diff --git a/src/UiEffects.js b/src/UiEffects.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 06b0a0e3b7..0000000000
--- a/src/UiEffects.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-/**
- * Functions for applying common thematic effects to  UI elements.
- * Ideally this would be themeable.
- */
-
-import Velocity from 'velocity-vector';
-import 'velocity-vector/velocity.ui';
-
-export function fieldInputIncorrect(element) {
-    Velocity(element, "callout.shake", 300);
-}
diff --git a/src/components/views/auth/PasswordLogin.js b/src/components/views/auth/PasswordLogin.js
index 022de34011..5bc6d6e05b 100644
--- a/src/components/views/auth/PasswordLogin.js
+++ b/src/components/views/auth/PasswordLogin.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import sdk from '../../../index';
 import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
-import {fieldInputIncorrect} from '../../../UiEffects';
 import SdkConfig from '../../../SdkConfig';
 
 /**
@@ -71,12 +70,6 @@ class PasswordLogin extends React.Component {
         this._loginField = null;
     }
 
-    componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
-        if (!this.props.loginIncorrect && nextProps.loginIncorrect) {
-            fieldInputIncorrect(this.isLoginEmpty() ? this._loginField : this._passwordField);
-        }
-    }
-
     onSubmitForm(ev) {
         ev.preventDefault();
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/auth/RegistrationForm.js b/src/components/views/auth/RegistrationForm.js
index 14d170ecaa..b38a7d47fc 100644
--- a/src/components/views/auth/RegistrationForm.js
+++ b/src/components/views/auth/RegistrationForm.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { fieldInputIncorrect } from '../../../UiEffects';
 import sdk from '../../../index';
 import Email from '../../../email';
 import { looksValid as phoneNumberLooksValid } from '../../../phonenumber';
@@ -211,7 +210,6 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         fieldValid[fieldID] = val;
         this.setState({fieldValid: fieldValid});
         if (!val) {
-            fieldInputIncorrect(this.fieldElementById(fieldID));
             this.props.onError(errorCode);
         }
     },