diff --git a/core/js/login.js b/core/js/login.js
index 186b21423f..33ec868cb2 100644
--- a/core/js/login.js
+++ b/core/js/login.js
@@ -21,9 +21,4 @@ OC.Login = _.extend(OC.Login || {}, {
 });
 $(document).ready(function() {
 	$('form[name=login]').submit(OC.Login.onLogin);
-
-	//set previous state of remember login checkbox
-	if($('label[for="remember_login"]').attr('previously') === 'checked'){
-		$('#remember_login').prop('checked', true);
-	}
 });
diff --git a/core/templates/login.php b/core/templates/login.php
index 590b035bce..a12008295c 100644
--- a/core/templates/login.php
+++ b/core/templates/login.php
@@ -67,13 +67,12 @@ script('core', [
 		<?php } ?>
 		<?php if ($_['rememberLoginAllowed'] === true) : ?>
 		<div class="remember-login-container">
+			<?php if ($_['rememberLoginState'] === 0) { ?>
 			<input type="checkbox" name="remember_login" value="1" id="remember_login" class="checkbox checkbox--white">
-			<?php if ($_POST['remember_login'] !== '1') { ?>
-			<label for="remember_login">
 			<?php } else { ?>
-			<label previously="checked" for="remember_login">
+			<input type="checkbox" name="remember_login" value="1" id="remember_login" class="checkbox checkbox--white" checked="checked">
 			<?php } ?>
-			<?php p($l->t('Stay logged in')); ?></label>
+			<label for="remember_login"><?php p($l->t('Stay logged in')); ?></label>
 		</div>
 		<?php endif; ?>
 		<input type="hidden" name="timezone-offset" id="timezone-offset"/>
diff --git a/lib/private/util.php b/lib/private/util.php
index 6e15d742be..6ad668deda 100644
--- a/lib/private/util.php
+++ b/lib/private/util.php
@@ -969,6 +969,7 @@ class OC_Util {
 
 		$parameters['alt_login'] = OC_App::getAlternativeLogIns();
 		$parameters['rememberLoginAllowed'] = self::rememberLoginAllowed();
+		$parameters['rememberLoginState'] = isset($_POST['remember_login']) ? $_POST['remember_login'] : 0;
 		\OC_Hook::emit('OC_Util', 'pre_displayLoginPage', array('parameters' => $parameters));
 		OC_Template::printGuestPage("", "login", $parameters);
 	}