diff --git a/files/classes/user.py b/files/classes/user.py
index 7aae028c7..ec4979bd5 100644
--- a/files/classes/user.py
+++ b/files/classes/user.py
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ class User(Base):
 	slurreplacer = Column(Integer, default=1)
 	profanityreplacer = Column(Integer, default=1)
 	flairchanged = Column(Integer)
-	newtab = Column(Boolean, default=False)
 	newtabexternal = Column(Boolean, default=True)
 	reddit = Column(String, default='old.reddit.com')
 	nitter = Column(Boolean)
diff --git a/files/routes/settings.py b/files/routes/settings.py
index e7a92dbe8..dc5b2bb57 100644
--- a/files/routes/settings.py
+++ b/files/routes/settings.py
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ def settings_personal_post(v):
 	updated = updated or update_flag("hidevotedon", "hidevotedon")
 	updated = updated or update_flag("cardview", "cardview")
 	updated = updated or update_flag("highlightcomments", "highlightcomments")
-	updated = updated or update_flag("newtab", "newtab")
 	updated = updated or update_flag("newtabexternal", "newtabexternal")
 	updated = updated or update_flag("nitter", "nitter")
 	updated = updated or update_flag("imginn", "imginn")
diff --git a/files/templates/admin/apps.html b/files/templates/admin/apps.html
index 6c0255931..5467c88fc 100644
--- a/files/templates/admin/apps.html
+++ b/files/templates/admin/apps.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 <div class="settings-section rounded">
 	<div class="d-lg-flex">
 		<div class="title w-lg-25">
-			<label for="over18"><a href="{{app.permalink}}" {% if v and v.newtab %}target="_blank"{% endif %}>{{app.app_name}}</a></label>
+			<label for="over18"><a href="{{app.permalink}}">{{app.app_name}}</a></label>
 		</div>
 
 		<div class="body w-lg-100">
diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index 0a967f8f2..47986edef 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 		{% endif %}
 
 		{% if c.post.sub %}
-			<span class="ml-1"> in <a href="/h/{{c.post.sub}}" {% if v and v.newtab %}target="_blank"{% endif %}>/h/{{c.post.sub}}</a></span>
+			<span class="ml-1"> in <a href="/h/{{c.post.sub}}">/h/{{c.post.sub}}</a></span>
 		{% endif %}
 	{% elif c.author_id==AUTOJANNY_ID %}
 		<span class="font-weight-bold">Notification</span>
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
 						<button type="button" id="cancel-edit-{{c.id}}" onclick="toggleEdit('{{c.id}}');remove_dialog()" class="btn btn-link text-muted ml-auto cancel-form fl-r commentmob">Cancel</button> 
 					</form>
 					<div id="preview-edit-{{c.id}}" class="preview mb-3 mt-5"></div>
-					<div class="form-text text-small p-0 m-0"><a href="/formatting" {% if v and v.newtab %}target="_blank"{% endif %}>Formatting help</a></div>
+					<div class="form-text text-small p-0 m-0"><a href="/formatting">Formatting help</a></div>
 				</div>
 				{% endif %}
 				<div id="comment-{{c.id}}-actions" class="comment-actions{% if voted==1 %} upvoted{% elif voted==-1 %} downvoted{% endif %}">
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@
 					<button type="button" onclick="document.getElementById('reply-to-{{c.id}}').classList.add('d-none');remove_dialog()" class="btn btn-link text-muted ml-auto cancel-form fl-r commentmob">Cancel</button> 
 				</form>
 				<div id="form-preview-{{c.fullname}}" class="preview mb-3 mt-5"></div>
-				<div class="form-text text-small p-0 m-0"><a href="/formatting" {% if v and v.newtab %}target="_blank"{% endif %}>Formatting help</a></div>
+				<div class="form-text text-small p-0 m-0"><a href="/formatting">Formatting help</a></div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 
diff --git a/files/templates/popover.html b/files/templates/popover.html
index aea1c14e8..ff81213d8 100644
--- a/files/templates/popover.html
+++ b/files/templates/popover.html
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 			<strong class="pop-coins text-black"></strong>
 			<span class="text-black">coins</span>
 		</span>
-		<a href="/" {% if v and v.newtab %}target="_blank"{% endif %} class="pop-viewmore ml-auto text-decoration-none">
+		<a href="/" class="pop-viewmore ml-auto text-decoration-none">
 		<span class="ml-3">View</span>
 		<i class="fas fa-arrow-right fa-sm px-1"></i>
 		</a>
diff --git a/files/templates/settings/advanced.html b/files/templates/settings/advanced.html
index 1ce94f837..3bd653ca2 100644
