diff --git a/superset/assets/javascripts/superset-select2.js b/superset/assets/javascripts/superset-select2.js
index 2b15435121ab7..4c77c7a8abccd 100644
--- a/superset/assets/javascripts/superset-select2.js
+++ b/superset/assets/javascripts/superset-select2.js
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ require('../node_modules/select2/select2.css');
 require('../node_modules/select2-bootstrap-css/select2-bootstrap.min.css');
 require('../node_modules/jquery-ui/themes/base/jquery-ui.css');
 require('select2');
-require('../vendor/select2.sortable.js');
diff --git a/superset/assets/vendor/select2.sortable.js b/superset/assets/vendor/select2.sortable.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 18fac5104a681..0000000000000
--- a/superset/assets/vendor/select2.sortable.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,146 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * jQuery Select2 Sortable
- * - enable select2 to be sortable via normal select element
- *
- * author      : Vafour
- * modified    : Kevin Provance (kprovance)
- * inspired by : jQuery Chosen Sortable (https://github.com/mrhenry/jquery-chosen-sortable)
- * License     : GPL
- */
-
-(function ($) {
-    $.fn.extend({
-        select2SortableOrder: function () {
-            var $this = this.filter('[multiple]');
-
-            $this.each(function () {
-                var $select = $(this);
-
-                // skip elements not select2-ed
-                if (typeof ($select.data('select2')) !== 'object') {
-                    return false;
-                }
-
-                var $select2 = $select.siblings('.select2-container');
-                var sorted;
-
-                // Opt group names
-                var optArr = [];
-
-                $select.find('optgroup').each(function(idx, val) {
-                    optArr.push (val);
-                });
-
-                $select.find('option').each(function(idx, val) {
-                    var groupName = $(this).parent('optgroup').prop('label');
-                    var optVal = this;
-
-                    if (groupName === undefined) {
-                        if (this.value !== '' && !this.selected) {
-                            optArr.push (optVal);
-                        }
-                    }
-                });
-
-                sorted = $($select2.find('.select2-choices li[class!="select2-search-field"]').map(function () {
-                    if (!this) {
-                        return undefined;
-                    }
-
-                    var id = $(this).data('select2Data').id;
-
-                    return $select.find('option[value="' + id + '"]')[0];
-                }));
-
-                 sorted.push.apply(sorted, optArr);
-
-                $select.children().remove();
-                $select.append(sorted);
-              });
-
-            return $this;
-        },
-
-        select2Sortable: function () {
-            var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0);
-            var $this = this.filter('[multiple]'),
-                    validMethods = ['destroy'];
-
-            if (args.length === 0 || typeof (args[0]) === 'object') {
-                var defaultOptions = {
-                    bindOrder: 'formSubmit', // or sortableStop
-                    sortableOptions: {
-                        placeholder: 'ui-state-highlight',
-                        items: 'li:not(.select2-search-field)',
-                        tolerance: 'pointer'
-                    }
-                };
-
-                var options = $.extend(defaultOptions, args[0]);
-
-                // Init select2 only if not already initialized to prevent select2 configuration loss
-                if (typeof ($this.data('select2')) !== 'object') {
-                    $this.select2();
-                }
-
-                $this.each(function () {
-                    var $select = $(this)
-                    var $select2choices = $select.siblings('.select2-container').find('.select2-choices');
-
-                    // Init jQuery UI Sortable
-                    $select2choices.sortable(options.sortableOptions);
-
-                    switch (options.bindOrder) {
-                        case 'sortableStop':
-                            // apply options ordering in sortstop event
-                            $select2choices.on("sortstop.select2sortable", function (event, ui) {
-                                $select.select2SortableOrder();
-                            });
-
-                            $select.on('change', function (e) {
-                                $(this).select2SortableOrder();
-                            });
-                        break;
-
-                        default:
-                            // apply options ordering in form submit
-                            $select.closest('form').unbind('submit.select2sortable').on('submit.select2sortable', function () {
-                                $select.select2SortableOrder();
-                            });
-                        break;
-                    }
-                });
-            }
-            else if (typeof (args[0] === 'string')) {
-                if ($.inArray(args[0], validMethods) == -1) {
-                    throw "Unknown method: " + args[0];
-                }
-
-                if (args[0] === 'destroy') {
-                    $this.select2SortableDestroy();
-                }
-            }
-
-            return $this;
-        },
-
-        select2SortableDestroy: function () {
-            var $this = this.filter('[multiple]');
-            $this.each(function () {
-                var $select = $(this)
-                var $select2choices = $select.parent().find('.select2-choices');
-
-                // unbind form submit event
-                $select.closest('form').unbind('submit.select2sortable');
-
-                // unbind sortstop event
-                $select2choices.unbind("sortstop.select2sortable");
-
-                // destroy select2Sortable
-                $select2choices.sortable('destroy');
-            });
-
-            return $this;
-        }
-    });
-}(jQuery));