diff --git a/client/app/scripts/components/node-details/node-details-table-node-link.js b/client/app/scripts/components/node-details/node-details-table-node-link.js
index 0ecd15aeb..1c3303b9b 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/components/node-details/node-details-table-node-link.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/components/node-details/node-details-table-node-link.js
@@ -32,24 +32,17 @@ class NodeDetailsTableNodeLink extends React.Component {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { label, labelMinor, linkable } = this.props;
+    const { label, labelMinor } = this.props;
     const title = !labelMinor ? label : `${label} (${labelMinor})`;
 
-    if (linkable) {
-      return (
-        <span
-          className="node-details-table-node-link"
-          title={title}
-          ref={this.saveNodeRef}
-          onClick={this.handleClick}
-          {...dismissRowClickProps}
-        >
-          {label}
-        </span>
-      );
-    }
     return (
-      <span className="node-details-table-node" title={title}>
+      <span
+        className="node-details-table-node-link"
+        title={title}
+        ref={this.saveNodeRef}
+        onClick={this.handleClick}
+        {...dismissRowClickProps}
+      >
         {label}
       </span>
     );
diff --git a/render/detailed/node_test.go b/render/detailed/node_test.go
index 11fafc6ed..aa6f86f39 100644
--- a/render/detailed/node_test.go
+++ b/render/detailed/node_test.go
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ func TestMakeDetailedHostNode(t *testing.T) {
 	containerImageNodeSummary := child(t, render.ContainerImageRenderer, expected.ClientContainerImageNodeID)
 	containerNodeSummary := child(t, render.ContainerRenderer, fixture.ClientContainerNodeID)
 	process1NodeSummary := child(t, render.ProcessRenderer, fixture.ClientProcess1NodeID)
-	process1NodeSummary.Linkable = true
 	process2NodeSummary := child(t, render.ProcessRenderer, fixture.ClientProcess2NodeID)
-	process2NodeSummary.Linkable = true
 	podNodeSummary := child(t, render.PodRenderer, fixture.ClientPodNodeID)
 	want := detailed.Node{
 		NodeSummary: detailed.NodeSummary{
@@ -50,7 +48,6 @@ func TestMakeDetailedHostNode(t *testing.T) {
 				Rank:       "hostname.com",
 				Pseudo:     false,
 				Shape:      "circle",
-				Linkable:   true,
 			},
 			Adjacency: report.MakeIDList(fixture.ServerHostNodeID),
 			Metadata: []report.MetadataRow{
@@ -188,7 +185,6 @@ func TestMakeDetailedContainerNode(t *testing.T) {
 	have := detailed.MakeNode("containers", detailed.RenderContext{Report: fixture.Report}, renderableNodes, renderableNode)
 
 	serverProcessNodeSummary := child(t, render.ProcessRenderer, fixture.ServerProcessNodeID)
-	serverProcessNodeSummary.Linkable = true
 	want := detailed.Node{
 		NodeSummary: detailed.NodeSummary{
 			BasicNodeSummary: detailed.BasicNodeSummary{
@@ -197,7 +193,6 @@ func TestMakeDetailedContainerNode(t *testing.T) {
 				LabelMinor: "server.hostname.com",
 				Rank:       fixture.ServerContainerImageName,
 				Shape:      "hexagon",
-				Linkable:   true,
 				Pseudo:     false,
 			},
 			Metadata: []report.MetadataRow{
@@ -321,7 +316,6 @@ func TestMakeDetailedPodNode(t *testing.T) {
 
 	containerNodeSummary := child(t, render.ContainerWithImageNameRenderer, fixture.ServerContainerNodeID)
 	serverProcessNodeSummary := child(t, render.ProcessRenderer, fixture.ServerProcessNodeID)
-	serverProcessNodeSummary.Linkable = true // Temporary workaround for: https://github.com/weaveworks/scope/issues/1295
 	want := detailed.Node{
 		NodeSummary: detailed.NodeSummary{
 			BasicNodeSummary: detailed.BasicNodeSummary{
@@ -330,7 +324,6 @@ func TestMakeDetailedPodNode(t *testing.T) {
 				LabelMinor: "1 container",
 				Rank:       "ping/pong-b",
 				Shape:      "heptagon",
-				Linkable:   true,
 				Pseudo:     false,
 			},
 			Metadata: []report.MetadataRow{
diff --git a/render/detailed/summary.go b/render/detailed/summary.go
index b73d43da1..038217534 100644
--- a/render/detailed/summary.go
+++ b/render/detailed/summary.go
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ type BasicNodeSummary struct {
 	Rank       string `json:"rank"`
 	Shape      string `json:"shape,omitempty"`
 	Stack      bool   `json:"stack,omitempty"`
-	Linkable   bool   `json:"linkable,omitempty"` // Whether this node can be linked-to
 	Pseudo     bool   `json:"pseudo,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -104,10 +103,9 @@ var primaryAPITopology = map[string]string{
 // possible. This summary is sufficient for rendering links to the node.
 func MakeBasicNodeSummary(r report.Report, n report.Node) (BasicNodeSummary, bool) {
 	summary := BasicNodeSummary{ // This is unlikely to look very good, but is a reasonable fallback
-		ID:       n.ID,
-		Label:    n.ID,
-		Shape:    report.Triangle,
-		Linkable: true,
+		ID:    n.ID,
+		Label: n.ID,
+		Shape: report.Triangle,
 	}
 	if t, ok := r.Topology(n.Topology); ok {
 		summary.Shape = t.GetShape()
diff --git a/render/detailed/summary_test.go b/render/detailed/summary_test.go
index 2044723ca..057f61ad0 100644
--- a/render/detailed/summary_test.go
+++ b/render/detailed/summary_test.go
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ func TestMakeNodeSummary(t *testing.T) {
 					LabelMinor: fixture.ClientHostName,
 					Rank:       fixture.ClientContainerImageName,
 					Shape:      "hexagon",
-					Linkable:   true,
 				},
 				Metadata: []report.MetadataRow{
 					{ID: docker.ImageName, Label: "Image", Value: fixture.ClientContainerImageName, Priority: 1},
@@ -150,7 +149,6 @@ func TestMakeNodeSummary(t *testing.T) {
 					LabelMinor: "1 container",
 					Rank:       fixture.ClientContainerImageName,
 					Shape:      "hexagon",
-					Linkable:   true,
 					Stack:      true,
 				},
 				Metadata: []report.MetadataRow{
@@ -170,7 +168,6 @@ func TestMakeNodeSummary(t *testing.T) {
 					LabelMinor: "hostname.com",
 					Rank:       "hostname.com",
 					Shape:      "circle",
-					Linkable:   true,
 				},
 				Metadata: []report.MetadataRow{
 					{ID: host.HostName, Label: "Hostname", Value: fixture.ClientHostName, Priority: 11},
@@ -190,7 +187,6 @@ func TestMakeNodeSummary(t *testing.T) {
 					Rank:       "apache",
 					Shape:      "square",
 					Stack:      true,
-					Linkable:   true,
 				},
 			},
 		},