diff --git a/mod/glossary/print.php b/mod/glossary/print.php
index 145cabc3ffb..de51683d3e7 100644
--- a/mod/glossary/print.php
+++ b/mod/glossary/print.php
@@ -190,11 +190,7 @@ if ( $allentries ) {
         // Setting the pivot for the current entry.
         if ($printpivot) {
 
-           if ($userispivot) {
-                $pivot = $entry->userid;
-            } else {
-                $pivot = $pivotfn($entry);
-            }
+            $pivot = $entry->{$pivotkey};
             $upperpivot = core_text::strtoupper($pivot);
             $pivottoshow = core_text::strtoupper(format_string($pivot, true, $fmtoptions));