diff --git a/examples/contexticons.html b/examples/contexticons.html
index 0340a1755..ab871d3ee 100644
--- a/examples/contexticons.html
+++ b/examples/contexticons.html
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 		{
 			if (this.state != null && this.domNode != null)
 			{
-				var dy = (mxClient.IS_VML && document.compatMode == 'CSS1Compat') ? 20 : 4;
+				var dy = 4;
 				this.domNode.style.left = (this.state.x + this.state.width - 56) + 'px';
 				this.domNode.style.top = (this.state.y + this.state.height + dy) + 'px';
 			}
diff --git a/examples/grapheditor/www/js/Dialogs.js b/examples/grapheditor/www/js/Dialogs.js
index 6f85f9e30..9531a7f95 100644
--- a/examples/grapheditor/www/js/Dialogs.js
+++ b/examples/grapheditor/www/js/Dialogs.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ var OpenDialog = function()
 	iframe.frameBorder = '0';
 	
 	// Adds padding as a workaround for box model in older IE versions
-	var dx = (mxClient.IS_VML && (document.documentMode == null || document.documentMode < 8)) ? 20 : 0;
+	var dx = 0;
 	
 	iframe.setAttribute('width', (((Editor.useLocalStorage) ? 640 : 320) + dx) + 'px');
 	iframe.setAttribute('height', (((Editor.useLocalStorage) ? 480 : 220) + dx) + 'px');
@@ -1688,12 +1688,8 @@ var LinkDialog = function(editorUi, initialValue, btnLabel, fn)
 	inner.style.whiteSpace = 'nowrap';
 	inner.style.textOverflow = 'clip';
 	inner.style.cursor = 'default';
-	
-	if (!mxClient.IS_VML)
-	{
-		inner.style.paddingRight = '20px';
-	}
-	
+	inner.style.paddingRight = '20px';
+
 	var linkInput = document.createElement('input');
 	linkInput.setAttribute('value', initialValue);
 	linkInput.setAttribute('placeholder', 'http://www.example.com/');
@@ -1712,10 +1708,8 @@ var LinkDialog = function(editorUi, initialValue, btnLabel, fn)
 	cross.style.width = '12px';
 	cross.style.height = '14px';
 	cross.style.cursor = 'pointer';
-
-	// Workaround for inline-block not supported in IE
-	cross.style.display = (mxClient.IS_VML) ? 'inline' : 'inline-block';
-	cross.style.top = ((mxClient.IS_VML) ? 0 : 3) + 'px';
+	cross.style.display = 'inline-block';
+	cross.style.top = '3px';
 	
 	// Needed to block event transparency in IE
 	cross.style.background = 'url(' + IMAGE_PATH + '/transparent.gif)';
diff --git a/examples/grapheditor/www/js/Editor.js b/examples/grapheditor/www/js/Editor.js
index db5578dcd..e486dfdcf 100644
--- a/examples/grapheditor/www/js/Editor.js
+++ b/examples/grapheditor/www/js/Editor.js
@@ -783,13 +783,6 @@ function Dialog(editorUi, elt, w, h, modal, closable, onClose, noScroll, transpa
 {
 	var dx = 0;
 	
-	if (mxClient.IS_VML && (document.documentMode == null || document.documentMode < 8))
-	{
-		// Adds padding as a workaround for box model in older IE versions
-		// This needs to match the total padding of geDialog in CSS
-		dx = 80;
-	}
-	
 	w += dx;
 	h += dx;
 	
diff --git a/examples/grapheditor/www/js/EditorUi.js b/examples/grapheditor/www/js/EditorUi.js
index 91495d4d4..ef6c16851 100644
--- a/examples/grapheditor/www/js/EditorUi.js
+++ b/examples/grapheditor/www/js/EditorUi.js
@@ -1875,12 +1875,9 @@ EditorUi.prototype.initCanvas = function()
 			this.chromelessToolbar.style.padding = '10px 10px 8px 10px';
 			this.chromelessToolbar.style.left = (graph.isViewer()) ? '0' : '50%';
 			
