diff --git a/kjvstudy_org/templates/chapter.html b/kjvstudy_org/templates/chapter.html
index 0a85062..8931919 100644
--- a/kjvstudy_org/templates/chapter.html
+++ b/kjvstudy_org/templates/chapter.html
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ document.body.dataset.resourceReader = 'false';
     {# stanza break without heading - handled on verse p tag #}
     {% endif %}
     <p id="verse-{{ verse.verse }}"{% if is_poetry %} class="verse-line{% if has_stanza_break and not has_section_heading %} stanza-break{% endif %}"{% endif %}>
-        <a href="/book/{{ book }}/chapter/{{ chapter }}/verse/{{ verse.verse }}" class="verse-number-link{% if has_commentary %} has-commentary{% endif %}">{{ verse.verse }}</a> {{ verse.text | red_letter(book, chapter, verse.verse) | inject_word_markers(commentary.word_studies if commentary else [], verse.verse, commentary.word_study_auto_expand if commentary else false) | link_names | safe }}
+        <a href="/book/{{ book }}/chapter/{{ chapter }}/verse/{{ verse.verse }}" class="verse-number-link{% if has_commentary %} has-commentary{% endif %}">{{ verse.verse }}</a> {{ verse.text | red_letter(book, chapter, verse.verse) | inject_word_markers(commentary.word_studies if commentary else [], verse.verse, commentary.word_study_auto_expand if commentary else false) | safe }}
         {% if commentary %}
             {% if commentary.cross_reference_groups %}
                 {# Flatten refs with their group info for counting #}
diff --git a/kjvstudy_org/templates/verse.html b/kjvstudy_org/templates/verse.html
index 0f9d55f..965981d 100644
--- a/kjvstudy_org/templates/verse.html
+++ b/kjvstudy_org/templates/verse.html
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ a.crossref-pill:hover {
 {% endif %}
 
 <section>
-    <p class="verse-text">{{ verse_text | format_lists | red_letter(book, chapter, verse_num) | link_names | safe }}</p>
+    <p class="verse-text">{{ verse_text | format_lists | red_letter(book, chapter, verse_num) | safe }}</p>
 
     {% if interlinear_words %}
     <section class="interlinear-container" id="interlinear">