diff --git a/web/source/kmwbase.ts b/web/source/kmwbase.ts
index 6cb0407ab2d..b39d99b5b07 100644
--- a/web/source/kmwbase.ts
+++ b/web/source/kmwbase.ts
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ namespace com.keyman {
     _MasterDocument = null;    // Document with controller (to allow iframes to distinguish local/master control)
     _HotKeys = [];             // Array of document-level hotkey objects
     warned = false;            // Warning flag (to prevent multiple warnings)
-    baseFont = 'sans-serif';   // Default font for mapped input elements
-    appliedFont = '';          // Chain of fonts to be applied to mapped input elements
-    fontCheckTimer = null;     // Timer for testing loading of embedded fonts
+    baseFont = 'sans-serif';   // Default page font (utilized by the OSK)
+    appliedFont = '';          // Chain of fonts to be applied to OSK elements
     srcPath = '';              // Path to folder containing executing keymanweb script
     rootPath = '';             // Path to server root
     protocol = '';             // Protocol used for the KMW script.
@@ -113,12 +112,13 @@ namespace com.keyman {
     getKeyboardPath(f, p?){return f;}
     KC_(n, ln, Pelem){return '';}
     handleRotationEvents(){}
-    // Will serve as an API function for a workaround, in case of future touch-alignment issues.
     /**
+     * Legacy API function for touch-alias issue workarounds
+     * Touch-aliases have been eliminated, though.
+     *
      * This function is deprecated in 16.0, with plans for removal in 17.0.
      */
     ['alignInputs'](eleList?: HTMLElement[]){}
-    hideInputs() {};
     namespaceID(Pstub) {};
     preserveID(Pk) {};
 
@@ -232,17 +232,6 @@ namespace com.keyman {
       return metadata;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Expose font testing to allow checking that SpecialOSK or custom font has
-     * been correctly loaded by browser
-     *
-     *  @param  {string}  fName   font-family name
-     *  @return {boolean}         true if available
-     **/
-    ['isFontAvailable'](fName: string): boolean {
-      return this.util.checkFont({'family':fName});
-    }
-
     /**
      * Function     addEventListener
      * Scope        Public
diff --git a/web/source/kmwembedded.ts b/web/source/kmwembedded.ts
index 4b1ee767fd7..a27b5abdd37 100644
--- a/web/source/kmwembedded.ts
+++ b/web/source/kmwembedded.ts
@@ -80,11 +80,6 @@ namespace com.keyman.osk {
     };
   }
 
-  VisualKeyboard.prototype.waitForFonts = function(this: VisualKeyboard, kfd, ofd) {
-    // a dummy function; it's only really used for 'native' KMW.
-    return true;
-  }
-
   SuggestionManager.prototype.platformHold = function(this: SuggestionManager, suggestionObj: BannerSuggestion, isCustom: boolean) {
     // Parallels VisualKeyboard.prototype.touchHold, but for predictive suggestions instead of keystrokes.
     let suggestionEle = suggestionObj.div;
@@ -228,14 +223,6 @@ namespace com.keyman.text {
    */
   keymanweb.domManager._SetTargDir = function(Ptarg){};
 
-  /**
-   * Align input fields (should not be needed with KMEI, KMEA)
-   *
-   *  @param  {object}   eleList    A list of specific elements to align.  If nil, selects all elements.
-   *
-   **/
-  keymanweb.alignInputs = function(eleList: HTMLElement[]) {};
-
   /**
    * Use rotation events to adjust OSK element positions and scaling if necessary
    */
diff --git a/web/source/kmwnative.ts b/web/source/kmwnative.ts
index 0af29d2ae28..793396e1486 100644
--- a/web/source/kmwnative.ts
+++ b/web/source/kmwnative.ts
@@ -90,26 +90,6 @@ if(!window['keyman']['initialized']) {
       return (rx.test(Lfilename) ? '' : keymanweb.options['keyboards']) + Lfilename;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Align input fields (should not be needed with KMEI, KMEA), making them visible if previously hidden.
-     *
-     *  @param  {object}   eleList    A list of specific elements to align.  If nil, selects all elements.
-     *
-     **/
-    keymanweb.alignInputs = function(eleList: HTMLElement[]) {
-      // no-op
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Programatically hides all input fields with underlying elements.  Restore with .alignInputs.
-     *
-     *  @param  {boolean}   align    align and make visible, else hide
-     *
-     **/
-    keymanweb.hideInputs = function() {
-      // no-op.
-    }
-
     /**
      * Test if caret position is determined from the active element, or
      * from the synthesized overlay element (touch devices)
diff --git a/web/source/kmwrotation.ts b/web/source/kmwrotation.ts
index c098996dea0..1ce4cc636a5 100644
--- a/web/source/kmwrotation.ts
+++ b/web/source/kmwrotation.ts
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ namespace com.keyman {
     }
 