-			if (!mxClient.IS_VML)
-			{
-				mxUtils.setPrefixedStyle(this.chromelessToolbar.style, 'borderRadius', '20px');
-				mxUtils.setPrefixedStyle(this.chromelessToolbar.style, 'transition', 'opacity 600ms ease-in-out');
-			}
-			
+			mxUtils.setPrefixedStyle(this.chromelessToolbar.style, 'borderRadius', '20px');
+			mxUtils.setPrefixedStyle(this.chromelessToolbar.style, 'transition', 'opacity 600ms ease-in-out');
+
 			var updateChromelessToolbarPosition = mxUtils.bind(this, function()
 			{
 				var css = mxUtils.getCurrentStyle(graph.container);
diff --git a/examples/grapheditor/www/js/Graph.js b/examples/grapheditor/www/js/Graph.js
index c625a1cad..508637f0a 100644
--- a/examples/grapheditor/www/js/Graph.js
+++ b/examples/grapheditor/www/js/Graph.js
@@ -7667,8 +7667,7 @@ if (typeof mxVertexHandler != 'undefined')
 					pt.x, pt.y) && !mxUtils.isAncestorNode(state.text.node, mxEvent.getSource(evt))))) &&
 					((state == null && !this.isCellLocked(this.getDefaultParent())) ||
 					(state != null && !this.isCellLocked(state.cell))) &&
-					(state != null || (mxClient.IS_VML && src == this.view.getCanvas()) ||
-					(mxClient.IS_SVG && src == this.view.getCanvas().ownerSVGElement)))
+					(state != null || (mxClient.IS_SVG && src == this.view.getCanvas().ownerSVGElement)))
 				{
 					if (state == null)
 					{
@@ -9932,14 +9931,7 @@ if (typeof mxVertexHandler != 'undefined')
 					this.textarea.style.left = Math.round(this.bounds.x) + 'px';
 					this.textarea.style.top = Math.round(this.bounds.y) + 'px';
 		
-					if (mxClient.IS_VML)
-					{
-						this.textarea.style.zoom = scale;
-					}
-					else
-					{
-						mxUtils.setPrefixedStyle(this.textarea.style, 'transform', 'scale(' + scale + ',' + scale + ')');	
-					}
+					mxUtils.setPrefixedStyle(this.textarea.style, 'transform', 'scale(' + scale + ',' + scale + ')');
 				}
 				else
 				{
diff --git a/examples/grapheditor/www/js/Sidebar.js b/examples/grapheditor/www/js/Sidebar.js
index 24c1d508a..e8962e06f 100644
--- a/examples/grapheditor/www/js/Sidebar.js
+++ b/examples/grapheditor/www/js/Sidebar.js
@@ -2530,13 +2530,7 @@ Sidebar.prototype.createThumb = function(cells, width, height, parent, title, sh
 	
 	this.graph.getModel().clear();
 	mxClient.NO_FO = fo;
-	
-	// Catch-all event handling
-	if (mxClient.IS_IE6)
-	{
-		parent.style.backgroundImage = 'url(' + this.editorUi.editor.transparentImage + ')';
-	}
-	
+
 	node.style.position = 'relative';
 	node.style.overflow = 'hidden';
 	node.style.left = this.thumbBorder + 'px';
@@ -2581,12 +2575,7 @@ Sidebar.prototype.createItem = function(cells, title, showLabel, showTitle, widt
 	elt.style.width = (this.thumbWidth + border) + 'px';
 	elt.style.height = (this.thumbHeight + border) + 'px';
 	elt.style.padding = this.thumbPadding + 'px';
-	
-	if (mxClient.IS_IE6)
-	{
-		elt.style.border = 'none';
-	}
-	
+
 	// Blocks default click action
 	mxEvent.addListener(elt, 'click', function(evt)
 	{
diff --git a/src/js/handler/mxConnectionHandler.js b/src/js/handler/mxConnectionHandler.js
index 03db0226b..903127931 100644
--- a/src/js/handler/mxConnectionHandler.js
+++ b/src/js/handler/mxConnectionHandler.js
@@ -352,9 +352,9 @@ mouseDownCounter = 0;
  * 
  * Switch to enable moving the preview away from the mousepointer. This is required in browsers
  * where the preview cannot be made transparent to events and if the built-in hit detection on
- * the HTML elements in the page should be used. Default is the value of <mxClient.IS_VML>.
+ * the HTML elements in the page should be used. Default is false.
  */
-movePreviewAway = mxClient.IS_VML;
+movePreviewAway = false;
 
 /**
  * Variable: outlineConnect
diff --git a/src/js/handler/mxRubberband.js b/src/js/handler/mxRubberband.js
index b88da1e2f..e7ee2de54 100644
--- a/src/js/handler/mxRubberband.js
+++ b/src/js/handler/mxRubberband.js
@@ -383,8 +383,8 @@ repaint = ()=>
     this.width = Math.max(this.first.x, x) - this.x;
     this.height =  Math.max(this.first.y, y) - this.y;
 
