diff --git a/share/tools/web_config/index.html b/share/tools/web_config/index.html
index 25699e2ac..29cad94e6 100644
--- a/share/tools/web_config/index.html
+++ b/share/tools/web_config/index.html
@@ -97,12 +97,12 @@ function interpret_color(str) {
     <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #8888FF">fish</span><p id="global_error" class="error_msg" error-message></p>
     <div id="parent">
         <div id="tab_parent" ng-controller="main">
-            <div ng-class="tabCssClass('colors')" id="tab_colors" ng-click="changeView('colors')">colors</div>
-            <div ng-class="tabCssClass('prompt')" id="tab_prompt" ng-click="changeView('prompt')">prompt</div>
-            <div ng-class="tabCssClass('functions')" id="tab_functions" ng-click="changeView('functions')">functions</div>
-            <div ng-class="tabCssClass('variables')" id="tab_variables" ng-click="changeView('variables')">variables</div>
-            <div ng-class="tabCssClass('history')" id="tab_history" ng-click="changeView('history')">history</div>
-            <div ng-class="tabCssClass('bindings')" id="tab_bindings" ng-click="changeView('bindings')">bindings</div>
+            <div ng-class="{'tab': true, 'selected_tab': currentTab =='colors'}" id="tab_colors" ng-click="changeView('colors')">colors</div>
+            <div ng-class="{'tab': true, 'selected_tab': currentTab == 'prompt'}" id="tab_prompt" ng-click="changeView('prompt')">prompt</div>
+            <div ng-class="{'tab': true, 'selected_tab': currentTab == 'functions'}" id="tab_functions" ng-click="changeView('functions')">functions</div>
+            <div ng-class="{'tab': true, 'selected_tab': currentTab == 'variables'}" id="tab_variables" ng-click="changeView('variables')">variables</div>
+            <div ng-class="{'tab': true, 'selected_tab': currentTab == 'history'}" id="tab_history" ng-click="changeView('history')">history</div>
+            <div ng-class="{'tab': true, 'selected_tab': currentTab == 'bindings'}" id="tab_bindings" ng-click="changeView('bindings')">bindings</div>
         </div>
         <div id="tab_contents">
         <ng-view></ng-view>
diff --git a/share/tools/web_config/js/controllers.js b/share/tools/web_config/js/controllers.js
index d4c48352f..f6fe26dea 100644
--- a/share/tools/web_config/js/controllers.js
+++ b/share/tools/web_config/js/controllers.js
@@ -7,15 +7,6 @@ controllers.controller("main", function($scope, $location) {
         $location.path(view);
         $scope.currentTab = view;
     }
-
-    $scope.tabCssClass = function(view) {
-        var cls = "tab";
-        if ($scope.currentTab == view) {
-            cls += " selected_tab";
-        }
-        return cls;
-    }
-
 })
 
 controllers.controller("colorsController", function($scope, $http) {