diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/create_annotation.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/create_annotation.pyj
index 044b49ba5c..05f7184b2a 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/create_annotation.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/create_annotation.pyj
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ from widgets import create_button
 # Custom colors for highlights
 # Google lookup for selections
 # Export all annots as plain text/JSON
-# Remove lookup and create highlight buttons from chrome
 # Fix selection bar remaining open after removing highlight
 
 
diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/overlay.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/overlay.pyj
index 6d59e2cd61..ff46f33cdc 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/overlay.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/overlay.pyj
@@ -314,15 +314,7 @@ class MainOverlay:  # {{{
         if full_screen_actions.length:
             actions_div.appendChild(E.ul(*full_screen_actions))
 
-        highlight_action = ac(_('Highlight'), _('Highlight text in the book'),
-                def(): self.overlay.hide(), self.overlay.view.initiate_create_annotation();, 'highlight')
-
         if runtime.is_standalone_viewer:
-            actions_div.appendChild(E.ul(
-                ac(_('Lookup/search word'), _('Lookup or search for the currently selected word'),
-                   def(): self.overlay.hide(), ui_operations.toggle_lookup(True);, 'library')
-            ))
-            actions_div.lastChild.appendChild(highlight_action)
             actions_div.lastChild.appendChild(
                 ac(_('Browse highlights'), _('Browse all highlights'),
                     def(): self.overlay.hide(), ui_operations.toggle_highlights();, 'image')
@@ -350,8 +342,6 @@ class MainOverlay:  # {{{
                 ac(_('Quit'), _('Close the viewer'),
                    def(): self.overlay.hide(), ui_operations.quit();, 'remove'),
             ))
-        else:
-            actions_div.appendChild(E.ul(highlight_action))
         container.appendChild(set_css(E.div(class_=MAIN_OVERLAY_TS_CLASS,  # top section
             onclick=def (evt):evt.stopPropagation();,