diff --git a/chosen/chosen.jquery.js b/chosen/chosen.jquery.js
index b2f4016..ad7bb5a 100644
--- a/chosen/chosen.jquery.js
+++ b/chosen/chosen.jquery.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
   OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
   THE SOFTWARE.
-  */  var $, Chosen, OptionsParser, first_intersect, get_side_border_padding, root;
+  */  var $, Chosen, OptionsParser, get_side_border_padding, root;
   var __bind = function(fn, me){ return function(){ return fn.apply(me, arguments); }; };
   root = typeof exports !== "undefined" && exports !== null ? exports : this;
   $ = jQuery;
@@ -541,33 +541,30 @@
       return this.search_results.find(".no-results").remove();
     };
     Chosen.prototype.keydown_arrow = function() {
-      var actives, next, sibs;
-      actives = this.search_results.find("li.active-result");
-      if (actives.length) {
-        if (!this.result_highlight) {
-          this.result_do_highlight($(actives[0]));
-        } else if (this.results_showing) {
-          sibs = this.result_highlight.nextAll();
-          next = first_intersect(sibs, actives);
-          if (next) {
-            this.result_do_highlight($(next));
-          }
+      var first_active, next_sib;
+      if (!this.result_highlight) {
+        first_active = this.search_results.find("li.active-result").first();
+        if (first_active) {
+          this.result_do_highlight($(first_active));
         }
-        if (!this.results_showing) {
-          return this.results_show();
+      } else if (this.results_showing) {
+        next_sib = this.result_highlight.nextAll("li.active-result").first();
+        if (next_sib) {
+          this.result_do_highlight(next_sib);
         }
       }
+      if (!this.results_showing) {
+        return this.results_show();
+      }
     };
     Chosen.prototype.keyup_arrow = function() {
-      var actives, prev, sibs;
+      var prev_sibs;
       if (!this.results_showing && !this.is_multiple) {
         return this.results_show();
       } else if (this.result_highlight) {
-        sibs = this.result_highlight.prevAll();
-        actives = this.search_results.find("li.active-result");
-        prev = first_intersect(sibs, actives);
-        if (prev) {
-          return this.result_do_highlight($(prev));
+        prev_sibs = this.result_highlight.prevAll("li.active-result");
+        if (prev_sibs.length) {
+          return this.result_do_highlight(prev_sibs.first());
         } else {
           if (this.choices > 0) {
             this.results_hide();
@@ -677,17 +674,6 @@
     return side_border_padding = elmt.outerWidth() - elmt.width();
   };
   root.get_side_border_padding = get_side_border_padding;
-  first_intersect = function(a1, a2) {
-    var element, _i, _len;
-    for (_i = 0, _len = a1.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
-      element = a1[_i];
-      if ($.inArray(element, a2)) {
-        return element;
-      }
-    }
-    return null;
-  };
-  root.first_intersect = first_intersect;
   OptionsParser = (function() {
     function OptionsParser() {
       this.group_index = 0;
diff --git a/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee b/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee
index 4d1e79e..5b69723 100644
--- a/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee
+++ b/coffee/chosen.jquery.coffee
@@ -486,26 +486,22 @@ class Chosen
     @search_results.find(".no-results").remove()
 
   keydown_arrow: ->
-    actives = @search_results.find "li.active-result"
-    if actives.length
-      if not @result_highlight
-        this.result_do_highlight $(actives[0])
-      else if @results_showing
-        sibs = @result_highlight.nextAll()
-        next = first_intersect sibs, actives
-        this.result_do_highlight $(next) if next
-      this.results_show() if not @results_showing
+    if not @result_highlight
+      first_active = @search_results.find("li.active-result").first()
+      this.result_do_highlight $(first_active) if first_active
+    else if @results_showing
+      next_sib = @result_highlight.nextAll("li.active-result").first()
+      this.result_do_highlight next_sib if next_sib
+    this.results_show() if not @results_showing
 
   keyup_arrow: ->
     if not @results_showing and not @is_multiple
-      this.results_show()
+      this.results_show() 
     else if @result_highlight
-      sibs = @result_highlight.prevAll()
-      actives = @search_results.find "li.active-result"
-      prev = first_intersect sibs, actives
-
-      if prev
-        this.result_do_highlight ($ prev)
+      prev_sibs = @result_highlight.prevAll("li.active-result")
+      
+      if prev_sibs.length
+        this.result_do_highlight prev_sibs.first()
       else
         this.results_hide() if @choices > 0
         this.result_clear_highlight()
@@ -591,18 +587,6 @@ get_side_border_padding = (elmt) ->
 
 root.get_side_border_padding = get_side_border_padding
 
-first_intersect = (a1, a2) ->
-  # TODO for some reason, up arrow doesn't find the first
-  #console.log a2
-  for element in a1
-    #console.log element
-    #console.log $.inArray element, a2
-    return element if $.inArray element, a2
-
-  return null
-  
-root.first_intersect = first_intersect
-
 class OptionsParser
   
   constructor: ->