diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic-rtl.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic-rtl.css
index dbb13d381b..7867b55d0b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic-rtl.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic-rtl.css
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
 #footer {
 	background-position:99% 10px;
 }
-.metabox-holder .closed .togbox, .metabox-holder .togbox, #poststuff .closed .togbox, #poststuff .togbox {
-	background-image: url(../images/toggle-arrow-rtl.gif) !important;
-}
 .bar {
 	border-right-color: transparent;
 	border-left-color: #99d;
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
index 6ee027fcb2..44ff67249e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
@@ -502,22 +502,12 @@ input.readonly {
 	color: #333;
 }
 
-.metabox-holder .closed .togbox, #poststuff .closed .togbox {
-	background-color: #2583ad;
-	background-image: url(../images/toggle-arrow.gif);
-}
-
 .metabox-holder .postbox, #poststuff .postbox, #titlediv, #poststuff .postarea, #poststuff .stuffbox {
 	border-color: #ebebeb;
 	border-right-color: #ccc;
 	border-bottom-color: #ccc;
 }
 
-.metabox-holder .togbox, #poststuff .togbox {
-	background-color: #b2b2b2;
-	background-image: url(../images/toggle-arrow.gif);
-}
-
 .metabox-holder .postbox, #poststuff .postbox {
 	background-color: #FFF;
 }
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh-rtl.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh-rtl.css
index d767316a48..0fbfa6a9af 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh-rtl.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh-rtl.css
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 	border-right-color: transparent;
 	border-left-color: #ccc;
 }
-.metabox-holder .closed .togbox, .metabox-holder .togbox, #poststuff .closed .togbox, #poststuff .togbox {
-	background-image: url(../images/toggle-arrow-rtl.gif);
-}
 #upload-menu li.current {
 	border-right-color:transparent;
 	border-left-color: #448abd;
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
index 0e3f930046..e9a0045f38 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
@@ -483,22 +483,12 @@ input.readonly {
 	color: #333;
 }
 
-.metabox-holder .closed .togbox, #poststuff .closed .togbox {
-	background-color: #2583ad;
-	background-image: url(../images/toggle-arrow.gif);
-}
-
 .metabox-holder .postbox, #poststuff .postbox, #titlediv, #poststuff .postarea, #poststuff .stuffbox {
 	border-color: #ebebeb;
 	border-right-color: #ccc;
 	border-bottom-color: #ccc;
 }
 
-.metabox-holder .togbox, #poststuff .togbox {
-	background-color: #b2b2b2;
-	background-image: url(../images/toggle-arrow.gif);
-}
-
 .metabox-holder .postbox, #poststuff .postbox {
 	background-color: #FFF;
 }
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/ie-rtl.css b/wp-admin/css/ie-rtl.css
index 49c67e71e1..5c21c6bccf 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/ie-rtl.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/ie-rtl.css
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ div#dashboard-widgets {
 #tagchecklist span a {
 	margin: 4px -9px 0 0;
 }
-.metabox-holder .togbox, #poststuff .togbox {
-	margin-left:0;
-	margin-right: -19px;
-}
 .widefat th input {
 	margin: 0 5px 0 0;
 }
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/ie.css b/wp-admin/css/ie.css
index 5d0eceb11e..d877f71fc7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/ie.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/ie.css
@@ -136,10 +136,6 @@ div#dashboard-widgets {
 	margin: 4px 0 0 -9px;
 }
 
