diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-publish-modal/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-publish-modal/index.js
index 37ac097690d5a..7ca30b5c0dfbb 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-publish-modal/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-publish-modal/index.js
@@ -32,14 +32,6 @@ export class PostPublishModal extends Component {
 		this.onSubmit = this.onSubmit.bind( this );
 	}
 
-	componentDidUpdate( prevProps ) {
-		// Automatically collapse the publish sidebar when a post
-		// is published and the user makes an edit.
-		if ( prevProps.isPublished && ! this.props.isSaving && this.props.isDirty ) {
-			this.props.onClose();
-		}
-	}
-
 	onSubmit() {
 		const { onClose, hasPublishAction, isPostTypeViewable } = this.props;
 		if ( ! hasPublishAction || ! isPostTypeViewable ) {
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-publish-modal/postpublish.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-publish-modal/postpublish.js
index 2c1d3ca4dd3f6..c7261bd1d9cd9 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-publish-modal/postpublish.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-publish-modal/postpublish.js
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ import { Component, createRef } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { withSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 import { safeDecodeURIComponent } from '@wordpress/url';
 
-/**
- * Internal dependencies
- */
-// import PostScheduleLabel from '../post-schedule/label';
-
 class PostPublishModalPostpublish extends Component {
 	constructor() {
 		super( ...arguments );
@@ -25,16 +20,9 @@ class PostPublishModalPostpublish extends Component {
 			showCopyConfirmation: false,
 		};
 		this.onCopy = this.onCopy.bind( this );
-		this.onSelectInput = this.onSelectInput.bind( this );
 		this.postLink = createRef();
 	}
 
-	// componentDidMount() {
-	// 	if ( this.props.focusOnMount ) {
-	// 		this.postLink.current.focus();
-	// 	}
-	// }
-
 	componentWillUnmount() {
 		clearTimeout( this.dismissCopyConfirmation );
 	}
@@ -52,10 +40,6 @@ class PostPublishModalPostpublish extends Component {
 		}, 4000 );
 	}
 
-	onSelectInput( event ) {
-		event.target.select();
-	}
-
 	render() {
 		const { children, isScheduled, post, postType } = this.props;
 		const postLabel = get( postType, [ 'labels', 'singular_name' ] );
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-publish-modal/prepublish.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-publish-modal/prepublish.js
index eab32e584086d..7b247a415ebe2 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-publish-modal/prepublish.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-publish-modal/prepublish.js
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import { get, find } from 'lodash';
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
 import { __, sprintf } from '@wordpress/i18n';
-// import { PanelBody } from '@wordpress/components';
-
 import { withSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 
 /**
@@ -17,10 +15,6 @@ import { withSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 import PostVisibilityLabel from '../post-visibility/label';
 import PostScheduleLabel from '../post-schedule/label';
 import { visibilityOptions } from '../post-visibility/utils';
-// import PostVisibility from '../post-visibility';
-// import PostSchedule from '../post-schedule';
-// import MaybeTagsPanel from './maybe-tags-panel';
-// import MaybePostFormatPanel from './maybe-post-format-panel';
 
 function PostPublishModalPrepublish( {
 	hasPublishAction,