diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/menu/TopMenu.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/menu/TopMenu.java
index 351a6bb9b6ddcf72d33d488619d6540622372373..2e77a6f83437e890eefafde58db4c38b35ff38ed 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/menu/TopMenu.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/menu/TopMenu.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import com.extjs.gxt.ui.client.widget.toolbar.FillToolItem;
 import com.extjs.gxt.ui.client.widget.toolbar.SeparatorToolItem;
 import com.extjs.gxt.ui.client.widget.toolbar.TextToolItem;
 import com.extjs.gxt.ui.client.widget.toolbar.ToolBar;
-import com.google.gwt.user.client.DOM;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.Element;
 
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.application.AbstractAsyncCallback;
@@ -113,7 +112,6 @@ public class TopMenu extends LayoutContainer
     final void refresh()
     {
         toolBar.removeAll();
-        toolBar.add(new AdapterToolItem(createTitleHeader()));
 
         toolBar.add(new DataSetMenu(viewContext, componentProvider));
         toolBar.add(new ExperimentMenu(viewContext, componentProvider));
@@ -154,15 +152,6 @@ public class TopMenu extends LayoutContainer
         return html;
     }
 
-    private final Html createTitleHeader()
-    {
-        final Element boldElement = DOM.createElement("b");
-        boldElement.setInnerHTML(viewContext.getMessage(Dict.APPLICATION_NAME));
-        final Html titleHeader = new Html(DOM.toString(boldElement));
-        titleHeader.setStyleAttribute("margin", "0 1em 0 1em");
-        return titleHeader;
-    }
-
     //
     // Helper classes
     //
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/menu/sample/SampleMenu.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/menu/sample/SampleMenu.java
index 6bf594d13dea6100cd137344f3ecf56d5e28fa42..18901eeb7df982de5ee1e712563157a6329ad1b4 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/menu/sample/SampleMenu.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/menu/sample/SampleMenu.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.application.menu.sample;
 
 import com.extjs.gxt.ui.client.widget.menu.Menu;
-import com.extjs.gxt.ui.client.widget.menu.SeparatorMenuItem;
 
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.application.Dict;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.application.framework.ComponentProvider;
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ public class SampleMenu extends TopMenuItem
                 componentProvider.getSampleBatchRegistration()));
         menu.add(new ActionMenu(TopMenu.ActionMenuKind.SAMPLE_MENU_TYPES, messageProvider,
                 componentProvider.getSampleTypeBrowser()));
-        menu.add(new SeparatorMenuItem());
         setMenu(menu);
     }