-    var dx = (mxClient.IS_VML) ? this.graph.panDx : 0;
-    var dy = (mxClient.IS_VML) ? this.graph.panDy : 0;
+    var dx = 0;
+    var dy = 0;
 
     this.div.style.left = (this.x + dx) + 'px';
     this.div.style.top = (this.y + dy) + 'px';
diff --git a/src/js/mxClient.js b/src/js/mxClient.js
index 09ce2fd5a..6e24b048d 100644
--- a/src/js/mxClient.js
+++ b/src/js/mxClient.js
@@ -23,13 +23,6 @@ var mxClient = {
    */
   VERSION: '4.2.2',
 
-  /**
-   * Variable: IS_IE6
-   *
-   * True if the current browser is Internet Explorer 6.x.
-   */
-  IS_IE6: navigator.userAgent != null && navigator.userAgent.indexOf('MSIE 6') >= 0,
-
   /**
    * Variable: IS_EDGE
    *
@@ -136,13 +129,6 @@ var mxClient = {
       (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Iceape/') >= 0 &&
           navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Iceape/1.') < 0),
 
-  /**
-   * Variable: IS_VML
-   *
-   * True if the browser supports VML.
-   */
-  IS_VML: navigator.appName.toUpperCase() == 'MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER',
-
   /**
    * Variable: IS_SVG
    *
@@ -214,7 +200,7 @@ var mxClient = {
    * Function: isBrowserSupported
    *
    * Returns true if the current browser is supported, that is, if
-   * <mxClient.IS_VML> or <mxClient.IS_SVG> is true.
+   * <mxClient.IS_SVG> is true.
    *
    * Example:
    *
@@ -253,23 +239,19 @@ var mxClient = {
     doc = doc || document;
 
     // Workaround for Operation Aborted in IE6 if base tag is used in head
-    if (mxClient.IS_IE6) {
-      doc.write('<link rel="' + rel + '" href="' + href + '" charset="UTF-8" type="text/css"/>');
-    } else {
-      var link = doc.createElement('link');
+    var link = doc.createElement('link');
 
-      link.setAttribute('rel', rel);
-      link.setAttribute('href', href);
-      link.setAttribute('charset', 'UTF-8');
-      link.setAttribute('type', 'text/css');
+    link.setAttribute('rel', rel);
+    link.setAttribute('href', href);
+    link.setAttribute('charset', 'UTF-8');
+    link.setAttribute('type', 'text/css');
 
-      if (id) {
-        link.setAttribute('id', id);
-      }
-
-      var head = doc.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
-      head.appendChild(link);
+    if (id) {
+      link.setAttribute('id', id);
     }
+
+    var head = doc.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
+    head.appendChild(link);
   },
 
   /**
@@ -529,43 +511,6 @@ if (typeof(mxLanguages) != 'undefined' && mxLanguages != null) {
   mxClient.languages = mxLanguages;
 }
 
-// Adds required namespaces, stylesheets and memory handling for older IE browsers
-if (mxClient.IS_VML) {
-  if (mxClient.IS_SVG) {
-    mxClient.IS_VML = false;
-  } else {
-    // Enables support for IE8 standards mode. Note that this requires all attributes for VML
-    // elements to be set using direct notation, ie. node.attr = value, not setAttribute.
-    if (document.namespaces != null) {
-      if (document.documentMode == 8) {
-        document.namespaces.add(mxClient.VML_PREFIX, 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml', '#default#VML');
-        document.namespaces.add(mxClient.OFFICE_PREFIX, 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office', '#default#VML');
-      } else {
-        document.namespaces.add(mxClient.VML_PREFIX, 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml');
-        document.namespaces.add(mxClient.OFFICE_PREFIX, 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office');
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Workaround for limited number of stylesheets in IE (does not work in standards mode)
-    if (mxClient.IS_QUIRKS && document.styleSheets.length >= 30) {
-      (() => {
-        var node = document.createElement('style');
-        node.type = 'text/css';
-        node.styleSheet.cssText = mxClient.VML_PREFIX + '\\:*{behavior:url(#default#VML)}' +
-            mxClient.OFFICE_PREFIX + '\\:*{behavior:url(#default#VML)}';
-        document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(node);
-      })();
-    } else {
-      document.createStyleSheet().cssText = mxClient.VML_PREFIX + '\\:*{behavior:url(#default#VML)}' +
-          mxClient.OFFICE_PREFIX + '\\:*{behavior:url(#default#VML)}';
-    }
-
-    if (mxLoadStylesheets) {
-      mxClient.link('stylesheet', mxClient.basePath + '/css/explorer.css');
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 // PREPROCESSOR-REMOVE-START
 // If script is loaded via CommonJS, do not write <script> tags to the page
 // for dependencies. These are already included in the build.
diff --git a/src/js/shape/mxImageShape.js b/src/js/shape/mxImageShape.js
index a9950095b..6b9fe30b9 100644
--- a/src/js/shape/mxImageShape.js
+++ b/src/js/shape/mxImageShape.js
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class mxImageShape extends mxRectangleShape {
       this.node.style.borderColor = stroke;
 
