diff --git a/page.tpl.php b/page.tpl.php
index e2b9b296b34674c515f2a1b23395cde30578d0f1..bda1051ff4cc03b1ed9bfe5ea498fd4690f7a12c 100644
--- a/page.tpl.php
+++ b/page.tpl.php
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
   <?php print $styles ?>
   <?php print $scripts ?>
   <script type="text/javascript"><?php /* Needed to avoid Flash of Unstyle Content in IE */ ?> </script>
+  <!--
+  // this block of JS is supposed to extend the suckerfish rollovers, but it
+  // seems to have no effect that I can perceive except to change the background
+  // color and keep it hard encoded: not css dependant
   <script type="text/javascript">
   $(document).ready(function(){
     // Code for extending suckerfish rollovers
@@ -19,7 +23,7 @@
     });
   });  
   </script>
-
+  -->
   <?php if (theme_get_setting('simply_modern_width')) { ?>
     <style type="text/css">
     #page, #squeeze-top {