diff --git a/developer_manual/design/navigation.rst b/developer_manual/design/navigation.rst
index ab2465e15..2d45a952a 100644
--- a/developer_manual/design/navigation.rst
+++ b/developer_manual/design/navigation.rst
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Do not change the alignment of the text. If you're using
 
     <li class="app-navigation-entry-utils-counter">1</li>
 
-The counter should be limited to 999 and turn to 999+ if any higher number is given. If AngularJS is used the following filter can be used to get the correct behavior:
+The count should be limitted to 999 and turn to 999+ if any higher number is given. If AngularJS is used the following filter can be used to get the correct behavior:
 
 .. code-block:: js
 
@@ -183,19 +183,6 @@ Use it like this:
 
     <li class="app-navigation-entry-utils-counter">{{ count | counterFormatter }}</li>
 
-Highlighted counter
-"""""""""""""""""""
-
-The counter can also be highlighted to attract some focus, e.g. for unread chat messages
-
-.. figure:: ../images/navigation-counter-highlighted.png
-   :alt: Navigation entry with highlighted counter
-   :figclass: figure-with-code
-
-.. code-block:: html
-
-    <li class="app-navigation-entry-utils-counter"><span class="highlighted">1</span></li>
-
 .. _navigation_buttons:
 
 Buttons
diff --git a/developer_manual/images/navigation-counter-highlighted.png b/developer_manual/images/navigation-counter-highlighted.png
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