       // VML image supports PNG in IE6
-      var useVml = mxClient.IS_IE6 || ((document.documentMode == null || document.documentMode <= 8) && this.rotation !== 0);
+      var useVml = false;
       var img = document.createElement((useVml) ? mxClient.VML_PREFIX + ':image' : 'img');
       img.setAttribute('border', '0');
       img.style.position = 'absolute';
diff --git a/src/js/shape/mxShape.js b/src/js/shape/mxShape.js
index 22855a8df..b720aa052 100644
--- a/src/js/shape/mxShape.js
+++ b/src/js/shape/mxShape.js
@@ -300,11 +300,8 @@ class mxShape {
 
     if (container != null && container.ownerSVGElement != null) {
       node = this.createSvg(container);
-    } else if (document.documentMode === 8 || !mxClient.IS_VML ||
-        (this.dialect !== mxConstants.DIALECT_VML && this.isHtmlAllowed())) {
-      node = this.createHtml(container);
     } else {
-      node = this.createVml(container);
+      node = this.createHtml(container);
     }
 
     return node;
@@ -367,7 +364,7 @@ class mxShape {
       this.node.style.visibility = 'visible';
       this.clear();
 
-      if (this.node.nodeName === 'DIV' && (this.isHtmlAllowed() || !mxClient.IS_VML)) {
+      if (this.node.nodeName === 'DIV') {
         this.redrawHtmlShape();
       } else {
         this.redrawShape();
@@ -546,9 +543,6 @@ class mxShape {
     // LATER: Check if reusing existing DOM nodes improves performance
     if (this.node.ownerSVGElement != null) {
       canvas = this.createSvgCanvas();
-    } else if (mxClient.IS_VML) {
-      this.updateVmlContainer();
-      canvas = this.createVmlCanvas();
     }
 
     if (canvas != null && this.outline) {
diff --git a/src/js/shape/mxText.js b/src/js/shape/mxText.js
index e1c0839cf..b9d7e88f7 100644
--- a/src/js/shape/mxText.js
+++ b/src/js/shape/mxText.js
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ class mxText extends mxShape {
   redraw = () => {
     if (this.visible && this.checkBounds() && this.cacheEnabled && this.lastValue == this.value &&
         (mxUtils.isNode(this.value) || this.dialect == mxConstants.DIALECT_STRICTHTML)) {
-      if (this.node.nodeName == 'DIV' && (this.isHtmlAllowed() || !mxClient.IS_VML)) {
+      if (this.node.nodeName === 'DIV') {
         if (mxClient.IS_SVG) {
           this.redrawHtmlShapeWithCss3();
         } else {
diff --git a/src/js/util/mxUtils.js b/src/js/util/mxUtils.js
index f0d08eb2f..84f6425b5 100644
--- a/src/js/util/mxUtils.js
+++ b/src/js/util/mxUtils.js
@@ -2682,17 +2682,9 @@ var mxUtils = {
    */
   createImage: (src) => {
     var imageNode = null;
-
-    if (mxClient.IS_IE6 && document.compatMode != 'CSS1Compat') {
-      imageNode = document.createElement(mxClient.VML_PREFIX + ':image');
-      imageNode.setAttribute('src', src);
-      imageNode.style.borderStyle = 'none';
-    } else {
-      imageNode = document.createElement('img');
-      imageNode.setAttribute('src', src);
-      imageNode.setAttribute('border', '0');
-    }
-
+    imageNode = document.createElement('img');
+    imageNode.setAttribute('src', src);
+    imageNode.setAttribute('border', '0');
     return imageNode;
   },
 
diff --git a/src/js/view/mxCellEditor.js b/src/js/view/mxCellEditor.js
index f1a1200f4..96f3af597 100644
--- a/src/js/view/mxCellEditor.js
+++ b/src/js/view/mxCellEditor.js
@@ -682,17 +682,10 @@ resize = ()=>
       }
      }
 
