diff --git a/lib/weblib.php b/lib/weblib.php
index da100d90f7e..d7251830d83 100644
--- a/lib/weblib.php
+++ b/lib/weblib.php
@@ -6235,7 +6235,8 @@ function convert_tree_to_html($tree, $row=0) {
         $str .= (!empty($liclass)) ? '<li class="'.$liclass.'">' : '<li>';
 
         if ($tab->inactive || $tab->active || ($tab->selected && !$tab->linkedwhenselected)) {
-            $str .= '<a href="#" title="'.$tab->title.'"><span>'.$tab->text.'</span></a>';
+            // The a tag is used for styling
+            $str .= '<a class="nolink"><span>'.$tab->text.'</span></a>';
         } else {
             $str .= '<a href="'.$tab->link.'" title="'.$tab->title.'"><span>'.$tab->text.'</span></a>';
         }
diff --git a/theme/standard/styles_fonts.css b/theme/standard/styles_fonts.css
index 949fb806ccc..4f4f2f79b31 100644
--- a/theme/standard/styles_fonts.css
+++ b/theme/standard/styles_fonts.css
@@ -630,6 +630,10 @@ body#grade-index .grades .header {
  *** Tabs
  ***/
 
+.tabtree a.nolink:hover {
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
 
 /***
  *** User