diff --git a/browser/metro/base/content/helperui/MenuUI.js b/browser/metro/base/content/helperui/MenuUI.js
index 3aa9a497de1..e1fcdb38d11 100644
--- a/browser/metro/base/content/helperui/MenuUI.js
+++ b/browser/metro/base/content/helperui/MenuUI.js
@@ -378,13 +378,6 @@ MenuPopup.prototype = {
     let screenWidth = ContentAreaObserver.width;
     let screenHeight = ContentAreaObserver.height;
 
-    // Add padding on the side of the menu per the user's hand preference
-    let leftHand =
-          Services.metro.handPreference == Ci.nsIWinMetroUtils.handPreferenceLeft;
-    if (aSource && aSource == Ci.nsIDOMMouseEvent.MOZ_SOURCE_TOUCH) {
-      this.commands.setAttribute("left-hand", leftHand);
-    }
-
     if (aPositionOptions.rightAligned)
       aX -= width;
 
diff --git a/browser/metro/theme/platform.css b/browser/metro/theme/platform.css
index 098581cc48e..250109203c4 100644
--- a/browser/metro/theme/platform.css
+++ b/browser/metro/theme/platform.css
@@ -207,11 +207,7 @@ menulist {
   color: white;
 }
 
-.menu-popup > richlistbox[left-hand="true"] > richlistitem {
-  padding-left: 50px;
-}
-
-.menu-popup > richlistbox[left-hand="false"] > richlistitem {
+.menu-popup > richlistbox > richlistitem {
   padding-right: 50px;
 }
 
diff --git a/widget/nsIWinMetroUtils.idl b/widget/nsIWinMetroUtils.idl
index 58a1a12ed3b..7e5d0d415f9 100644
--- a/widget/nsIWinMetroUtils.idl
+++ b/widget/nsIWinMetroUtils.idl
@@ -12,24 +12,15 @@
  * implementation of this interface for non-Windows systems, for testing and
  * development purposes only.
  */
-[scriptable, uuid(25524bde-8b30-4b49-8d67-7070c790aada)]
+[scriptable, uuid(496b4450-5757-40f7-aeb9-a958ae86dbd1)]
 interface nsIWinMetroUtils : nsISupports
 {
-  /* return constants for the handPreference property */
-  const long handPreferenceLeft = 0;
-  const long handPreferenceRight = 1;
-
   /**
    * Determine if the current browser is running in the metro immersive
    * environment.
    */
   readonly attribute boolean immersive;
 
-  /**
-   * Determine if the user prefers left handed or right handed input.
-   */
-  readonly attribute long handPreference;
-
   /**
    * Determine the activation URI
    */
diff --git a/widget/windows/winrt/nsWinMetroUtils.cpp b/widget/windows/winrt/nsWinMetroUtils.cpp
index f7df1cdbd2f..091013f698a 100644
--- a/widget/windows/winrt/nsWinMetroUtils.cpp
+++ b/widget/windows/winrt/nsWinMetroUtils.cpp
@@ -384,27 +384,6 @@ nsWinMetroUtils::GetImmersive(bool *aImersive)
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
-NS_IMETHODIMP
-nsWinMetroUtils::GetHandPreference(int32_t *aHandPreference)
-{
-  if (XRE_GetWindowsEnvironment() == WindowsEnvironmentType_Desktop) {
-    *aHandPreference = nsIWinMetroUtils::handPreferenceRight;
-    return NS_OK;
-  }
-
-  ComPtr<IUISettings> uiSettings;
-  AssertRetHRESULT(ActivateGenericInstance(RuntimeClass_Windows_UI_ViewManagement_UISettings, uiSettings), NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED);
-
-  HandPreference value;
-  uiSettings->get_HandPreference(&value);
-  if (value == HandPreference::HandPreference_LeftHanded)
-    *aHandPreference = nsIWinMetroUtils::handPreferenceLeft;
-  else
-    *aHandPreference = nsIWinMetroUtils::handPreferenceRight;
-
-  return NS_OK;
-}
-
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 nsWinMetroUtils::GetActivationURI(nsAString &aActivationURI)
 {