diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/util/BindingsHelper.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/util/BindingsHelper.java
index 716ca03b899a..f2618aebb2ba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/util/BindingsHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/util/BindingsHelper.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import javafx.collections.ObservableMap;
 import javafx.css.PseudoClass;
 import javafx.scene.Node;
+import org.fxmisc.easybind.EasyBind;
 
 
 /**
@@ -41,23 +42,7 @@ public static <T> BooleanBinding all(ObservableList<T> source, Predicate<T> pred
     }
 
     public static void includePseudoClassWhen(Node node, PseudoClass pseudoClass, ObservableValue<? extends Boolean> condition) {
-        BooleanProperty pseudoClassState = new BooleanPropertyBase(false) {
-            @Override
-            protected void invalidated() {
-                node.pseudoClassStateChanged(pseudoClass, get());
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            public Object getBean() {
-                return node;
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            public String getName() {
-                return pseudoClass.getPseudoClassName();
-            }
-        };
-        pseudoClassState.bind(condition);
+        condition.addListener((obs, oldValue, newValue) -> node.pseudoClassStateChanged(pseudoClass,newValue));
     }
 
     /**