diff --git a/src/ng/browser.js b/src/ng/browser.js
index 3ca4a7c0a86c..a7e3ebc6a88f 100644
--- a/src/ng/browser.js
+++ b/src/ng/browser.js
@@ -158,8 +158,6 @@ function Browser(window, document, $log, $sniffer) {
         if (replace) history.replaceState(null, '', url);
         else {
           history.pushState(null, '', url);
-          // Crazy Opera Bug: http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=1185462
-          baseElement.attr('href', baseElement.attr('href'));
         }
       } else {
         newLocation = url;
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/select.js b/src/ng/directive/select.js
index 8bb93c56ceec..6700507efe41 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/select.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/select.js
@@ -633,11 +633,7 @@ var optionDirective = ['$interpolate', function($interpolate) {
             selectCtrl = parent.data(selectCtrlName) ||
               parent.parent().data(selectCtrlName); // in case we are in optgroup
 
-        if (selectCtrl && selectCtrl.databound) {
-          // For some reason Opera defaults to true and if not overridden this messes up the repeater.
-          // We don't want the view to drive the initialization of the model anyway.
-          element.prop('selected', false);
-        } else {
+        if (!selectCtrl || !selectCtrl.databound) {
           selectCtrl = nullSelectCtrl;
         }
 
diff --git a/test/ng/snifferSpec.js b/test/ng/snifferSpec.js
index b50423f0c9b3..3b6d3121f611 100644
--- a/test/ng/snifferSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/snifferSpec.js
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@ describe('$sniffer', function() {
         else if(/ie/i.test(ua) || /trident/i.test(ua)) {
           expectedPrefix = 'Ms';
         }
-        else if(/opera/i.test(ua)) {
-          expectedPrefix = 'O';
-        }
         expect($sniffer.vendorPrefix).toBe(expectedPrefix);
       });
     });