diff --git a/templates/menu/menu-link.func.php b/templates/menu/menu-link.func.php
index e502a9d6440311ed164290881f75f5eb4e6d5bfb..e73a1f6cd78bcf8bd6c9482adac665857e1b0e27 100644
--- a/templates/menu/menu-link.func.php
+++ b/templates/menu/menu-link.func.php
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ function bootstrap_menu_link(array $variables) {
       // Generate as standard dropdown.
       $title .= ' <span class="caret"></span>';
       $attributes['class'][] = 'dropdown';
-
-      // Set dropdown trigger element to # to prevent inadvertant page loading
-      // when a submenu link is clicked.
-      $options['attributes']['data-target'] = '#';
       $options['attributes']['class'][] = 'dropdown-toggle';
       $options['attributes']['data-toggle'] = 'dropdown';
     }