diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules/protocols.js b/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules/protocols.js
index 7432aceb8..bf028dd1e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules/protocols.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules/protocols.js
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ function initLoadFromRepository() {
 
       modal.modal('show');
 
-      // Init Datatable on public tab
-      initLoadFromRepositoryTable(modalBody.find('#public-tab'));
+      // Init Datatable on recent tab
+      initLoadFromRepositoryTable(modalBody.find('#recent-tab'));
 
       modalBody.find("a[data-toggle='tab']")
         .on('hide.bs.tab', function(el) {
@@ -212,9 +212,7 @@ function initLoadFromRepository() {
 
 function initLoadFromRepositoryTable(content) {
   var tableEl = content.find("[data-role='datatable']");
-
   var datatable = tableEl.DataTable({
-    order: [[1, 'asc']],
     dom: "RBfl<'row'<'col-sm-12't>><'row'<'col-sm-7'i><'col-sm-5'p>>",
     sScrollX: '100%',
     sScrollXInner: '100%',
@@ -222,6 +220,7 @@ function initLoadFromRepositoryTable(content) {
     processing: true,
     serverSide: true,
     responsive: true,
+    order: tableEl.data('default-order') || [[1, 'asc']],
     ajax: {
       url: tableEl.data('source'),
       type: 'POST'
@@ -432,44 +431,7 @@ function initImport() {
   });
 }
 
-function initRecentProtocols() {
-  var recentProtocolContainer = $('.my-module-recent-protocols');
-  var dropDownList = recentProtocolContainer.find('.dropdown-menu');
-  recentProtocolContainer.find('.dropdown-button').click(function() {
-    dropDownList.find('.protocol').remove();
-    $.get('/protocols/recent_protocols', result => {
-      $.each(result, (i, protocol) => {
-        $('<div class="protocol"><i class="fas fa-file-alt"></i>'
-          + truncateLongString(protocol.name, GLOBAL_CONSTANTS.NAME_TRUNCATION_LENGTH)
-          + '</div>').appendTo(dropDownList)
-          .click(() => {
-            $.post(recentProtocolContainer.data('updateUrl'), { source_id: protocol.id })
-              .success(() => {
-                location.reload();
-              })
-              .error(ev => {
-                HelperModule.flashAlertMsg(ev.responseJSON.message, 'warning');
-              });
-          });
-      });
-    });
-  });
 
-  $('.protocol-description-content').on('ajax:success', () => {
-    updateRecentProtocolsStatus();
-  });
-}
-
-function updateRecentProtocolsStatus() {
-  var recentProtocolContainer = $('.my-module-recent-protocols');
-  var steps = $('.step');
-  var protocolDescription = $('#protocol_description_view').html();
-  if (steps.length === 0 && protocolDescription.length === 0) {
-    recentProtocolContainer.css('display', '');
-  } else {
-    recentProtocolContainer.css('display', 'none');
-  }
-}
 
 function initProtocolSectionOpenEvent() {
   $('#protocol-container').on('shown.bs.collapse', function() {
@@ -493,7 +455,6 @@ function init() {
   initLoadFromRepository();
   refreshProtocolStatusBar();
   initImport();
-  initRecentProtocols();
   initProtocolSectionOpenEvent();
 }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/steps.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/steps.js.erb
index e2494924d..4cd908765 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/steps.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/steps.js.erb
@@ -620,7 +620,6 @@
             FilePreviewModal.init();
             $.initTooltips();
             if (typeof refreshProtocolStatusBar === 'function') refreshProtocolStatusBar();
-            if (typeof updateRecentProtocolsStatus === 'function') updateRecentProtocolsStatus();
           },
           error: function(xhr) {
             if (xhr.responseJSON['assets.file']) {
diff --git a/app/controllers/my_modules_controller.rb b/app/controllers/my_modules_controller.rb
index 4aeb575e4..35156346a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/my_modules_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/my_modules_controller.rb
@@ -266,11 +266,6 @@ class MyModulesController < ApplicationController
 
   def protocols
     @protocol = @my_module.protocol
-    @recent_protcols_positive = Protocol.recent_protocols(
-      current_user,
-      current_team,
-      Constants::RECENT_PROTOCOL_LIMIT
-    ).any?
     @assigned_repositories = @my_module.assigned_repositories
     current_team_switch(@protocol.team)
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/protocols_controller.rb b/app/controllers/protocols_controller.rb
index 7bd814a51..20440ca16 100644
--- a/app/controllers/protocols_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/protocols_controller.rb
@@ -107,14 +107,6 @@ class ProtocolsController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
 
-  def recent_protocols
-    render json: Protocol.recent_protocols(
-      current_user,
-      current_team,
-      Constants::RECENT_PROTOCOL_LIMIT
-    ).select(:id, :name)
-  end
-
   def linked_children
     respond_to do |format|
       format.json do
diff --git a/app/datatables/load_from_repository_protocols_datatable.rb b/app/datatables/load_from_repository_protocols_datatable.rb
index d43ecf0ea..a6d3ffd36 100644
--- a/app/datatables/load_from_repository_protocols_datatable.rb
+++ b/app/datatables/load_from_repository_protocols_datatable.rb
@@ -93,13 +93,21 @@ class LoadFromRepositoryProtocolsDatatable < CustomDatatable
         .joins('LEFT OUTER JOIN users ON users.id = protocols.added_by_id')
         .where('protocols.protocol_type = ?',
                Protocol.protocol_types[:in_repository_public])
-    else
+    elsif @type == :private
       records =
         records
         .joins('LEFT OUTER JOIN users ON users.id = protocols.added_by_id')
         .where('protocols.protocol_type = ?',
                Protocol.protocol_types[:in_repository_private])
         .where(added_by: @user)
+    else
+      records =
+        records
+        .joins('LEFT OUTER JOIN users ON users.id = protocols.added_by_id')
+        .where('(protocols.protocol_type = ? OR (protocols.protocol_type = ? AND added_by_id = ?))',
+               Protocol.protocol_types[:in_repository_public],
+               Protocol.protocol_types[:in_repository_private],
+               @user.id)
     end
 
     records.group('"protocols"."id"')
diff --git a/app/models/protocol.rb b/app/models/protocol.rb
index d88da07a2..e7db69345 100644
--- a/app/models/protocol.rb
+++ b/app/models/protocol.rb
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ class Protocol < ApplicationRecord
     in_repository_archived: 4
   }
 
-  scope :recent_protocols, lambda { |user, team, amount|
-    where(team: team, protocol_type: :in_repository_public)
-      .or(where(team: team, protocol_type: :in_repository_private, added_by: user))
-      .order(updated_at: :desc).limit(amount)
-  }
-
   auto_strip_attributes :name, :description, nullify: false
   # Name is required when its actually specified (i.e. :in_repository? is true)
   validates :name, length: { maximum: Constants::NAME_MAX_LENGTH }
diff --git a/app/views/my_modules/_my_module_protocol.html.erb b/app/views/my_modules/_my_module_protocol.html.erb
index a0eca3e17..d4b6cac2e 100644
--- a/app/views/my_modules/_my_module_protocol.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/my_modules/_my_module_protocol.html.erb
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-<div class="protocol-status-container">
-  <% if can_manage_protocol_in_module?(@protocol) %>
-    <%= render partial: "my_modules/recent_protocol_dropdown.html.erb", locals: {protocol: @my_module.protocol}%>
-  <% end %>
-</div>
-
 <div class="row">
   <div class="col-xs-12">
     <div class="protocol-description-content">
diff --git a/app/views/my_modules/_recent_protocol_dropdown.html.erb b/app/views/my_modules/_recent_protocol_dropdown.html.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a24d943c..000000000
--- a/app/views/my_modules/_recent_protocol_dropdown.html.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<% display_status = protocol.description.blank? && protocol.steps.count.zero? %>
-<% if @recent_protcols_positive %>
-  <div class="my-module-recent-protocols"
-    style="display: <%= display_status ? '' : 'none' %>"
-    data-update-url="<%= load_from_repository_protocol_path(protocol) %>"
-  >
-    <div class="btn-group">
-      <div class="title"><%= t('my_modules.module_header.recent_protocols_from_repository') %></div>
-      <div
-        class="dropdown-button"
-        title="Recent protocols"
-        data-toggle="dropdown"
-        aria-haspopup="true"
-        aria-expanded="false">
-        <span class="caret"></span>
-      </div>
-      <ul class="dropdown-menu">
-      </ul>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-<% end %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/my_modules/protocols/_load_from_repository_modal_body.html.erb b/app/views/my_modules/protocols/_load_from_repository_modal_body.html.erb
index 5a66f3c38..1d3fe00fe 100644
--- a/app/views/my_modules/protocols/_load_from_repository_modal_body.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/my_modules/protocols/_load_from_repository_modal_body.html.erb
@@ -8,12 +8,35 @@
 </div>
 
 <ul class="nav nav-tabs nav-settings" role="tablist">
-  <li role="presentation" class="active"><a href="#public-tab" aria-controls="public-tab" role="tab" data-toggle="tab"><%= t("my_modules.protocols.load_from_repository_modal.tab_public") %></a></li>
+  <li role="presentation" class="active"><a href="#recent-tab" aria-controls="recent-tab" role="tab" data-toggle="tab"><%= t("my_modules.protocols.load_from_repository_modal.tab_recent") %></a></li>
+  <li role="presentation"><a href="#public-tab" aria-controls="public-tab" role="tab" data-toggle="tab"><%= t("my_modules.protocols.load_from_repository_modal.tab_public") %></a></li>
   <li role="presentation"><a href="#private-tab" aria-controls="private-tab" role="tab" data-toggle="tab"><%= t("my_modules.protocols.load_from_repository_modal.tab_private") %></a></li>
 </ul>
   <!-- Tab panes -->
   <div class="tab-content">
-    <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane active" id="public-tab">
+    <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane active" id="recent-tab">
+      <div class="protocols-datatable load-from-repository-protocols-datatable">
+        <table id="recent-protocols-table" class="table" data-role="datatable"
+          data-type="recent"
+          data-source="<%= load_from_repository_datatable_protocol_path(@protocol, type: :recent) %>"
+          data-default-order='[[6,"desc"]]'
+        >
+          <thead>
+            <tr>
+              <th class="all"></th>
+              <th class="all" id="protocol-name"><%= t("my_modules.protocols.load_from_repository_modal.thead_name") %></th>
+              <th class="min-tablet-p" id="protocol-keywords"><%= t("my_modules.protocols.load_from_repository_modal.thead_keywords") %></th>
+              <th class="min-tablet-l" id="protocol-nr-of-linked-children"><%= t("my_modules.protocols.load_from_repository_modal.thead_nr_of_linked_children") %></th>
+              <th class="min-tablet-l" id="protocol-published-by"><%= t("my_modules.protocols.load_from_repository_modal.thead_added_by") %></th>
+              <th class="min-desktop" id="protocol-published-on"><%= t("my_modules.protocols.load_from_repository_modal.thead_published_on") %></th>
+              <th class="min-desktop" id="protocol-updated-at"><%= t("my_modules.protocols.load_from_repository_modal.thead_updated_at") %></th>
+            </tr>
+          </thead>
+          <tbody></tbody>
+        </table>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane" id="public-tab">
       <div class="protocols-datatable load-from-repository-protocols-datatable">
         <table id="public-protocols-table" class="table" data-role="datatable" data-type="public" data-source="<%= load_from_repository_datatable_protocol_path(@protocol, type: :public) %>">
           <thead>
diff --git a/config/initializers/constants.rb b/config/initializers/constants.rb
index 8d2ed47e7..49ca96e3f 100644
--- a/config/initializers/constants.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/constants.rb
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ class Constants
   ATWHO_SEARCH_LIMIT = 5
   # Max characters for repository name in Atwho modal
   ATWHO_REP_NAME_LIMIT = 16
-  # Number of protocols in recent protocol dropdown
-  RECENT_PROTOCOL_LIMIT = 14
 
   #=============================================================================
   # File and data memory size
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index c3b0cf1c7..21c23dd05 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -726,6 +726,7 @@ en:
         text2: "This action will overwrite the current protocol in the task and unlink it from repository. The current protocol will remain unchanged in repository."
         tab_public: "Team protocols"
         tab_private: "My protocols"
+        tab_recent: "Recent protocols"
         tab_archive: "Archived protocols"
         thead_name: "Name"
         thead_keywords: "Keywords"
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 4287683b2..b4c1e6f67 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -586,7 +586,6 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
              to: 'protocols#protocolsio_import_create'
         post 'protocolsio_import_save', to: 'protocols#protocolsio_import_save'
         get 'export', to: 'protocols#export'
-        get 'recent_protocols'
       end
     end