diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f34f2e28e6a..945071766cf 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import org.gradle.internal.os.OperatingSystem
 buildscript {
     repositories {
         maven {
-            url 'http://maven.ej-technologies.com/repository'
+            url 'https://maven.ej-technologies.com/repository'
         }
     }
     dependencies {
@@ -113,10 +113,8 @@ dependencies {
     compile 'de.codecentric.centerdevice:javafxsvg:1.2.1'
     compile 'org.controlsfx:controlsfx:8.40.12'
     compile 'org.fxmisc.easybind:easybind:1.0.3'
-    compile('net.corda:jfx:0.12.1') {
-        transitive = false
-    }
-    compile 'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:1.1.3' // required by net.corda:jfxc
+
+
     compile 'org.fxmisc.flowless:flowless:0.5.2'
     compile 'de.jensd:fontawesomefx-materialdesignfont:1.7.22-4'
     compile 'org.fxmisc.richtext:richtextfx:0.7-M5'
diff --git a/external-libraries.txt b/external-libraries.txt
index 1bf47425154..02e257a40bc 100644
--- a/external-libraries.txt
+++ b/external-libraries.txt
@@ -138,11 +138,6 @@ Project: EasyBind
 URL:     https://github.com/TomasMikula/EasyBind
 License: BSD-2-Clause
 
-Id:      net.corda:jfx
-Project: Corda
-URL:     https://github.com/corda/corda/tree/master/client/jfx
-License: Apache-2.0
-
 Id:      org.fxmisc.flowless:flowless
 Project: Flowless
 URL:     https://github.com/TomasMikula/Flowless
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/util/BindingsHelper.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/util/BindingsHelper.java
index 88ca45210af..246ad43ff50 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/util/BindingsHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/util/BindingsHelper.java
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 import javafx.css.PseudoClass;
 import javafx.scene.Node;
 
-import net.corda.client.jfx.utils.MappedList;
-
 
 /**
  * Helper methods for javafx binding.
@@ -67,8 +65,8 @@ public String getName() {
      * the items are converted when the are inserted (and at the initialization) instead of when they are accessed.
      * Thus the initial CPU overhead and memory consumption is higher but the access to list items is quicker.
      */
-    public static <A, B> ObservableList<B> mapBacked(ObservableList<A> source, Function<A, B> mapper) {
-        return new MappedList<>(source, mapper::apply);
+    public static <A, B> MappedList mapBacked(ObservableList<A> source, Function<A, B> mapper) {
+        return new MappedList<>(source, mapper);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -154,7 +152,7 @@ public ChangeListener<? super B> getChangeListenerB() {
         public void changedA(ObservableValue<? extends A> observable, A oldValue, A newValue) {
             updateLocked(updateB, oldValue, newValue);
         }
-        
+
         public void changedB(ObservableValue<? extends B> observable, B oldValue, B newValue) {
             updateLocked(updateA, oldValue, newValue);
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/util/MappedList.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/util/MappedList.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8e2c64b0cb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/util/MappedList.java
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+package org.jabref.gui.util;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+import javafx.collections.ListChangeListener;
+import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
+import javafx.collections.transformation.TransformationList;
+
+/**
+ * MappedList implementation based on https://gist.github.com/TomasMikula/8883719
+ *
+ * @author https://github.com/TomasMikula
+ */
+public final class MappedList<A, B> extends TransformationList<A, B> {
+
+    private final Function<B, A> mapper;
+
+    public MappedList(ObservableList<? extends B> sourceList, Function<B, A> mapper) {
+        super(sourceList);
+        this.mapper = mapper;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void sourceChanged(ListChangeListener.Change<? extends B> change) {
+        fireChange(new ListChangeListener.Change<A>(this) {
+
+            @Override
+            public boolean wasAdded() {
+                return change.wasAdded();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public boolean wasRemoved() {
+                return change.wasRemoved();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public boolean wasReplaced() {
+                return change.wasReplaced();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public boolean wasUpdated() {
+                return change.wasUpdated();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public boolean wasPermutated() {
+                return change.wasPermutated();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public int getPermutation(int index) {
+                return change.getPermutation(index);
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            protected int[] getPermutation() {
+                // This method is only called by the superclass methods
+                // wasPermutated() and getPermutation(int), which are
+                // both overridden by this class. There is no other way
+                // this method can be called.
+                throw new AssertionError("Unreachable code");
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public List<A> getRemoved() {
+                List<A> result = new ArrayList<>(change.getRemovedSize());
+                for (B element : change.getRemoved()) {
+                    result.add(mapper.apply(element));
+                }
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public int getFrom() {
+                return change.getFrom();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public int getTo() {
+                return change.getTo();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public boolean next() {
+                return change.next();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void reset() {
+                change.reset();
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getSourceIndex(int index) {
+        return index;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public A get(int index) {
+        return mapper.apply(super.getSource().get(index));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int size() {
+        return super.getSource().size();
+    }
+}