diff --git a/src/cdk/overlay/position/flexible-connected-position-strategy.ts b/src/cdk/overlay/position/flexible-connected-position-strategy.ts
index fc9103663a26..65f68bc434d3 100644
--- a/src/cdk/overlay/position/flexible-connected-position-strategy.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/overlay/position/flexible-connected-position-strategy.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export class FlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy implements PositionStrategy {
   _preferredPositions: ConnectionPositionPair[] = [];
 
   /** The origin element against which the overlay will be positioned. */
-  _origin: FlexibleConnectedPositionStrategyOrigin;
+  private _origin: FlexibleConnectedPositionStrategyOrigin;
 
   /** The overlay pane element. */
   private _pane: HTMLElement;
diff --git a/src/components-examples/material/tooltip/index.ts b/src/components-examples/material/tooltip/index.ts
index 4ad892a840eb..e3d793ea17db 100644
--- a/src/components-examples/material/tooltip/index.ts
+++ b/src/components-examples/material/tooltip/index.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {TooltipMessageExample} from './tooltip-message/tooltip-message-example';
 import {TooltipModifiedDefaultsExample} from './tooltip-modified-defaults/tooltip-modified-defaults-example';
 import {TooltipOverviewExample} from './tooltip-overview/tooltip-overview-example';
 import {TooltipPositionExample} from './tooltip-position/tooltip-position-example';
-import {TooltipPositionAtOriginExample} from './tooltip-position-at-origin/tooltip-position-at-origin-example';
 import {TooltipHarnessExample} from './tooltip-harness/tooltip-harness-example';
 
 export {
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ export {
   TooltipModifiedDefaultsExample,
   TooltipOverviewExample,
   TooltipPositionExample,
-  TooltipPositionAtOriginExample,
 };
 
 const EXAMPLES = [
@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@ const EXAMPLES = [
   TooltipModifiedDefaultsExample,
   TooltipOverviewExample,
   TooltipPositionExample,
-  TooltipPositionAtOriginExample,
 ];
 
 @NgModule({
diff --git a/src/components-examples/material/tooltip/tooltip-position-at-origin/tooltip-position-at-origin-example.css b/src/components-examples/material/tooltip/tooltip-position-at-origin/tooltip-position-at-origin-example.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 82d14164d994..000000000000
--- a/src/components-examples/material/tooltip/tooltip-position-at-origin/tooltip-position-at-origin-example.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-button {
-  width: 500px;
-  height: 500px;
-}
-
-.example-enabled-checkbox {
-  margin-left: 8px;
-}
diff --git a/src/components-examples/material/tooltip/tooltip-position-at-origin/tooltip-position-at-origin-example.html b/src/components-examples/material/tooltip/tooltip-position-at-origin/tooltip-position-at-origin-example.html
deleted file mode 100644
index e1aee7f8f4b7..000000000000
--- a/src/components-examples/material/tooltip/tooltip-position-at-origin/tooltip-position-at-origin-example.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<button mat-raised-button
-        matTooltip="Info about the action"
-        [matTooltipPositionAtOrigin]="enabled.value"
-        aria-label="Button that displays a tooltip when focused or hovered over">
-  Action
-</button>
-
-<mat-checkbox [formControl]="enabled" class="example-enabled-checkbox">
-  Position at origin enabled
-</mat-checkbox>
diff --git a/src/components-examples/material/tooltip/tooltip-position-at-origin/tooltip-position-at-origin-example.ts b/src/components-examples/material/tooltip/tooltip-position-at-origin/tooltip-position-at-origin-example.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1bfb48e4fb1b..000000000000
--- a/src/components-examples/material/tooltip/tooltip-position-at-origin/tooltip-position-at-origin-example.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import {Component} from '@angular/core';
-import {FormControl} from '@angular/forms';
-
-/**
- * @title Basic tooltip
- */
-@Component({
-  selector: 'tooltip-position-at-origin-example',
-  templateUrl: 'tooltip-position-at-origin-example.html',
-  styleUrls: ['tooltip-position-at-origin-example.css'],
-})
-export class TooltipPositionAtOriginExample {
-  enabled = new FormControl(false);
-}
diff --git a/src/dev-app/tooltip/tooltip-demo.html b/src/dev-app/tooltip/tooltip-demo.html
index b848c7acd64f..0c7f2bede630 100644
--- a/src/dev-app/tooltip/tooltip-demo.html
+++ b/src/dev-app/tooltip/tooltip-demo.html
@@ -24,6 +24,3 @@ <h3>Tooltip overview</h3>
 
