diff --git a/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb b/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
index 994fb305..b8ea341e 100644
--- a/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
@@ -119,10 +119,8 @@ module TodosHelper
   def grip_span
     unless @todo.completed?
       image_tag('grip.png', :width => '7', :height => '16', :border => '0', 
-                :title => 'Drag onto another action to make it depend on that action',
-                :class => 'grip') +
-      image_tag('blank.png', :width => 16, :height => 16, :border => 0,
-                :title => "Drop an action to make it depend on this action", :class => 'successor_target drop_target')
+        :title => 'Drag onto another action to make it depend on that action',
+        :class => 'grip')
     end
   end
   
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diff --git a/public/images/add_successor_off.png b/public/images/add_successor_off.png
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diff --git a/public/images/add_successor_on.png b/public/images/add_successor_on.png
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diff --git a/public/javascripts/application.js b/public/javascripts/application.js
index cfe11d2e..4b025f51 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/application.js
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ function enable_rich_interaction(){
   /* Drag & Drop for successor/predecessor */
   function drop_todo(evt, ui) {
     dragged_todo = ui.draggable[0].id.split('_')[2];
-    dropped_todo = $(this).parents('.item-show').get(0).id.split('_')[2];
+    dropped_todo = this.id.split('_')[2];
     ui.draggable.remove();
     $(this).block({message: null});
     $.post(relative_to_root('todos/add_predecessor'),
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ function enable_rich_interaction(){
       start: drag_todo,
       stop: function() {$('.drop_target').hide();}});
 
-  $('.successor_target').droppable({drop: drop_todo,
+  $('.item-show').droppable({drop: drop_todo,
       tolerance: 'pointer',
       hoverClass: 'hover'});
   
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/standard.css b/public/stylesheets/standard.css
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--- a/public/stylesheets/standard.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/standard.css
@@ -943,16 +943,9 @@ div.message {
   display:none;
 }
 
-.successor_target {
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-  background-repeat: no-repeat;
-  background-position: center right;
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-
-.successor_target.hover {
-  background-image:url("../images/add_successor_on.png");
-  background-repeat: no-repeat;
-  background-position: center right;
+.hover {
+    background: #EAEAEA;
+    font-weight: bold;
 }
 
 .context_target {