--- a/files/templates/settings/advanced.html
+++ b/files/templates/settings/advanced.html
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@
 			<section id="site-settings-tab-behavior-section" class="settings-section-section">
 				<h5>Tab Behavior</h5>
 				<div class="settings-section rounded">
-					{{common.toggle_section("Open Internal Links In New Tabs", "newtab", "newtab", v.newtab, "Enable if you would like to automatically open links to other pages on the site in new tabs.", false)}}
 					{{common.toggle_section("Open External Links In New Tabs", "newtabexternal", "newtabexternal", v.newtabexternal, "Enable if you would like to automatically open links to other sites in new tabs.", false)}}
 				</div>
 			</section>
diff --git a/files/templates/submission.html b/files/templates/submission.html
index 4e54c5811..a4aca3828 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission.html
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
 								<button type="button" onclick="togglePostEdit('{{p.id}}');remove_dialog()" class="btn btn-link text-muted ml-auto cancel-form fl-r">Cancel</button> 
 							</form>
 							<div id="post-edit-{{p.id}}" class="preview mb-3 mt-5"></div>
-							<div class="form-text text-small p-0 m-0"><a href="/formatting" {% if v and v.newtab %}target="_blank"{% endif %}>Formatting help</a></div>
+							<div class="form-text text-small p-0 m-0"><a href="/formatting">Formatting help</a></div>
 						</div>
 					{% endif %}
 
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 								<div class="post-actions mt-2">
 				<ul class="list-inline text-right d-flex">
 
-						<a class="list-inline-item" {% if v and v.newtab %}target="_blank"{% endif %} href="{{p.permalink}}">
+						<a class="list-inline-item" href="{{p.permalink}}">
 							<i class="fas fa-comment-dots mr-2"></i>{{p.comment_count}}
 							<span class="text-info d-none {{p.id}}-new-comments"></span>
 						</a>
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
 					<button type="button" id="save-reply-to-{{p.fullname}}" form="reply-to-{{p.fullname}}" class="btn btn-primary text-whitebtn ml-auto fl-r" onclick="post_comment('{{p.fullname}}');remove_dialog()">Comment</button>
 				</form>
 				<div id="form-preview-{{p.fullname}}" class="preview mb-3 mt-5"></div>
-				<div class="form-text text-small p-0 m-0"><a href="/formatting" {% if v and v.newtab %}target="_blank"{% endif %}>Formatting help</a></div>
+				<div class="form-text text-small p-0 m-0"><a href="/formatting">Formatting help</a></div>
 			</div>
 		{% else %}
 			<div class="comment-write mb-3">
diff --git a/files/templates/submission_listing.html b/files/templates/submission_listing.html
index 40440e4e5..1b8ff76ff 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission_listing.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission_listing.html
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 				{% if p.club and not (v and (v.paid_dues or v.id == p.author_id)) %}
 					<img alt="post thumnail" loading="lazy" src="/e/marseyglow.webp" class="post-img">
 				{% elif not p.url %}
-					<a {% if v and v.newtab %}target="_blank"{% endif %} href="{{p.permalink}}">
+					<a href="{{p.permalink}}">
 						<img alt="post thumnail" loading="lazy" src="{{p.thumb_url}}" class="post-img">
 					</a>
 				{% elif p.is_image %}
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 				</div>
 			</div>
 			<h5 class="card-title post-title text-left w-lg-95 pb-0 pb-md-1">
-				<a id="{{p.id}}-title" {% if v and v.newtab %}target="_blank"{% endif %} href="{{p.permalink}}" class="{% if p.sub %}sub{% endif %} stretched-link {% if p.author.agendaposter and p.sub != 'chudrama' %}agendaposter{% endif %}">
+				<a id="{{p.id}}-title" href="{{p.permalink}}" class="{% if p.sub %}sub{% endif %} stretched-link {% if p.author.agendaposter and p.sub != 'chudrama' %}agendaposter{% endif %}">
 				{% if p.club %}<span class="patron font-weight-bolder mr-1" style="background-color:red; font-size:12px; line-height:2;">{{CC}}</span>{% endif %}
 				{% if p.flair %}<span class="patron font-weight-bolder mr-1" style="background-color:var(--primary); font-size:12px; line-height:2;">{{p.flair | safe}}</span>{% endif %}
 				{{p.realtitle(v) | safe}}
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 		{% if p.realbody(v, listing=True) %}
