     render: ->
       @renderSelf()
       @renderContents()
-      @truncateLinks()
-
-    truncateLinks: ->
-      truncLength = 37
-      items = @$('.truncate')
-      items.each ->
-        $this = $(this)
-        the_text = $this.text()
-        $this.attr('data-tooltip', '')
-
-        # only truncate text that hasn't already been truncated
-        # This is neccessary because the "render" function calls each node once,
-        # then a final render with all of the nodes. Yikes.
-        if (the_text.length > truncLength)
-          truncateText = textHelper.truncateText(the_text, {max: truncLength})
-          $this.text(truncateText)
-          $this.attr('title', the_text)
-
-        # Handles any folders that didn't get a tooltip added to them
-        $this.attr('title', the_text) unless $this.attr('title')?
 
     toggle: (event) ->
       # prevent it from bubbling up to parents and from following link

  'compiled/views/PaginatedCollectionView'
  'compiled/views/TreeItemView'
  'jst/TreeCollection'
  'compiled/str/TextHelper'
], (Backbone, $, _, preventDefault, PaginatedCollectionView, TreeItemView, collectionTemplate, textHelper) ->

  class TreeView extends Backbone.View


            $('.' + _this.selectedStyleClass).each((key, element) => $(element).removeClass(@selectedStyleClass))
            $(event.target).addClass(@selectedStyleClass)
          @onClick?(event, @model)

        $label = $("""
          <a
