diff -u b/modules/filter/filter.module b/modules/filter/filter.module
--- b/modules/filter/filter.module
+++ b/modules/filter/filter.module
@@ -338,15 +338,9 @@
  * Implements hook_permission().
  */
 function filter_permission() {
-  // Only link to the text format configuration page if the user who is viewing
-  // this will have access to that page.
-  $link_to_admin_page = user_access('administer filters');
-
   $perms['administer filters'] = array(
     'title' => t('Administer text formats and filters'),
-    'description' => $link_to_admin_page
-      ? t('Define how text is handled by combining filters into <a href="@url">text formats</a>.', array('@url' => url('admin/config/content/formats')))
-      : t('Define how text is handled by combining filters into text formats.'),
+    'description' => t('Define how text is handled by combining filters into <a href="@url">text formats</a>.', array('@url' => url('admin/config/content/formats'))),
     'restrict access' => TRUE,
   );
 
@@ -355,7 +349,7 @@
   foreach (filter_formats() as $format) {
     $permission = filter_permission_name($format);
     if (!empty($permission)) {
-      $format_name_replacement = $link_to_admin_page ? l($format->name, 'admin/config/content/formats/' . $format->format) : drupal_placeholder($format->name);
+      $format_name_replacement = l($format->name, 'admin/config/content/formats/' . $format->format);
       $perms[$permission] = array(
         'title' => t("Use the !text_format text format", array('!text_format' => $format_name_replacement,)),
         'description' => drupal_placeholder(t('Warning: This permission may have security implications depending on how the text format is configured.')),