diff --git a/app/common/constants/settingsEnums.js b/app/common/constants/settingsEnums.js
index 74ba6ab0424..4a139dde2e8 100644
--- a/app/common/constants/settingsEnums.js
+++ b/app/common/constants/settingsEnums.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ const bookmarksToolbarMode = {
 const tabCloseAction = {
   LAST_ACTIVE: 'lastActive',
   NEXT: 'next',
-  FIRST: 'first',
   PARENT: 'parent'
 }
 
diff --git a/app/extensions/brave/locales/en-US/preferences.properties b/app/extensions/brave/locales/en-US/preferences.properties
index 5641d11cd87..751fd432db5 100644
--- a/app/extensions/brave/locales/en-US/preferences.properties
+++ b/app/extensions/brave/locales/en-US/preferences.properties
@@ -131,10 +131,9 @@ startsWith=Brave starts with
 startsWithOptionLastTime=My windows / tabs from last time
 startsWithOptionHomePage=Home page
 startsWithOptionNewTabPage=a new tab
-tabCloseActionLastActive=Last active tab
-tabCloseActionNext=Next tab
-tabCloseActionFirst=First tab
-tabCloseActionParent=Parent tab
+tabCloseActionLastActive=Select the last viewed tab
+tabCloseActionNext=Select the next tab
+tabCloseActionParent=Select its parent tab
 newTabMode=A new tab shows
 newTabBlank=blank
 newTabNewTabPage=Dashboard
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ engineGoKey=Engine Go Key (Type First)
 switchToNewTabs=Switch to new tabs immediately
 paintTabs=Show tabs in page theme color
 tabsPerTabPage=Number of tabs per tab set:
-tabCloseAction=Which tab should be activated after the tab is closed:
+tabCloseAction=When closing an active tab:
 showTabPreviews=Show tab previews on hover
 showHistoryMatches=Show history matches
 showBookmarkMatches=Show bookmark matches
diff --git a/js/about/preferences.js b/js/about/preferences.js
index ce56d02cffb..c8664b00d69 100644
--- a/js/about/preferences.js
+++ b/js/about/preferences.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const SwitchControl = require('../components/switchControl')
 const ModalOverlay = require('../components/modalOverlay')
 const {SettingsList, SettingItem} = require('../../app/renderer/components/settings')
 const {SettingTextbox} = require('../../app/renderer/components/textbox')
-const {FormDropdown, SettingDropdown} = require('../../app/renderer/components/dropdown')
+const {SettingDropdown} = require('../../app/renderer/components/dropdown')
 const Button = require('../components/button')
 
 // Tabs
@@ -836,14 +836,13 @@ class TabsTab extends ImmutableComponent {
           </SettingDropdown>
         </SettingItem>
         <SettingItem dataL10nId='tabCloseAction'>
-          <FormDropdown
+          <SettingDropdown
             value={getSetting(settings.TAB_CLOSE_ACTION, this.props.settings)}
             onChange={changeSetting.bind(null, this.props.onChangeSetting, settings.TAB_CLOSE_ACTION)}>
             <option data-l10n-id='tabCloseActionLastActive' value={tabCloseAction.LAST_ACTIVE} />
             <option data-l10n-id='tabCloseActionNext' value={tabCloseAction.NEXT} />
-            <option data-l10n-id='tabCloseActionFirst' value={tabCloseAction.FIRST} />
             <option data-l10n-id='tabCloseActionParent' value={tabCloseAction.PARENT} />
-          </FormDropdown>
+          </SettingDropdown>
         </SettingItem>
         <SettingCheckbox dataL10nId='switchToNewTabs' prefKey={settings.SWITCH_TO_NEW_TABS} settings={this.props.settings} onChangeSetting={this.props.onChangeSetting} />
         <SettingCheckbox dataL10nId='paintTabs' prefKey={settings.PAINT_TABS} settings={this.props.settings} onChangeSetting={this.props.onChangeSetting} />
diff --git a/js/state/frameStateUtil.js b/js/state/frameStateUtil.js
index 819e9b22336..dfabaf4c871 100644
--- a/js/state/frameStateUtil.js
+++ b/js/state/frameStateUtil.js
@@ -469,9 +469,6 @@ function removeFrame (frames, tabs, closedFrames, frameProps, activeFrameKey, fr
       case tabCloseAction.NEXT:
         activeFrameIndex = ((frames.count() - 1) === framePropsIndex) ? (framePropsIndex - 1) : framePropsIndex
         break
-      case tabCloseAction.FIRST:
-        activeFrameIndex = 0
-        break
       // Default is a parent tab
       default:
         let parentFrameIndex = findIndexForFrameKey(frames, frameProps.get('parentFrameKey'))
diff --git a/test/unit/state/frameStateUtilTest.js b/test/unit/state/frameStateUtilTest.js
index 670b1fb69e6..e49241d0139 100644
--- a/test/unit/state/frameStateUtilTest.js
+++ b/test/unit/state/frameStateUtilTest.js
@@ -200,19 +200,6 @@ describe('frameStateUtil', function () {
           assert.equal(result.activeFrameKey, 5)
         })
 
-        it('first tab action', function () {
-          const result = frameStateUtil.removeFrame(
-            frames,
-            tabs,
-            closedFrames,
-            frameProps,
-            activeFrameKey,
-            framePropsIndex,
-            tabCloseAction.FIRST
-          )
-          assert.equal(result.activeFrameKey, 2)
-        })
-
         it('next tab action', function () {
           const result = frameStateUtil.removeFrame(
             frames,