diff --git a/js/db_central_columns.js b/js/db_central_columns.js
index 6a36cc1043..2a6eef8e3e 100644
--- a/js/db_central_columns.js
+++ b/js/db_central_columns.js
@@ -52,13 +52,6 @@ AJAX.registerOnload('db_central_columns.js', function () {
             'width' : '10em',
             '-moz-box-sizing' : 'border-box'
         });
-    $('.column_heading').mouseenter(function(){
-        PMA_tooltip(
-            $(this),
-            'th',
-            PMA_messages.strSortHint
-        );
-    });
     window.scrollTo(0, 0);
     $(document).on("keyup", ".filter_rows", function () {
         var cols = ["Name", "Type", "Length/Values", "Collation", "Null", "Extra", "Default"];
diff --git a/js/server_status_queries.js b/js/server_status_queries.js
index 9939105d24..5e84d4a5ad 100644
--- a/js/server_status_queries.js
+++ b/js/server_status_queries.js
@@ -30,11 +30,5 @@ AJAX.registerOnload('server_status_queries.js', function () {
         // Could not load chart, no big deal...
     }
 
-    /*** Table sort tooltip ***/
-    PMA_tooltip(
-        $('table.sortable>thead>tr:first').find('th'),
-        'th',
-        PMA_messages.strSortHint
-    );
     initTableSorter('statustabs_queries');
 });
diff --git a/js/server_status_variables.js b/js/server_status_variables.js
index 8616ba9024..7410c9e5bf 100644
--- a/js/server_status_variables.js
+++ b/js/server_status_variables.js
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ AJAX.registerTeardown('server_status_variables.js', function () {
 });
 
 AJAX.registerOnload('server_status_variables.js', function () {
-    /*** Table sort tooltip ***/
-    PMA_tooltip(
-        $('table.sortable>thead>tr:first').find('th'),
-        'th',
-        PMA_messages.strSortHint
-    );
 
     // Filters for status variables
     var textFilter = null;