diff --git a/master/buildbot/newsfragments/console_revlink.bugfix b/master/buildbot/newsfragments/console_revlink.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e131cb8b453
--- /dev/null
+++ b/master/buildbot/newsfragments/console_revlink.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+``console_view`` now properly uses ``revlink`` metadata to link to changes.
diff --git a/www/console_view/src/module/view/change-row/changerow.directive.coffee b/www/console_view/src/module/view/change-row/changerow.directive.coffee
index 01071a36d63..08753c7dcad 100644
--- a/www/console_view/src/module/view/change-row/changerow.directive.coffee
+++ b/www/console_view/src/module/view/change-row/changerow.directive.coffee
@@ -22,16 +22,6 @@ class _changeRow extends Controller
         $scope.$on 'showAllInfo', (event, value) =>
             @infoIsCollapsed = value
 
-        $scope.$watch 'width', (@width) =>
-        $scope.$watch 'cellWidth', (@cellWidth) =>
-        $scope.$watch 'change', (@change) =>
-            if @change
-                if angular.isString(@change.repository)
-                    @createLink()
-
-    createLink: ->
-        repository = @change.repository.replace('.git', '')
-        @change.link = "#{repository}/commit/#{@change.revision}"
 
     selectBuild: (build) ->
         modal = @$uibModal.open
@@ -41,9 +31,5 @@ class _changeRow extends Controller
             resolve:
                 selectedBuild: -> build
 
-    createFileLink: (file) ->
-        repository = @change.repository.replace('.git', '')
-        return "#{repository}/blob/#{@change.revision}/#{file}"
-
     toggleInfo: ->
         @infoIsCollapsed = !@infoIsCollapsed
diff --git a/www/console_view/src/module/view/change-row/changerow.directive.spec.coffee b/www/console_view/src/module/view/change-row/changerow.directive.spec.coffee
index 05473c276f3..763f6ff6fd7 100644
--- a/www/console_view/src/module/view/change-row/changerow.directive.spec.coffee
+++ b/www/console_view/src/module/view/change-row/changerow.directive.spec.coffee
@@ -27,36 +27,3 @@ describe 'Change row directive controller', ->
         controllerData = element.isolateScope().cr
 
     beforeEach(inject(injected))
-
-
-    it 'should create a correct github link', ->
-        $scope.change =
-            builds: []
-            repository: 'https://github.com/buildbot/buildbot.git'
-            revision: 'a55049bc2e1320e5c4c8dba11e09079e8005668f'
-        $scope.$digest()
-        expect(controllerData.change.link).toBe('https://github.com/buildbot/buildbot/commit/a55049bc2e1320e5c4c8dba11e09079e8005668f')
-
-    it 'should create correct github file links', ->
-        $scope.change =
-            builds: []
-            repository: 'https://github.com/buildbot/buildbot.git'
-            revision: 'a55049bc2e1320e5c4c8dba11e09079e8005668f'
-        files = [
-            'master/contrib/github_buildbot.py'
-            'master/docs/developer/mq.rst'
-        ]
-        $scope.$digest()
-        for file in files
-            expect(controllerData.createFileLink(file)).toBe("https://github.com/buildbot/buildbot/blob/a55049bc2e1320e5c4c8dba11e09079e8005668f/#{file}")
-
-    it 'should watch data changes', ->
-        $scope.change =
-            builds: []
-        $scope.$digest()
-        state1 = controllerData.change
-        $scope.change =
-            builds: [{}]
-        $scope.$digest()
-        state2 = controllerData.change
-        expect(state1).not.toEqual(state2)
diff --git a/www/console_view/src/module/view/change-row/changerow.tpl.jade b/www/console_view/src/module/view/change-row/changerow.tpl.jade
index dfceb5101d2..8e3d6c44513 100644
--- a/www/console_view/src/module/view/change-row/changerow.tpl.jade
+++ b/www/console_view/src/module/view/change-row/changerow.tpl.jade
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
         .info
             i.fa.fa-link
             p
-                a(ng-href='{{ cr.change.link }}' target='_blank') {{ cr.change.revision | limitTo: 10 }}
+                a(ng-href='{{ cr.change.revlink }}' target='_blank') {{ cr.change.revision | limitTo: 10 }}
         // Changed files
         .info
             i.fa.fa-file-o
             p(ng-repeat='file in cr.change.files')
-                a(ng-href='{{ cr.createFileLink(file) }}' target='_blank') {{ file }}
+                | {{ file }}