 <h3>Tooltip positioning</h3>
 <tooltip-position-example></tooltip-position-example>
-
-<h3>Tooltip with position at origin</h3>
-<tooltip-position-at-origin-example></tooltip-position-at-origin-example>
diff --git a/src/material/legacy-tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts b/src/material/legacy-tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts
index e64798260154..72a816d402cc 100644
--- a/src/material/legacy-tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material/legacy-tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
   dispatchFakeEvent,
   dispatchKeyboardEvent,
   dispatchMouseEvent,
-  dispatchTouchEvent,
   patchElementFocus,
 } from '../../cdk/testing/private';
 import {
@@ -233,63 +232,6 @@ describe('MatTooltip', () => {
       expect(tooltipDirective._getOverlayPosition().fallback.overlayX).toBe('end');
     }));
 
-    it('should position center-bottom by default', fakeAsync(() => {
-      TestBed.resetTestingModule()
-        .configureTestingModule({
-          imports: [MatLegacyTooltipModule, OverlayModule],
-          declarations: [WideTooltipDemo]
-        })
-        .compileComponents();
-
-      const wideFixture = TestBed.createComponent(WideTooltipDemo);
-      wideFixture.detectChanges();
-      tooltipDirective = wideFixture.debugElement
-        .query(By.css('button'))!
-        .injector.get<MatLegacyTooltip>(MatLegacyTooltip);
-      const button: HTMLButtonElement = wideFixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button');
-      const triggerRect = button.getBoundingClientRect();
-
-      dispatchMouseEvent(button, 'mouseenter', triggerRect.right - 100, triggerRect.top + 100);
-      wideFixture.detectChanges();
-      tick();
-      expect(tooltipDirective._isTooltipVisible()).toBe(true);
-
-      expect(tooltipDirective._overlayRef!.overlayElement.offsetLeft).toBeGreaterThan(triggerRect.left + 200);
-      expect(tooltipDirective._overlayRef!.overlayElement.offsetLeft).toBeLessThan(triggerRect.left + 300);
-      expect(tooltipDirective._overlayRef!.overlayElement.offsetTop).toBe(triggerRect.bottom);
-    }));
-
-    it('should be able to override the default positionAtOrigin', fakeAsync(() => {
-      TestBed.resetTestingModule()
-        .configureTestingModule({
-          imports: [MatLegacyTooltipModule, OverlayModule],
-          declarations: [WideTooltipDemo],
-          providers: [
-            {
-              provide: MAT_TOOLTIP_DEFAULT_OPTIONS,
-              useValue: {positionAtOrigin: true},
-            },
-          ],
-        })
-        .compileComponents();
-
-      const wideFixture = TestBed.createComponent(WideTooltipDemo);
-      wideFixture.detectChanges();
-      tooltipDirective = wideFixture.debugElement
-        .query(By.css('button'))!
-        .injector.get<MatLegacyTooltip>(MatLegacyTooltip);
-      const button: HTMLButtonElement = wideFixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button');
-      const triggerRect = button.getBoundingClientRect();
-
-      dispatchMouseEvent(button, 'mouseenter', triggerRect.left + 50, triggerRect.bottom - 10);
-      wideFixture.detectChanges();
-      tick();
-      expect(tooltipDirective._isTooltipVisible()).toBe(true);
-
-      expect(tooltipDirective._overlayRef!.overlayElement.offsetLeft).toBe(triggerRect.left + 28);
-      expect(tooltipDirective._overlayRef!.overlayElement.offsetTop).toBe(triggerRect.bottom - 10);
-    }));
-
     it('should be able to disable tooltip interactivity', fakeAsync(() => {
       TestBed.resetTestingModule()
         .configureTestingModule({
@@ -1227,10 +1169,7 @@ describe('MatTooltip', () => {
       fixture.detectChanges();
       const button: HTMLButtonElement = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button');
 
