diff --git a/src/templates/users/edit_embed_base.pug b/src/templates/users/edit_embed_base.pug
index db6344c0..2f616666 100644
--- a/src/templates/users/edit_embed_base.pug
+++ b/src/templates/users/edit_embed_base.pug
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 				| none
 			| {% endif %}
 
-		a#button-cancel.btn.btn-default(href="#", data-user-id='{{user.user_id}}') Cancel
+		a.btn.btn-default(href="javascript:$('#user-edit-container').html('')") Cancel
 
 		input#submit_edit_user.btn.btn-default(
 			data-user-id="{{user.user_id}}",
@@ -101,10 +101,6 @@ script(type="text/javascript").
 		//- $("#user-edit-form").submit();
 	});
 
-	$('#button-cancel').click(function(e){
-		$('#user-container').html('')
-	});
-
 	new Clipboard('.copy-to-clipboard');
 
 | {% endblock %}