diff --git a/core/server/helpers/content.js b/core/server/helpers/content.js
index ce29b42e60..9c7f25faed 100644
--- a/core/server/helpers/content.js
+++ b/core/server/helpers/content.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 var hbs             = require('express-hbs'),
     _               = require('lodash'),
     downsize        = require('downsize'),
-    downzero        = require('../utils/downzero'),
     content;
 
 content = function (options) {
@@ -20,13 +19,6 @@ content = function (options) {
     });
 
     if (truncateOptions.hasOwnProperty('words') || truncateOptions.hasOwnProperty('characters')) {
-        // Legacy function: {{content words="0"}} should return leading tags.
-        if (truncateOptions.hasOwnProperty('words') && truncateOptions.words === 0) {
-            return new hbs.handlebars.SafeString(
-                downzero(this.html)
-            );
-        }
-
         return new hbs.handlebars.SafeString(
             downsize(this.html, truncateOptions)
         );
diff --git a/core/server/utils/downzero.js b/core/server/utils/downzero.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 95e01a0a74..0000000000
--- a/core/server/utils/downzero.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-// Functions to imitate the behavior of Downsize@0.0.5 with 'words: "0"' (heavily based on Downsize)
-
-var stack, tagName, tagBuffer, truncatedText, parseState, pointer,
-    states = {unitialized: 0, tag_commenced: 1, tag_string: -1, tag_string_single: -2, comment: -3},
-    voidElements = ['area', 'base', 'br', 'col', 'command', 'embed', 'hr', 'img', 'input',
-    'keygen', 'link', 'meta', 'param', 'source', 'track', 'wbr'];
-
-function getTagName(tag) {
-    var tagName = (tag || '').match(/<\/*([a-z0-9\:\-\_]+)/i);
-    return tagName ? tagName[1] : null;
-}
-
-function closeTag(openingTag) {
-    var tagName = (getTagName(openingTag)) ? '</' + getTagName(openingTag) + '>' : '';
-    return tagName;
-}
-
-function downzero(text) {
-    stack = [];
-    tagName = '';
-    tagBuffer = '';
-    truncatedText = '';
-    parseState = 0;
-    pointer = 0;
-
-    for (; pointer < text.length; pointer += 1) {
-        if (parseState !== states.unitialized) {
-            tagBuffer += text[pointer];
-        }
-
-        switch (text[pointer]) {
-            case '<':
-                if (parseState === states.unitialized && text[pointer + 1].match(/[a-z0-9\-\_\/\!]/)) {
-                    parseState = states.tag_commenced;
-                    tagBuffer += text[pointer];
-                }
-
-                break;
-            case '!':
-                if (parseState === states.tag_commenced && text[pointer - 1] === '<') {
-                    parseState = states.comment;
-                }
-
-                break;
-            case '\"':
-                if (parseState === states.tag_string) {
-                    parseState = states.tag_commenced;
-                } else if (parseState === states.tag_string_single) {
-                    // if double quote is found in a single quote string, ignore it and let the string finish
-                    break;
-                } else if (parseState !== states.unitialized) {
-                    parseState = states.tag_string;
-                }
-
-                break;
-            case '\'':
-                if (parseState === states.tag_string_single) {
-                    parseState = states.tag_commenced;
-                } else if (parseState === states.tag_string) {
-                    break;
-                } else if (parseState !== states.unitialized) {
-                    parseState = states.tag_string_single;
-                }
-
-                break;
-            case '>':
-                if (parseState === states.tag_commenced) {
-                    parseState = states.unitialized;
-                    truncatedText += tagBuffer;
-                    tagName = getTagName(tagBuffer);
-
-                    if (tagBuffer.match(/<\s*\//) && getTagName(stack[stack.length - 1]) === tagName) {
-                        stack.pop();
-                    } else if (voidElements.indexOf(tagName) < 0 && !tagBuffer.match(/\/\s*>$/)) {
-                        stack.push(tagBuffer);
-                    }
-                    tagBuffer = '';
-
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                if (parseState === states.comment && text.substring(pointer - 2, pointer) === '--') {
-                    parseState = states.unitialized;
-                    truncatedText += tagBuffer;
-                    tagBuffer = '';
-
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                break;
-            case '-':
-                break;
-        }
-
-        if (!parseState) {
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    truncatedText += tagBuffer;
-
-    while (stack.length) {
-        truncatedText += closeTag(stack.pop());
-    }
-
-    return truncatedText;
-}
-
-module.exports = downzero;
diff --git a/core/test/unit/server_helpers/content_spec.js b/core/test/unit/server_helpers/content_spec.js
index ffbe3c26dc..95a148c849 100644
--- a/core/test/unit/server_helpers/content_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/unit/server_helpers/content_spec.js
@@ -48,120 +48,7 @@ describe('{{content}} helper', function () {
                 );
 