     resolve() {
-      this.keyman.alignInputs();
-
       var osk = this.keyman.osk;
       osk.hideLanguageMenu();
 
diff --git a/web/source/kmwutils.ts b/web/source/kmwutils.ts
index 020d309a5c6..6b7f26f7880 100644
--- a/web/source/kmwutils.ts
+++ b/web/source/kmwutils.ts
@@ -1021,119 +1021,6 @@ namespace com.keyman {
         return this.keyman.protocol+'//'+path;
       }
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Return the appropriate test string for a given font
-     *
-     * TODO: Tidy up and remove arrays once 'sample' included in font metadata
-     *
-     *  @param  {Object}    fd    font meta-data object
-     *  @return {string}          string to compare width
-     *
-     */
-    testString(fd): string {
-      var fontName=fd['family'],
-      i,s='BESbswy';
-
-      if('sample' in fd && typeof(fd['sample']) == 'string') {
-        return s+fd['sample'];
-      }
-
-      var f=['TamilWeb','TibetanWeb','LatinWeb','CherokeeWeb',
-            'EgyptianWeb','SinhalaWeb','KhmerWeb','ArabicWeb',
-            'BurmeseWeb','LaoWeb','OriyaWeb','GeezWeb'],
-          t=['\u0BBE\u0BF5','\u0F7F\u0FD0','\u02B0\u02A4','\u13D0\u13C9',
-            '\uA723\uF7D3','\u0DD8\u0DA3','\u17D6\u178E','\u0639\u06B3',
-            '\u1038\u1024','\u0EC0\u0EDD','\u0B03\u0B06','\u1361\u132C'];
-
-      for(i=0; i<f.length; i++) {
-        if(fontName == f[i]) {
-          return s+t[i];
-        }
-      }
-
-      return s;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Test if a font is installed (or available) on the target platform
-     *
-     * @param       {Object}        fd    font structure
-     * @return      {boolean}             true if font available
-     */
-    checkFont(fd): boolean {
-      var fontReady=false, fontName=fd['family'];
-
-      // Create an absolute positioned div and two paragraph elements with spans for the test string.
-      // The paragraph elements ensure that the spans are measured from the same point, otherwise
-      // pixel rounding can result in different widths for the same string and styles.
-      // Using a separate invisible DIV is more reliable than other positioning.
-      var d=document.createElement('DIV'), ds=d.style,
-          p1=document.createElement('P'),
-          p2=document.createElement('P'),
-          t1=document.createElement('SPAN'), s1=t1.style,
-          t2=document.createElement('SPAN'), s2=t2.style;
-
-      ds.position='absolute';
-      ds.top='10px';
-      ds.left='10px';
-      ds.visibility='hidden';
-      document.body.appendChild(d);
-      d.appendChild(p1);
-      d.appendChild(p2);
-      p1.appendChild(t1);
-      p2.appendChild(t2);
-
-      // Firefox fails without the !important prefix on the fallback font,
-      // apparently applying the same font to both elements.
-      // But it also fails to distinguish the two if !important is added to the test font!
-      // *** TODO: See if still true after changes Dec 2013 ***
-      // Must apply !important tag to font-family, but must apply it to the CSS style, not the JS object member
-      // c.f. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/462537/overriding-important-style-using-javascript
-      t1.setAttribute('style','font-family:monospace !important');
-      s2.fontFamily=fontName+',monospace';
-      s1.fontSize=s2.fontSize='24px';      // Not too large, to avoid wrapping or overflow
-
-      // Include narrow and wide characters from each unique script
-      t1.innerHTML=t2.innerHTML=this.testString(fd);
-
-      // Compare the actual width of each span. Checking monospace, serif,
-      // and sans-serif helps to avoid falsely reporting the font as ready
-      // The width must be different for all three tests.
-      if(t1.offsetWidth != t2.offsetWidth) {
-        t1.setAttribute('style','font-family:sans-serif !important');
-        s2.fontFamily=fontName+',sans-serif';
-        if(t1.offsetWidth != t2.offsetWidth) {
-          t1.setAttribute('style','font-family:serif !important');
-          s2.fontFamily=fontName+',serif';
-        }
-      }
-
-      fontReady=(t1.offsetWidth != t2.offsetWidth);
-
-      // Delete test elements
-      p1.removeChild(t1);
-      p2.removeChild(t2);
-      d.removeChild(p1);
-      d.removeChild(p2);
-      document.body.removeChild(d);
-
-      return fontReady;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Check a font descriptor for font availability, returning true if undefined
-     *
-     *  @param  {Object}  fd  font descriptor member of keyboard stub
-     *  @return {boolean}
-     **/
-    checkFontDescriptor(fd): boolean {
-      if(typeof(fd) == 'undefined' || typeof(fd['family']) != 'string') {
-        return true;
-      }
-
-      return this.checkFont(fd);
-    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/web/source/osk/oskView.ts b/web/source/osk/oskView.ts
index 8a5f714eee8..c9769f14dfd 100644
--- a/web/source/osk/oskView.ts
+++ b/web/source/osk/oskView.ts
@@ -507,9 +507,6 @@ namespace com.keyman.osk {
         bs.height = 'auto';
         bs.maxWidth = bs.maxHeight = '';
       }
-
-      let keyman = com.keyman.singleton;
-      keyman.alignInputs();
     }
 
