diff --git a/kumascript/src/api/util.ts b/kumascript/src/api/util.ts
index 2116717e116b..0e7f0c2e9cb3 100644
--- a/kumascript/src/api/util.ts
+++ b/kumascript/src/api/util.ts
@@ -224,6 +224,11 @@ export class HTMLTool {
       $element.attr("id", id);
 
       if (isDt) {
+        // Remove empty anchor links.
+        // This happens if the term already links to a page.
+        $element.find("a[data-link-to-id = true]:empty").remove();
+
+        // Link remaining anchor links to the term's ID.
         $element
           .find("a[data-link-to-id = true]")
           .attr("href", "#" + id)