-.metabox-holder .togbox, #poststuff .togbox {
-	margin-left: -19px;
-}
-
 .tablenav .button-secondary, .nav .button-secondary {
 	padding: 0 1px;
 	vertical-align: middle;
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index 1b0269d854..57e330ecf4 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -2659,7 +2659,7 @@ function meta_box_prefs($page) {
 					continue;
 				$box_id = $box['id'];
 				echo '<label for="' . $box_id . '-hide">';
-				echo '<input class="hide-postbox-tog" name="' . $box_id . '-hide" type="checkbox" id="' . $box_id . '-hide" value="' . $box_id . '"' . (! in_array($box_id, $hidden) ? ' checked="checked"' : '') . ' />';
+				echo '<input name="' . $box_id . '-hide" type="checkbox" id="' . $box_id . '-hide" value="' . $box_id . '"' . (! in_array($box_id, $hidden) ? ' checked="checked"' : '') . ' />';
 				echo "{$box['title']}</label>\n";
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/postbox.js b/wp-admin/js/postbox.js
index 5f6d42d36b..efa5de869c 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/postbox.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/postbox.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 (function($) {
 	postboxes = {
 		add_postbox_toggles : function(page,args) {
-			$('.postbox h3').before('<a class="togbox">+</a> ');
-			$('.postbox h3, .postbox a.togbox').click( function() {
+			$('.postbox h3').click( function() {
 				$($(this).parent().get(0)).toggleClass('closed');
 				postboxes.save_state(page);
 			});
@@ -10,19 +9,6 @@
 				e.stopPropagation();
 			} );
 
-			$('.hide-postbox-tog').click( function() {
-				var box = jQuery(this).val();
-				if ( jQuery(this).attr('checked') ) {
-					jQuery('#' + box).show();
-					if ( $.isFunction( postboxes.onShow ) ) {
-						postboxes.onShow( box );
-					}
-				} else {
-					jQuery('#' + box).hide();
-				}
-				postboxes.save_state(page);
-			} );
-
 			if ( $.browser.msie ) {
 				$('#side-sortables').append( '<div id="make-it-tall"></div>' );
 			} else {
diff --git a/wp-admin/rtl.css b/wp-admin/rtl.css
index b4fa641af4..5d82a93987 100644
--- a/wp-admin/rtl.css
+++ b/wp-admin/rtl.css
@@ -209,26 +209,6 @@ td.available-theme {
 #poststuff #media-buttons a {
 	padding: 0 2px 2px 5px;
 }
-#poststuff .togbox {
-	margin-left:0;
-	margin-right: -21px;
-	-moz-border-radius-topleft:0;
-	-khtml-border-top-left-radius:0;
-	-webkit-border-top-left-radius:0;
-	border-top-left-radius:0;
-	-moz-border-radius-topright: 3px;
-	-khtml-border-top-right-radius: 3px;
-	-webkit-border-top-right-radius: 3px;
-	border-top-right-radius: 3px;
-	-moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 0;
-	-khtml-border-bottom-left-radius:0;
-	-webkit-border-bottom-left-radius:0;
-	border-bottom-left-radius:0;
-	-moz-border-radius-bottomright: 3px;
-	-khtml-border-bottom-right-radius: 3px;
-	-webkit-border-bottom-right-radius: 3px;
-	border-bottom-right-radius: 3px;
-}
 .submitbox .submitdelete {
 	margin-left:0;
 	margin-right:8px;
diff --git a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
index b459cbb4d8..0f9c85d0e1 100644
--- a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
@@ -1392,26 +1392,6 @@ table.form-table td .updated {
 	vertical-align: middle;
 }
 
-.metabox-holder .togbox, #poststuff .togbox {
-	background-position: -10px 16px;
-	background-repeat: no-repeat;
-	display: block;
-	height: 37px;
-	margin-left: -14px;
-	margin-top: -3px;
-	overflow: hidden;
-	position: absolute;
-	text-indent: -9999px;
-	width: 12px;
-	-moz-border-radius: 3px 0 0 3px;
-	-webkit-border-top-left-radius: 3px;
-	-webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 3px;
-	-khtml-border-top-left-radius: 3px;
-	-khtml-border-bottom-left-radius: 3px;
-	border-top-left-radius: 3px;
-	border-bottom-left-radius: 3px;
-}
-
 .metabox-holder .closed .inside, #poststuff .closed .inside {
 	display: none;
 }
@@ -1420,10 +1400,6 @@ table.form-table td .updated {
 	margin: 0;
 }
 
-.metabox-holder .closed .togbox, #poststuff .closed .togbox {
-	background-position: 4px 15px;
-}
-
 #side-info-column #side-sortables {
 	height: 100%;
 }
@@ -1831,10 +1807,6 @@ fieldset {
 	cursor: pointer;
 }
 
-a.togbox {
-	cursor: pointer;
-}
-
 .ui-sortable .postbox .hndle {
 	padding: 6px 0;
 	cursor: move;