diff --git a/components/com_content/views/article/tmpl/default.php b/components/com_content/views/article/tmpl/default.php
index 9aaca516518b1..a0fae0851cc89 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/article/tmpl/default.php
+++ b/components/com_content/views/article/tmpl/default.php
@@ -45,11 +45,7 @@
 	<div class="page-header">
 		<h2 itemprop="name">
 			<?php if ($params->get('show_title')) : ?>
-				<?php if ($params->get('link_titles') && !empty($this->item->readmore_link)) : ?>
-					<a href="<?php echo $this->item->readmore_link; ?>" itemprop="url"> <?php echo $this->escape($this->item->title); ?></a>
-				<?php else : ?>
-					<?php echo $this->escape($this->item->title); ?>
-				<?php endif; ?>
+				<?php echo $this->escape($this->item->title); ?>
 			<?php endif; ?>
 		</h2>
 		<?php if ($this->item->state == 0) : ?>