diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/login.js b/app/assets/javascripts/login.js
index b7a540f6e..3496587b4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/login.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/login.js
@@ -22,4 +22,18 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
   // Hide OpenID field for now
   $("#login_openid_url").hide();
   $("#login_openid_submit").hide();
+
+  // Handle OpenID submission by redirecting to omniauth
+  $("#openid_login_form").submit(function() {
+    var action = $(this).prop("action"),
+        openid_url = $(this).find("#openid_url").val(),
+        referer = $(this).find("#openid_referer").val(),
+        args = {};
+    args.openid_url = openid_url;
+    if (referer) {
+      args.referer = referer;
+    }
+    window.location = action + "?" + querystring.stringify(args);
+    return false;
+  });
 });
diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index d1a94b9f6..e872712c1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -264,9 +264,6 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
     if params[:username].present? && params[:password].present?
       session[:remember_me] ||= params[:remember_me]
       password_authentication(params[:username], params[:password])
-    elsif params[:openid_url].present?
-      session[:remember_me] ||= params[:remember_me_openid]
-      redirect_to auth_url("openid", params[:openid_url], params[:referer])
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/users/login.html.erb b/app/views/users/login.html.erb
index 0944d7809..04a04158c 100644
--- a/app/views/users/login.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/login.html.erb
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@
         <%= submit_tag t('.login_button'), :tabindex => 4 %>
       </fieldset>
 
+    </div>
+
+  <% end %>
+
+  <%= form_tag(auth_path(:provider => "openid"), { :id => "openid_login_form" }) do %>
+    <div id="loginForm" class="standard-form">
+
       <fieldset class='form-divider'>
 
         <p class='standard-label'><%= t '.with external' %></p>
@@ -68,15 +75,11 @@
 
         <div id='login_openid_url' class='form-row'>
           <label for='openid_url' class="standard-label"><%= raw t '.openid', :logo => openid_logo %></label>
+          <%= hidden_field_tag("openid_referer", params[:referer]) if params[:referer] %>
           <%= text_field_tag("openid_url", "", { :tabindex => 3, :class => "openid_url" }) %>
           <span class="minorNote">(<a href="<%= t 'users.account.openid.link' %>" target="_new"><%= t 'users.account.openid.link text' %></a>)</span>
         </div>
 
-        <div class='form-row'>
-          <%= check_box_tag "remember_me_openid", "yes", false, :tabindex => 5 %>
-          <label class="standard-label" for="remember_me_openid"><%= t '.remember' %></label>
-        </div>
-
         <%= submit_tag t('.login_button'), :tabindex => 6, :id => "login_openid_submit" %>
 
       </fieldset>
diff --git a/test/integration/user_login_test.rb b/test/integration/user_login_test.rb
index 89c3a8ac4..b83b90acf 100644
--- a/test/integration/user_login_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/user_login_test.rb
@@ -359,10 +359,7 @@ class UserLoginTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     follow_redirect!
     assert_response :success
     assert_template "users/login"
-    post "/login", :params => { :openid_url => "http://localhost:1123/john.doe", :referer => "/history" }
-    assert_response :redirect
-    assert_redirected_to auth_path(:provider => "openid", :openid_url => "http://localhost:1123/john.doe", :origin => "/login?referer=%2Fhistory", :referer => "/history")
-    follow_redirect!
+    get auth_path(:provider => "openid", :openid_url => "http://localhost:1123/john.doe", :origin => "/login?referer=%2Fhistory", :referer => "/history")
     assert_response :redirect
     assert_redirected_to auth_success_path(:provider => "openid", :openid_url => "http://localhost:1123/john.doe", :origin => "/login?referer=%2Fhistory", :referer => "/history")
     follow_redirect!
@@ -373,31 +370,6 @@ class UserLoginTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_select "span.username", user.display_name
   end
 
-  def test_login_openid_remember_me
-    user = create(:user, :auth_provider => "openid", :auth_uid => "http://example.com/john.doe")
-    OmniAuth.config.add_mock(:openid, :uid => user.auth_uid)
-
-    get "/login", :params => { :referer => "/history" }
-    assert_response :redirect
-    assert_redirected_to :controller => :users, :action => :login, :cookie_test => true, :referer => "/history"
-    follow_redirect!
-    assert_response :success
-    assert_template "users/login"
-    post "/login", :params => { :openid_url => user.auth_uid, :remember_me_openid => true, :referer => "/history" }
-    assert_response :redirect
-    assert_redirected_to auth_path(:provider => "openid", :openid_url => user.auth_uid, :origin => "/login?referer=%2Fhistory", :referer => "/history")
-    follow_redirect!
-    assert_response :redirect
-    assert_redirected_to auth_success_path(:provider => "openid", :openid_url => user.auth_uid, :origin => "/login?referer=%2Fhistory", :referer => "/history")
-    follow_redirect!
-    assert_response :redirect
-    follow_redirect!
-    assert_response :success
-    assert_template "changesets/history"
-    assert_select "span.username", user.display_name
-    assert session.key?(:_remember_for)
-  end
-
   def test_login_openid_connection_failed
     user = create(:user, :auth_provider => "openid", :auth_uid => "http://example.com/john.doe")
     OmniAuth.config.mock_auth[:openid] = :connection_failed
@@ -408,10 +380,7 @@ class UserLoginTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     follow_redirect!
     assert_response :success
     assert_template "users/login"
-    post "/login", :params => { :openid_url => user.auth_uid, :referer => "/history" }
-    assert_response :redirect
-    assert_redirected_to auth_path(:provider => "openid", :openid_url => user.auth_uid, :origin => "/login?referer=%2Fhistory", :referer => "/history")
-    follow_redirect!
+    get auth_path(:provider => "openid", :openid_url => user.auth_uid, :origin => "/login?referer=%2Fhistory", :referer => "/history")
     assert_response :redirect
     assert_redirected_to auth_success_path(:provider => "openid", :openid_url => user.auth_uid, :origin => "/login?referer=%2Fhistory", :referer => "/history")
     follow_redirect!
@@ -436,10 +405,7 @@ class UserLoginTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     follow_redirect!
     assert_response :success
     assert_template "users/login"
-    post "/login", :params => { :openid_url => user.auth_uid, :referer => "/history" }
-    assert_response :redirect
-    assert_redirected_to auth_path(:provider => "openid", :openid_url => user.auth_uid, :origin => "/login?referer=%2Fhistory", :referer => "/history")
-    follow_redirect!
+    get auth_path(:provider => "openid", :openid_url => user.auth_uid, :origin => "/login?referer=%2Fhistory", :referer => "/history")
     assert_response :redirect
     assert_redirected_to auth_success_path(:provider => "openid", :openid_url => user.auth_uid, :origin => "/login?referer=%2Fhistory", :referer => "/history")
     follow_redirect!
@@ -463,10 +429,7 @@ class UserLoginTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     follow_redirect!
     assert_response :success
     assert_template "users/login"
-    post "/login", :params => { :openid_url => "http://localhost:1123/fred.bloggs", :referer => "/history" }
-    assert_response :redirect
-    assert_redirected_to auth_path(:provider => "openid", :openid_url => "http://localhost:1123/fred.bloggs", :origin => "/login?referer=%2Fhistory", :referer => "/history")
-    follow_redirect!
+    get auth_path(:provider => "openid", :openid_url => "http://localhost:1123/fred.bloggs", :origin => "/login?referer=%2Fhistory", :referer => "/history")
     assert_response :redirect
     assert_redirected_to auth_success_path(:provider => "openid", :openid_url => "http://localhost:1123/fred.bloggs", :origin => "/login?referer=%2Fhistory", :referer => "/history")
     follow_redirect!