diff --git a/view/common/wordpress-menu.phtml b/view/common/wordpress-menu.phtml
index af99f8d..480f5d7 100644
--- a/view/common/wordpress-menu.phtml
+++ b/view/common/wordpress-menu.phtml
@@ -27,28 +27,13 @@ foreach ($response_items as $menu_item) {
 
 //print_r($items);
 
-if (!function_exists('menu_level_items')) {
-  function menu_level_items($items, $level_id) {
-    $level_items = new ArrayObject();
-    foreach ($items as $menu_level) {
-      foreach ($menu_level as $menu_item) {
-        if ($menu_item['menu_item_parent'] == $level_id) {
-          $level_items->append($menu_item);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    return $level_items;
-  }
-}
-
 if (!function_exists('render_menu')) {
   function render_menu($items, $level_id) {
-    $level_items = menu_level_items($items, $level_id);
     echo '<ul>' . PHP_EOL;
-    foreach ($level_items as $menu_item) {
+    foreach ($items[$level_id] as $menu_item) {
       echo '<li>' . PHP_EOL;
       echo '<a href="'.$menu_item['url'].'">'.$menu_item['title'].'</a>' . PHP_EOL;
-      if (menu_level_items($items, $menu_item['ID'])) {
+      if (array_key_exists($menu_item['ID'], $items)) {
           render_menu($items, $menu_item['ID']); // render sub menu
       }
       echo '</li>' . PHP_EOL;