diff --git a/core/js/core.json b/core/js/core.json
index f1e0ba883d..4815116c33 100644
--- a/core/js/core.json
+++ b/core/js/core.json
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 		"jquery-migrate-1.2.1.min.js",
 		"jquery-ui-1.10.0.custom.js",
 		"jquery-showpassword.js",
-		"jquery.infieldlabel.js",
 		"jquery.placeholder.js",
 		"jquery-tipsy.js",
 		"underscore.js"
diff --git a/core/js/jquery.infieldlabel.js b/core/js/jquery.infieldlabel.js
deleted file mode 100644
index fad15102bc..0000000000
--- a/core/js/jquery.infieldlabel.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,177 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * jquery.infieldlabel
- * A simple jQuery plugin for adding labels that sit over a form field and fade away when the fields are populated.
- * 
- * Copyright (c) 2009 - 2013 Doug Neiner <doug@dougneiner.com> (http://code.dougneiner.com)
- * Source: https://github.com/dcneiner/In-Field-Labels-jQuery-Plugin
- * Dual licensed MIT or GPL
- *   MIT (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license)
- *   GPL (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license)
- *
- * @version 0.1.3
- */
-(function ($) {
-
-  $.InFieldLabels = function (label, field, options) {
-    // To avoid scope issues, use 'base' instead of 'this'
-    // to reference this class from internal events and functions.
-    var base = this;
-  
-    // Access to jQuery and DOM versions of each element
-    base.$label = $(label);
-    base.label  = label;
-
-    base.$field = $(field);
-    base.field  = field;
-
-    base.$label.data("InFieldLabels", base);
-    base.showing = true;
-
-    base.init = function () {
-      var initialSet;
-
-      // Merge supplied options with default options
-      base.options = $.extend({}, $.InFieldLabels.defaultOptions, options);
-
-      // Check if the field is already filled in 
-      // add a short delay to handle autocomplete
-      setTimeout(function() {
-        if (base.$field.val() !== "") {
-          base.$label.hide();
-          base.showing = false;
-        } else {
-          base.$label.show();
-          base.showing = true;
-        }
-      }, 200);
-
-      base.$field.focus(function () {
-        base.fadeOnFocus();
-      }).blur(function () {
-        base.checkForEmpty(true);
-      }).bind('keydown.infieldlabel', function (e) {
-        // Use of a namespace (.infieldlabel) allows us to
-        // unbind just this method later
-        base.hideOnChange(e);
-      }).bind('paste', function () {
-        // Since you can not paste an empty string we can assume
-        // that the fieldis not empty and the label can be cleared.
-        base.setOpacity(0.0);
-      }).change(function () {
-        base.checkForEmpty();
-      }).bind('onPropertyChange', function () {
-        base.checkForEmpty();
-      }).bind('keyup.infieldlabel', function () {
-        base.checkForEmpty();
-      });
-
-      if ( base.options.pollDuration > 0 ) {
-        initialSet = setInterval( function () {
-        if (base.$field.val() !== "") {
-          base.$label.hide();
-          base.showing = false;
-          clearInterval( initialSet );
-        }
-      }, base.options.pollDuration );
-
-      }
-    };
-
-    // If the label is currently showing
-    // then fade it down to the amount
-    // specified in the settings
-    base.fadeOnFocus = function () {
-      if (base.showing) {
-        base.setOpacity(base.options.fadeOpacity);
-      }
-    };
-
-    base.setOpacity = function (opacity) {
-      base.$label.stop().animate({ opacity: opacity }, base.options.fadeDuration);
-      base.showing = (opacity > 0.0);
-    };
-
-    // Checks for empty as a fail safe
-    // set blur to true when passing from
-    // the blur event
-    base.checkForEmpty = function (blur) {
-      if (base.$field.val() === "") {
-        base.prepForShow();
-        base.setOpacity(blur ? 1.0 : base.options.fadeOpacity);
-      } else {
-        base.setOpacity(0.0);
-      }
-    };
-
-    base.prepForShow = function () {
-      if (!base.showing) {
-        // Prepare for a animate in...
-        base.$label.css({opacity: 0.0}).show();
-
-        // Reattach the keydown event
-        base.$field.bind('keydown.infieldlabel', function (e) {
-          base.hideOnChange(e);
-        });
-      }
-    };
-
-    base.hideOnChange = function (e) {
-      if (
-          (e.keyCode === 16) || // Skip Shift
-          (e.keyCode === 9) // Skip Tab
-        ) {
-        return; 
-      }
-
-      if (base.showing) {
-        base.$label.hide();
-        base.showing = false;
-      }
-
-      // Remove keydown event to save on CPU processing
-      base.$field.unbind('keydown.infieldlabel');
-    };
-
-    // Run the initialization method
-    base.init();
-  };
-
-  $.InFieldLabels.defaultOptions = {
-    fadeOpacity: 0.5, // Once a field has focus, how transparent should the label be
-    fadeDuration: 300, // How long should it take to animate from 1.0 opacity to the fadeOpacity
-    pollDuration: 0, // If set to a number greater than zero, this will poll until content is detected in a field
-    enabledInputTypes: [ "text", "search", "tel", "url", "email", "password", "number", "textarea" ]
-  };
-
-
-  $.fn.inFieldLabels = function (options) {
-    var allowed_types = options && options.enabledInputTypes || $.InFieldLabels.defaultOptions.enabledInputTypes;
-
-    return this.each(function () {
-      // Find input or textarea based on for= attribute
-      // The for attribute on the label must contain the ID
-      // of the input or textarea element
-      var for_attr = $(this).attr('for'), field, restrict_type;
-      if (!for_attr) {
-        return; // Nothing to attach, since the for field wasn't used
-      }
-
-      // Find the referenced input or textarea element
-      field = document.getElementById( for_attr );
-      if ( !field ) {
-        return; // No element found
-      }
-
-      // Restrict input type
-      restrict_type = $.inArray( field.type, allowed_types );
-
-      if ( restrict_type === -1 && field.nodeName !== "TEXTAREA" ) {
-        return; // Again, nothing to attach
-      } 
-
-      // Only create object for matched input types and textarea
-      (new $.InFieldLabels(this, field, options));
-    });
-  };
-
-}(jQuery));
diff --git a/core/js/js.js b/core/js/js.js
index 1c4fb98c60..834916b2e3 100644
--- a/core/js/js.js
+++ b/core/js/js.js
@@ -1039,11 +1039,6 @@ function initCore() {
 	setShowPassword($('#pass2'), $('label[for=personal-show]'));
 	setShowPassword($('#dbpass'), $('label[for=dbpassword]'));
 
-	//use infield labels
-	$("label.infield").inFieldLabels({
-		pollDuration: 100
-	});
-
 	var checkShowCredentials = function() {
 		var empty = false;
 		$('input#user, input#password').each(function() {