diff --git a/badges/badge_json.php b/badges/badge_json.php
index abcb4fe2489..3c9659e0394 100644
--- a/badges/badge_json.php
+++ b/badges/badge_json.php
@@ -95,12 +95,6 @@ if ($badge->status != BADGE_STATUS_INACTIVE) {
              $json['related'] = $relateds;
         }
 
-        $endorsement = $badge->get_endorsement();
-        if (!empty($endorsement)) {
-            $endorsementurl = new moodle_url('/badges/endorsement_json.php', array('id' => $badge->id));
-            $json['endorsement'] = $endorsementurl->out(false);
-        }
-
         $alignments = $badge->get_alignments();
         if (!empty($alignments)) {
             foreach ($alignments as $item) {
diff --git a/badges/classes/assertion.php b/badges/classes/assertion.php
index 4021c9d1e91..81fcd521893 100644
--- a/badges/classes/assertion.php
+++ b/badges/classes/assertion.php
@@ -357,10 +357,6 @@ class core_badges_assertion {
                 if (!empty($relatedbadges = $this->get_related_badges($badge))) {
                     $json['related'] = $relatedbadges;
                 }
-                if ($endorsement = $this->get_endorsement()) {
-                    $endorsementurl = new moodle_url('/badges/endorsement_json.php', array('id' => $this->_data->id));
-                    $json['endorsement'] = $endorsementurl->out(false);
-                }
                 if ($alignments = $this->get_alignments()) {
                     $json['alignments'] = $alignments;
                 }
diff --git a/badges/tests/classes/badges_testcase.php b/badges/tests/classes/badges_testcase.php
index 930de11c619..f7f2c53872e 100644
--- a/badges/tests/classes/badges_testcase.php
+++ b/badges/tests/classes/badges_testcase.php
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ abstract class badges_testcase extends \advanced_testcase {
             '"criteria":{"id":"%s","narrative":"%s"},"issuer":{"name":"%s","url":"%s","email":"%s",' .
             '"@context":"https:\/\/w3id.org\/openbadges\/v2","id":"%s","type":"Issuer"},' .
             '"tags":%s,"@context":"https:\/\/w3id.org\/openbadges\/v2","id":"%s","type":"BadgeClass","version":"%s",' .
-            '"@language":"en","related":[{"id":"%s","version":"%s","@language":"%s"}],"endorsement":"%s",' .
+            '"@language":"en","related":[{"id":"%s","version":"%s","@language":"%s"}],' .
             '"alignments":[{"targetName":"%s","targetUrl":"%s","targetDescription":"%s","targetFramework":"%s",' .
             '"targetCode":"%s"}]},"verify":{"type":"hosted","url":"%s"},"issuedOn":"%s","evidence":"%s","tags":%s,' .
             '"@context":"https:\/\/w3id.org\/openbadges\/v2","type":"Assertion","id":"%s"}';
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ abstract class badges_testcase extends \advanced_testcase {
             '"criteria":{"id":"%s","narrative":"%s"},"issuer":{"name":"%s","url":"%s","email":"%s",' .
             '"@context":"https:\/\/w3id.org\/openbadges\/v2","id":"%s","type":"Issuer"},' .
             '"tags":%s,"@context":"https:\/\/w3id.org\/openbadges\/v2","id":"%s","type":"BadgeClass","version":"%s",' .
-            '"@language":"%s","related":[{"id":"%s","version":"%s","@language":"%s"}],"endorsement":"%s",' .
+            '"@language":"%s","related":[{"id":"%s","version":"%s","@language":"%s"}],' .
             '"alignments":[{"targetName":"%s","targetUrl":"%s","targetDescription":"%s","targetFramework":"%s",' .
             '"targetCode":"%s"}]}';
         $this->assertion2->issuer = '{"name":"%s","url":"%s","email":"%s",' .