diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
index d2c7cdc3e92..3dc524ccca4 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@
       &::before {
         content: "\f00c";
         position: absolute;
-        left: 4px;
-        top: 8px;
+        left: 5px;
+        top: 50%;
+        margin-top: -7px;
         font: normal normal normal 14px/1 FontAwesome;
         font-size: inherit;
         text-rendering: auto;
@@ -94,28 +95,9 @@
 }
 
 .dropdown-header {
-  padding-left: 10px;
-  padding-right: 10px;
+  padding-left: 5px;
+  padding-right: 5px;
   color: $dropdown-header-color;
   font-size: 13px;
   line-height: 22px;
 }
-
-.dropdown-with-checkmark {
-  li > .legend {
-    font-size: 13px;
-    color: $secondary-text;
-    margin-bottom: 5px;
-  }
-
-  li > a {
-    padding-left: 20px;
-    line-height: 28px;
-
-    i {
-      position: absolute;
-      left: 1px;
-      line-height: 28px;
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/app/views/shared/projects/_dropdown.html.haml b/app/views/shared/projects/_dropdown.html.haml
index daaac092dce..e7e04621ff4 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/projects/_dropdown.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/projects/_dropdown.html.haml
@@ -5,21 +5,18 @@
     %span.light
       = projects_sort_options_hash[@sort]
     %b.caret
-  %ul.dropdown-menu.dropdown-menu-align-right.dropdown-with-checkmark
-    %li
-      .legend Sort by
+  %ul.dropdown-menu.dropdown-menu-align-right.dropdown-menu-selectable
+    %li.dropdown-header
+      Sort by
     - projects_sort_options_hash.each do |value, title|
       %li
-        = link_to filter_projects_path(sort: value, archived: archived) do
-          = icon('check') if @sort == value
+        = link_to filter_projects_path(sort: value, archived: archived), class: ("is-active" if @sort == value) do
           = title
 
     %li.divider
     %li
-      = link_to filter_projects_path(sort: @sort, archived: nil) do
-        = icon('check') unless params[:archived].present?
+      = link_to filter_projects_path(sort: @sort, archived: nil), class: ("is-active" unless params[:archived].present?) do
         Hide archived projects
     %li
-      = link_to filter_projects_path(sort: @sort, archived: true) do
-        = icon('check') if params[:archived].present?
+      = link_to filter_projects_path(sort: @sort, archived: true), class: ("is-active" if params[:archived].present?) do
         Show archived projects