diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/MOD-INF/controller.js b/main/webapp/modules/core/MOD-INF/controller.js
index 503d4e921..6a428f9e8 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/MOD-INF/controller.js
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/MOD-INF/controller.js
@@ -363,7 +363,6 @@ function init() {
       "externals/tablesorter/jquery.tablesorter.min.js",
       "externals/moment-with-locales.min.js",
       "externals/select2/select2.min.js",
-      "externals/jquery.lavalamp.min.js",
 
       "scripts/util/misc.js",
       "scripts/util/url.js",
diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/externals/jquery.lavalamp.min.js b/main/webapp/modules/core/externals/jquery.lavalamp.min.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5eecf32a7..000000000
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/externals/jquery.lavalamp.min.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Lava Lamp
- * http://lavalamp.magicmediamuse.com/
- *
- * Author
- * Richard Hung
- * http://www.magicmediamuse.com/
- *
- * Version
- * 1.0.6
- * 
- * Copyright (c) 2014 Richard Hung.
- * 
- * License
- * Lava Lamp by Richard Hung is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.
- * http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/deed.en_US
- */
-
-
-(function(e){var t={init:function(t){var i={easing:"swing",duration:700,margins:false,setOnClick:false,activeObj:".active",autoUpdate:false,updateTime:100,enableHover:true};var t=e.extend({},i,t);return this.each(function(){var i=t.easing;var s=t.duration;var o=t.margins;var u=t.setOnClick;var a=t.activeObj;var f=t.autoUpdate;var l=t.updateTime;var c=t.enableHover;var h=e(this);var p=h.children();var d=h.children(a);if(d.length==0){d=p.eq(0)}h.data({easing:i,duration:s,margins:o,setOnClick:u,active:d,enableHover:c,isAnim:false});h.addClass("lavalamp").css({position:"relative"});var v=e('<div class="lavalamp-object" />').prependTo(h).css({position:"absolute"});p.addClass("lavalamp-item").css({zIndex:5,position:"relative"});var m=d.outerWidth(o);var g=d.outerHeight(o);var y=d.position().top;var b=d.position().left;var w=d.css("marginTop");var E=d.css("marginLeft");if(!o){E=parseInt(E);w=parseInt(w);b=b+E;y=y+w}v.css({width:m,height:g,top:y,left:b});var S=false;n=function(){var t=e(this);S=true;h.lavalamp("anim",t)};r=function(){var e=h.data("active");S=false;h.lavalamp("anim",e)};if(c){h.on("mouseenter",".lavalamp-item",n);h.on("mouseleave",".lavalamp-item",r)}if(u){p.click(function(){d=e(this);h.data("active",d).lavalamp("update")})}if(f){setInterval(function(){var e=h.data("isAnim");if(S==false&&e==false){h.lavalamp("update")}},l)}})},destroy:function(){return this.each(function(){var t=e(this);var i=t.children(".lavalamp-item");var s=t.data("enableHover");if(s){t.off("mouseenter",".lavalamp-item",n);t.off("mouseleave",".lavalamp-item",r)}t.removeClass("lavalamp");i.removeClass("lavalamp-item");t.children(".lavalamp-object").remove();t.removeData()})},update:function(){return this.each(function(){var t=e(this);var n=t.children(":not(.lavalamp-object)");var r=t.data("active");var i=t.children(".lavalamp-object");n.addClass("lavalamp-item").css({zIndex:5,position:"relative"});t.lavalamp("anim",r)})},anim:function(e){var t=this;var n=t.data("duration");var r=t.data("easing");var i=t.data("margins");var s=t.children(".lavalamp-object");var o=e.outerWidth(i);var u=e.outerHeight(i);var a=e.position().top;var f=e.position().left;var l=e.css("marginTop");var c=e.css("marginLeft");if(!i){c=parseInt(c);l=parseInt(l);f=f+c;a=a+l}t.data("isAnim",true);s.stop(true,false).animate({width:o,height:u,top:a,left:f},n,r,function(){t.data("isAnim",false)})}};e.fn.lavalamp=function(n){if(t[n]){return t[n].apply(this,Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,1))}else if(typeof n==="object"||!n){return t.init.apply(this,arguments)}else{e.error("Method "+n+" does not exist on jQuery.lavalamp")}};var n,r})(jQuery)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/open-project-ui.js b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/open-project-ui.js
index 4fd6beee1..c5a620ea3 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/open-project-ui.js
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/open-project-ui.js
@@ -121,16 +121,8 @@ Refine.OpenProjectUI.prototype._buildTagsListPanel = function() {
             $('<a/>').attr('href', '#' + self._allTags[i]).text(self._allTags[i])
                             .appendTo(li);
     });
-
-    self._addTagsListAnimation();
 };
 
-Refine.OpenProjectUI.prototype._addTagsListAnimation = function() {
-    $("#tagsUl").lavalamp({
-            setOnClick : true,
-            duration : 300
-    });
-};
 
 Refine.OpenProjectUI.prototype._fetchProjects = function() {
     var self = this;
diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/styles/index/open-project-ui.less b/main/webapp/modules/core/styles/index/open-project-ui.less
index 4221d072a..2dd847f26 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/styles/index/open-project-ui.less
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/styles/index/open-project-ui.less
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ ul#tagsUl li a  {
 	text-decoration: none;
 }
 
-#projectTags .lavalamp-object {
+#projectTags .current {
 	background-color: #DEE6FF;
 	border-radius: 10px;
 	-moz-border-radius: 10px;