diff --git a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
index 3dcf378..b3788d1 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
@@ -1,7 +1,2 @@
 {{- $raw := or (hasPrefix .Text "<img") (hasPrefix .Text "<figure") -}}
-{{- $isRemote:= or (in .Destination ":") ( hasPrefix .Destination "//") -}}
-{{- $destination := .Destination | safeURL -}}
-{{- if not $isRemote -}}
-    {{- $destination = $destination | relURL -}}
-{{- end -}}
-<a class="gblog-post__link{{ if $raw }}--raw{{ end }}" href="{{ $destination }}"{{ with .Title }} title="{{ . }}"{{ end }}>{{ .Text | safeHTML }}</a>
+<a class="gblog-post__link{{ if $raw }}--raw{{ end }}" href="{{ .Destination | safeURL }}"{{ with .Title }} title="{{ . }}"{{ end }}>{{ .Text | safeHTML }}</a>