diff --git a/tests/unit/tabs/tabs_common_deprecated.js b/tests/unit/tabs/tabs_common_deprecated.js
index 2449a07d3..763e0d84e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/tabs/tabs_common_deprecated.js
+++ b/tests/unit/tabs/tabs_common_deprecated.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ TestHelpers.commonWidgetTests( "tabs", {
 		hide: null,
 		idPrefix: "ui-tabs-",
 		panelTemplate: "<div></div>",
-		// show: null, // conflicts with old show callback
+		show: null,
 		spinner: "<em>Loading&#8230;</em>",
 		tabTemplate: "<li><a href='#{href}'><span>#{label}</span></a></li>",
 
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ TestHelpers.commonWidgetTests( "tabs", {
 		create: null,
 		load: null,
 		remove: null,
-		select: null,
-		show: null
+		select: null
 	}
 });
diff --git a/tests/unit/tabs/tabs_deprecated.js b/tests/unit/tabs/tabs_deprecated.js
index b551b3279..5f91f1b52 100644
--- a/tests/unit/tabs/tabs_deprecated.js
+++ b/tests/unit/tabs/tabs_deprecated.js
@@ -198,46 +198,6 @@ asyncTest( "load", function() {
 	}
 });
 
-test( "show", function() {
-	expect( 13 );
-
-	var element = $( "#tabs1" ).tabs({
-			active: false,
-			collapsible: true
-		}),
-		anchors = element.find( ".ui-tabs-nav .ui-tabs-anchor" ),
-		panels = element.find( ".ui-tabs-panel" );
-
-	// from collapsed
-	element.one( "tabsshow", function( event, ui ) {
-		ok( !( "originalEvent" in event ), "originalEvent" );
-		strictEqual( ui.tab, anchors[ 0 ], "ui.tab" );
-		strictEqual( ui.panel, panels[ 0 ], "ui.panel" );
-		equal( ui.index, 0, "ui.index" );
-		state( element, 1, 0, 0 );
-	});
-	element.tabs( "option", "active", 0 );
-	state( element, 1, 0, 0 );
-
-	// switching tabs
-	element.one( "tabsshow", function( event, ui ) {
-		equal( event.originalEvent.type, "click", "originalEvent" );
-		strictEqual( ui.tab, anchors[ 1 ], "ui.tab" );
-		strictEqual( ui.panel, panels[ 1 ], "ui.panel" );
-		equal( ui.index, 1, "ui.index" );
-		state( element, 0, 1, 0 );
-	});
-	anchors.eq( 1 ).click();
-	state( element, 0, 1, 0 );
-
-	// collapsing
-	element.one( "tabsshow", function() {
-		ok( false, "collapsing" );
-	});
-	element.tabs( "option", "active", false );
-	state( element, 0, 0, 0 );
-});
-
 test( "select", function() {
 	expect( 13 );
 
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.tabs.js b/ui/jquery.ui.tabs.js
index 10cdaecd4..4a8287305 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.tabs.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.tabs.js
@@ -1046,20 +1046,11 @@ if ( $.uiBackCompat !== false ) {
 		}
 	});
 
-	// show and select event
+	// select event
 	$.widget( "ui.tabs", $.ui.tabs, {
 		options: {
-			show: null,
 			select: null
 		},
-		_create: function() {
-			this._super();
-			if ( this.options.active !== false ) {
-				this._trigger( "show", null, this._ui(
-					this.active.find( ".ui-tabs-anchor" )[ 0 ],
-					this._getPanelForTab( this.active )[ 0 ] ) );
-			}
-		},
 		_trigger: function( type, event, data ) {
 			var ret = this._superApply( arguments );
 			if ( !ret ) {
@@ -1071,12 +1062,6 @@ if ( $.uiBackCompat !== false ) {
 					panel: data.newPanel[ 0 ],
 					index: data.newTab.closest( "li" ).index()
 				});
-			} else if ( type === "activate" && data.newTab.length ) {
-				ret = this._super( "show", event, {
-					tab: data.newTab.find( ".ui-tabs-anchor" )[ 0 ],
-					panel: data.newPanel[ 0 ],
-					index: data.newTab.closest( "li" ).index()
-				});
 			}
 			return ret;
 		}