diff --git a/ui/src/app/edge/downlinks/edge-downlinks-row.directive.js b/ui/src/app/edge/downlinks/edge-downlinks-row.directive.js
index 16015d12db..bbaf1da30d 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/edge/downlinks/edge-downlinks-row.directive.js
+++ b/ui/src/app/edge/downlinks/edge-downlinks-row.directive.js
@@ -92,14 +92,6 @@ export default function EdgeDownlinksRowDirective($compile, $templateCache, $mdD
                 type === types.edgeEventType.widgetsBundle );
         }
 
-        scope.checkTooltip = function($event) {
-            var el = $event.target;
-            var $el = angular.element(el);
-            if(el.offsetWidth < el.scrollWidth && !$el.attr('title')){
-                $el.attr('title', $el.text());
-            }
-        }
-
         $compile(element.contents())(scope);
 
         scope.updateStatus = function(downlinkCreatedTime) {