diff --git a/base-theme/layouts/partials/external_resource_link.html b/base-theme/layouts/partials/external_resource_link.html
index 17e7b523a..7497f89be 100644
--- a/base-theme/layouts/partials/external_resource_link.html
+++ b/base-theme/layouts/partials/external_resource_link.html
@@ -13,21 +13,11 @@
 {{- if and $isBroken $backupUrl -}}
   {{- $href = $backupUrl -}}
 {{- end -}}
-{{- if not (in $href "ocw.mit.edu") -}}
-  {{- partial "link" (dict
+{{- partial "link" (dict
       "href" $href
       "text" $text
       "class" $className
       "onClick" $onClick
       "target" "_blank"
-    )
-  -}}
-{{- else -}}
-  {{- partial "link" (dict
-    "href" $href
-    "text" $text
-    "class" "external-link"
-    "onClick" ""
-    )
-  -}}
-{{- end -}}
+  )
+-}}
diff --git a/tests-e2e/ocw-ci-test-course/external-resources.spec.ts b/tests-e2e/ocw-ci-test-course/external-resources.spec.ts
index ea882ebf0..edfdd6f9a 100644
--- a/tests-e2e/ocw-ci-test-course/external-resources.spec.ts
+++ b/tests-e2e/ocw-ci-test-course/external-resources.spec.ts
@@ -35,11 +35,7 @@ test("Nav external resource without warning directly opens a new tab", async ({
   const link = page.getByRole("link", { name: "OCW (no warning)" })
   await expect(link).toBeVisible()
 
-  const targetAttribute = await link.getAttribute("target")
-  expect(targetAttribute).toBeNull()
-
-  const classAttribute = await link.getAttribute("class")
-  expect(classAttribute).toContain("external-link")
+  await expectTriggerToOpenANewTab(page, "https://ocw.mit.edu/", link)
 })
 
 test("External resource in page opens a new tab", async ({ page }) => {
@@ -65,13 +61,14 @@ test("Broken external resource opens backup_url", async ({ page }) => {
 
   const link = page.getByRole("link", { name: "broken external resource" })
 
-  const targetAttribute = await link.getAttribute("target")
-  expect(targetAttribute).toBeNull()
-
-  const classAttribute = await link.getAttribute("class")
-  expect(classAttribute).toContain("external-link")
-
   await link.click()
+  const continueButton = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Continue" })
+
+  await expectTriggerToOpenANewTab(
+    page,
+    "https://old.ocw.mit.edu/",
+    continueButton
+  )
 })
 
 test("External resource opens confirmation modal", async ({ page }) => {