         should.exist(rendered);
-        rendered.string.should.equal('<p></p>');
-    });
-
-    it('can truncate html to 0 words, leaving image tag if it is first', function () {
-        var html = '<p><img src="example.jpg" />Hello <strong>World! It\'s me!</strong></p>',
-            rendered = (
-                helpers.content
-                    .call(
-                    {html: html},
-                    {hash: {words: '0'}}
-                )
-                );
-
-        should.exist(rendered);
-        rendered.string.should.equal('<p><img src="example.jpg" /></p>');
-    });
-
-    it('can truncate html to 0 words, leaving image tag with attributes', function () {
-        var html = '<p><img src="example.png" alt="Alternative" title="Title"></p>',
-            rendered = (
-                helpers.content
-                    .call(
-                    {html: html},
-                    {hash: {words: '0'}}
-                )
-                );
-
-        should.exist(rendered);
-        rendered.string.should.equal('<p><img src="example.png" alt="Alternative" title="Title"></p>');
-    });
-
-    it('can truncate html to 0 words, leaving first image tag & if alt text has a single quote', function () {
-        var html = '<p><img src="example.jpg" alt="It\'s me!" />Hello <strong>World! It\'s me!</strong></p>',
-            rendered = (
-                helpers.content
-                    .call(
-                    {html: html},
-                    {hash: {words: '0'}}
-                )
-                );
-
-        should.exist(rendered);
-        rendered.string.should.equal('<p><img src="example.jpg" alt="It\'s me!" /></p>');
-    });
-
-    it('can truncate html to 0 words, leaving first image tag & if alt text has a double quote', function () {
-        var html = '<p><img src="example.jpg" alt="A double quote is \'" />' +
-                'Hello <strong>World! It\'s me!</strong></p>',
-            rendered = (
-                helpers.content
-                    .call(
-                    {html: html},
-                    {hash: {words: '0'}}
-                )
-                );
-
-        should.exist(rendered);
-        rendered.string.should.equal('<p><img src="example.jpg" alt="A double quote is \'" /></p>');
-    });
-
-    it('can truncate html to 0 words, leaving first image tag if it contains > & <', function () {
-        var html = '<p><img src="examp>><><>le.png"></p>',
-            rendered = (
-                helpers.content
-                    .call(
-                    {html: html},
-                    {hash: {words: '0'}}
-                )
-                );
-
-        should.exist(rendered);
-        rendered.string.should.equal('<p><img src="examp>><><>le.png"></p>');
-    });
-
-    it('can truncate html to 0 words, leaving first two image tags', function () {
-        var html = '<p><img src="example.png"><img src="example.png">Hi<img src="example.png"></p>',
-            rendered = (
-                helpers.content
-                    .call(
-                    {html: html},
-                    {hash: {words: '0'}}
-                )
-                );
-
-        should.exist(rendered);
-        rendered.string.should.equal('<p><img src="example.png"><img src="example.png"></p>');
-    });
-
-    it('can truncate html to 0 words, removing image if text comes first', function () {
-        var html = '<p><a>Bli<a><a><img src="example.png"></a></a>Blob</a></p>',
-            rendered = (
-                helpers.content
-                    .call(
-                    {html: html},
-                    {hash: {words: '0'}}
-                )
-                );
-
-        should.exist(rendered);
-        rendered.string.should.equal('<p><a></a></p>');
-    });
-
-    it('can truncate html to 0 words, leaving video tag', function () {
-        var html = '<p><video><source src="movie.mp4"><source src="movie.ogg"></video></p>',
-            rendered = (
-                helpers.content
-                    .call(
-                    {html: html},
-                    {hash: {words: '0'}}
-                )
-                );
-
-        should.exist(rendered);
-        rendered.string.should.equal('<p><video><source src="movie.mp4"><source src="movie.ogg"></video></p>');
+        rendered.string.should.equal('');
     });
 
     it('can truncate html by character', function () {