diff --git a/util/useremails.py b/util/useremails.py
index 7320c4155..a82255281 100644
--- a/util/useremails.py
+++ b/util/useremails.py
@@ -53,12 +53,8 @@ def send_email(recipient, subject, template_file, parameters, action=None):
   app_title = app.config['REGISTRY_TITLE_SHORT']
   app_url = get_app_url()
 
-  def app_link_handler(url=None, title=None):
-    real_url = app_url + '/' + url if url else app_url
-    if not title:
-      title = real_url if url else app_title
-
-    return '<a href="%s">%s</a>' % (real_url, title)
+  def app_link_handler(url=None):
+    return real_url = app_url + '/' + url if url else app_url
 
   parameters.update({
     'subject': subject,