diff --git a/files/templates/default.html b/files/templates/default.html
index 8eb81e485..70f8434d6 100644
--- a/files/templates/default.html
+++ b/files/templates/default.html
@@ -492,13 +492,10 @@
 		// Link text
 
 			var linkText = document.getElementById("desktop-expanded-video-link");
-			var videoLink = document.getElementById("desktop-expanded-video-wrap-link");
-
 			var inlineVideo = document.getElementById("desktop-expanded-video");
 
 			inlineVideo.src = video;
 			linkText.href = video;
-			videoLink.href = video;
 
 			linkText.textContent = 'View original';
 			};
@@ -508,13 +505,10 @@
 		// Link text
 
 			var linkText = document.getElementById("desktop-expanded-video-link");
-			var videoLink = document.getElementById("desktop-expanded-video-wrap-link");
-
 			var inlineVideo = document.getElementById("desktop-expanded-video2");
 
 			inlineVideo.src = video;
 			linkText.href = video;
-			videoLink.href = video;
 
 			linkText.textContent = 'View original';
 			};
diff --git a/files/templates/expanded_video_modal.html b/files/templates/expanded_video_modal.html
index e5f78189d..77120965e 100644
--- a/files/templates/expanded_video_modal.html
+++ b/files/templates/expanded_video_modal.html
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 
 			<div class="modal-body text-center p-0">
 				<div class="d-inline-block position-relative">
-					<a href="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" id="desktop-expanded-video-wrap-link">
-						<iframe loading="lazy" src="" id="desktop-expanded-video" frameborder="0" width="600" height="337" allow="fullscreen"></iframe>
-					</a>
+					<iframe loading="lazy" src="" id="desktop-expanded-video" frameborder="0" width="600" height="337" allow="fullscreen"></iframe>
 					<div class="position-absolute d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center w-100 mt-1">
 						<a href="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="text-gray-500 font-weight-bold text-left" id="desktop-expanded-video-link">View original</a>
 					</div>
diff --git a/files/templates/expanded_video_modal2.html b/files/templates/expanded_video_modal2.html
index 10cdd0c1b..0a9ae4f77 100644
--- a/files/templates/expanded_video_modal2.html
+++ b/files/templates/expanded_video_modal2.html
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@
 
 			<div class="modal-body text-center p-0">
 				<div class="d-inline-block position-relative">
-					<a href="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" id="desktop-expanded-video-wrap-link">
-						<video controls="" preload="metadata" style="max-width: 100%">
-							<source src="" id="desktop-expanded-video2" type="video/mp4">
-						</video>
-					</a>
+					<video controls="" preload="metadata" style="max-width: 100%">
+						<source src="" id="desktop-expanded-video2" type="video/mp4">
+					</video>
 					<div class="position-absolute d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center w-100 mt-1">
 						<a href="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="text-gray-500 font-weight-bold text-left" id="desktop-expanded-video-link">View original</a>
 					</div>