diff --git a/include/admin/images.inc.php b/include/admin/images.inc.php
index 63ef85a4..1b55f84c 100644
--- a/include/admin/images.inc.php
+++ b/include/admin/images.inc.php
@@ -18,12 +18,6 @@ switch ($serendipity['GET']['adminAction']) {
     case 'imgedit':
         $data['case_imgedit'] = true;
 
-        if (!isset($serendipity['eyecandy']) || serendipity_db_bool($serendipity['eyecandy'])) {
-            // what??
-        } else {
-            return true;
-        }
-
         include_once(S9Y_INCLUDE_PATH . "include/functions_images_crop.inc.php");
         $media['is_imgedit'] = true;
         $media['css_imgedit'] = serendipity_getTemplateFile('admin/imgedit.css');
diff --git a/include/admin/plugins.inc.php b/include/admin/plugins.inc.php
index a8855948..81057c85 100644
--- a/include/admin/plugins.inc.php
+++ b/include/admin/plugins.inc.php
@@ -381,12 +381,8 @@ if (isset($_GET['serendipity']['plugin_to_conf'])) {
         $data['save'] = true;
         $data['timestamp'] = serendipity_strftime('%H:%M:%S');
     }   
-
-    if (!isset($serendipity['eyecandy']) || serendipity_db_bool($serendipity['eyecandy'])) {
-        $data['eyecandy'] = true;
-    }
-
-    serendipity_plugin_api::hook_event("backend_pluginlisting_header" ,$eyecandy);
+    
+    serendipity_plugin_api::hook_event("backend_pluginlisting_header", $null);
 
     ob_start();
     serendipity_plugin_api::hook_event('backend_plugins_sidebar_header', $serendipity);
diff --git a/include/functions_plugins_admin.inc.php b/include/functions_plugins_admin.inc.php
index e72e5f46..0835ed38 100644
--- a/include/functions_plugins_admin.inc.php
+++ b/include/functions_plugins_admin.inc.php
@@ -90,14 +90,11 @@ function show_plugins($event_only = false, $sidebars = null)
         }
     }
 
-    $eyecandy = !isset($serendipity['eyecandy']) || serendipity_db_bool($serendipity['eyecandy']);
+
     $data['event_only'] = $event_only;
-    $data['eyecandy'] = $eyecandy;
-    if (!$eyecandy) {
-        $data['eyecandy'] = false;
-    } elseif (!$event_only) {
+    if (!$event_only) {
         $data['event_only'] = false;
-        $data['is_first'] = $is_first = true;
+        $data['is_first'] = true;
     }
 
     $data['serendipity_setFormToken'] = serendipity_setFormToken();
diff --git a/include/tpl/config_personal.inc.php b/include/tpl/config_personal.inc.php
index 3efce450..dd5c29a1 100644
--- a/include/tpl/config_personal.inc.php
+++ b/include/tpl/config_personal.inc.php
@@ -77,14 +77,6 @@
                                           'permission'  => 'personalConfiguration',
                                           'flags'       => array('config')),
 
-                                    array('var'         => 'eyecandy',
-                                          'title'       => PREFERENCE_USE_JS,
-                                          'description' => PREFERENCE_USE_JS_DESC,
-                                          'type'        => 'bool',
-                                          'default'     => true,
-                                          'permission'  => 'personalConfiguration',
-                                          'flags'       => array('config')),
-
                                     array('var'         => 'mail_comments',
                                           'title'       => USERCONF_SENDCOMMENTS,
                                           'description' => USERCONF_SENDCOMMENTS_DESC,
diff --git a/templates/2k11/admin/plugins.inc.tpl b/templates/2k11/admin/plugins.inc.tpl
index 2a3e1af8..a4a5b3ff 100644
--- a/templates/2k11/admin/plugins.inc.tpl
+++ b/templates/2k11/admin/plugins.inc.tpl
@@ -117,11 +117,9 @@
     <span class="msg_success"><span class="icon-ok-circled"></span> {$CONST.DONE}:{$CONST.SETTINGS_SAVED_AT|sprintf:"$timestamp"}</span>
     {/if}
     <h2>{$CONST.BELOW_IS_A_LIST_OF_INSTALLED_PLUGINS}</h2>
-    {if $eyecandy}
     <script src="{serendipity_getFile file="admin/js/jquery.autoscroll.js"}"></script>
     <script src="{serendipity_getFile file="admin/js/jquery.sortable.js"}"></script>
     <script src="{serendipity_getFile file="admin/js/dragdrop.js"}"></script>
-    {/if}
     <section id="pluginlist_sidebar">
         <h3>{$CONST.SIDEBAR_PLUGINS}</h3>
 
diff --git a/templates/2k11/admin/show_plugins.fnc.tpl b/templates/2k11/admin/show_plugins.fnc.tpl
index 293f930b..7815fc96 100644
--- a/templates/2k11/admin/show_plugins.fnc.tpl
+++ b/templates/2k11/admin/show_plugins.fnc.tpl
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 {* functions_plugins_admin.inc.php::function_show_plugins() including output of functions_plugins_admin.inc.php::function ownership() *}
 
-{if !$eyecandy}
-    <form action="?serendipity[adminModule]=plugins" method="post">
-{elseif !$event_only}
 
+{if !$event_only}
     <form action="?serendipity[adminModule]=plugins" method="post">
         <input id="order" name="serendipity[pluginorder]" type="hidden" value="">
     {else}
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@
                                 {/if}
 
                             </li>
-                        {($eyecandy) ? '<noscript>' : ''}
+                        <noscript>
                             <li class="pluginmanager_place">
                                 <select name="serendipity[placement][{$plugin_data['name']}]">
                                     {foreach $plugin_data.gopts as $k => $v}
@@ -93,7 +91,7 @@
                                     </a>
                                 {/if}
                             </li>
-                        {($eyecandy) ? '</noscript>' : ''}
+                        </noscript>
                         </ul>
                     </li>
                 {/foreach}