diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 3e898dea40..3a1b4d65cc 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
     "angular-sanitize": "~1.2.1",
     "angular-resource": "~1.2.1",
     "angular-ui": "~0.4.0",
-    "angular-ui-utils": "~0.0.4",
     "angular-bootstrap": "~0.5.0",
     "angular-ui-router": "ca3b4777a603df8f86cfd653c8f6c38b2ae05d89",
     "angular-loading-bar": "~0.0.5",
@@ -38,13 +37,14 @@
     "js-emoji": "git://github.com/snicker/js-emoji#master",
     "gemoji": "git://github.com/github/gemoji",
     "sticky": "*",
-    "bootstrap-tour": "~0.8.0"
+    "bootstrap-tour": "~0.8.0",
+    "angular-ui-utils": "~0.1.0"
   },
   "resolutions": {
     "jquery": "~2.0.3",
     "bootstrap": "v2.3.2",
     "angular": "~1.2.1",
-    "bootstrap-tour": "~0.8.0"
+    "angular-ui-utils": "~0.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "angular-mocks": "~1.2.1"
diff --git a/public/js/controllers/tasksCtrl.js b/public/js/controllers/tasksCtrl.js
index c373a6e53f..ba262a1533 100644
--- a/public/js/controllers/tasksCtrl.js
+++ b/public/js/controllers/tasksCtrl.js
@@ -82,29 +82,32 @@ habitrpg.controller("TasksCtrl", ['$scope', '$rootScope', '$location', 'User','N
      Checklists
      ------------------------
      */
-    var ws = window.setTimeout;
+    function focusChecklist(task,index) {
+      window.setTimeout(function(){
+        $('#task-'+task.id+' .checklist-form .inline-edit')[index].focus();
+      });
+    }
     $scope.addChecklist = function(task) {
       task.checklist = [{completed:false,text:""}];
-      ws(function(){
-        $('#task-'+task.id+' .checklist-form .inline-edit')[0].focus();
-      });
+      focusChecklist(task,0);
     }
     $scope.addChecklistItem = function(task,$event,$index) {
       if ($index == task.checklist.length-1){
         User.user.ops.updateTask({params:{id:task.id},body:task}); // don't preen the new empty item
         task.checklist.push({completed:false,text:''});
-        ws(function(){
-          var list = $('#task-'+task.id+' .checklist-form .inline-edit');
-          list[list.length-1].focus();
-        },0);
+        focusChecklist(task,task.checklist.length-1);
       } else {
         $scope.saveTask(task,true);
-        $('#task-'+task.id+' .checklist-form .inline-edit')[$index+1].focus();
+        focusChecklist(task,$index+1);
       }
     }
-    $scope.removeChecklistItem = function(task,$index){
-      task.checklist.splice($index,1);
-      $scope.saveTask(task,true);
+    $scope.removeChecklistItem = function(task,$index,force){
+      var backspaced = !force && !task.checklist[$index].text
+      if (force || backspaced) {
+        task.checklist.splice($index,1);
+        $scope.saveTask(task,true);
+        if (backspaced) focusChecklist(task,$index-1);
+      }
     }
     $scope.checklistCompletion = function(checklist){
       return _.reduce(checklist,function(m,i){return m+(i.completed ? 1 : 0);},0)
diff --git a/public/manifest.json b/public/manifest.json
index dee320860c..6fc51a7f19 100644
--- a/public/manifest.json
+++ b/public/manifest.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
             "bower_components/angular-ui-router/release/angular-ui-router.js",
             "bower_components/angular-resource/angular-resource.min.js",
             "bower_components/angular-ui/build/angular-ui.js",
-            "bower_components/angular-ui-utils/modules/keypress/keypress.js",
+            "bower_components/angular-ui-utils/ui-utils.min.js",
             "bower_components/angular-loading-bar/build/loading-bar.js",
             "bower_components/Angular-At-Directive/src/at.js",
             "bower_components/Angular-At-Directive/src/caret.js",
diff --git a/views/shared/tasks/task.jade b/views/shared/tasks/task.jade
index 5fd62896c8..d612175a5d 100644
--- a/views/shared/tasks/task.jade
+++ b/views/shared/tasks/task.jade
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ li(bindonce='list', bo-id='"task-"+task.id', ng-repeat='task in obj[list.type+"s
           legend.option-title Checklist
           ul.unstyled
             li(ng-repeat='item in task.checklist')
-              a.pull-right.checklist-icons(ng-click='removeChecklistItem(task,$index)')
+              a.pull-right.checklist-icons(ng-click='removeChecklistItem(task,$index,true)')
                 i.icon-trash(tooltip='Delete')
               input(type='checkbox',ng-model='item.completed',ng-change='saveTask(task,true)')
-              input.inline-edit(type='text',ng-model='item.text',ui-keypress="{'13':'addChecklistItem(task,$event,$index)'}")//-,ng-blur='saveTask(task,true)')
+              input.inline-edit(type='text',ng-model='item.text',ui-keyup="{13:'addChecklistItem(task,$event,$index)','8 49':'removeChecklistItem(task,$index)'}")//-,ng-blur='saveTask(task,true)')
 
 
       form(ng-submit='saveTask(task)')