-      const triggerRect = button.getBoundingClientRect();
-      const offsetX = triggerRect.right - 10;
-      const offsetY = triggerRect.top + 10;
-      dispatchTouchEvent(button, 'touchstart', offsetX, offsetY, offsetX, offsetY);
+      dispatchFakeEvent(button, 'touchstart');
       fixture.detectChanges();
       tick(250); // Halfway through the delay.
 
@@ -1249,10 +1188,7 @@ describe('MatTooltip', () => {
       fixture.detectChanges();
       const button: HTMLButtonElement = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button');
 
-      const triggerRect = button.getBoundingClientRect();
-      const offsetX = triggerRect.right - 10;
-      const offsetY = triggerRect.top + 10;
-      dispatchTouchEvent(button, 'touchstart', offsetX, offsetY, offsetX, offsetY);
+      dispatchFakeEvent(button, 'touchstart');
       fixture.detectChanges();
       tick(500); // Finish the delay.
       fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -1265,10 +1201,7 @@ describe('MatTooltip', () => {
       const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(BasicTooltipDemo);
       fixture.detectChanges();
       const button: HTMLButtonElement = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button');
-      const triggerRect = button.getBoundingClientRect();
-      const offsetX = triggerRect.right - 10;
-      const offsetY = triggerRect.top + 10;
-      const event = dispatchTouchEvent(button, 'touchstart', offsetX, offsetY, offsetX, offsetY);
+      const event = dispatchFakeEvent(button, 'touchstart');
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
       expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(false);
@@ -1279,10 +1212,7 @@ describe('MatTooltip', () => {
       fixture.detectChanges();
       const button: HTMLButtonElement = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button');
 
-      const triggerRect = button.getBoundingClientRect();
-      const offsetX = triggerRect.right - 10;
-      const offsetY = triggerRect.top + 10;
-      dispatchTouchEvent(button, 'touchstart', offsetX, offsetY, offsetX, offsetY);
+      dispatchFakeEvent(button, 'touchstart');
       fixture.detectChanges();
       tick(500); // Finish the open delay.
       fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -1306,10 +1236,7 @@ describe('MatTooltip', () => {
       fixture.detectChanges();
       const button: HTMLButtonElement = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button');
 
-      const triggerRect = button.getBoundingClientRect();
-      const offsetX = triggerRect.right - 10;
-      const offsetY = triggerRect.top + 10;
-      dispatchTouchEvent(button, 'touchstart', offsetX, offsetY, offsetX, offsetY);
+      dispatchFakeEvent(button, 'touchstart');
       fixture.detectChanges();
       tick(500); // Finish the open delay.
       fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -1474,9 +1401,8 @@ describe('MatTooltip', () => {
       const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(BasicTooltipDemo);
       fixture.detectChanges();
       const button: HTMLButtonElement = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button');
-      const triggerRect = button.getBoundingClientRect();
 
-      dispatchMouseEvent(button, 'mouseenter', triggerRect.right - 10, triggerRect.top + 10);
+      dispatchFakeEvent(button, 'mouseenter');
       fixture.detectChanges();
       tick(500); // Finish the open delay.
       fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -1484,6 +1410,7 @@ describe('MatTooltip', () => {
       assertTooltipInstance(fixture.componentInstance.tooltip, true);
 
       // Simulate the pointer over the trigger.
+      const triggerRect = button.getBoundingClientRect();
       const wheelEvent = createFakeEvent('wheel');
       Object.defineProperties(wheelEvent, {
         clientX: {get: () => triggerRect.left + 1},
@@ -1629,17 +1556,6 @@ class TooltipDemoWithoutPositionBinding {
   @ViewChild('button') button: ElementRef<HTMLButtonElement>;
 }
 
