core/modules/edit/js/app.js              |  148 +-----------------------------
 core/modules/edit/js/edit.js             |   27 ------
 core/modules/edit/js/theme.js            |   25 -----
 core/modules/edit/js/views/modal-view.js |    2 -
 4 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 201 deletions(-)

diff --git a/core/modules/edit/js/app.js b/core/modules/edit/js/app.js
index 645dca2..07f006f 100644
--- a/core/modules/edit/js/app.js
+++ b/core/modules/edit/js/app.js
@@ -134,17 +134,6 @@
       });
 
       // Manage the page's tab indexes.
-      // @todo Edit's a11y is temporarily disabled; see http://drupal.org/node/1913214.
-      /*
-      if (newState === 'candidate') {
-        this._manageDocumentFocus();
-        Drupal.edit.setMessage(Drupal.t('In place edit mode is active'), Drupal.t('Page navigation is limited to editable items.'), Drupal.t('Press escape to exit'));
-      }
-      else if (newState === 'inactive') {
-        this._releaseDocumentFocusManagement();
-        Drupal.edit.setMessage(Drupal.t('Edit mode is inactive.'), Drupal.t('Resume normal page navigation'));
-      }
-      */
     },
 
     /**
@@ -323,7 +312,6 @@
       // Keep track of the active editor in the global state.
       if (_.indexOf(this.activeEditorStates, to) !== -1 && this.model.get('activeEditor') !== editor) {
         this.model.set('activeEditor', editor);
-        Drupal.edit.setMessage(Drupal.t('An editor is active'));
       }
       else if (this.model.get('activeEditor') === editor && to === 'candidate') {
         // Discarded if it transitions from a changed state to 'candidate'.
@@ -396,142 +384,8 @@
       // Don't call .remove() on the decoration view, because that would remove
       // a potentially rerendered field.
       delete editor.decorationView;
-    },
-
-    /**
-     * Makes elements other than the editables unreachable via the tab key.
-     *
-     * @todo refactoring.
-     *
-     * This method is currently overloaded, handling elements of state modeling
-     * and application control. The state of the application is spread between
-     * this view, its model and aspects of the UI widgets in Create.js. In order
-     * to drive focus management from the application state (and have it
-     * influence that state of the application), we need to distall state out
-     * of Create.js components.
-     *
-     * This method introduces behaviors that support accessibility of the edit
-     * application. Although not yet integrated into the application properly,
-     * it does provide us with the opportunity to collect feedback from
-     * users who will interact with edit primarily through keyboard input. We
-     * want this feedback sooner than we can have a refactored application.
-     */
-    _manageDocumentFocus: function () {
-      var editablesSelector = '.edit-candidate.edit-editable';
-      var inputsSelector = 'a:visible, button:visible, input:visible, textarea:visible, select:visible';
-      var $editables = $(editablesSelector)
-        .attr({
-          'tabindex': 0,
-          'role': 'button'
-        });
-      // Instantiate a variable to hold the editable element in the set.
-      var $currentEditable;
-      // We're using simple function scope to manage 'this' for the internal
-      // handler, so save this as that.
-      var that = this;
-      // Turn on focus management.
-      $(document).on('keydown.edit', function (event) {
-        var activeEditor, editableEntity, predicate;
-        // Handle esc key press. Close any active editors.
-        if (event.keyCode === 27) {
-          event.preventDefault();
-          activeEditor = that.model.get('activeEditor');
-          if (activeEditor) {
-            editableEntity = activeEditor.options.widget;
-            predicate = activeEditor.options.property;
-            editableEntity.setState('candidate', predicate, { reason: 'overlay' });
-          }
-          else {
-            $(editablesSelector).trigger('tabOut.edit');
-            // This should move into the state management for the app model.
-            location.hash = "#view";
-            that.model.set('isViewing', true);
-          }
-          return;
-        }
-        // Handle enter or space key presses.
-        if (event.keyCode === 13 || event.keyCode === 32) {
-          if ($currentEditable && $currentEditable.is(editablesSelector)) {
-            $currentEditable.trigger('click');
-            // Squelch additional handlers.
-            event.preventDefault();
-            return;
-          }
-        }
-        // Handle tab key presses.
-        if (event.keyCode === 9) {
-          var context = '';
-          // Include the view mode toggle with the editables selector.
-          var selector = editablesSelector + ', #toolbar-tab-edit';
-          activeEditor = that.model.get('activeEditor');
-          var $confirmDialog = $('#edit_modal');
-          // If the edit modal is active, that is the tabbing context.
-          if ($confirmDialog.length) {
-            context = $confirmDialog;
-            selector = inputsSelector;
-            if (!$currentEditable || $currentEditable.is(editablesSelector)) {
-              $currentEditable = $(selector, context).eq(-1);
-            }
-          }
-          // If an editor is active, then the tabbing context is the editor and
-          // its toolbar.
-          else if (activeEditor) {
-            context = $(activeEditor.$formContainer).add(activeEditor.toolbarView.$el);
-            // Include the view mode toggle with the editables selector.
-            selector = inputsSelector;
-            if (!$currentEditable || $currentEditable.is(editablesSelector)) {
-              $currentEditable = $(selector, context).eq(-1);
-            }
-          }
-          // Otherwise the tabbing context is the list of editable predicates.
-          var $editables = $(selector, context);
-          if (!$currentEditable) {
-            $currentEditable = $editables.eq(-1);
-          }
-          var count = $editables.length - 1;
-          var index = $editables.index($currentEditable);
-          // Navigate backwards.
-          if (event.shiftKey) {
-            // Beginning of the set, loop to the end.
-            if (index === 0) {
-              index = count;
-            }
-            else {
-              index -= 1;
-            }
-          }
-          // Navigate forewards.
-          else {
-            // End of the set, loop to the start.
-            if (index === count) {
-              index = 0;
-            }
-            else {
-              index += 1;
-            }
-          }
-          // Tab out of the current editable.
-          $currentEditable.trigger('tabOut.edit');
-          // Update the current editable.
-          $currentEditable = $editables
-            .eq(index)
-            .focus()
-            .trigger('tabIn.edit');
-          // Squelch additional handlers.
-          event.preventDefault();
-          event.stopPropagation();
-        }
-      });
-      // Set focus on the edit button initially.
-      $('#toolbar-tab-edit').focus();
-    },
-    /**
-     * Removes key management and edit accessibility features from the DOM.
-     */
-    _releaseDocumentFocusManagement: function () {
-      $(document).off('keydown.edit');
-      $('.edit-allowed.edit-field').removeAttr('tabindex role');
     }
+
   });
 
