diff --git a/conf/app.js b/conf/app.js
index e3879ab40b..f0164304ce 100644
--- a/conf/app.js
+++ b/conf/app.js
@@ -14,10 +14,5 @@ $(document).bind('ready', function() {
 
 $(document).bind('toolbar_setup', function() {
 	$('.brand').html('yourbrand\
-		<i class="icon-home icon-white navbar-icon-home" ></i>')
-	.hover(function() {
-		$(this).find('.icon-home').addClass('navbar-icon-home-hover');
-	}, function() {
-		$(this).find('.icon-home').removeClass('navbar-icon-home-hover');
-	});
+		<i class="icon-home icon-white navbar-icon-home" ></i>');
 });
diff --git a/public/css/ui/common.css b/public/css/ui/common.css
index 4b0f35a050..1775dcfb90 100644
--- a/public/css/ui/common.css
+++ b/public/css/ui/common.css
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ div#freeze {
 
 .navbar-icon-home {
 	vertical-align: middle;
-	opacity: 0.4;
-	Filter:alpha(opacity=40); /* For IE8 and earlier */
+	opacity: 0.7;
+	Filter:alpha(opacity=70); /* For IE8 and earlier */
 }
 
 .navbar-icon-home:hover,