diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js
index 58e303664..45e9c1f86 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
             tables: true,
             langPrefix: "language-",
             highlight: function(code, lang) {
-                console.log(lang, code);
                 var highlighted;
                 if (lang) {
                     highlighted = hljs.highlight(lang, code, false);
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/less/highlight.less b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/less/highlight.less
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aff553ca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/less/highlight.less
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+/*
+
+Original style from softwaremaniacs.org (c) Ivan Sagalaev <Maniac@SoftwareManiacs.Org>
+Adapted from GitHub theme
+
+*/
+
+pre code {
+  display: block;
+  padding: 0.5em;
+}
+
+.highlight-base,
+pre code,
+pre .subst,
+pre .tag .title,
+pre .lisp .title,
+pre .clojure .built_in,
+pre .nginx .title {
+  color: black;
+}
+
+.highlight-string,
+pre .string,
+pre .constant,
+pre .parent,
+pre .tag .value,
+pre .rules .value,
+pre .rules .value .number,
+pre .preprocessor,
+pre .ruby .symbol,
+pre .ruby .symbol .string,
+pre .aggregate,
+pre .template_tag,
+pre .django .variable,
+pre .smalltalk .class,
+pre .addition,
+pre .flow,
+pre .stream,
+pre .bash .variable,
+pre .apache .tag,
+pre .apache .cbracket,
+pre .tex .command,
+pre .tex .special,
+pre .erlang_repl .function_or_atom,
+pre .markdown .header {
+  color: #BA2121;
+}
+
+.highlight-comment,
+pre .comment,
+pre .annotation,
+pre .template_comment,
+pre .diff .header,
+pre .chunk,
+pre .markdown .blockquote {
+  color: #408080;
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+
+.highlight-number,
+pre .number,
+pre .date,
+pre .regexp,
+pre .literal,
+pre .smalltalk .symbol,
+pre .smalltalk .char,
+pre .go .constant,
+pre .change,
+pre .markdown .bullet,
+pre .markdown .link_url {
+  color: #080;
+}
+
+pre .label,
+pre .javadoc,
+pre .ruby .string,
+pre .decorator,
+pre .filter .argument,
+pre .localvars,
+pre .array,
+pre .attr_selector,
+pre .important,
+pre .pseudo,
+pre .pi,
+pre .doctype,
+pre .deletion,
+pre .envvar,
+pre .shebang,
+pre .apache .sqbracket,
+pre .nginx .built_in,
+pre .tex .formula,
+pre .erlang_repl .reserved,
+pre .prompt,
+pre .markdown .link_label,
+pre .vhdl .attribute,
+pre .clojure .attribute,
+pre .coffeescript .property {
+  color: #88F
+}
+
+.highlight-keyword,
+pre .keyword,
+pre .id,
+pre .phpdoc,
+pre .aggregate,
+pre .css .tag,
+pre .javadoctag,
+pre .phpdoc,
+pre .yardoctag,
+pre .smalltalk .class,
+pre .winutils,
+pre .bash .variable,
+pre .apache .tag,
+pre .go .typename,
+pre .tex .command,
+pre .markdown .strong,
+pre .request,
+pre .status {
+  color: #008000;
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+.highlight-builtin,
+pre .built_in {
+  color: #008000;
+}
+
+pre .markdown .emphasis {
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+
+pre .nginx .built_in {
+  font-weight: normal;
+}
+
+pre .coffeescript .javascript,
+pre .javascript .xml,
+pre .tex .formula,
+pre .xml .javascript,
+pre .xml .vbscript,
+pre .xml .css,
+pre .xml .cdata {
+  opacity: 0.5;
+}
+
+/* apply the same style to codemirror */
+
+.cm-s-ipython span.cm-variable { .highlight-base()}
+.cm-s-ipython span.cm-keyword { .highlight-keyword() }
+.cm-s-ipython span.cm-number { .highlight-number() }
+.cm-s-ipython span.cm-comment { .highlight-comment() }
+.cm-s-ipython span.cm-string { .highlight-string()}
+.cm-s-ipython span.cm-builtin { .highlight-builtin() }
+.cm-s-ipython span.cm-error { color: #f00; }
+.cm-s-ipython span.cm-operator {color: #AA22FF; font-weight: bold;}
+.cm-s-ipython span.cm-meta {color: #AA22FF;}
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/less/notebook.less b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/less/notebook.less
index 0c93134ca..82d837d96 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/less/notebook.less
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/less/notebook.less
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 @import "variables.less";
-
+@import "highlight.less";
 
 body {
     background-color:@notebook_background;
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
index 73e941d0e..c7c1bab21 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ window.mathjax_url = "{{mathjax_url}}";
 </script>
 
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ static_url("components/codemirror/lib/codemirror.css") }}">
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ static_url("components/highlight.js/src/styles/github.css") }}"/>
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ static_url("css/codemirror-ipython.css") }}">
-
 
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ static_url("css/celltoolbar.css") }}" type="text/css" />