diff --git a/documentation/global_boxes.json b/documentation/global_boxes.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 37b59b7a42..0000000000
--- a/documentation/global_boxes.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-[
-    {
-        "title": "Product Information Portal",
-        "description": "Raspberry Pi compliance documents",
-        "imagepath": "/images/full-sized/PIP.png",
-        "url": "https://pip.raspberrypi.com/"
-    },
-    {
-        "title": "Datasheets",
-        "description": "PDF-based documentation",
-        "imagepath": "/images/full-sized/Datasheets.png",
-        "url": "https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com"
-    },
-    {
-        "title": "Tutorials",
-        "description": "Hands-on hardware and software tutorials",
-        "imagepath": "/images/full-sized/Tutorials.png",
-        "url": "https://www.raspberrypi.com/tutorials/"
-    },
-    {
-        "title": "Forums",
-        "description": "User and product support forums",
-        "imagepath": "/images/full-sized/Forums.png",
-        "url": "https://forums.raspberrypi.com"
-    }
-]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jekyll-assets/_layouts/docs.html b/jekyll-assets/_layouts/docs.html
index daae62b60d..ca88301673 100644
--- a/jekyll-assets/_layouts/docs.html
+++ b/jekyll-assets/_layouts/docs.html
@@ -165,6 +165,78 @@ <h1 id="docs-header-title">
             </ul>
             {% endif %}
             {% endfor %}
+          
+            <ul class="sectlevel1">
+              <input class="toc-toggle-box" type="checkbox" id="datasheets"
+              />
+              <li>
+                <span>
+                  <label class="toc-toggle" for="{{ subdir.path }}">
+                    <div class="toc-toggle-container">
+                      <a class="level1">
+                        <a title="PDF documentation" class="toc-item no-dropdown" href="https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/" target="_blank">
+                          <p>Datasheets</p>
+                        </a>
+                      </a>
+                    </div>
+                  </label>
+                </span>
+              </li>
+            </ul>
+
+            <ul class="sectlevel1">
+              <input class="toc-toggle-box" type="checkbox" id="pip"
+              />
+              <li>
+                <span>
+                  <label class="toc-toggle" for="{{ subdir.path }}">
+                    <div class="toc-toggle-container">
+                      <a class="level1">
+                        <a title="Raspberry Pi compliance documents" class="toc-item no-dropdown" href="https://pip.raspberrypi.com/" target="_blank">
+                          <p>Product Information Portal</p>
+                        </a>
+                      </a>
+                    </div>
+                  </label>
+                </span>
+              </li>
+            </ul>
+
+            <ul class="sectlevel1">
+              <input class="toc-toggle-box" type="checkbox" id="tutorials"
+              />
+              <li>
+                <span>
+                  <label class="toc-toggle" for="{{ subdir.path }}">
+                    <div class="toc-toggle-container">
+                      <a class="level1">
+                        <a title="Hands-on hardware and software tutorials" class="toc-item no-dropdown" href="https://www.raspberrypi.com/tutorials/" target="_blank">
+                          <p>Tutorials</p>
+                        </a>
+                      </a>
+                    </div>
+                  </label>
+                </span>
+              </li>
+            </ul>
+
+            <ul class="sectlevel1">
+              <input class="toc-toggle-box" type="checkbox" id="forums"
+              />
+              <li>
+                <span>
+                  <label class="toc-toggle" for="{{ subdir.path }}">
+                    <div class="toc-toggle-container">
+                      <a class="level1">
+                        <a title="User and product support forums" class="toc-item no-dropdown" href="https://forums.raspberrypi.com" target="_blank">
+                          <p>Forums</p>
+                        </a>
+                      </a>
+                    </div>
+                  </label>
+                </span>
+              </li>
+            </ul>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/scripts/create_output_index_json.py b/scripts/create_output_index_json.py
index 2756e9c822..1f94a152e4 100755
--- a/scripts/create_output_index_json.py
+++ b/scripts/create_output_index_json.py
@@ -9,12 +9,6 @@
 def change_file_ext(filename, extension):
     return os.path.splitext(filename)[0] + '.' + extension
 
-def get_global_subitems(src_dir):
-    json_path = os.path.join(src_dir, "global_boxes.json")
-    with open(json_path) as json_fh:
-        items = json.load(json_fh)
-    return items
-
 def build_tab_from_json(tab, adoc_dir, img_dir):
     json_path = os.path.join(adoc_dir, tab['from_json'])
     tab_key = tab['directory']
@@ -47,7 +41,6 @@ def build_tab_from_json(tab, adoc_dir, img_dir):
     output_json = sys.argv[2]
     input_dir = sys.argv[3]
     images_dir = sys.argv[4]
-    global_subitems = get_global_subitems(os.path.join(input_dir, '..'))
     with open(input_json) as json_fh:
         data = json.load(json_fh)
         found_default_tab = False
@@ -72,12 +65,6 @@ def build_tab_from_json(tab, adoc_dir, img_dir):
                     del data['tabs'][tab_index]
             else:
                 raise Exception("Tab '{}' in '{}' has neither '{}' nor '{}'".format(tab['title'], input_json, 'path', 'from_json'))
-            # add the global boxes
-            if 'subitems' in tab:
-                for item in global_subitems:
-                    tab['subitems'].append(item)
-            else:
-                print("WARNING: no subitems set in {}".format(tab['title']))
         if not found_default_tab:
             print("WARNING: no default_tab set in {} so index page will look odd".format(input_json))