diff --git a/grade/edit/tree/outcomeitem_form.php b/grade/edit/tree/outcomeitem_form.php
index 3ffa642753e..64aaa87b14b 100644
--- a/grade/edit/tree/outcomeitem_form.php
+++ b/grade/edit/tree/outcomeitem_form.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class edit_outcomeitem_form extends moodleform {
         }
         $mform->addElement('selectwithlink', 'outcomeid', get_string('outcome', 'grades'), $options, null,
             array('link' => $CFG->wwwroot.'/grade/edit/outcome/course.php?id='.$COURSE->id, 'label' => get_string('outcomeassigntocourse', 'grades')));
-        $mform->setHelpButton('outcomeid', array('outcomeid', get_string('outcomeid', 'grades'), 'grade'), true);
+        $mform->addHelpButton('outcomeid', 'outcome', 'grades');
         $mform->addRule('outcomeid', get_string('required'), 'required');
 
         $options = array(0=>get_string('none'));
diff --git a/lang/en/grades.php b/lang/en/grades.php
index 248c4f62e00..2529c4c432f 100755
--- a/lang/en/grades.php
+++ b/lang/en/grades.php
@@ -466,7 +466,6 @@ $string['outcomecategorynew'] = 'New category';
 $string['outcomeconfirmdelete'] = 'Are you sure you wish to delete the outcome "{$a}"?';
 $string['outcomecreate'] = 'Add a new outcome';
 $string['outcomedelete'] = 'Delete Outcome';
-$string['outcomeidhelp'] = 'Specifies the Outcome which this grade item will represent in the gradebook. Only outcomes associated with this course and site-wide outcomes are available';
 $string['outcomeitem'] = 'Outcome item';
 $string['outcomeitemsedit'] = 'Edit outcome item';
 $string['outcomename'] = 'Outcome name';
diff --git a/lang/en/help/grade/outcomeid.html b/lang/en/help/grade/outcomeid.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 352f2ecc97a..00000000000
--- a/lang/en/help/grade/outcomeid.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-<h1>Outcome</h1>
-<p>Specifies the Outcome which this grade item will represent in the gradebook. Only outcomes associated with this course and site-wide outcomes are available</p>