assert => {
-  Discourse.SiteSettings.track_external_right_clicks = true;
-  trackRightClick("a");
-  assert.equal(
-    fixture("a")
-      .first()
-      .attr("href"),
-    "/clicks/track?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&post_id=42&topic_id=1337"
-  );
-});
-
-QUnit.test("preventDefault is not called for right clicks", assert => {
-  var clickEvent = generateClickEventOn("a");
-  clickEvent.which = 3;
-  sandbox.stub(clickEvent, "preventDefault");
-  assert.ok(track(clickEvent));
-  assert.ok(!clickEvent.preventDefault.calledOnce);
-});
-
 var testOpenInANewTab = function(description, clickEventModifier) {
   test(description, function(assert) {
     var clickEvent = generateClickEventOn("a");
diff --git a/test/javascripts/lib/click-track-profile-page-test.js.es6 b/test/javascripts/lib/click-track-profile-page-test.js.es6
index fdf3162f13b..0b5eafe5eff 100644
--- a/test/javascripts/lib/click-track-profile-page-test.js.es6
+++ b/test/javascripts/lib/click-track-profile-page-test.js.es6
@@ -97,52 +97,6 @@ asyncTestDiscourse("restores the href after a while", function(assert) {
   }, 75);
 });
 
-var trackRightClick = function(target) {
-  var clickEvent = generateClickEventOn(target);
-  clickEvent.which = 3;
-  return track(clickEvent);
-};
-
-QUnit.test("right clicks change the href", assert => {
-  assert.ok(trackRightClick("a"));
-  assert.equal(
-    fixture("a")
-      .first()
-      .prop("href"),
-    "http://www.google.com/"
-  );
-});
-
-QUnit.test("right clicks are tracked", assert => {
-  Discourse.SiteSettings.track_external_right_clicks = true;
-  trackRightClick("a");
-  assert.equal(
-    fixture(".first a")
-      .first()
-      .attr("href"),
-    "/clicks/track?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&post_id=42&topic_id=1337"
-  );
-});
-
-QUnit.test("right clicks are tracked for second excerpt", assert => {
-  Discourse.SiteSettings.track_external_right_clicks = true;
-  trackRightClick(".second a");
-  assert.equal(
-    fixture(".second a")
-      .first()
-      .attr("href"),
-    "/clicks/track?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&post_id=24&topic_id=7331"
-  );
-});
-
-QUnit.test("preventDefault is not called for right clicks", assert => {
-  var clickEvent = generateClickEventOn("a");
-  clickEvent.which = 3;
-  sandbox.stub(clickEvent, "preventDefault");
-  assert.ok(track(clickEvent));
-  assert.ok(!clickEvent.preventDefault.calledOnce);
-});
-
 var testOpenInANewTab = function(description, clickEventModifier) {
   test(description, function(assert) {
     var clickEvent = generateClickEventOn("a");
diff --git a/test/javascripts/lib/click-track-test.js.es6 b/test/javascripts/lib/click-track-test.js.es6
index 3933768c152..6b2149b9830 100644
--- a/test/javascripts/lib/click-track-test.js.es6
+++ b/test/javascripts/lib/click-track-test.js.es6
@@ -132,41 +132,6 @@ QUnit.test("updates badge counts correctly", function(assert) {
   badgeClickCount(assert, "with-badge", 2);
 });
 
-var trackRightClick = function() {
-  var clickEvent = generateClickEventOn("a");
-  clickEvent.which = 3;
-  return track(clickEvent);
-};
-
-QUnit.test("right clicks change the href", function(assert) {
-  assert.ok(trackRightClick());
-  assert.equal(
-    fixture("a")
-      .first()
-      .prop("href"),
-    "http://www.google.com/"
-  );
-});
-
-QUnit.test("right clicks are tracked", function(assert) {
-  Discourse.SiteSettings.track_external_right_clicks = true;
-  trackRightClick();
-  assert.equal(
-    fixture("a")
-      .first()
-      .attr("href"),
-    "/clicks/track?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&post_id=42&topic_id=1337"
-  );
-});
-
-QUnit.test("preventDefault is not called for right clicks", function(assert) {
-  var clickEvent = generateClickEventOn("a");
-  clickEvent.which = 3;
-  sandbox.stub(clickEvent, "preventDefault");
-  assert.ok(track(clickEvent));
-  assert.ok(!clickEvent.preventDefault.calledOnce);
-});
-
 var testOpenInANewTab = function(description, clickEventModifier) {
   test(description, function(assert) {
     var clickEvent = generateClickEventOn("a");