diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css b/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css
index 3ccd44961..1a0fa1ed5 100755
--- a/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css
+++ b/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css
@@ -300,6 +300,10 @@ ul.flat-vert {text-align: left;}
     background-color: #c7def7;
 }
 
+.drop-choices a.choice.selected {
+    display: none;
+}
+
 .dropdown.heavydrop .selected{
     background: white none no-repeat scroll center right;
     background-image: url(../droparrow.gif);
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/navmenu.html b/r2/r2/templates/navmenu.html
index 06f1e7f48..a16fd86ce 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/navmenu.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/navmenu.html
@@ -46,15 +46,12 @@
 
     <div class="drop-choices ${css_class}">
       %for option in thing:
-        %if option != thing.selected:
-          %if thing.use_post:
-            ${post_link(option.title, option.base_path, option.path,
-                        option.action_params, _sr_path=option.sr_path,
-                        _class="choice " + option.css_class)}
-          %else:
-            ${plain_link(option.title, option.path, _sr_path = option.sr_path,
-                         _class = "choice" + " " + option.css_class)}
-          %endif
+        <% _class = "choice " + option.css_class + (" selected" if option == thing.selected else "") %>
+        %if thing.use_post:
+          ${post_link(option.title, option.base_path, option.path,
+                      option.action_params, _sr_path=option.sr_path, _class=_class)}
+        %else:
+          ${plain_link(option.title, option.path, _sr_path = option.sr_path, _class=_class)}
         %endif
       %endfor
     </div>