diff --git a/dev/External/User/ko.js b/dev/External/User/ko.js
index 6d654720c..89c4c99ec 100644
--- a/dev/External/User/ko.js
+++ b/dev/External/User/ko.js
@@ -250,9 +250,3 @@ ko.bindingHandlers.openDropdownTrigger = {
 		}
 	}
 };
-
-ko.bindingHandlers.dropdownCloser = {
-	init: element => element.closest('.dropdown').addEventListener('click', event =>
-		event.target.closestWithin('.e-item', element) && element.ddBtn.toggle()
-	)
-};
diff --git a/snappymail/v/0.0.0/app/templates/Views/User/PopupsCompose.html b/snappymail/v/0.0.0/app/templates/Views/User/PopupsCompose.html
index b3ddad42d..ec589784e 100644
--- a/snappymail/v/0.0.0/app/templates/Views/User/PopupsCompose.html
+++ b/snappymail/v/0.0.0/app/templates/Views/User/PopupsCompose.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 						<div class="dropdown pull-left" data-bind="registerBootstrapDropdown: true, openDropdownTrigger: identitiesDropdownTrigger">
 							<a class="dropdown-toggle e-identity" href="#" tabindex="-1"
 								id="identity-label-id" role="button"
-								data-bind="text: currentIdentityView, dropdownCloser: true, css: {'multiply': 1 < identitiesOptions().length }">
+								data-bind="text: currentIdentityView, css: {'multiply': 1 < identitiesOptions().length }">
 							</a>
 							<!-- ko if: 1 < identitiesOptions().length -->
 								<ul class="dropdown-menu g-ui-menu" role="menu" aria-labelledby="identity-label-id" data-bind="foreach: identitiesOptions">