diff --git a/static/directives/label-view.html b/static/directives/label-view.html
index 47794122f..6ddb65868 100644
--- a/static/directives/label-view.html
+++ b/static/directives/label-view.html
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <span class="label-view-element">
-  <a class="label-view-element-link" ng-click="viewLabelValue()" ng-if="!isUrl(label.value)">
+  <span ng-if="!isUrl(label.value)">
     <span class="kind" ng-show="getKind(label)">{{ getKind(label) }}</span>
     <span class="label-value">
         <span class="key">{{ label.key }}</span>
         <span class="equals">=</span>
         <span class="value">{{ label.value }}</span>
     </span>
-  </a>
+  </span>
   <a class="label-view-element-link is-link"
      ng-if="isUrl(label.value)"
      ng-href="{{ label.value }}"
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
       <span class="value">{{ label.value }}</span>
     </span>
 </a>
-</span>
\ No newline at end of file
+</span>
diff --git a/static/js/directives/ui/label-view.js b/static/js/directives/ui/label-view.js
index 466c51639..fd00d021c 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/ui/label-view.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/ui/label-view.js
@@ -24,13 +24,6 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('labelView', function () {
         return value && value.indexOf('https:') == 0;
       };
 
-      $scope.viewLabelValue = function() {
-        bootbox.alert({
-          size: "small",
-          title: $scope.label.key,
-          message: '<pre>' + $sanitize($scope.label.value.replace('<', '&lt;').replace('>', '&gt;')) + '</pre>'
-        });
-      };
     }
   };
 });