diff --git a/app/views/layouts/base.rhtml b/app/views/layouts/base.rhtml
index ae9ad1e4..f444b2c1 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/base.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/base.rhtml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 <%= javascript_heads %>
 <%= stylesheet_link_tag 'jstoolbar' %>
 <%= javascript_include_tag 'jquery.1.3.2.min.js' %>
-<%= javascript_include_tag 'jquery.hoverIntent.minified.js' %>
 <%= javascript_include_tag 'common.js' %>
 <%= heads_for_theme %>
 <% heads_for_wiki_formatter %>
diff --git a/public/javascripts/common.js b/public/javascripts/common.js
index 3f4d0d4a..49b1d3e7 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/common.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/common.js
@@ -48,38 +48,6 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
 		$("div[rel="+tTarget+"]").hide();
 	});
 
-	// show/hide the profile box when hover over the gravatar
-	$(".profile-wrap").hover(function() {
-		/*
-		*  this is currently set to deal with profiles that are already in the document
-		*  if you wish to move to an ajax call instead, this is where it will occur
-		*/
-		$(this).find("a").removeAttr("title"); /* tooltips always mess with hovers */
-		$(this).find(".profile-box").slideDown(animRate);
-	}, function() {
-		$(this).find(".profile-box").slideUp(animRate);
-	});
-
-	// set up functions for delayed profile views.
-	function profileShow(){
-		var thisTop = $(this).height() + 5;
-		$(this).find("a").removeAttr("title"); /* tooltips always mess with hovers */
-		$(this).find(".profile-box").css('top', thisTop).slideDown(animRate);
-	};
-	function profileHide(){
-		$(this).find(".profile-box").hide();
-	};
-
-	// call a delayed profile view
-	$(".user").hoverIntent({
-		sensitivity: 3, // number = sensitivity threshold (must be 1 or higher)
-		interval: 400, // number = milliseconds for onMouseOver polling interval
-		over: profileShow, // function = onMouseOver callback (REQUIRED)
-		timeout: 50, // number = milliseconds delay before onMouseOut
-		out: profileHide // function = onMouseOut callback (REQUIRED)
-
-	});
-
 	// file table thumbnails
 	$("table a.has-thumb").hover(function() {
 		$(this).removeAttr("title").toggleClass("active");
diff --git a/public/javascripts/jquery.hoverIntent.minified.js b/public/javascripts/jquery.hoverIntent.minified.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f86ad879..00000000
--- a/public/javascripts/jquery.hoverIntent.minified.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-/**
-* hoverIntent r5 // 2007.03.27 // jQuery 1.1.2+
-* <http://cherne.net/brian/resources/jquery.hoverIntent.html>
-* 
-* @param  f  onMouseOver function || An object with configuration options
-* @param  g  onMouseOut function  || Nothing (use configuration options object)
-* @author    Brian Cherne <brian@cherne.net>
-*/
-(function($){$.fn.hoverIntent=function(f,g){var cfg={sensitivity:7,interval:100,timeout:0};cfg=$.extend(cfg,g?{over:f,out:g}:f);var cX,cY,pX,pY;var track=function(ev){cX=ev.pageX;cY=ev.pageY;};var compare=function(ev,ob){ob.hoverIntent_t=clearTimeout(ob.hoverIntent_t);if((Math.abs(pX-cX)+Math.abs(pY-cY))<cfg.sensitivity){$(ob).unbind("mousemove",track);ob.hoverIntent_s=1;return cfg.over.apply(ob,[ev]);}else{pX=cX;pY=cY;ob.hoverIntent_t=setTimeout(function(){compare(ev,ob);},cfg.interval);}};var delay=function(ev,ob){ob.hoverIntent_t=clearTimeout(ob.hoverIntent_t);ob.hoverIntent_s=0;return cfg.out.apply(ob,[ev]);};var handleHover=function(e){var p=(e.type=="mouseover"?e.fromElement:e.toElement)||e.relatedTarget;while(p&&p!=this){try{p=p.parentNode;}catch(e){p=this;}}if(p==this){return false;}var ev=jQuery.extend({},e);var ob=this;if(ob.hoverIntent_t){ob.hoverIntent_t=clearTimeout(ob.hoverIntent_t);}if(e.type=="mouseover"){pX=ev.pageX;pY=ev.pageY;$(ob).bind("mousemove",track);if(ob.hoverIntent_s!=1){ob.hoverIntent_t=setTimeout(function(){compare(ev,ob);},cfg.interval);}}else{$(ob).unbind("mousemove",track);if(ob.hoverIntent_s==1){ob.hoverIntent_t=setTimeout(function(){delay(ev,ob);},cfg.timeout);}}};return this.mouseover(handleHover).mouseout(handleHover);};})(jQuery);
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