diff --git a/src/Plugin/DsField/Node/NodeSubmittedBy.php b/src/Plugin/DsField/Node/NodeSubmittedBy.php
index 7c13196..86e2177 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/DsField/Node/NodeSubmittedBy.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/DsField/Node/NodeSubmittedBy.php
@@ -69,11 +69,10 @@ class NodeSubmittedBy extends Date {
       '#account' => $account,
     );
     return array(
-      '#markup' => $this->t('Submitted by <a href=":user_link">@user</a> on @date.',
+      '#markup' => $this->t('Submitted by @user on @date.',
         array(
           '@user' => $this->renderer->render($user_name),
           '@date' => $this->dateFormatter->format($this->entity()->created->value, $date_format),
-          ':user_link' => Url::fromUri('entity:user/' . $account->id())->toString(),
         )
       ),
       '#cache' => array(
diff --git a/src/Tests/EntitiesTest.php b/src/Tests/EntitiesTest.php
index 360a850..c5a6d33 100644
--- a/src/Tests/EntitiesTest.php
+++ b/src/Tests/EntitiesTest.php
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class EntitiesTest extends FastTestBase {
     $this->assertRaw('group-right', 'Template found (region right)');
     $this->assertRaw('<div class="field field--name-node-submitted-by field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item">', 'Submitted by line found');
     $xpath = $this->xpath('//div[@class="field field--name-node-submitted-by field--type-ds field--label-hidden field__item"]');
+    // Because the user has 'access user profiles' permission, user name is rendered in a link.
     $this->assertText('Submitted by ' . (string) $xpath[0]->a->span . ' on', 'Submitted by line found');
 
     // Configure teaser layout.
diff --git a/src/Tests/FastTestBase.php b/src/Tests/FastTestBase.php
index 5f62303..986bc3c 100644
--- a/src/Tests/FastTestBase.php
+++ b/src/Tests/FastTestBase.php
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ abstract class FastTestBase extends WebTestBase {
     $this->adminUser = $this->drupalCreateUser(array(
       'access content',
       'access in-place editing',
+      'access user profiles',
       'admin classes',
       'admin display suite',
       'admin fields',