diff --git a/lib/gollum/frontend/public/javascript/gollum.js b/lib/gollum/frontend/public/javascript/gollum.js
index c8de28a6..7205262f 100755
--- a/lib/gollum/frontend/public/javascript/gollum.js
+++ b/lib/gollum/frontend/public/javascript/gollum.js
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 
   if ($('#wiki-wrapper').hasClass('history')) {
     $('#wiki-history td.checkbox input').each(function() {
-      $(this).click(highlightChecked);
+      $(this).click(function() {
+        nodeSelector.checkNode($(this));
+      });
       if ( $(this).is(':checked') ) {
         nodeSelector.checkNode($(this));
       }
@@ -161,29 +163,3 @@ var nodeSelector = {
   }
 
 };
-
-function highlightOn() {
-  $(this).parent().parent().animate({
-                                      backgroundColor: '#ffffea',
-                                      duration: 400
-                                    });
-}
-
-function highlightOff() {
-  var color = '#ebf2f6';
-  if ($(this).parent().parent().hasClass('alt-row')) {
-    color = '#f3f7fa';
-  }
-  $(this).parent().parent().animate({
-                                      backgroundColor: color,
-                                      duration: 400
-                                    });
-}
-
-function highlightChecked() {
- nodeSelector.checkNode($(this));
-}
-
-function initMathJax() {
-
-}