diff --git a/view/tpl/item_categories.tpl b/view/tpl/item_categories.tpl
index 599ad21bd..ec2639a6f 100644
--- a/view/tpl/item_categories.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/item_categories.tpl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{if $categories}}
 <div class="categorytags">
 {{foreach $categories as $cat}}
-<span class="item-category"><i class="icon-asterisk cat-icons"></i>&nbsp;{{if $cat.url}}<a href="{{$cat.url}}">{{$cat.term}}</a>{{else}}{{$cat.term}}{{/if}}{{if $cat.writeable}}&nbsp;<a href="{{$cat.removelink}}" class="category-remove-link" title="{{$remove}}"><i class="icon-remove drop-icons"></i></a>{{/if}}</span>
+<span class="item-category"><i class="icon-asterisk cat-icons"></i>&nbsp;{{if $cat.url}}<a href="{{$cat.url}}">{{$cat.term}}</a>{{else}}{{$cat.term}}{{/if}}</span>
 {{/foreach}}
 </div>
 {{/if}}