 			<button type="button" class="list-inline-item ml-2" onclick="expandText('{{p.id}}')"><i class="fas fa-expand-alt mx-0 text-expand-icon-{{p.id}}"></i></button>
 		{% endif %}
-		<a class="list-inline-item" {% if v and v.newtab %}target="_blank"{% endif %} href="{{p.permalink}}">
+		<a class="list-inline-item" href="{{p.permalink}}">
 			<i class="fas fa-comment-dots mr-2"></i>{{p.comment_count}}
 			<span class="text-info d-none {{p.id}}-new-comments"></span>
 		</a>
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 	<div class="post-actions">
 		<ul class="list-inline text-right d-flex">
 			<li class="list-inline-item mr-auto">
-				<a {% if v and v.newtab %}target="_blank"{% endif %} href="{{p.permalink}}">
+				<a href="{{p.permalink}}">
 					<i class="fas fa-comment-dots ml-0 mr-2"></i>{{p.comment_count}}
 					<span class="text-info d-none {{p.id}}-new-comments"></span>
 				</a>
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 
 	{% if p.is_image and not p.over_18 and ((v and v.cardview) or (not v and CARD_VIEW)) %}
 		<div style="text-align: center" class="mt-3 mb-4">
-			<a {% if v and v.newtab %}target="_blank"{% endif %} rel="nofollow noopener" href="{{p.realurl(v)}}">
+			<a rel="nofollow noopener" href="{{p.realurl(v)}}">
 				<img loading="lazy" data-src="{{p.realurl(v)}}" src="/i/l.webp" class="img-fluid" style="max-height:20rem" alt="Unable to load image">
 			</a>
 		</div>
diff --git a/files/templates/submit.html b/files/templates/submit.html
index 9a24cc20e..5ab9b0ce9 100644
--- a/files/templates/submit.html
+++ b/files/templates/submit.html
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 													<input autocomplete="off" id="file-upload-submit" multiple="multiple" accept="image/*, video/*, audio/*" type="file" name="file" {% if g.is_tor %}disabled{% endif %} onchange="changename('filename-show-submit','file-upload-submit');checkForRequired()" hidden>
 												</label>		
 												<div id="preview" class="preview my-3"></div>
-												<div class="form-text text-small my-1"><a href="/formatting" {% if v and v.newtab %}target="_blank"{% endif %}>Formatting help</a></div>
+												<div class="form-text text-small my-1"><a href="/formatting">Formatting help</a></div>
 												<div class="custom-control custom-checkbox">
 													<input autocomplete="off" type="checkbox" class="custom-control-input" id="post-notify" name="notify" onchange="savetext()" checked>
 													<input type="hidden" name="notify" value="off">
diff --git a/files/templates/util/macros.html b/files/templates/util/macros.html
index 20990b206..c5106dd04 100644
--- a/files/templates/util/macros.html
+++ b/files/templates/util/macros.html
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 	{% endif %}
 	<span data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" onmouseover="timestamp('timestamp-{{p.id}}','{{p.created_utc}}')" id="timestamp-{{p.id}}">&nbsp;{{p.age_string}}</span>
 	&nbsp;
-	({% if p.is_image %}image post{% elif p.is_video %}video post{% elif p.is_audio %}audio post{% elif p.domain %}<a href="/search/posts/?q=domain%3A{{p.domain}}&sort=new&t=all" class="post-meta-domain" {% if v and v.newtab %}target="_blank"{% endif %}>{{p.domain|truncate(50, True)}}</a>{% else %}text post{% endif %})
+	({% if p.is_image %}image post{% elif p.is_video %}video post{% elif p.is_audio %}audio post{% elif p.domain %}<a href="/search/posts/?q=domain%3A{{p.domain}}&sort=new&t=all" class="post-meta-domain">{{p.domain|truncate(50, True)}}</a>{% else %}text post{% endif %})
 	{% if p.edited_utc %}
 		<span class="ml-2">Edited <span data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" id="edited_timestamp-{{p.id}}" onmouseover="timestamp('edited_timestamp-{{p.id}}','{{p.edited_utc}}')">{{p.edited_string}}</span></span>
 	{% endif %}
diff --git a/schema.sql b/schema.sql
index 9b6c3ed8d..2da44c72b 100644
--- a/schema.sql
+++ b/schema.sql
@@ -951,7 +951,6 @@ CREATE TABLE public.users (
     profileurl character varying(65),
     bannerurl character varying(65),
     hidevotedon boolean DEFAULT false NOT NULL,
-    newtab boolean DEFAULT false NOT NULL,
     flairchanged integer,
     defaultsortingcomments character varying(15) NOT NULL,
     theme character varying(15) NOT NULL,
@@ -2685,4 +2684,3 @@ ALTER TABLE ONLY public.comment_option_votes
 --
 -- PostgreSQL database dump complete
 --
-