diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/index.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/index.js.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index 75e187c29..000000000
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/index.js.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-$(document).ready(function() {
-  $('.repository-nav-tab').each(function() {
-    truncateLongString($(this), <%= Constants::NAME_TRUNCATION_LENGTH %>);
-  });
-})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/repositories/index.html.erb b/app/views/repositories/index.html.erb
index b1de8209f..779b9a8f6 100644
--- a/app/views/repositories/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/repositories/index.html.erb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
              href="#custom_repo_<%= repo.id %>"
              data-toggle="tab"
              aria-controls="custom_repo_<%= repo.id %>"
-             title="<%=repo.name%>"><%= repo.name %></a>
+             title="<%=repo.name%>"><%= truncate(repo.name, length: Constants::NAME_TRUNCATION_LENGTH) %></a>
         </li>
       <% end %>
     </ul>
@@ -35,5 +35,3 @@
     <p><%=t 'repositories.index.no_teams.text' %></p>
   </div>
 <% end %>
-
-<%= javascript_include_tag "repositories/index" %>