diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 37401417..278670d5 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -6566,7 +6566,6 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                     msg = msg.replace('/users/news?',
                                       '/users/' + currNickname + '?')
                     msg = msg.replace('/banner.webp', '/banner.png')
-                    msg = msg.replace('/news2/', '/news/')
                     msg = msg.encode('utf-8')
                     self._set_headers('text/html', len(msg),
                                       cookie, callingDomain)
diff --git a/webinterface.py b/webinterface.py
index 6ba8bd7f..bcb297be 100644
--- a/webinterface.py
+++ b/webinterface.py
@@ -5059,17 +5059,17 @@ def individualPostAsHtml(allowDownloads: bool,
         # is this a post to the local domain?
         if '://' + domain in messageId:
             publishedLink = messageId.replace('/statuses/', '/')
-        # this retains the news account reference for news posts
-        if '/users/news/' in publishedLink:
-            publishedLink = publishedLink.replace('/users/news/', '/users/news2/')
     # if this is a local link then make it relative so that it works
     # on clearnet or onion address
     if domain + '/users/' in publishedLink or \
        domain + ':' + str(port) + '/users/' in publishedLink:
         publishedLink = '/users/' + publishedLink.split('/users/')[1]
 
-    footerStr = '<a href="' + publishedLink + \
-        '" class="' + timeClass + '">' + publishedStr + '</a>\n'
+    if not isNewsPost(postJsonObject):
+        footerStr = '<a href="' + publishedLink + \
+            '" class="' + timeClass + '">' + publishedStr + '</a>\n'
+    else:
+        footerStr = publishedStr + '\n'
 
     # change the background color for DMs in inbox timeline
     if showDMicon: