diff --git a/docs/docs/03-interactivity-and-dynamic-uis.md b/docs/docs/03-interactivity-and-dynamic-uis.md
index 667f456d08fb7..c9a5f286f148f 100644
--- a/docs/docs/03-interactivity-and-dynamic-uis.md
+++ b/docs/docs/03-interactivity-and-dynamic-uis.md
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ React.render(
 
 With React you simply pass your event handler as a camelCased prop similar to how you'd do it in normal HTML. React ensures that all events behave identically in IE8 and above by implementing a synthetic event system. That is, React knows how to bubble and capture events according to the spec, and the events passed to your event handler are guaranteed to be consistent with [the W3C spec](http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-3-Events/), regardless of which browser you're using.
 
-If you'd like to use React on a touch device such as a phone or tablet, simply call `React.initializeTouchEvents(true);` to enable touch event handling.
-
 
 ## Under the Hood: Autobinding and Event Delegation
 
diff --git a/docs/docs/03-interactivity-and-dynamic-uis.zh-CN.md b/docs/docs/03-interactivity-and-dynamic-uis.zh-CN.md
index 15722ba8552fe..812a51b66abff 100644
--- a/docs/docs/03-interactivity-and-dynamic-uis.zh-CN.md
+++ b/docs/docs/03-interactivity-and-dynamic-uis.zh-CN.md
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ React.render(
 
 React 里只需把事件处理器（event handler）以骆峰命名（camelCased）形式当作组件的 props 传入即可，就像使用普通 HTML 那样。React 内部创建一套合成事件系统来使所有事件在 IE8 和以上浏览器表现一致。也就是说，React 知道如何冒泡和捕获事件，而且你的事件处理器接收到的 events 参数与 [W3C 规范](http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-3-Events/) 一致，无论你使用哪种浏览器。
 
-如果需要在手机或平板等触摸设备上使用 React，需要调用 `React.initializeTouchEvents(true);` 启用触摸事件处理。
-
 ## 幕后原理：自动绑定（Autobinding）和事件代理（Event Delegation）
 
 在幕后，React 做了一些操作来让代码高效运行且易于理解。
diff --git a/docs/docs/ref-01-top-level-api.md b/docs/docs/ref-01-top-level-api.md
index de8bcacba4f90..b390cdc5faff2 100644
--- a/docs/docs/ref-01-top-level-api.md
+++ b/docs/docs/ref-01-top-level-api.md
@@ -150,15 +150,6 @@ If this component has been mounted into the DOM, this returns the corresponding
 `React.PropTypes` includes types that can be used with a component's `propTypes` object to validate props being passed to your components. For more information about `propTypes`, see [Reusable Components](/react/docs/reusable-components.html).
 
 
-### React.initializeTouchEvents
-
-```javascript
-initializeTouchEvents(boolean shouldUseTouch)
-```
-
-Configure React's event system to handle touch events on mobile devices.
-
-
 ### React.Children
 
 `React.Children` provides utilities for dealing with the `this.props.children` opaque data structure.
diff --git a/docs/docs/ref-05-events.md b/docs/docs/ref-05-events.md
index c9888a5e88222..892b31d549317 100644
--- a/docs/docs/ref-05-events.md
+++ b/docs/docs/ref-05-events.md
@@ -141,9 +141,6 @@ boolean shiftKey
 
 ### Touch events
 
-To enable touch events, call `React.initializeTouchEvents(true)` before
-rendering any component.
-
 Event names:
 
 ```
diff --git a/docs/docs/ref-05-events.zh-CN.md b/docs/docs/ref-05-events.zh-CN.md
index e83a2815bb235..095749dc27c31 100644
--- a/docs/docs/ref-05-events.zh-CN.md
+++ b/docs/docs/ref-05-events.zh-CN.md
@@ -138,8 +138,6 @@ boolean shiftKey
 
 ### 触控事件
 
-在渲染任意组件之前调用 `React.initializeTouchEvents(true)`，以启用触控事件。
-
 事件名称：
 
 ```
diff --git a/src/browser/eventPlugins/TapEventPlugin.js b/src/browser/eventPlugins/TapEventPlugin.js
index 90953f5460e54..c92c36f3e1aba 100644
--- a/src/browser/eventPlugins/TapEventPlugin.js
+++ b/src/browser/eventPlugins/TapEventPlugin.js
@@ -56,22 +56,18 @@ function getDistance(coords, nativeEvent) {
   );
 }
 
-var dependencies = [
-  topLevelTypes.topMouseDown,
-  topLevelTypes.topMouseMove,
-  topLevelTypes.topMouseUp
-];
-
-var touchDependencies = [
+var touchEvents = [
   topLevelTypes.topTouchStart,
   topLevelTypes.topTouchCancel,
   topLevelTypes.topTouchEnd,
   topLevelTypes.topTouchMove
 ];
 
-if (EventPluginUtils.useTouchEvents) {
-  dependencies = dependencies.concat(touchDependencies);
-}
+var dependencies = [
+  topLevelTypes.topMouseDown,
+  topLevelTypes.topMouseMove,
+  topLevelTypes.topMouseUp
+].concat(touchEvents);
 
 var eventTypes = {
   touchTap: {
@@ -112,7 +108,7 @@ var TapEventPlugin = {
     // on ios, there is a delay after touch event and synthetic
     // mouse events, so that user can perform double tap
     // solution: ignore mouse events following touchevent within small timeframe
-    if (touchDependencies.indexOf(topLevelType) !== -1) {
+    if (touchEvents.indexOf(topLevelType) !== -1) {
       usedTouch = true;
       usedTouchTime = Date.now();
     } else {
diff --git a/src/browser/ui/React.js b/src/browser/ui/React.js
index 5fccdff73d454..883264915f7a7 100644
--- a/src/browser/ui/React.js
+++ b/src/browser/ui/React.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-var EventPluginUtils = require('EventPluginUtils');
 var ReactChildren = require('ReactChildren');
 var ReactComponent = require('ReactComponent');
 var ReactClass = require('ReactClass');
@@ -60,9 +59,6 @@ var React = {
   Component: ReactComponent,
   DOM: ReactDOM,
   PropTypes: ReactPropTypes,
-  initializeTouchEvents: function(shouldUseTouch) {
-    EventPluginUtils.useTouchEvents = shouldUseTouch;
-  },
   createClass: ReactClass.createClass,
   createElement: createElement,
   cloneElement: cloneElement,
diff --git a/src/event/EventPluginUtils.js b/src/event/EventPluginUtils.js
index bd2471e8b2a32..b04883b15f4ff 100644
--- a/src/event/EventPluginUtils.js
+++ b/src/event/EventPluginUtils.js
@@ -211,8 +211,7 @@ var EventPluginUtils = {
   executeDispatchesInOrder: executeDispatchesInOrder,
   executeDispatchesInOrderStopAtTrue: executeDispatchesInOrderStopAtTrue,
   hasDispatches: hasDispatches,
-  injection: injection,
-  useTouchEvents: false
+  injection: injection
 };
 
 module.exports = EventPluginUtils;