diff --git a/mod/glossary/formats/entrylist/entrylist_format.php b/mod/glossary/formats/entrylist/entrylist_format.php
index ae1b66ba795..4aa37c88e5e 100644
--- a/mod/glossary/formats/entrylist/entrylist_format.php
+++ b/mod/glossary/formats/entrylist/entrylist_format.php
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ function glossary_show_entry_entrylist($course, $cm, $glossary, $entry, $mode=''
 
         $anchortagcontents = glossary_print_entry_concept($entry, true);
 
-        $link = "/mod/glossary/showentry.php?courseid={$course->id}&eid={$entry->id}&displayformat=dictionary";
-        $action = new popup_action('click', $link.'&popup=1', 'entry',array('title'=>'entry','width'=>600,'height'=>450));
-
-        $anchor = $OUTPUT->action_link($link, $anchortagcontents, $action);
+        $link = new moodle_url('/mod/glossary/showentry.php', array('courseid' => $course->id,
+                'eid' => $entry->id, 'displayformat' => 'dictionary'));
+        $anchor = html_writer::link($link, $anchortagcontents);
 
         echo "<div class=\"concept\">$anchor</div> ";
         echo '</td><td align="right" class="entrylowersection">';
diff --git a/mod/glossary/showentry.php b/mod/glossary/showentry.php
index bf6b29ff4ac..5170456d998 100644
--- a/mod/glossary/showentry.php
+++ b/mod/glossary/showentry.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ $concept  = optional_param('concept', '', PARAM_CLEAN);
 $courseid = optional_param('courseid', 0, PARAM_INT);
 $eid      = optional_param('eid', 0, PARAM_INT); // glossary entry id
 $displayformat = optional_param('displayformat',-1, PARAM_SAFEDIR);
-$popup = optional_param('popup',0, PARAM_INT);
 
 $url = new moodle_url('/mod/glossary/showentry.php');
 $url->param('concept', $concept);
@@ -40,11 +39,7 @@ if ($eid) {
     print_error('invalidelementid');
 }
 
-if ($popup) {
-    $PAGE->set_pagelayout('popup');
-} else {
-    $PAGE->set_pagelayout('course');
-}
+$PAGE->set_pagelayout('course');
 
 if ($entries) {
     foreach ($entries as $key => $entry) {
@@ -65,9 +60,7 @@ if ($entries) {
                 continue;
             }
         }
-        if (!$popup) {
-            $entries[$key]->footer = "<p style=\"text-align:right\">&raquo;&nbsp;<a href=\"$CFG->wwwroot/mod/glossary/view.php?g=$entry->glossaryid\">".format_string($entry->glossaryname,true)."</a></p>";
-        }
+        $entries[$key]->footer = "<p style=\"text-align:right\">&raquo;&nbsp;<a href=\"$CFG->wwwroot/mod/glossary/view.php?g=$entry->glossaryid\">".format_string($entry->glossaryname,true)."</a></p>";
         add_to_log($entry->courseid, 'glossary', 'view entry', "showentry.php?eid=$entry->id", $entry->id, $entry->cmid);
     }
 }
@@ -89,9 +82,5 @@ if ($entries) {
     glossary_print_dynaentry($courseid, $entries, $displayformat);
 }
 
-if ($popup) {
-    echo $OUTPUT->close_window_button();
-}
-
 /// Show one reduced footer
 echo $OUTPUT->footer();
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