diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.rhtml b/app/views/layouts/application.rhtml
index b8741f0..4309425 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.rhtml
@@ -94,9 +94,10 @@
                       { :controller=>"home" },
                         :id=>"menu_link_to_envhome",
                         :title=>@environment.name  %>
-         <% cache(:controller => 'public', :action => 'categories_menu', :asset => params[:asset]) do %>
+          <% cache(:controller => 'public', :action => 'categories_menu') do %>
             <%= render :file => 'shared/categories_menu' %>
           <% end %>
+          <%= render :file => 'shared/assets_menu' %>
         </div><!-- id='navigation_bar' -->
         <script type="text/javascript">
           prepareMenu('navigation_bar', { timeout: 1000 });
diff --git a/app/views/shared/categories_menu.rhtml b/app/views/shared/categories_menu.rhtml
index d793ab4..763190f 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/categories_menu.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/shared/categories_menu.rhtml
@@ -4,29 +4,9 @@
       <%= item.name %>
       <ul>
         <% item.children_for_menu.each do |child| %>
-          <% if (@controller.controller_name == 'search') && (@controller.action_name == 'assets') %>
-            <li><%= link_to(content_tag('span', child.name), :controller => 'search', :action => 'assets', :asset => params[:asset], :category_path => child.explode_path) %></li>
-          <% else %>
-            <li><%= link_to(content_tag('span', child.name), :controller => 'search', :action => 'category_index', :category_path => child.explode_path) %></li>
-          <% end %>
+          <li><%= link_to(content_tag('span', child.name), :controller => 'search', :action => 'category_index', :category_path => child.explode_path) %></li>
         <% end %>
       </ul>
     </li>
   <% end %>
 </ul><!-- fim id="cat_menu" -->
-
-<div id="assets_menu">
-  <%= theme_opt_menu_search %>
-  <div id="assets_menu_list" class="top_extra_menu">
-    <ul id="assets_menu_ul">
-      <%= generate_assets_menu %>
-    </ul>
-  </div><!-- fim id="assets_menu_list" -->
-  <div id="assets_menu_layout_iten"></div>
-</div><!-- fim id="assets_menu" -->
-
-<script type="text/javascript">
-  if ( assetsMenu.autoOpen ) {
-    setAutoOpenMenu( $("assets_menu") );
-  }
-</script>
diff --git a/test/integration/categories_menu_test.rb b/test/integration/categories_menu_test.rb
index 9c89be3..3636224 100644
--- a/test/integration/categories_menu_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/categories_menu_test.rb
@@ -13,19 +13,30 @@ class CategoriesMenuTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
 
   should 'display link to categories' do
     get '/'
-    assert_tag :tag => 'a', :attributes => { :href => '/cat/food/vegetables' }
+    assert_tag :attributes => { :id => 'cat_menu' }, :descendant => { :tag => 'a', :attributes => { :href => '/cat/food/vegetables' } }
   end
 
   should 'display link to sub-categories' do
     get '/cat/food'
     # there must be a link to the subcategory
-    assert_tag :tag => 'a', :attributes => { :href => '/cat/food/vegetables' }
+    assert_tag :attributes => { :id => 'cat_menu' }, :descendant => { :tag => 'a', :attributes => { :href => '/cat/food/vegetables' } }
   end
 
   should 'link to other assets in the same category when viewing an asset' do
     get '/assets/articles/food/vegetables'
-    assert_no_tag :tag => 'a', :attributes => { :href => '/cat/food/vegetables' }
-    assert_tag :tag => 'a', :attributes => { :href => '/assets/enterprises/food/vegetables' }
+    assert_no_tag :attributes => { :id => 'assets_menu' }, :descendant => { :tag => 'a', :attributes => { :href => '/cat/food/vegetables' } }
+    assert_tag :attributes => { :id => 'assets_menu' }, :descendant => { :tag => 'a', :attributes => { :href => '/assets/enterprises/food/vegetables' } }
+  end
+
+  should "always link to category's initial page in category menu" do
+    get '/assets/products/food/vegetables'
+    assert_tag :attributes => { :id => 'cat_menu' }, :descendant => { :tag => 'a', :attributes => { :href => '/cat/food/vegetables' } }
+    assert_no_tag :attributes => { :id => 'cat_menu' }, :descendant => { :tag => 'a', :attributes => { :href => '/assets/products/food/vegetables' } }
+  end
+
+  should 'cache the categories menu' do
+    ActionView::Base.any_instance.expects(:cache).with(:controller => 'public', :action => 'categories_menu')
+    get '/'
   end
 
 end
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