diff --git a/include/functions.php b/include/functions.php
index 1970dcd60..44852a197 100644
--- a/include/functions.php
+++ b/include/functions.php
@@ -4647,9 +4647,6 @@
 
 				$headline_row["feed_title"] = $line["feed_title"];
 
-				if (!$line["comments"] && $line["num_comments"] > 0)
-					$line["comments"] = $line["link"];
-
 				$headline_row["comments_count"] = (int)$line["num_comments"];
 				$headline_row["comments_link"] = $line["comments"];