diff --git a/core/modules/update/update.install b/core/modules/update/update.install
index e810129..f380b7d 100644
--- a/core/modules/update/update.install
+++ b/core/modules/update/update.install
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ function _update_requirement_check($project, $type) {
     // a single paragraph.
     $requirement['description'][] = ['#markup' => _update_message_text($type, $status)];
     if (_update_manager_access()) {
-      $requirement['description'][] = ['#prefix' => ' ', '#markup' => t('See the <a href=":available_updates">available updates</a> page for more information and to install your missing updates.', [':available_updates' => \Drupal::url('update.report_update')])];
-    }
-    else {
       $requirement['description'][] = ['#prefix' => ' ', '#markup' => t('See the <a href=":available_updates">available updates</a> page for more information.', [':available_updates' => \Drupal::url('update.status')])];
     }
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/update/update.module b/core/modules/update/update.module
index f45b589..fc5c3e7 100644
--- a/core/modules/update/update.module
+++ b/core/modules/update/update.module
@@ -523,10 +523,10 @@ function _update_message_text($msg_type, $msg_reason, $langcode = NULL) {
     case UPDATE_NOT_FETCHED:
     case UPDATE_FETCH_PENDING:
       if ($msg_type == 'core') {
-        $text = t('There was a problem checking <a href=":update-report">available updates</a> for Drupal.', array(':update-report' => \Drupal::url('update.status')), array('langcode' => $langcode));
+        $text = t('There was a problem checking available updates for Drupal.', array(), array('langcode' => $langcode));
       }
       else {
-        $text = t('There was a problem checking <a href=":update-report">available updates</a> for your modules or themes.', array(':update-report' => \Drupal::url('update.status')), array('langcode' => $langcode));
+        $text = t('There was a problem checking available updates for your modules or themes.', array(), array('langcode' => $langcode));
       }
       break;
   }