diff --git a/templates/base/head_navbar_icons.tmpl b/templates/base/head_navbar_icons.tmpl
index b6a2ef1020d..7a88650c0e5 100644
--- a/templates/base/head_navbar_icons.tmpl
+++ b/templates/base/head_navbar_icons.tmpl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	{{- $activeStopwatch := call $data.GetActiveStopwatch -}}
 	{{- $notificationUnreadCount := call $data.GetNotificationUnreadCount -}}
 	{{/* always rendered so a real-time push can reveal it without a reload */}}
-	<a class="item active-stopwatch{{if not $activeStopwatch}} tw-hidden{{end}} {{$itemExtraClass}}" {{if $activeStopwatch}}href="{{$activeStopwatch.IssueLink}}" data-seconds="{{$activeStopwatch.Seconds}}"{{end}} title="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "active_stopwatch"}}">
+	<a class="item active-stopwatch{{if not $activeStopwatch}} tw-hidden{{end}} {{$itemExtraClass}}" {{if $activeStopwatch}}data-seconds="{{$activeStopwatch.Seconds}}"{{end}} title="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "active_stopwatch"}}">
 		<div class="tw-relative flex-text-block">
 			{{svg "octicon-stopwatch"}}
 			<span class="header-stopwatch-dot"></span>
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/stopwatch.ts b/web_src/js/features/stopwatch.ts
index 63dabbd3335..1af0894d54e 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/stopwatch.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/stopwatch.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ function updateStopwatchData(data: Array<StopwatchData>) {
   } else {
     const {repo_owner_name, repo_name, issue_index, seconds} = watch;
     const issueUrl = `${appSubUrl}/${repo_owner_name}/${repo_name}/issues/${issue_index}`;
-    for (const btnEl of btnEls) btnEl.setAttribute('href', issueUrl);
     document.querySelector('.stopwatch-link')?.setAttribute('href', issueUrl);
     document.querySelector('.stopwatch-commit')?.setAttribute('action', `${issueUrl}/times/stopwatch/stop`);
     document.querySelector('.stopwatch-cancel')?.setAttribute('action', `${issueUrl}/times/stopwatch/cancel`);