diff --git a/base-theme/layouts/partials/external_resource_link.html b/base-theme/layouts/partials/external_resource_link.html
index 889a758d6..60802775b 100644
--- a/base-theme/layouts/partials/external_resource_link.html
+++ b/base-theme/layouts/partials/external_resource_link.html
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 {{- $text := default .title .text -}}
 {{- $href := default "" .external_url -}}
-{{- $isBroken := default false .is_broken -}}
-{{- $backupUrl := default "" .backup_url -}}
 {{- $hasWarning := default true .has_external_license_warning -}}
 {{- $className := printf "%s %s" "external-link" (default "" .class) -}}
 {{- $onClick := "" -}}
@@ -10,9 +8,6 @@
   {{/* Prevents external links from being clicked before corresponding JS is fully loaded. */}}
   {{- $onClick = "event.preventDefault()" -}}
 {{- end -}}
-{{- if and $isBroken $backupUrl -}}
-  {{- $href = $backupUrl -}}
-{{- end -}}
 {{- if not (in $href "ocw.mit.edu") -}}
   {{- partial "link" (dict
       "href" $href
diff --git a/test-sites/ocw-ci-test-course/content/external-resources/broken-googlecom.md b/test-sites/ocw-ci-test-course/content/external-resources/broken-googlecom.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 05fea8fdb..000000000
--- a/test-sites/ocw-ci-test-course/content/external-resources/broken-googlecom.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
----
-backup_url: https://old.ocw.mit.edu
-content_type: external-resource
-external_url: https://ocw.mit.edu
-has_external_license_warning: true
-is_broken: true
-license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
-title: OCW (backed by old site)
-uid: 3ee0856f-f641-4d3f-9cdc-79714fff907d
----
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 cc3e62273..429c8e385 100644
--- a/tests-e2e/ocw-ci-test-course/external-resources.spec.ts
+++ b/tests-e2e/ocw-ci-test-course/external-resources.spec.ts
@@ -59,21 +59,6 @@ test("External resource in page opens a new tab", async ({ page }) => {
   )
 })
 
-test("Broken external resource opens backup_url", async ({ page }) => {
-  const course = new CoursePage(page, "course")
-  await course.goto("/pages/external-resources-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).toBeNull()
-
-  await link.click()
-})
-
 test("External resource opens confirmation modal", async ({ page }) => {
   const course = new CoursePage(page, "course")
   await course.goto("/pages/external-resources-page")