diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/admin/users.py b/rhodecode/controllers/admin/users.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/admin/users.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/admin/users.py
@@ -100,9 +100,7 @@ class UsersController(BaseController):
         users_data = []
         for user in c.users_list:
             users_data.append({
-                "gravatar": grav_tmpl(user.email, 20),
-                "username": h.link_to(
-                    user.username, h.url('user_profile', username=user.username)),
+                "username": h.gravatar_with_user(user.username),
                 "username_raw": user.username,
                 "email": user.email,
                 "first_name": h.escape(user.name),
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/users/users.html b/rhodecode/templates/admin/users/users.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/users/users.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/users/users.html
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@
       pageLength: ${c.visual.admin_grid_items},
       order: [[ 1, "asc" ]],
       columns: [
-         { data: {"_": "gravatar"}, className: "td-gravatar" },
          { data: {"_": "username",
                   "sort": "username_raw"}, title: "${_('Username')}", className: "td-user" },
          { data: {"_": "email",