diff --git a/app/ui.js b/app/ui.js
index 42a5c0ab3..df80f91f3 100644
--- a/app/ui.js
+++ b/app/ui.js
@@ -526,7 +526,6 @@ const UI = {
     },
 
     activateControlbar(event) {
-        return;
         clearTimeout(UI.idleControlbarTimeout);
         // We manipulate the anchor instead of the actual control
         // bar in order to avoid creating new a stacking group
@@ -536,7 +535,6 @@ const UI = {
     },
 
     idleControlbar() {
-        return;
         // Don't fade if a child of the control bar has focus
         if (document.getElementById('noVNC_control_bar')
             .contains(document.activeElement) && document.hasFocus()) {
@@ -1090,7 +1088,6 @@ const UI = {
         UI.rfb.addEventListener("clippingviewport", UI.updateViewDrag);
         UI.rfb.addEventListener("capabilities", UI.updatePowerButton);
         UI.rfb.addEventListener("clipboard", UI.clipboardReceive);
-        UI.rfb.addEventListener("bell", UI.bell);
         UI.rfb.addEventListener("desktopname", UI.updateDesktopName);
         UI.rfb.clipViewport = UI.getSetting('view_clip');
         UI.rfb.scaleViewport = UI.getSetting('resize') === 'scale';
@@ -1767,7 +1764,6 @@ const UI = {
     },
 
     bell(e) {
-        return;
         if (UI.getSetting('bell') === 'on') {
             const promise = document.getElementById('noVNC_bell').play();
             // The standards disagree on the return value here