diff --git a/lib/tool_shed/webapp/templates/admin/tool_shed_repository/common.mako b/lib/tool_shed/webapp/templates/admin/tool_shed_repository/common.mako
index d2783be488b..fcd2ff6a9a8 100644
--- a/lib/tool_shed/webapp/templates/admin/tool_shed_repository/common.mako
+++ b/lib/tool_shed/webapp/templates/admin/tool_shed_repository/common.mako
@@ -258,62 +258,6 @@
     %endif
 </%def>
 
-<%def name="dependency_status_updater()">
-    <script type="text/javascript">
-        config.addInitialization(function() {
-            console.log("common.mako, dependency_status_updater");
-
-            // Tool dependency status updater - used to update the installation status on the Tool Dependencies Grid.
-            // Looks for changes in tool dependency installation status using an async request. Keeps calling itself
-            // (via setTimeout) until dependency installation status is neither 'Installing' nor 'Building'.
-            window.tool_dependency_status_updater = function( dependency_status_list ) {
-                // See if there are any items left to track
-                var empty = true;
-                for ( var item in dependency_status_list ) {
-                    //alert( "item" + item.toSource() );
-                    //alert( "dependency_status_list[item] " + dependency_status_list[item].toSource() );
-                    //alert( "dependency_status_list[item]['status']" + dependency_status_list[item]['status'] );
-                    if ( dependency_status_list[item]['status'] != 'Installed' ) {
-                        empty = false;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-                if ( ! empty ) {
-                    setTimeout( function() { 
-                        tool_dependency_status_updater_callback( dependency_status_list )
-                    }, 3000 );
-                }
-            };
-
-            var tool_dependency_status_updater_callback = function( dependency_status_list ) {
-                var ids = [];
-                var status_list = [];
-                $.each( dependency_status_list, function( index, dependency_status ) {
-                    ids.push( dependency_status[ 'id' ] );
-                    status_list.push( dependency_status[ 'status' ] );
-                });
-                // Make ajax call
-                $.ajax( {
-                    type: "POST",
-                    url: "${h.url_for( controller='admin_toolshed', action='tool_dependency_status_updates' )}",
-                    dataType: "json",
-                    data: { ids: ids.join( "," ), status_list: status_list.join( "," ) },
-                    success : function( data ) {
-                        $.each( data, function( index, val ) {
-                            // Replace HTML
-                            var cell1 = $( "#ToolDependencyStatus-" + val[ 'id' ] );
-                            cell1.html( val[ 'html_status' ] );
-                            dependency_status_list[ index ] = val;
-                        });
-                        tool_dependency_status_updater( dependency_status_list );
-                    },
-                });
-            };
-
-        });
-    </script>
-</%def>
-
 <%def name="repository_installation_status_updater()">
     <script type="text/javascript">
         config.addInitialization(function() {
diff --git a/templates/admin/tool_shed_repository/common.mako b/templates/admin/tool_shed_repository/common.mako
index d2783be488b..fcd2ff6a9a8 100644
--- a/templates/admin/tool_shed_repository/common.mako
+++ b/templates/admin/tool_shed_repository/common.mako
@@ -258,62 +258,6 @@
     %endif
 </%def>
 
-<%def name="dependency_status_updater()">
-    <script type="text/javascript">
-        config.addInitialization(function() {
-            console.log("common.mako, dependency_status_updater");
-
-            // Tool dependency status updater - used to update the installation status on the Tool Dependencies Grid.
-            // Looks for changes in tool dependency installation status using an async request. Keeps calling itself
-            // (via setTimeout) until dependency installation status is neither 'Installing' nor 'Building'.
-            window.tool_dependency_status_updater = function( dependency_status_list ) {
-                // See if there are any items left to track
-                var empty = true;
-                for ( var item in dependency_status_list ) {
-                    //alert( "item" + item.toSource() );
-                    //alert( "dependency_status_list[item] " + dependency_status_list[item].toSource() );
-                    //alert( "dependency_status_list[item]['status']" + dependency_status_list[item]['status'] );
-                    if ( dependency_status_list[item]['status'] != 'Installed' ) {
-                        empty = false;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-                if ( ! empty ) {
-                    setTimeout( function() { 
-                        tool_dependency_status_updater_callback( dependency_status_list )
-                    }, 3000 );
-                }
-            };
-
-            var tool_dependency_status_updater_callback = function( dependency_status_list ) {
-                var ids = [];
-                var status_list = [];
-                $.each( dependency_status_list, function( index, dependency_status ) {
-                    ids.push( dependency_status[ 'id' ] );
-                    status_list.push( dependency_status[ 'status' ] );
-                });
-                // Make ajax call
-                $.ajax( {
-                    type: "POST",
-                    url: "${h.url_for( controller='admin_toolshed', action='tool_dependency_status_updates' )}",
-                    dataType: "json",
-                    data: { ids: ids.join( "," ), status_list: status_list.join( "," ) },
-                    success : function( data ) {
-                        $.each( data, function( index, val ) {
-                            // Replace HTML
-                            var cell1 = $( "#ToolDependencyStatus-" + val[ 'id' ] );
-                            cell1.html( val[ 'html_status' ] );
-                            dependency_status_list[ index ] = val;
-                        });
-                        tool_dependency_status_updater( dependency_status_list );
-                    },
-                });
-            };
-
-        });
-    </script>
-</%def>
-
 <%def name="repository_installation_status_updater()">
     <script type="text/javascript">
         config.addInitialization(function() {