diff --git a/app/views/cost_reports/filters/_activate_filter.rhtml b/app/views/cost_reports/filters/_activate_filter.rhtml
index 7f67bb69f1..60254d4b91 100644
--- a/app/views/cost_reports/filters/_activate_filter.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/cost_reports/filters/_activate_filter.rhtml
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-<%#
-  This partial requires the following locals:
-    element   a Hash containing the following keys:
-      - :name => :activate_filter
-      - :filter_name => String: The name of a filter (e.g. activity_id)
-      - :label => String: A text which is shown to the user as a label for this filter
-      - :width => Integer (optional): The width this partial may consume. If not given, a standard width will be applied
+<%=
+  #This partial requires the following locals:
+  #  element   a Hash containing the following keys:
+  #    - :name => :activate_filter
+  #    - :filter_name => String: The name of a filter (e.g. activity_id)
+  #    - :label => String: A text which is shown to the user as a label for this filter
+  #    - :width => Integer (optional): The width this partial may consume. If not given, a standard width will be applied
 %>
 
 <td width="<%= element[:width] || 200 %>">
-  <input id="cb_<%= element[:filter_name] %>" name="fields[]" onclick="toggle_filter('<%= element[:filter_name] %>');"
-         type="checkbox" value="<%= element[:filter_name] %>" />
-  <label for="cb_<%= element[:filter_name] %>"><%= element[:label] %></label>
+  <a href="#" id="rm_<%= element[:filter_name] %>" onclick="removed_filter('<%= element[:filter_name]%>'); return false;" class="icon icon-filterdel"></a>
+  <label><%= element[:label] %></label>
 </td>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/javascripts/reporting.js b/assets/javascripts/reporting.js
index 97a13f9a0c..00b90820d6 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/reporting.js
+++ b/assets/javascripts/reporting.js
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 /*global $, selectAllOptions, moveOptions */
 
 function toggle_filter(field) {
-    var check_box, to_toggle;
-    check_box = $('cb_' + field);
-    to_toggle = check_box.up().siblings();
-    
-    if (check_box.checked) {
-        to_toggle.invoke('show');
+    var remove, to_toggle;
+    remove = $('rm_' + field);
+    to_toggle = remove.up().siblings();
+
+    if (remove.display) {
+        to_toggle.invoke('hide');
     }
     else {
-        to_toggle.invoke('hide');
+        to_toggle.invoke('show');
     }
 }
 
@@ -62,11 +62,9 @@ function display_category(tr_field) {
 }
 
 function show_filter(field) {
-    var field_el = $('tr_' +  field), check_box = null;
+    var field_el = $('tr_' +  field);
     if (field_el !== null) {
         field_el.show();
-        check_box = $('cb_' + field);
-        check_box.checked = true;
         toggle_filter(field);
         operator_changed(field, $("operators_" + field));
         display_category(field_el);
@@ -74,11 +72,9 @@ function show_filter(field) {
 }
 
 function hide_filter(field) {
-    var field_el = $('tr_' +  field), check_box = null;
+    var field_el = $('tr_' +  field)
     if (field_el !== null) {
         field_el.hide();
-        check_box = $('cb_' + field);
-        check_box.checked = false;
         toggle_filter(field);
         operator_changed(field, $("operators_" + field));
     }
@@ -110,6 +106,13 @@ function add_filter(select) {
     disable_select_option(select, field);
 }
 
+function removed_filter(field) {
+    var select, field;
+    select = $("add_filter_select");
+    hide_filter(field);
+    enable_select_option(select, field)
+}
+
 function show_group_by(group_by, target) {
     var source, group_option, i;
     source = $("group_by_container");
diff --git a/assets/stylesheets/reporting.css b/assets/stylesheets/reporting.css
index c803885d0e..cad88ccf54 100644
--- a/assets/stylesheets/reporting.css
+++ b/assets/stylesheets/reporting.css
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 .report {
   text-align:       center;
-  border-collapse:  collapse;  
+  border-collapse:  collapse;
   border:           solid 1px #ccc !important;
   width:            auto !important;
 }
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 
 .moveLeft {
   margin-left: 0px;
-  margin-right: 0px;  
+  margin-right: 0px;
   background-image: url(../images/arrow_D_left.gif);
 }
 
@@ -157,3 +157,7 @@
   background-image: url(../images/arrow_B_down.gif);
 }
 
+.icon-filterdel {
+  background-image: url(../images/filter_del.png);
+}
+