-@Component({
-  selector: 'app',
-  styles: [`button { width: 500px; height: 500px; }`],
-  template: `<button #button [matTooltip]="message">Button</button>`,
-})
-class WideTooltipDemo {
-  message = 'Test';
-  @ViewChild(MatLegacyTooltip) tooltip: MatLegacyTooltip;
-  @ViewChild('button') button: ElementRef<HTMLButtonElement>;
-}
-
 /** Asserts whether a tooltip directive has a tooltip instance. */
 function assertTooltipInstance(tooltip: MatLegacyTooltip, shouldExist: boolean): void {
   // Note that we have to cast this to a boolean, because Jasmine will go into an infinite loop
diff --git a/src/material/tooltip/tooltip.md b/src/material/tooltip/tooltip.md
index 079bd174d1b5..69e2aaf44d29 100644
--- a/src/material/tooltip/tooltip.md
+++ b/src/material/tooltip/tooltip.md
@@ -27,12 +27,6 @@ CSS class that can be used for style (e.g. to add an arrow). The possible classe
 
 <!-- example(tooltip-position) -->
 
-To display the tooltip relative to the mouse or touch that triggered it, use the
-`matTooltipPositionAtOrigin` input.
-With this setting turned on, the tooltip will display relative to the origin of the trigger rather
-than the host element. In cases where the tooltip is not triggered by a touch event or mouse click,
-it will display the same as if this setting was turned off.
-
 ### Showing and hiding
 
 By default, the tooltip will be immediately shown when the user's mouse hovers over the tooltip's
diff --git a/src/material/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts b/src/material/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts
index c44feb0266ce..369779bad0e3 100644
--- a/src/material/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
   dispatchFakeEvent,
   dispatchKeyboardEvent,
   dispatchMouseEvent,
-  dispatchTouchEvent,
   patchElementFocus,
 } from '../../cdk/testing/private';
 import {
@@ -235,62 +234,6 @@ describe('MDC-based MatTooltip', () => {
       expect(tooltipDirective._getOverlayPosition().fallback.overlayX).toBe('end');
     }));
 
-    it('should position on the bottom-left by default', fakeAsync(() => {
-      TestBed.resetTestingModule()
-        .configureTestingModule({
-          imports: [MatTooltipModule, OverlayModule],
-          declarations: [WideTooltipDemo]
-        })
-        .compileComponents();
-
-      const wideFixture = TestBed.createComponent(WideTooltipDemo);
-      wideFixture.detectChanges();
-      tooltipDirective = wideFixture.debugElement
-        .query(By.css('button'))!
-        .injector.get<MatTooltip>(MatTooltip);
-      const button: HTMLButtonElement = wideFixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button');
-      const triggerRect = button.getBoundingClientRect();
-
-      dispatchMouseEvent(button, 'mouseenter', triggerRect.right - 100, triggerRect.top + 100);
-      wideFixture.detectChanges();
-      tick();
-      expect(tooltipDirective._isTooltipVisible()).toBe(true);
-
-      expect(tooltipDirective._overlayRef!.overlayElement.offsetLeft).toBeLessThan(triggerRect.right - 250);
-      expect(tooltipDirective._overlayRef!.overlayElement.offsetTop).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(triggerRect.bottom);
-    }));
-
-    it('should be able to override the default positionAtOrigin', fakeAsync(() => {
-      TestBed.resetTestingModule()
-        .configureTestingModule({
-          imports: [MatTooltipModule, OverlayModule],
-          declarations: [WideTooltipDemo],
-          providers: [
-            {
-              provide: MAT_TOOLTIP_DEFAULT_OPTIONS,
-              useValue: {positionAtOrigin: true},
-            },
-          ],
-        })
-        .compileComponents();
-
-      const wideFixture = TestBed.createComponent(WideTooltipDemo);
-      wideFixture.detectChanges();
-      tooltipDirective = wideFixture.debugElement
-        .query(By.css('button'))!
-        .injector.get<MatTooltip>(MatTooltip);
-      const button: HTMLButtonElement = wideFixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button');
-      const triggerRect = button.getBoundingClientRect();
-
-      dispatchMouseEvent(button, 'mouseenter', triggerRect.right - 100, triggerRect.top + 100);
-      wideFixture.detectChanges();
-      tick();
-      expect(tooltipDirective._isTooltipVisible()).toBe(true);
-
-      expect(tooltipDirective._overlayRef!.overlayElement.offsetLeft).toBe(triggerRect.right - 100 - 20);
-      expect(tooltipDirective._overlayRef!.overlayElement.offsetTop).toBe(triggerRect.top + 100);
-    }));
-
     it('should be able to disable tooltip interactivity', fakeAsync(() => {
       TestBed.resetTestingModule()
         .configureTestingModule({
@@ -1258,10 +1201,7 @@ describe('MDC-based MatTooltip', () => {
       fixture.detectChanges();
       const button: HTMLButtonElement = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button');
 