-    if (mxClient.IS_VML)
-    {
-      this.textarea.style.zoom = scale;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      mxUtils.setPrefixedStyle(this.textarea.style, 'transformOrigin', '0px 0px');
-      mxUtils.setPrefixedStyle(this.textarea.style, 'transform',
-        'scale(' + scale + ',' + scale + ')' + ((m == null) ? '' :
-        ' translate(' + (m.x * 100) + '%,' + (m.y * 100) + '%)'));
-    }
+    mxUtils.setPrefixedStyle(this.textarea.style, 'transformOrigin', '0px 0px');
+    mxUtils.setPrefixedStyle(this.textarea.style, 'transform',
+      'scale(' + scale + ',' + scale + ')' + ((m == null) ? '' :
+      ' translate(' + (m.x * 100) + '%,' + (m.y * 100) + '%)'));
   }
 };
 
@@ -729,31 +722,24 @@ getBackgroundColor = (state)=>
  */
 isLegacyEditor = ()=>
 {
-  if (mxClient.IS_VML)
+  var absoluteRoot = false;
+
+  if (mxClient.IS_SVG)
   {
-    return true;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    var absoluteRoot = false;
-    
-    if (mxClient.IS_SVG)
+    var root = this.graph.view.getDrawPane().ownerSVGElement;
+
+    if (root != null)
     {
-      var root = this.graph.view.getDrawPane().ownerSVGElement;
-      
-      if (root != null)
+      var css = mxUtils.getCurrentStyle(root);
+
+      if (css != null)
       {
-        var css = mxUtils.getCurrentStyle(root);
-        
-        if (css != null)
-        {        
-          absoluteRoot = css.position == 'absolute';
-        }
+        absoluteRoot = css.position == 'absolute';
       }
     }
-    
-    return !absoluteRoot;
   }
+
+  return !absoluteRoot;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/js/view/mxGraph.js b/src/js/view/mxGraph.js
index 53b093c35..854806ab4 100644
--- a/src/js/view/mxGraph.js
+++ b/src/js/view/mxGraph.js
@@ -648,10 +648,6 @@ function mxGraph(container, model, renderHint, stylesheet)
   {
     this.dialect = mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG;
   }
-  else if (renderHint == mxConstants.RENDERING_HINT_EXACT && mxClient.IS_VML)
-  {
-    this.dialect = mxConstants.DIALECT_VML;
-  }
   else if (renderHint == mxConstants.RENDERING_HINT_FASTEST)
   {
     this.dialect = mxConstants.DIALECT_STRICTHTML;
diff --git a/src/js/view/mxPrintPreview.js b/src/js/view/mxPrintPreview.js
index 3d465d499..6853053b0 100644
--- a/src/js/view/mxPrintPreview.js
+++ b/src/js/view/mxPrintPreview.js
@@ -450,19 +450,12 @@ open = (css, targetWindow, forcePageBreaks, keepOpen)=>
         doc.writeln(dt);
       }
 
-      if (mxClient.IS_VML)
+      if (document.compatMode === 'CSS1Compat')
       {
-        doc.writeln('<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office">');
+        doc.writeln('<!DOCTYPE html>');
       }
-      else
-      {
-        if (document.compatMode === 'CSS1Compat')
-        {
-          doc.writeln('<!DOCTYPE html>');
-        }
 
-        doc.writeln('<html>');
-      }
+      doc.writeln('<html>');
 
       doc.writeln('<head>');
       this.writeHead(doc, css);
@@ -701,12 +694,6 @@ writeHead = (doc, css)=>
     doc.writeln('<title>' + this.title + '</title>');
   }
 
-  // Adds required namespaces
-  if (mxClient.IS_VML)
-  {
-    doc.writeln('<style type="text/css">v\\:*{behavior:url(#default#VML)}o\\:*{behavior:url(#default#VML)}</style>');
-  }
-
   // Adds all required stylesheets
   mxClient.link('stylesheet', mxClient.basePath + '/css/common.css', doc);