diff --git a/public/app/core/components/grafana_app.ts b/public/app/core/components/grafana_app.ts
index 09326de6481..f48d941a8ba 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/grafana_app.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/components/grafana_app.ts
@@ -122,18 +122,6 @@ export function grafanaAppDirective(playlistSrv, contextSrv) {
         body.toggleClass('page-kiosk-mode');
       });
 
-      var ticking = false;
-      window.addEventListener('scroll', function(e) {
-        if (!ticking) {
-          ticking = true;
-          setTimeout(function() {
-            appEvents.emit('scroll');
-            ticking = false;
-          }, 100);
-        }
-        ticking = true;
-      });
-
       // handle in active view state class
       var lastActivity = new Date().getTime();
       var activeUser = true;
diff --git a/public/app/features/panel/panel_ctrl.ts b/public/app/features/panel/panel_ctrl.ts
index 8de78291baa..83c79f4123b 100644
--- a/public/app/features/panel/panel_ctrl.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/panel/panel_ctrl.ts
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ export class PanelCtrl {
   containerHeight: any;
   events: Emitter;
   timing: any;
-  skippedLastRefresh: boolean;
-  isPanelVisible: any;
 
   constructor($scope, $injector) {
     this.$injector = $injector;
@@ -77,13 +75,6 @@ export class PanelCtrl {
   }
 
   refresh() {
-    if (!this.isPanelVisible() && !this.dashboard.meta.soloMode && !this.dashboard.snapshot) {
-      this.skippedLastRefresh = true;
-      return;
-    }
-
-    this.skippedLastRefresh = false;
-
     this.events.emit('refresh', null);
   }
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/panel/panel_directive.ts b/public/app/features/panel/panel_directive.ts
index c7ccbb62eab..1b6805179c0 100644
--- a/public/app/features/panel/panel_directive.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/panel/panel_directive.ts
@@ -186,23 +186,9 @@ module.directive('grafanaPanel', function($rootScope, $document) {
       elem.on('mouseenter', mouseEnter);
       elem.on('mouseleave', mouseLeave);
 
-      ctrl.isPanelVisible = function () {
-        var position = panelContainer[0].getBoundingClientRect();
-        return (0 < position.top) && (position.top < window.innerHeight);
-      };
-
-      const refreshOnScroll = function () {
-        if (ctrl.skippedLastRefresh) {
-          ctrl.refresh();
-        }
-      };
-
-      appEvents.on('scroll', refreshOnScroll, scope);
-
       scope.$on('$destroy', function() {
         elem.off();
         cornerInfoElem.off();
-        $document.off('scroll', refreshOnScroll);
 
         if (infoDrop) {
           infoDrop.destroy();