-      const triggerRect = button.getBoundingClientRect();
-      const offsetX = triggerRect.right - 10;
-      const offsetY = triggerRect.top + 10;
-      dispatchTouchEvent(button, 'touchstart', offsetX, offsetY, offsetX, offsetY);
+      dispatchFakeEvent(button, 'touchstart');
       fixture.detectChanges();
       tick(250); // Halfway through the delay.
 
@@ -1280,10 +1220,7 @@ describe('MDC-based MatTooltip', () => {
       fixture.detectChanges();
       const button: HTMLButtonElement = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button');
 
-      const triggerRect = button.getBoundingClientRect();
-      const offsetX = triggerRect.right - 10;
-      const offsetY = triggerRect.top + 10;
-      dispatchTouchEvent(button, 'touchstart', offsetX, offsetY, offsetX, offsetY);
+      dispatchFakeEvent(button, 'touchstart');
       fixture.detectChanges();
       tick(500); // Finish the delay.
       fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -1296,10 +1233,7 @@ describe('MDC-based MatTooltip', () => {
       const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(BasicTooltipDemo);
       fixture.detectChanges();
       const button: HTMLButtonElement = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button');
-      const triggerRect = button.getBoundingClientRect();
-      const offsetX = triggerRect.right - 10;
-      const offsetY = triggerRect.top + 10;
-      const event = dispatchTouchEvent(button, 'touchstart', offsetX, offsetY, offsetX, offsetY);
+      const event = dispatchFakeEvent(button, 'touchstart');
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
       expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(false);
@@ -1310,10 +1244,7 @@ describe('MDC-based MatTooltip', () => {
       fixture.detectChanges();
       const button: HTMLButtonElement = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button');
 
-      const triggerRect = button.getBoundingClientRect();
-      const offsetX = triggerRect.right - 10;
-      const offsetY = triggerRect.top + 10;
-      dispatchTouchEvent(button, 'touchstart', offsetX, offsetY, offsetX, offsetY);
+      dispatchFakeEvent(button, 'touchstart');
       fixture.detectChanges();
       tick(500); // Finish the open delay.
       fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -1337,10 +1268,7 @@ describe('MDC-based MatTooltip', () => {
       fixture.detectChanges();
       const button: HTMLButtonElement = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button');
 
-      const triggerRect = button.getBoundingClientRect();
-      const offsetX = triggerRect.right - 10;
-      const offsetY = triggerRect.top + 10;
-      dispatchTouchEvent(button, 'touchstart', offsetX, offsetY, offsetX, offsetY);
+      dispatchFakeEvent(button, 'touchstart');
       fixture.detectChanges();
       tick(500); // Finish the open delay.
       fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -1472,9 +1400,8 @@ describe('MDC-based MatTooltip', () => {
       const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(BasicTooltipDemo);
       fixture.detectChanges();
       const button: HTMLButtonElement = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button');
-      const triggerRect = button.getBoundingClientRect();
 