     public refreshLayoutIfNeeded(pending?: boolean) {
diff --git a/web/source/osk/visualKeyboard.ts b/web/source/osk/visualKeyboard.ts
index 10dd443ddfb..74d735da560 100644
--- a/web/source/osk/visualKeyboard.ts
+++ b/web/source/osk/visualKeyboard.ts
@@ -1349,9 +1349,6 @@ namespace com.keyman.osk {
       util.addFontFaceStyleSheet(kfd);
       util.addFontFaceStyleSheet(ofd);
 
-      // Temporarily hide duplicated elements on non-desktop browsers
-      keymanweb.hideInputs();
-
       // Build the style string and append (or replace) the font style sheet
       // Note: Some browsers do not download the font-face font until it is applied,
       //       so must apply style before testing for font availability
@@ -1361,11 +1358,6 @@ namespace com.keyman.osk {
         customStyle = customStyle + activeKeyboard.oskStyling;
 
       this.styleSheet = util.addStyleSheet(customStyle); //Build 360
-
-      // Wait until font is loaded then align duplicated input elements with page elements
-      if (this.waitForFonts(kfd, ofd)) {
-        keymanweb.alignInputs();
-      }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1718,51 +1710,6 @@ namespace com.keyman.osk {
       }
     };
 
-    /**
-     * Wait until font is loaded before applying stylesheet - test each 100 ms
-     * @param   {Object}  kfd   main font descriptor
-     * @param   {Object}  ofd   secondary font descriptor (OSK only)
-     * @return  {boolean}
-     */
-    waitForFonts(kfd, ofd) {
-      let keymanweb = com.keyman.singleton;
-      let util = keymanweb.util;
-
-      let fontDefined = !!(kfd && kfd['files']);
-      kfd = fontDefined ? kfd : undefined;
-
-      let oskFontDefined = !!(ofd && ofd['files']);
-      ofd = oskFontDefined ? ofd : undefined;
-
-      // Automatically 'ready' if the descriptor is explicitly `undefined`.
-      // Thus, also covers the case where both are undefined.
-      var kReady = util.checkFontDescriptor(kfd), oReady = util.checkFontDescriptor(ofd);
-      if (kReady && oReady) {
-        return true;
-      }
-
-      keymanweb.fontCheckTimer = window.setInterval(function () {
-        if (util.checkFontDescriptor(kfd) && util.checkFontDescriptor(ofd)) {
-          window.clearInterval(keymanweb.fontCheckTimer);
-          keymanweb.fontCheckTimer = null;
-          keymanweb.alignInputs();
-        }
-      }, 100);
-
-      // Align anyway as best as can if font appears to remain uninstalled after 5 seconds
-      window.setTimeout(function () {
-        if (keymanweb.fontCheckTimer) {
-          window.clearInterval(keymanweb.fontCheckTimer);
-          keymanweb.fontCheckTimer = null;
-          keymanweb.alignInputs();
-          // Don't notify - this is a management issue, not anything the user needs to deal with
-          // TODO: Consider having an icon in the OSK with a bubble that indicates missing font
-          //util.alert('Unable to download the font normally used with '+ks['KN']+'.');
-        }
-      }, 5000);
-      return false;
-    };
-
     shutdown() {
       let keyman = com.keyman.singleton;
 
diff --git a/web/testing/inline-osk/index.html b/web/testing/inline-osk/index.html
index 01bf80a84f5..5d3e1d9ad3c 100644
--- a/web/testing/inline-osk/index.html
+++ b/web/testing/inline-osk/index.html
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
         document.getElementById('KeymanWebControl').appendChild(newOSK.element);
         keyman.osk = newOSK;
         newOSK.activeKeyboard = keyman.core.activeKeyboard;
-        keyman.alignInputs();
         document.getElementById('ta1').focus();
       }