diff --git a/.scrutinizer.yml b/.scrutinizer.yml
index b8f7b6b4ad..a84d44680b 100644
--- a/.scrutinizer.yml
+++ b/.scrutinizer.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ filter:
         - 'core/js/underscore.js'
         - 'core/js/jquery.multiselect.js'
         - 'core/js/snap.js'
-        - 'core/js/jquery.placeholder.js'
 
 
 imports:
diff --git a/core/js/core.json b/core/js/core.json
index 3297b44318..2fc821b041 100644
--- a/core/js/core.json
+++ b/core/js/core.json
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 		"jquery-migrate-1.2.1.min.js",
 		"jquery-ui-1.10.0.custom.js",
 		"jquery-showpassword.js",
-		"jquery.placeholder.js",
 		"jquery-tipsy.js",
 		"underscore.js"
 	],
diff --git a/core/js/jquery.placeholder.js b/core/js/jquery.placeholder.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 689462582b..0000000000
--- a/core/js/jquery.placeholder.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,216 +0,0 @@
-/*
-  jQuery placeholder plugin
-  by Andrey Kuzmin, @unsoundscapes
-
-  Based on existing plugin http://mths.be/placeholder by @mathias
-  and this demo http://robertnyman.com/2011/05/02/ by @robertnyman
-
-  Adopted to toggle placeholder on user input instead of focus
-
-  Released under the MIT license
-*/
-
-(function (factory) {
-  'use strict';
-
-  if (typeof define === 'function' && define.amd) {
-    // AMD. Register as anonymous module.
-    define(['jquery'], factory)
-  } else {
-    // Browser globals.
-    factory(jQuery)
-  }
-}(function ($) {
-  'use strict';
-
-  var isInputSupported = 'placeholder' in document.createElement('input')
-    , isTextareaSupported = 'placeholder' in document.createElement('textarea')
-    , $placeholders = $()
-
-  function getAttributes (element) {
-    // Return an object of element attributes
-    var newAttrs = {}
-      , rinlinejQuery = /^jQuery\d+$/
-
-    $.each(element.attributes, function () {
-      if (this.specified && !rinlinejQuery.test(this.name)) {
-        newAttrs[this.name] = this.value
-      }
-    })
-    return newAttrs
-  }
-
-  function setCaretTo (element, index) {
-    // Set caret to specified @index
-    if (element.createTextRange) {
-      var range = element.createTextRange()
-      range.move('character', index)
-      range.select()
-    } else if (element.selectionStart !== null) {
-      element.focus()
-      element.setSelectionRange(index, index)
-    }
-  }
-
-
-  function Placeholder (element, options) {
-    this.options = options || {}
-    this.$replacement = this.$element = $(element)
-    this.initialize.apply(this, arguments)
-    // Cache all elements with placeholders
-    $placeholders = $placeholders.add(element)
-  }
-
-  Placeholder.prototype = {
-
-    initialize: function () {
-      this.isHidden = true
-      this.placeholderAttr = this.$element.attr('placeholder')
-      // do not mess with default behavior
-      this.$element.removeAttr('placeholder')
-      this.isPassword = this.$element.is('[type=password]')
-      if (this.isPassword) this.makeReplacement()
-      this.$replacement.on({
-        'keydown.placeholder': $.proxy(this.hide, this)
-      , 'focus.placeholder drop.placeholder click.placeholder': $.proxy(this.setCaret, this)
-      })
-      this.$element.on({
-        'blur.placeholder keyup.placeholder': $.proxy(this.show, this)
-      })
-      this.show()
-    }
-
-    // Set or get input value
-    // Setting value toggles placeholder
-  , val: function (value) {
-      if (value === undefined) {
-        return this.isHidden ? this.$element[0].value : '';
-      }
-      if (value === '') {
-        if (this.isHidden) {
-          this.$element[0].value = value
-          this.show()
-        }
-      } else {
-        if (!this.isHidden) this.hide()
-        this.$element[0].value = value
-      }
-      return this
-    }
-
-    // Hide placeholder at user input
-  , hide: function (e) {
-      var isActiveElement = this.$replacement.is(':focus')
-      if (this.isHidden) return;
-      if (!e || !(e.shiftKey && e.keyCode === 16) && e.keyCode !== 9) {
-        this.isHidden = true
-        if (this.isPassword) {
-          this.$replacement.before(this.$element.show()).hide()
-          if (isActiveElement) this.$element.focus()
-        } else {
-          this.$element[0].value = ''
-          this.$element.removeClass(this.options.className)
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Show placeholder on blur and keyup
-  , show: function (e) {
-      var isActiveElement = this.$element.is(':focus')
-      if (!this.isHidden) return;
-      if (this.$element[0].value === '') {
-        this.isHidden = false
-        if (this.isPassword) {
-          this.$element.before(this.$replacement.show()).hide()
-          if (isActiveElement) this.$replacement.focus()
-        } else {
-          this.$element[0].value = this.placeholderAttr
-          this.$element.addClass(this.options.className)
-          if (isActiveElement) this.setCaret(e)
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Set caret at the beginning of the input
-  , setCaret: function (e) {
-      if (e && !this.isHidden) {
-        setCaretTo(this.$replacement[0], 0)
-        e.preventDefault()
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Make and return replacement element
-  , makeReplacement: function () {
-      // we can't use $.fn.clone because ie <= 8 doesn't allow type change
-      var replacementAttributes =
-        $.extend(
-          getAttributes(this.$element[0])
-        , { 'type': 'text'
-          , 'value': this.placeholderAttr
-          }
-        )
-
-      // replacement should not have input name
-      delete replacementAttributes.name
-
-      this.$replacement = $('<input>', replacementAttributes)
-        .data('placeholder', this)
-        .addClass(this.options.className)
-
-      return this.$replacement;
-    }
-
-  }
-
-
-  // Override jQuery val and prop hooks
-  $.valHooks.input = $.valHooks.textarea = $.propHooks.value = {
-    get: function (element) {
-      var placeholder = $(element).data('placeholder')
-      return placeholder ? placeholder.val() : element.value;
-    }
-  , set: function (element, value) {
-      var placeholder = $(element).data('placeholder')
-      return placeholder ? placeholder.val(value) : element.value = value;
-    }
-  }
-
-
-  // Plugin definition
-  $.fn.placeholder = function (option) {
-    return this.each(function () {
-      var $this = $(this)
-        , data = $this.data('placeholder')
-        , options = $.extend({}, $.fn.placeholder.defaults, typeof option === 'object' && option)
-
-      if (!data && $this.is('[placeholder]') && (options.force ||
-          !isInputSupported && $this.is('input') ||
-          !isTextareaSupported && $this.is('textarea'))) {
-        $this.data('placeholder', data = new Placeholder(this, options))
-      }
-
-      if (data && typeof option === 'string') data[option]()
-    })
-  }
-  $.fn.placeholder.defaults = {
-    force: false
-  , className: 'placeholder'
-  }
-  $.fn.placeholder.Constructor = Placeholder
-
-
-  // Events
-  $(document).on('submit.placeholder', 'form', function () {
-    // Clear the placeholder values so they don't get submitted
-    $placeholders.placeholder('hide')
-    // And then restore them back
-    setTimeout(function () { $placeholders.placeholder('show') }, 10)
-  })
-  $(window).on('beforeunload.placeholder', function () {
-    // Clear placeholders upon page reload
-    $placeholders.placeholder('hide')
-  })
-
-  return Placeholder
-
-}));