diff --git a/pandora/item/utils.py b/pandora/item/utils.py
index 70a88086..83932967 100644
--- a/pandora/item/utils.py
+++ b/pandora/item/utils.py
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ def get_positions(ids, pos, decode_id=False):
             if decode_id:
                 positions[i] = ids.index(ox.fromAZ(i))
             else:
-                i = unicodedata.normalize('NFKD', i)
                 positions[i] = ids.index(i)
         except:
             pass
diff --git a/static/js/documentInfoView.js b/static/js/documentInfoView.js
index 1e95728d..8e2a20a9 100644
--- a/static/js/documentInfoView.js
+++ b/static/js/documentInfoView.js
@@ -423,10 +423,8 @@ pandora.ui.documentInfoView = function(data, isMixed) {
 
     function formatLink(value, key) {
         return (Ox.isArray(value) ? value : [value]).map(function(value) {
-            var documentKey = Ox.getObjectById(pandora.site.documentKeys, key),
-                op = documentKey && documentKey.filter ? '==' : '=';
             return key
-                ? '<a href="/documents/' + key + op + pandora.escapeQueryValue(Ox.decodeHTMLEntities(value)) + '">' + value + '</a>'
+                ? '<a href="/documents/' + key + '=' + pandora.escapeQueryValue(value) + '">' + value + '</a>'
                 : value;
         }).join(', ');
     }
diff --git a/static/js/infoView.js b/static/js/infoView.js
index 59cccc69..440cb9b0 100644
--- a/static/js/infoView.js
+++ b/static/js/infoView.js
@@ -528,12 +528,10 @@ pandora.ui.infoView = function(data, isMixed) {
         linkValue = linkValue || value
         linkValue = Ox.isArray(linkValue) ? linkValue: [linkValue]
         return (Ox.isArray(value) ? value : [value]).map(function(value, idx) {
-            var itemKey = Ox.getObjectById(pandora.site.itemKeys, key),
-                op = itemKey && itemKey.filter ? '==' : '=';
             return key
                 ? '<a href="/' + (
                     key == 'alternativeTitles' ? 'title' : key
-                ) + op + pandora.escapeQueryValue(Ox.decodeHTMLEntities(linkValue[idx])) + '">' + value + '</a>'
+                ) + '=' + pandora.escapeQueryValue(Ox.decodeHTMLEntities(linkValue[idx])) + '">' + value + '</a>'
                 : value;
         }).join(Ox.contains(specialListKeys, key) ? '; ' : ', ');
     }
diff --git a/static/js/utils.js b/static/js/utils.js
index e0a9233b..c7569882 100644
--- a/static/js/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/utils.js
@@ -1654,11 +1654,6 @@ pandora.getItem = function(state, str, callback) {
             }
         });
     } else if (state.type == 'documents') {
-        if (!pandora.isBase26(str)) {
-            state.item = '';
-            callback();
-            return
-        }
         pandora.api.getDocument({
             id: str,
             // send keys so that subsequent request when parsing
@@ -1707,10 +1702,6 @@ pandora.getItem = function(state, str, callback) {
     }
 };
 
-pandora.isBase26 = function(value) {
-    return  /^[A-Z]+$/.test(value)
-};
-
 pandora.getItemFind = function(find) {
     var itemFind = '';
     Ox.forEach(find.conditions, function(condition) {