-      dispatchMouseEvent(button, 'mouseenter', triggerRect.right - 10, triggerRect.top + 10);
+      dispatchFakeEvent(button, 'mouseenter');
       fixture.detectChanges();
       tick(500); // Finish the open delay.
       fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -1506,9 +1433,8 @@ describe('MDC-based MatTooltip', () => {
       const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(BasicTooltipDemo);
       fixture.detectChanges();
       const button: HTMLButtonElement = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('button');
-      const triggerRect = button.getBoundingClientRect();
 
-      dispatchMouseEvent(button, 'mouseenter', triggerRect.right - 10, triggerRect.top + 10);
+      dispatchFakeEvent(button, 'mouseenter');
       fixture.detectChanges();
       tick(500); // Finish the open delay.
       fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -1516,6 +1442,7 @@ describe('MDC-based MatTooltip', () => {
       assertTooltipInstance(fixture.componentInstance.tooltip, true);
 
       // Simulate the pointer over the trigger.
+      const triggerRect = button.getBoundingClientRect();
       const wheelEvent = createFakeEvent('wheel');
       Object.defineProperties(wheelEvent, {
         clientX: {get: () => triggerRect.left + 1},
@@ -1661,17 +1588,6 @@ class TooltipDemoWithoutPositionBinding {
   @ViewChild('button') button: ElementRef<HTMLButtonElement>;
 }
 
-@Component({
-  selector: 'app',
-  styles: [`button { width: 500px; height: 500px; }`],
-  template: `<button #button [matTooltip]="message">Button</button>`,
-})
-class WideTooltipDemo {
-  message = 'Test';
-  @ViewChild(MatTooltip) tooltip: MatTooltip;
-  @ViewChild('button') button: ElementRef<HTMLButtonElement>;
-}
-
 /** Asserts whether a tooltip directive has a tooltip instance. */
 function assertTooltipInstance(tooltip: MatTooltip, shouldExist: boolean): void {
   // Note that we have to cast this to a boolean, because Jasmine will go into an infinite loop
diff --git a/src/material/tooltip/tooltip.ts b/src/material/tooltip/tooltip.ts
index c0dfeda735c0..4dbb65e9d9f5 100644
--- a/src/material/tooltip/tooltip.ts
+++ b/src/material/tooltip/tooltip.ts
@@ -128,12 +128,6 @@ export interface MatTooltipDefaultOptions {
   /** Default position for tooltips. */
   position?: TooltipPosition;
 
-  /**
-   * Default value for whether tooltips should be positioned near the click or touch origin
-   * instead of outside the element bounding box.
-   */
-  positionAtOrigin?: boolean;
-
   /** Disables the ability for the user to interact with the tooltip element. */
   disableTooltipInteractivity?: boolean;
 }
@@ -165,7 +159,6 @@ export abstract class _MatTooltipBase<T extends _TooltipComponentBase>
 
   private _portal: ComponentPortal<T>;
   private _position: TooltipPosition = 'below';
-  private _positionAtOrigin: boolean = false;
   private _disabled: boolean = false;
   private _tooltipClass: string | string[] | Set<string> | {[key: string]: any};
   private _scrollStrategy: () => ScrollStrategy;
@@ -194,16 +187,6 @@ export abstract class _MatTooltipBase<T extends _TooltipComponentBase>
     }
   }
 
-  @Input('matTooltipPositionAtOrigin')
-  get positionAtOrigin(): boolean {
-    return this._positionAtOrigin;
-  }
-  set positionAtOrigin(value: BooleanInput) {
-    this._positionAtOrigin = coerceBooleanProperty(value);
-    this._detach();
-    this._overlayRef = null;
-  }
-
   /** Disables the display of the tooltip. */
   @Input('matTooltipDisabled')
   get disabled(): boolean {
@@ -346,10 +329,6 @@ export abstract class _MatTooltipBase<T extends _TooltipComponentBase>
         this.position = _defaultOptions.position;
       }
 
