diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/lookup.js b/chrome/content/zotero/lookup.js
index efbf19e492..22997fafd8 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/lookup.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/lookup.js
@@ -68,18 +68,6 @@ var Zotero_Lookup = new function () {
 					libraryID,
 					collections: collection ? [collection.id] : false
 				});
-				
-				// If we don't yet have a file, check for available PDFs
-				if (Zotero.Prefs.get('downloadAssociatedFiles')
-						&& newItems[0]
-						&& !newItems[0].numPDFAttachments()) {
-					try {
-						yield Zotero.Attachments.addAvailablePDF(newItems[0]);
-					}
-					catch (e) {
-						Zotero.logError(e);
-					}
-				}
 				successful++;
 			}
 			// Continue with other ids on failure