diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/project.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/project.js.coffee
index 87c1b67a772..39a433dfc91 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/project.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/project.js.coffee
@@ -24,8 +24,3 @@ class @Project
       $.cookie('hide_no_password_message', 'false', { path: path })
       $(@).parents('.no-password-message').remove()
       e.preventDefault()
-
-    $('.js-toggle-clone-holder').on 'click', (e) ->
-      cloneHolder.toggle()
-
-    cloneHolder.hide() unless $('.empty-project').length
diff --git a/app/views/projects/_home_panel.html.haml b/app/views/projects/_home_panel.html.haml
index 71e92970305..bec40ec27a5 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_home_panel.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/_home_panel.html.haml
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@
           Forked from
           = forked_from_project.namespace.try(:name)
 
-      - if can? current_user, :download_code, @project
-        = link_to "#", class: 'btn js-toggle-clone-holder' do
-          = icon('cloud-download fw')
-          Clone
-
       - if can? current_user, :download_code, @project
         = link_to archive_namespace_project_repository_path(@project.namespace, @project, ref: @ref, format: 'zip'), class: 'btn', rel: 'nofollow' do
           = icon('download fw')