diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
index 4ebd20ec..9563e981 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
@@ -193,34 +193,6 @@ const PostStatusForm = {
       }
     }
 
-    let draftKey = 'status';
-    if (this.replyTo) {
-      draftKey = 'reply:' + this.replyTo;
-    } else if (this.quoteId) {
-      draftKey = 'quote:' + this.quoteId;
-    }
-
-    const draft = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('drafts') || '{}')[draftKey];
-
-    if (draft) {
-      statusParams = {
-        spoilerText: draft.data.spoilerText,
-        status: draft.data.status,
-        sensitiveIfSubject,
-        nsfw: draft.data.nsfw,
-        files: draft.data.files,
-        poll: draft.data.poll,
-        mediaDescriptions: draft.data.mediaDescriptions,
-        visibility: draft.data.visibility,
-        language: draft.data.language,
-        contentType: draft.data.contentType
-      }
-
-      if (draft.data.poll) {
-        this.togglePollForm();
-      }
-    }
-
     return {
       dropFiles: [],
       uploadingFiles: false,