diff --git a/dom/html/nsGenericHTMLElement.cpp b/dom/html/nsGenericHTMLElement.cpp
index 536701e076..e811f6b462 100644
--- a/dom/html/nsGenericHTMLElement.cpp
+++ b/dom/html/nsGenericHTMLElement.cpp
@@ -585,22 +585,10 @@ nsGenericHTMLElement::CheckHandleEventForAnchorsPreconditions(EventChainVisitor&
 {
   NS_PRECONDITION(nsCOMPtr<Link>(do_QueryObject(this)),
                   "should be called only when |this| implements |Link|");
-
-  if (!aVisitor.mPresContext) {
-    // When not in the composed document DOM, only <a> should navigate away per
-    // the exception in https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#cannot-navigate
-    // Thanks, Google, for another ugly one. :|
-    return IsInComposedDoc() || IsHTMLElement(nsGkAtoms::a); 
-  }
-
-  //Need to check if we hit an imagemap area and if so see if we're handling
-  //the event on that map or on a link farther up the tree.  If we're on a
-  //link farther up, do nothing.
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIContent> target = aVisitor.mPresContext->EventStateManager()->
-    GetEventTargetContent(aVisitor.mEvent);
-
-  return !target || !target->IsHTMLElement(nsGkAtoms::area) ||
-         IsHTMLElement(nsGkAtoms::area);
+  // When not in the composed document DOM, only <a> should navigate away per
+  // the exception in https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#cannot-navigate
+  // Thanks, Google, for another ugly one. :|
+  return IsInComposedDoc() || IsHTMLElement(nsGkAtoms::a); 
 }
 
 nsresult