 })(jQuery, _, Backbone, Drupal, VIE);
diff --git a/core/modules/edit/js/edit.js b/core/modules/edit/js/edit.js
index 639ff75..f924e7b 100644
--- a/core/modules/edit/js/edit.js
+++ b/core/modules/edit/js/edit.js
@@ -6,16 +6,6 @@
 
 "use strict";
 
-/**
- * The edit ARIA live message area.
- *
- * @todo Eventually the messages area should be converted into a Backbone View
- * that will respond to changes in the application's model. For the initial
- * implementation, we will call the Drupal.edit.setMessage method when an aural
- * message should be read by the user agent.
- */
-var $messages;
-
 Drupal.edit = Drupal.edit || {};
 Drupal.edit.metadataCache = Drupal.edit.metadataCache || {};
 
@@ -91,9 +81,6 @@ Drupal.behaviors.edit = {
 };
 
 Drupal.edit.init = function() {
-  // Append a messages element for appending interaction updates for screen
-  // readers.
-  $messages = $(Drupal.theme('editMessageBox')).appendTo($(this).parent());
   // Instantiate EditAppView, which is the controller of it all. EditAppModel
   // instance tracks global state (viewing/editing in-place).
   var appModel = new Drupal.edit.models.EditAppModel();
@@ -123,18 +110,4 @@ Drupal.edit.init = function() {
   Drupal.edit.app = app;
 };
 
-/**
- * Places the message in the edit ARIA live message area.
- *
- * The message will be read by speaking User Agents.
- *
- * @param {String} message
- *   A string to be inserted into the message area.
- */
-Drupal.edit.setMessage = function(message) {
-  var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
-  args.unshift('editMessage');
-  $messages.html(Drupal.theme.apply(this, args));
-};
-
 })(jQuery, _, Backbone, Drupal, drupalSettings);
diff --git a/core/modules/edit/js/theme.js b/core/modules/edit/js/theme.js
index 42f7613..f2452ba 100644
--- a/core/modules/edit/js/theme.js
+++ b/core/modules/edit/js/theme.js
@@ -152,29 +152,4 @@ Drupal.theme.editFormContainer = function(settings) {
   return html;
 };
 
-/**
- * A region to post messages that a screen reading UA will announce.
- *
- * @return {String}
- *   A string representing a DOM fragment.
- */
-Drupal.theme.editMessageBox = function() {
-  return '<div id="edit-messages" class="element-invisible" role="region" aria-live="polite"></div>';
-};
-
-/**
- * Wrap message strings in p tags.
- *
- * @return {String}
- *   A string representing a DOM fragment.
- */
-Drupal.theme.editMessage = function() {
-  var messages = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
-  var output = '';
-  for (var i = 0; i < messages.length; i++) {
-   output += '<p>' + messages[i] + '</p>';
-  }
-  return output;
-};
-
 })(jQuery, Drupal);
diff --git a/core/modules/edit/js/views/modal-view.js b/core/modules/edit/js/views/modal-view.js
index edd158a..b98c876 100644
--- a/core/modules/edit/js/views/modal-view.js
+++ b/core/modules/edit/js/views/modal-view.js
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ Drupal.edit.views.ModalView = Backbone.View.extend({
     setTimeout(function() {
       that.$el.removeClass('edit-animate-invisible');
     }, 0);
-
-    Drupal.edit.setMessage(Drupal.t('Confirmation dialog open'));
   },
 
   /**