diff --git a/fhem/www/pgm2/console.js b/fhem/www/pgm2/console.js
index baf206754..77d569f27 100644
--- a/fhem/www/pgm2/console.js
+++ b/fhem/www/pgm2/console.js
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ consFill()
     consConn.onclose = 
     consConn.onerror = 
     consConn.onmessage = consUpdate;
-    consConn.onopen = function(){FW_wsPing(consConn);};
 
   } else {
     if(consConn) {
diff --git a/fhem/www/pgm2/fhemweb.js b/fhem/www/pgm2/fhemweb.js
index db4e7fd67..df4680178 100644
--- a/fhem/www/pgm2/fhemweb.js
+++ b/fhem/www/pgm2/fhemweb.js
@@ -1208,7 +1208,6 @@ FW_longpoll()
     FW_pollConn.onclose = 
     FW_pollConn.onerror = 
     FW_pollConn.onmessage = FW_doUpdate;
-    FW_pollConn.onopen = function(){FW_wsPing(FW_pollConn);};
 
   } else {
     FW_pollConn = new XMLHttpRequest();
@@ -1223,17 +1222,6 @@ FW_longpoll()
   log("Inform-channel opened ("+(FW_longpollType==1 ? "HTTP":FW_longpollType)+
                 ") with filter "+filter);
 }
-
-
-function
-FW_wsPing(conn) // idle websockets are closed by the browser after 55sec
-{
-  if(!conn || conn.readyState != conn.OPEN)
-    return;
-  conn.send("\n");
-//  setTimeout(function(){FW_wsPing(conn);}, 30000);
-}
-
 /*************** LONGPOLL END **************/