diff --git a/src/containers/rect-mode.jsx b/src/containers/rect-mode.jsx
index 4e75c3bf..daed7954 100644
--- a/src/containers/rect-mode.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/rect-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, setSelectedItems} from '../reducers/selected-items';
 
 import {getSelectedLeafItems} from '../helper/selection';
@@ -26,10 +25,6 @@ class RectMode extends React.Component {
         }
     }
     componentWillReceiveProps (nextProps) {
-        if (this.tool && nextProps.hoveredItemId !== this.props.hoveredItemId) {
-            this.tool.setPrevHoveredItemId(nextProps.hoveredItemId);
-        }
-
         if (nextProps.isRectModeActive && !this.props.isRectModeActive) {
             this.activateTool();
         } else if (!nextProps.isRectModeActive && this.props.isRectModeActive) {
@@ -41,8 +36,6 @@ class RectMode extends React.Component {
     }
     activateTool () {
         this.tool = new RectTool(
-            this.props.setHoveredItem,
-            this.props.clearHoveredItem,
             this.props.setSelectedItems,
             this.props.clearSelectedItems,
             this.props.onUpdateSvg
@@ -65,27 +58,17 @@ class RectMode extends React.Component {
 }
 
 RectMode.propTypes = {
-    clearHoveredItem: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     clearSelectedItems: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     handleMouseDown: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-    hoveredItemId: PropTypes.number,
     isRectModeActive: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     onUpdateSvg: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-    setHoveredItem: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     setSelectedItems: PropTypes.func.isRequired
 };
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
-    isRectModeActive: state.scratchPaint.mode === Modes.RECT,
-    hoveredItemId: state.scratchPaint.hoveredItemId
+    isRectModeActive: state.scratchPaint.mode === Modes.RECT
 });
 const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
-    setHoveredItem: hoveredItemId => {
-        dispatch(setHoveredItem(hoveredItemId));
-    },
-    clearHoveredItem: () => {
-        dispatch(clearHoveredItem());
-    },
     clearSelectedItems: () => {
         dispatch(clearSelectedItems());
     },
diff --git a/src/helper/tools/rect-tool.js b/src/helper/tools/rect-tool.js
index 03d15449..feb662b8 100644
--- a/src/helper/tools/rect-tool.js
+++ b/src/helper/tools/rect-tool.js
@@ -6,16 +6,12 @@ import log from '../../log/log';
  */
 class RectTool extends paper.Tool {
     /**
-     * @param {function} setHoveredItem Callback to set the hovered item
-     * @param {function} clearHoveredItem Callback to clear the hovered item
      * @param {function} setSelectedItems Callback to set the set of selected items in the Redux state
      * @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, setSelectedItems, clearSelectedItems, onUpdateSvg) {
+    constructor (setSelectedItems, clearSelectedItems, onUpdateSvg) {
         super();
-        this.setHoveredItem = setHoveredItem;
-        this.clearHoveredItem = clearHoveredItem;
         this.setSelectedItems = setSelectedItems;
         this.clearSelectedItems = clearSelectedItems;
         this.onUpdateSvg = onUpdateSvg;
@@ -28,16 +24,6 @@ class RectTool extends paper.Tool {
         this.onMouseDrag = this.handleMouseDrag;
         this.onMouseUp = this.handleMouseUp;
     }
-    /**
-     * 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;
-    }
     handleMouseDown () {
         log.warn('Rectangle tool not yet implemented');
     }