diff --git a/mod/assign/classes/output/grading_actionmenu.php b/mod/assign/classes/output/grading_actionmenu.php
index 9cac2d04e30..ab58ec68283 100644
--- a/mod/assign/classes/output/grading_actionmenu.php
+++ b/mod/assign/classes/output/grading_actionmenu.php
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ class grading_actionmenu implements templatable, renderable {
             $downloadall = (new moodle_url('/mod/assign/view.php', ['id' => $this->cmid, 'action' => 'downloadall']))->out(false);
         }
         return [
-            'back' => (new moodle_url('/mod/assign/view.php', ['id' => $this->cmid]))->out(false),
             'downloadall' => $downloadall
         ];
     }
diff --git a/mod/assign/templates/grading_actionmenu.mustache b/mod/assign/templates/grading_actionmenu.mustache
index 56a3ac9f541..09fa68333c2 100644
--- a/mod/assign/templates/grading_actionmenu.mustache
+++ b/mod/assign/templates/grading_actionmenu.mustache
@@ -27,16 +27,12 @@
 
     Example context (json):
     {
-        "back": "https://moodle.org",
         "downloadall": "https://moodle.org"
     }
 
 }}
 <div class="container-fluid tertiary-navigation">
     <div class="row">
-        <div class="navitem">
-            <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="{{back}}">{{#str}}back, mod_assign{{/str}}</a>
-        </div>
         {{#downloadall}}
         <div class="navitem ml-sm-auto">
             <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="{{downloadall}}">{{#str}}downloadall, mod_assign{{/str}}</a>