diff --git a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/behaviors/HighlightContainerBehavior.js b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/behaviors/HighlightContainerBehavior.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 438780e566..0000000000
--- a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/behaviors/HighlightContainerBehavior.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Highlight Container Behavior
- *
- * Highlights a container block when hovering over its tools
- */
-define([
-  'backbone.marionette',
-  'newsletter_editor/behaviors/BehaviorsLookup'
-], function (Marionette, BehaviorsLookup) { // eslint-disable-line func-names
-  var BL = BehaviorsLookup;
-
-  BL.HighlightContainerBehavior = Marionette.Behavior.extend({
-    events: {
-      'mouseenter @ui.tools': 'enableHighlight',
-      'mouseleave @ui.tools': 'disableHighlight'
-    },
-    enableHighlight: function () { // eslint-disable-line func-names
-      this.$el.addClass('mailpoet_highlight');
-    },
-    disableHighlight: function () { // eslint-disable-line func-names
-      if (!this.view._isBeingEdited) {
-        this.$el.removeClass('mailpoet_highlight');
-      }
-    }
-  });
-});
diff --git a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/behaviors/HighlightEditingBehavior.js b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/behaviors/HighlightEditingBehavior.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 06896531e8..0000000000
--- a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/behaviors/HighlightEditingBehavior.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Highlight Editing Behavior
- *
- * Highlights a block that is being edited
- */
-define([
-  'backbone.marionette',
-  'newsletter_editor/behaviors/BehaviorsLookup'
-], function (Marionette, BehaviorsLookup) { // eslint-disable-line func-names
-  var BL = BehaviorsLookup;
-
-  BL.HighlightEditingBehavior = Marionette.Behavior.extend({
-    modelEvents: {
-      startEditing: 'enableHighlight',
-      stopEditing: 'disableHighlight'
-    },
-    enableHighlight: function () { // eslint-disable-line func-names
-      this.view._isBeingEdited = true;
-      this.$el.addClass('mailpoet_highlight');
-    },
-    disableHighlight: function () { // eslint-disable-line func-names
-      this.view._isBeingEdited = false;
-      this.$el.removeClass('mailpoet_highlight');
-    }
-  });
-});
diff --git a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/base.js b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/base.js
index 72305154a4..bf21c86fdd 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/base.js
+++ b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/base.js
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ define([
           }
           return undefined;
         }
-      },
-      HighlightEditingBehavior: {}
+      }
     },
     templateContext: function templateContext() {
       return {
diff --git a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/container.js b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/container.js
index 2311d724f8..85089bb0f6 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/container.js
+++ b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/container.js
@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@ define([
           // for root and column containers.
           return view.renderOptions.depth === 1;
         }
-      },
-      HighlightContainerBehavior: {}
+      }
     }),
     onDragSubstituteBy: function () {
       // For two and three column layouts display their respective widgets,
diff --git a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/webpack_index.jsx b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/webpack_index.jsx
index 749f8c0aab..527a1884b3 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/webpack_index.jsx
+++ b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/webpack_index.jsx
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ import 'newsletter_editor/behaviors/BehaviorsLookup.js'; // side effect - assing
 import 'newsletter_editor/behaviors/ColorPickerBehavior.js'; // side effect - assigns to BehaviorsLookup
 import 'newsletter_editor/behaviors/ContainerDropZoneBehavior.js'; // side effect - assigns to BehaviorsLookup
 import 'newsletter_editor/behaviors/DraggableBehavior.js'; // side effect - assigns to BehaviorsLookup
-import 'newsletter_editor/behaviors/HighlightContainerBehavior.js'; // side effect - assigns to BehaviorsLookup
-import 'newsletter_editor/behaviors/HighlightEditingBehavior.js'; // side effect - assigns to BehaviorsLookup
 import 'newsletter_editor/behaviors/MediaManagerBehavior.js'; // side effect - assigns to BehaviorsLookup
 import 'newsletter_editor/behaviors/ResizableBehavior.js'; // side effect - assigns to BehaviorsLookup
 import 'newsletter_editor/behaviors/SortableBehavior.js'; // side effect - assigns to BehaviorsLookup