diff --git a/keystone/identity/controllers.py b/keystone/identity/controllers.py
index b4e8ea6aca..12fb8145b3 100644
--- a/keystone/identity/controllers.py
+++ b/keystone/identity/controllers.py
@@ -950,23 +950,14 @@ def _build_user_assignment_equivalent_of_group(
             """Create a user assignment equivalent to the group one.
 
             The template has had the 'group' entity removed, so
-            substitute a 'user' one, modify the 'assignment' link
-            to match, and add a 'membership' link.
+            substitute a 'user' one. The 'assignment' link stays as it is,
+            referring to the group assignment that led to this role.
+            A 'membership' link is added that refers to this particular
+            user's membership of this group.
 
             """
             user_entry = copy.deepcopy(template)
             user_entry['user'] = {'id': user['id']}
-            scope = user_entry.get('scope')
-            if 'domain' in scope:
-                target_link = (
-                    '/domains/%s' % scope['domain']['id'])
-            else:
-                target_link = (
-                    '/projects/%s' % scope['project']['id'])
-            user_entry['links']['assignment'] = (
-                self.base_url('%s/users/%s/roles/%s' %
-                              (target_link, user['id'],
-                               user_entry['role']['id'])))
             user_entry['links']['membership'] = (
                 self.base_url('/groups/%s/users/%s' %
                               (group_id, user['id'])))
diff --git a/tests/test_v3_identity.py b/tests/test_v3_identity.py
index 3efc3b3571..5eaf9085c2 100644
--- a/tests/test_v3_identity.py
+++ b/tests/test_v3_identity.py
@@ -827,14 +827,17 @@ def test_get_effective_role_assignments(self):
         self.assertValidRoleAssignmentListResponse(r)
         self.assertEqual(len(r.result.get('role_assignments')),
                          existing_assignments + 2)
-        ud_url, ud_entity = _build_role_assignment_url_and_entity(
+        unused, ud_entity = _build_role_assignment_url_and_entity(
             domain_id=self.domain_id, user_id=self.user1['id'],
             role_id=self.role_id)
-        self.assertRoleAssignmentInListResponse(r, ud_entity, link_url=ud_url)
+        gd_url, unused = _build_role_assignment_url_and_entity(
+            domain_id=self.domain_id, group_id=self.group['id'],
+            role_id=self.role_id)
+        self.assertRoleAssignmentInListResponse(r, ud_entity, link_url=gd_url)
         ud_url, ud_entity = _build_role_assignment_url_and_entity(
             domain_id=self.domain_id, user_id=self.user2['id'],
             role_id=self.role_id)
-        self.assertRoleAssignmentInListResponse(r, ud_entity, link_url=ud_url)
+        self.assertRoleAssignmentInListResponse(r, ud_entity, link_url=gd_url)
 
     def test_check_effective_values_for_role_assignments(self):
         """Call ``GET /role_assignments?effective=value``.
@@ -1049,16 +1052,22 @@ def test_filtered_role_assignments(self):
         self.assertRoleAssignmentInListResponse(r, up_entity, link_url=up_url)
         self.assertRoleAssignmentInListResponse(r, ud_entity, link_url=ud_url)
         # ...and the two via group membership...
-        up1_url, up1_entity = _build_role_assignment_url_and_entity(
+        unused, up1_entity = _build_role_assignment_url_and_entity(
             project_id=self.project1['id'], user_id=self.user1['id'],
             role_id=self.role1['id'])
-        ud1_url, ud1_entity = _build_role_assignment_url_and_entity(
+        unused, ud1_entity = _build_role_assignment_url_and_entity(
             domain_id=self.domain_id, user_id=self.user1['id'],
             role_id=self.role1['id'])
+        gp1_url, unused = _build_role_assignment_url_and_entity(
+            project_id=self.project1['id'], group_id=self.group1['id'],
+            role_id=self.role1['id'])
+        gd1_url, unused = _build_role_assignment_url_and_entity(
+            domain_id=self.domain_id, group_id=self.group1['id'],
+            role_id=self.role1['id'])
         self.assertRoleAssignmentInListResponse(r, up1_entity,
-                                                link_url=up1_url)
+                                                link_url=gp1_url)
         self.assertRoleAssignmentInListResponse(r, ud1_entity,
-                                                link_url=ud1_url)
+                                                link_url=gd1_url)
 
         # ...and for the grand-daddy of them all, simulate the request
         # that would generate the list of effective roles in a project
@@ -1073,12 +1082,9 @@ def test_filtered_role_assignments(self):
         self.assertValidRoleAssignmentListResponse(r)
         self.assertEqual(len(r.result.get('role_assignments')), 2)
         # Should have one direct role and one from group membership...
-        up1_url, up1_entity = _build_role_assignment_url_and_entity(
-            project_id=self.project1['id'], user_id=self.user1['id'],
-            role_id=self.role1['id'])
         self.assertRoleAssignmentInListResponse(r, up_entity, link_url=up_url)
         self.assertRoleAssignmentInListResponse(r, up1_entity,
-                                                link_url=up1_url)
+                                                link_url=gp1_url)
 
 
 class IdentityIneritanceTestCase(test_v3.RestfulTestCase):