-      if (_defaultOptions.positionAtOrigin) {
-        this.positionAtOrigin = _defaultOptions.positionAtOrigin;
-      }
-
       if (_defaultOptions.touchGestures) {
         this.touchGestures = _defaultOptions.touchGestures;
       }
@@ -407,7 +386,7 @@ export abstract class _MatTooltipBase<T extends _TooltipComponentBase>
   }
 
   /** Shows the tooltip after the delay in ms, defaults to tooltip-delay-show or 0ms if no input */
-  show(delay: number = this.showDelay, origin?: { x: number, y: number }): void {
+  show(delay: number = this.showDelay): void {
     if (
       this.disabled ||
       !this.message ||
@@ -418,7 +397,7 @@ export abstract class _MatTooltipBase<T extends _TooltipComponentBase>
       return;
     }
 
-    const overlayRef = this._createOverlay(origin);
+    const overlayRef = this._createOverlay();
     this._detach();
     this._portal =
       this._portal || new ComponentPortal(this._tooltipComponent, this._viewContainerRef);
@@ -442,8 +421,8 @@ export abstract class _MatTooltipBase<T extends _TooltipComponentBase>
   }
 
   /** Shows/hides the tooltip */
-  toggle(origin?: { x: number; y: number; }): void {
-    this._isTooltipVisible() ? this.hide() : this.show(undefined, origin);
+  toggle(): void {
+    this._isTooltipVisible() ? this.hide() : this.show();
   }
 
   /** Returns true if the tooltip is currently visible to the user */
@@ -452,16 +431,9 @@ export abstract class _MatTooltipBase<T extends _TooltipComponentBase>
   }
 
   /** Create the overlay config and position strategy */
-  private _createOverlay(origin?: { x: number; y: number; }): OverlayRef {
+  private _createOverlay(): OverlayRef {
     if (this._overlayRef) {
-      const existingStrategy =
-        this._overlayRef.getConfig().positionStrategy as FlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy;
-
-      if ((!this.positionAtOrigin || !origin) && existingStrategy._origin instanceof ElementRef) {
-        return this._overlayRef;
-      }
-
-      this._detach();
+      return this._overlayRef;
     }
 
     const scrollableAncestors = this._scrollDispatcher.getAncestorScrollContainers(
@@ -471,7 +443,7 @@ export abstract class _MatTooltipBase<T extends _TooltipComponentBase>
     // Create connected position strategy that listens for scroll events to reposition.
     const strategy = this._overlay
       .position()
-      .flexibleConnectedTo(this.positionAtOrigin ? (origin || this._elementRef) : this._elementRef)
+      .flexibleConnectedTo(this._elementRef)
       .withTransformOriginOn(`.${this._cssClassPrefix}-tooltip`)
       .withFlexibleDimensions(false)
       .withViewportMargin(this._viewportMargin)
@@ -714,9 +686,9 @@ export abstract class _MatTooltipBase<T extends _TooltipComponentBase>
     if (this._platformSupportsMouseEvents()) {
       this._passiveListeners.push([
         'mouseenter',
-        event => {
+        () => {
           this._setupPointerExitEventsIfNeeded();
-          this.show(undefined, { x: (event as MouseEvent).x, y: (event as MouseEvent).y });
+          this.show();
         },
       ]);
     } else if (this.touchGestures !== 'off') {
@@ -724,14 +696,12 @@ export abstract class _MatTooltipBase<T extends _TooltipComponentBase>
 
       this._passiveListeners.push([
         'touchstart',
-        event => {
-          const touch = (event as TouchEvent).targetTouches[0];
-          const origin = touch ? { x: touch.clientX, y: touch.clientY } : undefined;
+        () => {
           // Note that it's important that we don't `preventDefault` here,
           // because it can prevent click events from firing on the element.
           this._setupPointerExitEventsIfNeeded();
           clearTimeout(this._touchstartTimeout);
-          this._touchstartTimeout = setTimeout(() => this.show(undefined, origin), LONGPRESS_DELAY);
+          this._touchstartTimeout = setTimeout(() => this.show(), LONGPRESS_DELAY);
         },
       ]);
     }