diff --git a/webui/src/main/webapp/Downloads.jsp b/webui/src/main/webapp/Downloads.jsp
index 5be227cf..bc2bb272 100644
--- a/webui/src/main/webapp/Downloads.jsp
+++ b/webui/src/main/webapp/Downloads.jsp
@@ -31,21 +31,6 @@
 		
 		<script>
 		
-			function refreshConnectionsCount() {
-				var xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
-				xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
-					if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) {
-						var connections = this.responseXML.getElementsByTagName("Connections");
-						var count = connections[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue
-						var connectionCountSpan = document.getElementById("connectionsCount");
-						var countString = "Connections: "+count;
-						connectionCountSpan.innerHTML = countString;
-					}
-				}
-				xmlhttp.open("GET", "/MuWire/Search?section=connectionsCount", true);
-				xmlhttp.send();
-			}
-			
 			class Downloader {
 				constructor(xmlNode) {
 					this.name = xmlNode.getElementsByTagName("Name")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
@@ -107,8 +92,6 @@
 				xmlhttp.send();
 			}
 			
-			setInterval(refreshConnectionsCount, 3000);
-			setTimeout(refreshConnectionsCount, 1);
 			setInterval(refreshDownloader, 3000)
 			setTimeout(refreshDownloader,1);
 		</script>
diff --git a/webui/src/main/webapp/Home.jsp b/webui/src/main/webapp/Home.jsp
index e7f3b385..d6664f6f 100644
--- a/webui/src/main/webapp/Home.jsp
+++ b/webui/src/main/webapp/Home.jsp
@@ -184,21 +184,6 @@
 			var lastXML = null;
 			var infoHash = null;
 			
-			function refreshConnectionsCount() {
-				var xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
-				xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
-					if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) {
-						var connections = this.responseXML.getElementsByTagName("Connections");
-						var count = connections[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue
-						var connectionCountSpan = document.getElementById("connectionsCount");
-						var countString = "Connections: "+count;
-						connectionCountSpan.innerHTML = countString;
-					}
-				}
-				xmlhttp.open("GET", "/MuWire/Search?section=connectionsCount", true);
-				xmlhttp.send();
-			}
-			
 			function updateSender(senderName) {
 				sender = senderName;
 				
@@ -402,9 +387,6 @@
 			setInterval(refreshGroupByFile, 3000);
 			setTimeout(refreshGroupByFile, 1);
 <% } %>			
-			
-			setInterval(refreshConnectionsCount, 3000);
-			setTimeout(refreshConnectionsCount, 1);
 		</script>
 	</body>
 </html>
diff --git a/webui/src/main/webapp/header.jsi b/webui/src/main/webapp/header.jsi
index c4ce93db..3aa246ee 100644
--- a/webui/src/main/webapp/header.jsi
+++ b/webui/src/main/webapp/header.jsi
@@ -6,8 +6,27 @@
   <div class="subtitle">
     ${persona}
     <br>
-    Connections: <%=connectionCounter.getConnections() %>
+    <span id="connectionsCount">Connections : 0</span>
     <br>
+    <script>
+		function refreshConnectionsCount() {
+			var xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
+			xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
+				if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) {
+					var connections = this.responseXML.getElementsByTagName("Connections");
+					var count = connections[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue
+					var connectionCountSpan = document.getElementById("connectionsCount");
+					var countString = "Connections: "+count;
+					connectionCountSpan.innerHTML = countString;
+				}
+			}
+			xmlhttp.open("GET", "/MuWire/Search?section=connectionsCount", true);
+			xmlhttp.send();
+		}
+		
+		setInterval(refreshConnectionsCount, 3000);
+		setTimeout(refreshConnectionsCount, 1);
+    </script>
 <% if ("Home".equals(pagetitle)) { %>
         <form action="/MuWire/Search" method="post">
           <input type="text" name="search" />
diff --git a/webui/src/main/webapp/initcode.jsi b/webui/src/main/webapp/initcode.jsi
index 3556c50d..1a5b9b7e 100644
--- a/webui/src/main/webapp/initcode.jsi
+++ b/webui/src/main/webapp/initcode.jsi
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <%
 	MuWireClient client = (MuWireClient) application.getAttribute("mwClient");
-	ConnectionCounter connectionCounter = (ConnectionCounter) client.getServletContext().getAttribute("connectionCounter");
 	String persona = client.getCore().getMe().getHumanReadableName();
 	String version = client.getCore().getVersion();
 %>