diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/_content.mustache b/lms/templates/discussion/_content.mustache
index 8f3a284510..7b98c49ae0 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/_content.mustache
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/_content.mustache
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
               anonymous
             {{/content.anonymous}}
             {{^content.anonymous}}
-              <a href="{{##url_for_user}}{{content.user_id}}{{/url_for_user}}">{{content.username}}</a>
+              {{content.username}}
             {{/content.anonymous}}
           </div>
           <div class="comment-count">
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@
           <ul class="discussion-actions">
             <li><a class="discussion-link discussion-reply discussion-reply-{{content.type}}" href="javascript:void(0)">Reply</a></li>
             <li><div class="follow-wrapper"></div></li>
+            {{! disabling perma-link because it appears to broken 
             <li><a class="discussion-link discussion-permanent-link" href="javascript:void(0)">Permanent Link</a></li>
+            }}
           </ul>
         </div>
       </div>