diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/tool_shed/util/container_util.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/tool_shed/util/container_util.py
index feaf0409542..d7ad2c071b5 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/tool_shed/util/container_util.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/tool_shed/util/container_util.py
@@ -257,13 +257,12 @@ class Tool( object ):
 class ToolDependency( object ):
     """Tool dependency object"""
 
-    def __init__( self, id=None, name=None, version=None, type=None, install_dir=None, readme=None, installation_status=None, repository_id=None,
+    def __init__( self, id=None, name=None, version=None, type=None, readme=None, installation_status=None, repository_id=None,
                   tool_dependency_id=None, is_orphan=None ):
         self.id = id
         self.name = name
         self.version = version
         self.type = type
-        self.install_dir = install_dir
         self.readme = readme
         self.installation_status = installation_status
         self.repository_id = repository_id
@@ -948,12 +947,10 @@ def build_tool_dependencies_folder( trans, folder_id, tool_dependencies, label='
         # Insert a header row.
         tool_dependency_id += 1
         if trans.webapp.name == 'galaxy':
-            # Include the installation directory.
             tool_dependency = ToolDependency( id=tool_dependency_id,
                                               name='Name',
                                               version='Version',
                                               type='Type',
-                                              install_dir='Install directory',
                                               readme=None,
                                               installation_status='Installation status',
                                               repository_id=None,
@@ -964,7 +961,6 @@ def build_tool_dependencies_folder( trans, folder_id, tool_dependencies, label='
                                               name='Name',
                                               version='Version',
                                               type='Type',
-                                              install_dir=None,
                                               readme=None,
                                               installation_status=None,
                                               repository_id=None,
@@ -995,7 +991,6 @@ def build_tool_dependencies_folder( trans, folder_id, tool_dependencies, label='
                                                       name=name,
                                                       version=None,
                                                       type=type,
-                                                      install_dir=None,
                                                       readme=None,
                                                       installation_status=installation_status,
                                                       repository_id=repository_id,
@@ -1013,7 +1008,6 @@ def build_tool_dependencies_folder( trans, folder_id, tool_dependencies, label='
                 name = requirements_dict[ 'name' ]
                 version = requirements_dict[ 'version' ]
                 type = requirements_dict[ 'type' ]
-                install_dir = requirements_dict.get( 'install_dir', None )
                 repository_id = requirements_dict.get( 'repository_id', None )
                 td_id = requirements_dict.get( 'tool_dependency_id', None )
                 if trans.webapp.name == 'galaxy':
@@ -1024,7 +1018,6 @@ def build_tool_dependencies_folder( trans, folder_id, tool_dependencies, label='
                                                   name=name,
                                                   version=version,
                                                   type=type,
-                                                  install_dir=install_dir,
                                                   readme=None,
                                                   installation_status=installation_status,
                                                   repository_id=repository_id,
diff --git a/templates/webapps/tool_shed/repository/common.mako b/templates/webapps/tool_shed/repository/common.mako
index de2df5b768c..8ecd38e33e8 100644
--- a/templates/webapps/tool_shed/repository/common.mako
+++ b/templates/webapps/tool_shed/repository/common.mako
@@ -888,11 +888,7 @@
         <${cell_type}>${tool_dependency.type | h}</${cell_type}>
         <${cell_type}>
             %if trans.webapp.name == 'galaxy':
-                %if is_missing:
-                    ${tool_dependency.installation_status | h}
-                %elif tool_dependency.install_dir:
-                    ${tool_dependency.install_dir | h}
-                %endif
+                ${tool_dependency.installation_status | h}
             %else:
                 %if row_is_header:
                     ${tool_dependency.is_orphan | h}
diff --git a/test/tool_shed/functional/test_1170_complex_prior_installation_required.py b/test/tool_shed/functional/test_1170_complex_prior_installation_required.py
index b769031c6a9..1cc29bf3e34 100644
--- a/test/tool_shed/functional/test_1170_complex_prior_installation_required.py
+++ b/test/tool_shed/functional/test_1170_complex_prior_installation_required.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class TestComplexPriorInstallation( ShedTwillTestCase ):
                               uncompress_file=True,
                               remove_repo_files_not_in_tar=False, 
                               commit_message='Uploaded matplotlib tool dependency tarball.',
-                              strings_displayed=['orphan'], 
+                              strings_displayed=[ 'This repository currently contains a single file named <b>tool_dependencies.xml</b>' ], 
                               strings_not_displayed=[] )
     
     def test_0010_create_numpy_repository( self ):
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class TestComplexPriorInstallation( ShedTwillTestCase ):
                               uncompress_file=True,
                               remove_repo_files_not_in_tar=False, 
                               commit_message='Uploaded numpy tool dependency tarball.',
-                              strings_displayed=['orphan'], 
+                              strings_displayed=[ 'This repository currently contains a single file named <b>tool_dependencies.xml</b>' ], 
                               strings_not_displayed=[] )
         
     def test_0015_create_complex_repository_dependency( self ):