diff --git a/browser/components/customizableui/content/panelUI.js b/browser/components/customizableui/content/panelUI.js
index 9eefb4051ff..4c71672c6fc 100644
--- a/browser/components/customizableui/content/panelUI.js
+++ b/browser/components/customizableui/content/panelUI.js
@@ -133,12 +133,6 @@ const PanelUI = {
         updateEditUIVisibility();
       }
 
-      let personalBookmarksPlacement = CustomizableUI.getPlacementOfWidget("personal-bookmarks");
-      if (personalBookmarksPlacement &&
-          personalBookmarksPlacement.area == CustomizableUI.AREA_PANEL) {
-        PlacesToolbarHelper.customizeChange();
-      }
-
       let anchor;
       if (!aEvent ||
           aEvent.type == "command") {
diff --git a/browser/components/customizableui/test/browser.ini b/browser/components/customizableui/test/browser.ini
index 15d2cb7ecea..0312cf9572c 100644
--- a/browser/components/customizableui/test/browser.ini
+++ b/browser/components/customizableui/test/browser.ini
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ skip-if = os == "linux"
 [browser_948985_non_removable_defaultArea.js]
 [browser_952963_areaType_getter_no_area.js]
 [browser_956602_remove_special_widget.js]
-[browser_968447_bookmarks_toolbar_items_in_panel.js]
 [browser_969427_recreate_destroyed_widget_after_reset.js]
 [browser_969661_character_encoding_navbar_disabled.js]
 [browser_970511_undo_restore_default.js]
diff --git a/browser/components/customizableui/test/browser_968447_bookmarks_toolbar_items_in_panel.js b/browser/components/customizableui/test/browser_968447_bookmarks_toolbar_items_in_panel.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a2248325e2b..00000000000
--- a/browser/components/customizableui/test/browser_968447_bookmarks_toolbar_items_in_panel.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
- * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
- * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
-
-"use strict";
-
-// Bug 968447 - The Bookmarks Toolbar Items doesn't appear as a
-// normal menu panel button in new windows.
-add_task(function() {
-  const buttonId = "bookmarks-toolbar-placeholder";
-  yield startCustomizing();
-  CustomizableUI.addWidgetToArea("personal-bookmarks", CustomizableUI.AREA_PANEL);
-  yield endCustomizing();
-  yield PanelUI.show();
-  let bookmarksToolbarPlaceholder = document.getElementById(buttonId);
-  ok(bookmarksToolbarPlaceholder.classList.contains("toolbarbutton-1"),
-     "Button should have toolbarbutton-1 class");
-  is(bookmarksToolbarPlaceholder.getAttribute("wrap"), "true",
-     "Button should have the 'wrap' attribute");
-  yield PanelUI.hide();
-
-  let newWin = yield openAndLoadWindow();
-  yield newWin.PanelUI.show();
-  let newWinBookmarksToolbarPlaceholder = newWin.document.getElementById(buttonId);
-  ok(newWinBookmarksToolbarPlaceholder.classList.contains("toolbarbutton-1"),
-     "Button in new window should have toolbarbutton-1 class");
-  is(newWinBookmarksToolbarPlaceholder.getAttribute("wrap"), "true",
-     "Button in new window should have 'wrap' attribute");
-  yield newWin.PanelUI.hide();
-  newWin.close();
-  CustomizableUI.reset();
-});