diff --git a/src/containers/pen-mode.jsx b/src/containers/pen-mode.jsx
index eaa0421b..2d9a102e 100644
--- a/src/containers/pen-mode.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/pen-mode.jsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import bindAll from 'lodash.bindall';
 import Modes from '../modes/modes';
 
 import {changeMode} from '../reducers/modes';
-import {clearHoveredItem, setHoveredItem} from '../reducers/hover';
 import {clearSelectedItems} from '../reducers/selected-items';
 
 import {clearSelection} from '../helper/selection';
@@ -26,9 +25,6 @@ class PenMode extends React.Component {
         }
     }
     componentWillReceiveProps (nextProps) {
-        if (this.tool && nextProps.hoveredItemId !== this.props.hoveredItemId) {
-            this.tool.setPrevHoveredItemId(nextProps.hoveredItemId);
-        }
         if (this.tool &&
                 (nextProps.colorState.strokeColor !== this.props.colorState.strokeColor ||
                 nextProps.colorState.strokeWidth !== this.props.colorState.strokeWidth)) {
@@ -47,12 +43,9 @@ class PenMode extends React.Component {
     activateTool () {
         clearSelection(this.props.clearSelectedItems);
         this.tool = new PenTool(
-            this.props.setHoveredItem,
-            this.props.clearHoveredItem,
             this.props.clearSelectedItems,
             this.props.onUpdateSvg
         );
-        this.tool.setPrevHoveredItemId(this.props.hoveredItemId);
         this.tool.setColorState(this.props.colorState);
         this.tool.activate();
     }
@@ -69,7 +62,6 @@ class PenMode extends React.Component {
 }
 
 PenMode.propTypes = {
-    clearHoveredItem: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     clearSelectedItems: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     colorState: PropTypes.shape({
         fillColor: PropTypes.string,
@@ -77,25 +69,16 @@ PenMode.propTypes = {
         strokeWidth: PropTypes.number
     }).isRequired,
     handleMouseDown: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-    hoveredItemId: PropTypes.number,
     isPenModeActive: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
-    onUpdateSvg: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-    setHoveredItem: PropTypes.func.isRequired
+    onUpdateSvg: PropTypes.func.isRequired
 };
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
     colorState: state.scratchPaint.color,
-    isPenModeActive: state.scratchPaint.mode === Modes.PEN,
-    hoveredItemId: state.scratchPaint.hoveredItemId
+    isPenModeActive: state.scratchPaint.mode === Modes.PEN
 
 });
 const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
-    setHoveredItem: hoveredItemId => {
-        dispatch(setHoveredItem(hoveredItemId));
-    },
-    clearHoveredItem: () => {
-        dispatch(clearHoveredItem());
-    },
     clearSelectedItems: () => {
         dispatch(clearSelectedItems());
     },
diff --git a/src/helper/tools/pen-tool.js b/src/helper/tools/pen-tool.js
index 86d0f7b6..717d371e 100644
--- a/src/helper/tools/pen-tool.js
+++ b/src/helper/tools/pen-tool.js
@@ -15,19 +15,14 @@ class PenTool extends paper.Tool {
         return 2;
     }
     /**
-     * @param {function} setHoveredItem Callback to set the hovered item
-     * @param {function} clearHoveredItem Callback to clear the hovered item
      * @param {function} clearSelectedItems Callback to clear the set of selected items in the Redux state
      * @param {!function} onUpdateSvg A callback to call when the image visibly changes
      */
-    constructor (setHoveredItem, clearHoveredItem, clearSelectedItems, onUpdateSvg) {
+    constructor (clearSelectedItems, onUpdateSvg) {
         super();
-        this.setHoveredItem = setHoveredItem;
-        this.clearHoveredItem = clearHoveredItem;
         this.clearSelectedItems = clearSelectedItems;
         this.onUpdateSvg = onUpdateSvg;
 
-        this.prevHoveredItemId = null;
         this.colorState = null;
         this.path = null;
         this.hitResult = null;
@@ -45,16 +40,6 @@ class PenTool extends paper.Tool {
 
         this.fixedDistance = 2;
     }
-    /**
-     * To be called when the hovered item changes. When the select tool hovers over a
-     * new item, it compares against this to see if a hover item change event needs to
-     * be fired.
-     * @param {paper.Item} prevHoveredItemId ID of the highlight item that indicates the mouse is
-     *     over a given item currently
-     */
-    setPrevHoveredItemId (prevHoveredItemId) {
-        this.prevHoveredItemId = prevHoveredItemId;
-    }
     setColorState (colorState) {
         this.colorState = colorState;
     }