diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/base/root.html b/rhodecode/templates/base/root.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/base/root.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/base/root.html
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
                 'Selection link': "${_('Selection link')}",
             };
             var _TM = TRANSLATION_MAP;
+            var TOGGLE_FOLLOW_URL  = "${h.url('toggle_following')}";
             </script>
             <script type="text/javascript" src="${h.url('/js/yui.2.9.js', ver=c.rhodecode_version)}"></script>
             <!--[if lt IE 9]>
@@ -63,10 +64,8 @@
             <script type="text/javascript" src="${h.url('/js/rhodecode.js', ver=c.rhodecode_version)}"></script>
            ## EXTRA FOR JS
            ${self.js_extra()}
-
             <script type="text/javascript">
             (function(window,undefined){
-
                 // Prepare
                 var History = window.History; // Note: We are using a capital H instead of a lower h
                 if ( !History.enabled ) {
@@ -75,68 +74,16 @@
                     return false;
                 }
             })(window);
-            var follow_base_url  = "${h.url('toggle_following')}";
-
-            var onSuccessFollow = function(target){
-                var f = YUD.get(target.id);
-                var f_cnt = YUD.get('current_followers_count');
-
-                if(f.getAttribute('class')=='follow'){
-                    f.setAttribute('class','following');
-                    f.setAttribute('title',_TM['Stop following this repository']);
-
-                    if(f_cnt){
-                        var cnt = Number(f_cnt.innerHTML)+1;
-                        f_cnt.innerHTML = cnt;
-                    }
-                }
-                else{
-                    f.setAttribute('class','follow');
-                    f.setAttribute('title',_TM['Start following this repository']);
-                    if(f_cnt){
-                        var cnt = Number(f_cnt.innerHTML)-1;
-                        f_cnt.innerHTML = cnt;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+            
+            YUE.onDOMReady(function(){
+              tooltip_activate();
+              show_more_event();
+              show_changeset_tooltip();
 
-            var toggleFollowingUser = function(target,fallows_user_id,token,user_id){
-                args = 'follows_user_id='+fallows_user_id;
-                args+= '&amp;auth_token='+token;
-                if(user_id != undefined){
-                    args+="&amp;user_id="+user_id;
-                }
-                YUC.asyncRequest('POST',follow_base_url,{
-                    success:function(o){
-                    	onSuccessFollow(target);
-                    }
-                },args);
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            var toggleFollowingRepo = function(target,fallows_repo_id,token,user_id){
-
-                args = 'follows_repo_id='+fallows_repo_id;
-                args+= '&amp;auth_token='+token;
-                if(user_id != undefined){
-                    args+="&amp;user_id="+user_id;
-                }
-                YUC.asyncRequest('POST',follow_base_url,{
-                    success:function(o){
-                    	onSuccessFollow(target);
-                    }
-                },args);
-                return false;
-            }
-           YUE.onDOMReady(function(){
-             tooltip_activate();
-             show_more_event();
-             show_changeset_tooltip();
-
-             YUE.on('quick_login_link','click',function(e){
+              YUE.on('quick_login_link','click',function(e){
                  // make sure we don't redirect
                  YUE.preventDefault(e);
-
+              
                  if(YUD.hasClass('quick_login_link','enabled')){
                      YUD.setStyle('quick_login','display','none');
                      YUD.removeClass('quick_login_link','enabled');
@@ -149,7 +96,7 @@
                     	 usr.focus();
                      }
                  }
-             });
+              });
            })
             </script>
         </%def>