diff --git a/cgit.c b/cgit.c
index 2118675..9eb2535 100644
--- a/cgit.c
+++ b/cgit.c
@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@ static void prepare_context(struct cgit_context *ctx)
 	ctx->cfg.max_repodesc_len = 80;
 	ctx->cfg.max_blob_size = 0;
 	ctx->cfg.max_stats = 0;
-	ctx->cfg.module_link = "./?repo=%s&page=commit&id=%s";
 	ctx->cfg.project_list = NULL;
 	ctx->cfg.renamelimit = -1;
 	ctx->cfg.remove_suffix = 0;
diff --git a/cgitrc.5.txt b/cgitrc.5.txt
index 1162bd5..c8198c1 100644
--- a/cgitrc.5.txt
+++ b/cgitrc.5.txt
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ module-link::
 	Text which will be used as the formatstring for a hyperlink when a
 	submodule is printed in a directory listing. The arguments for the
 	formatstring are the path and SHA1 of the submodule commit. Default
-	value: "./?repo=%s&page=commit&id=%s"
+	value: none.
 
 nocache::
 	If set to the value "1" caching will be disabled. This settings is