diff --git a/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/preview.less b/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/preview.less
index f1b9957e..64f435bd 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/preview.less
+++ b/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/preview.less
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         opacity: 0.5;
     }
 
-    &:hover, &.hover {
+    &:hover {
         img {
             background-color: rgba(27,27,27,0.8);
             opacity: 1;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     .bar-button {
         .bar-label;
         cursor: pointer;
-        &:hover, &.hover {
+        &:hover {
             .bar-highlight;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/sidebar.less b/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/sidebar.less
index 882c43e4..7a5130ec 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/sidebar.less
+++ b/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/sidebar.less
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         overflow: hidden;
         outline: 0;
 
-        &:hover, &.hover {
+        &:hover {
             box-shadow: inset 0 0 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
         }
     }
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
         cursor: pointer;
         outline: 0;
 
-        &:hover, &.hover {
+        &:hover {
             box-shadow: inset 0 0 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
         }
    }
diff --git a/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/topbar.less b/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/topbar.less
index c21f8eb1..b5f5d5df 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/topbar.less
+++ b/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/topbar.less
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         font-size: 15px;
         padding: 0 6px;
 
-        &:hover, &.hover {
+        &:hover {
             .topbar-hover;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/tree.less b/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/tree.less
index 87b08ee3..0538abf7 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/tree.less
+++ b/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/tree.less
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         text-decoration: none;
         color: @col;
 
-        &:hover, &.hover {
+        &:hover {
             color: @col-hover;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/view.less b/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/view.less
index 976942a1..fa43e4b4 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/view.less
+++ b/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/view.less
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         white-space: nowrap;
         background: #fff;
 
-        &:hover, &.hover {
+        &:hover {
             color: @item-col-hover;
             background: @item-background-col-hover;
             border-color: @item-border-col-hover;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
             color: @item-col-sel;
             background: @item-background-col-sel;
 
-            &:hover, &.hover {
+            &:hover {
                 color: @item-col-sel;
                 background: @item-background-col-sel;
             }
diff --git a/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/ext/link-hover-states.js b/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/ext/link-hover-states.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 2316bbe6..00000000
--- a/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/ext/link-hover-states.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-modulejs.define('ext/link-hover-states', ['_', '$', 'core/settings', 'core/event'], function (_, $, allsettings, event) {
-
-    var settings = _.extend({
-            enabled: false
-        }, allsettings['link-hover-states']);
-    var selector = "a[href^='/']";
-
-
-    function selectLinks(href) {
-
-        return $(_.filter($(selector), function (el) {
-
-            return $(el).attr('href') === href;
-        }));
-    }
-
-    function onMouseEnter() {
-
-        var href = $(this).attr('href');
-
-        selectLinks(href).addClass('hover');
-    }
-
-    function onMouseLeave() {
-
-        var href = $(this).attr('href');
-
-        selectLinks(href).removeClass('hover');
-    }
-
-    function onLocationChanged() {
-
-        $('.hover').removeClass('hover');
-    }
-
-    function init() {
-
-        if (!settings.enabled) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        $('body')
-            .on('mouseenter', selector, onMouseEnter)
-            .on('mouseleave', selector, onMouseLeave);
-
-        event.sub('location.changed', onLocationChanged);
-    }
-
-
-    init();
-});
diff --git a/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/ext/preview.js b/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/ext/preview.js
index 887b307b..6415ff07 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/ext/preview.js
+++ b/src/_h5ai/client/js/inc/ext/preview.js
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ modulejs.define('ext/preview', ['_', '$', 'core/settings', 'core/resource', 'cor
     function onKeydown(ev) {
 
         var key = ev.which;
-        var delay = 300;
 
         if (key === 27) { // esc
             ev.preventDefault();
@@ -131,20 +130,14 @@ modulejs.define('ext/preview', ['_', '$', 'core/settings', 'core/resource', 'cor
         } else if (key === 8 || key === 37) { // backspace, left
             ev.preventDefault();
             ev.stopImmediatePropagation();
-            $('#pv-bar-prev').addClass('hover');
-            setTimeout(function () { $('#pv-bar-prev').removeClass('hover'); }, delay);
             onPrevious();
         } else if (key === 13 || key === 32 || key === 39) { // enter, space, right
             ev.preventDefault();
             ev.stopImmediatePropagation();
-            $('#pv-bar-next').addClass('hover');
-            setTimeout(function () { $('#pv-bar-next').removeClass('hover'); }, delay);
             onNext();
         } else if (key === 70) { // f
             ev.preventDefault();
             ev.stopImmediatePropagation();
-            $('#pv-bar-fullscreen').addClass('hover');
-            setTimeout(function () { $('#pv-bar-fullscreen').removeClass('hover'); }, delay);
             onFullscreen();
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/_h5ai/conf/options.json b/src/_h5ai/conf/options.json
index 94c64016..bd5341b6 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/conf/options.json
+++ b/src/_h5ai/conf/options.json
@@ -163,13 +163,6 @@ Options
         "useBrowserLang": true
     },
 
-    /*
-    Link the hover effects between crumb, main view and tree.
-    */
-    "link-hover-states": {
-        "enabled": true
-    },
-
     /*
     Adds Piwik tracker javascript code.