diff --git a/src/static/css/admin.css b/src/static/css/admin.css
index 4669e4b98..0d9471268 100644
--- a/src/static/css/admin.css
+++ b/src/static/css/admin.css
@@ -118,13 +118,6 @@ td, th {
   position: absolute;
   bottom: 50px;
 }
-#progress .historylink {
-  float: right;
-}
-#progress .history {
-  white-space: pre;
-  font-family: monospace;
-}
 .settings {
   margin-top:10px;
   width:100%;  
diff --git a/src/static/js/admin/plugins.js b/src/static/js/admin/plugins.js
index d0058522b..ed38fc4e7 100644
--- a/src/static/js/admin/plugins.js
+++ b/src/static/js/admin/plugins.js
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
       }
       search();
     });
-    
-    $('#progress .showhistory').unbind('click').click(function() {
-        $("#progress .history").toggle()
-    });
   }
 
   updateHandlers();
@@ -79,25 +75,22 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
   socket.on('progress', function (data) {
     if (data.progress > 0 && $('#progress').data('progress') > data.progress) return;
 
-    $("#progress .history").hide();
     $("#progress").show();
 
     $('#progress').data('progress', data.progress);
 
     var message = "Unknown status";
     if (data.message) {
-      message = "<span class='status'>" + data.message.toString() + "</span>";
+      message = data.message.toString();
     }
     if (data.error) {
       data.progress = 1;
     }
     
     $("#progress .message").html(message);
-    $("#progress .history").append("<div>" + message + "</div>");
 
     if (data.progress >= 1) {
       $("#progress").hide();
-      $("#progress .history").html('');
       
       if (data.error) {
         alert('An error occurred: '+data.error+' -- the server log might know more...');
diff --git a/src/templates/admin/plugins.html b/src/templates/admin/plugins.html
index 12f801580..a85db557a 100644
--- a/src/templates/admin/plugins.html
+++ b/src/templates/admin/plugins.html
@@ -24,10 +24,7 @@
         <li><a href="settings">Settings</a> </li>
         <li><a href="plugins/info">Troubleshooting information</a> </li>
         
-        <div id="progress">
-          <p><img src="../static/img/loading.gif" alt=""/>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="message"></span> <a class="showhistory" href="javascript:void(0)">(show&nbsp;progress)</a></p>
-          <div class="history"></div>
-        </div>
+        <div id="progress"><img src="../static/img/loading.gif" alt=""/>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="message"></span></div>
       </div>
 
       <div class="innerwrapper">