diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 680f778f14..0eb965c276 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -45,29 +45,15 @@ module ApplicationHelper
 
   # Displays a link to user's account page if active
   def link_to_user(user, options={})
-    link_to_principal(user, options)
-  end
-
-  def link_to_group(role, options={})
-    link_to_principal(role, options)
-  end
-
-  def link_to_principal(principal, options={})
-    if principal.is_a?(User)
-      type = "user"
-    elsif principal.is_a?(Group)
-      type = "group"
-    end
-    if type
-      name = h(principal.name(options.delete(:format)))
-      if (principal.respond_to?(:active?) ? principal.active? : true)
-        (type == "group" ? (image_tag "group.png", :title => l(:label_group)) : "") +
-        link_to(name, { :controller => type.downcase.pluralize, :action => 'show', :id => principal }, options.reverse_merge(:title => name))
+    if user.is_a?(User)
+      name = h(user.name(options[:format]))
+      if user.active?
+        link_to name, :controller => 'users', :action => 'show', :id => user
       else
         name
       end
     else
-      h(principal.to_s)
+      h(user.to_s)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/projects/settings/_members.rhtml b/app/views/projects/settings/_members.rhtml
index 9acc1fbece..caabcebe92 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/settings/_members.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/projects/settings/_members.rhtml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	<% members.each do |member| %>
 	<% next if member.new_record? %>
 	<tr id="member-<%= member.id %>" class="<%= cycle 'odd', 'even' %> member">
-	<td class="<%= member.principal.class.name.downcase %>"><%= link_to_principal(member.principal) %></td>
+	<td class="<%= member.principal.class.name.downcase %>"><%= link_to_user member.principal %></td>
   <td class="roles">
     <span id="member-<%= member.id %>-roles"><%=h member.roles.sort.collect(&:to_s).join(', ') %></span>
     <% if authorize_for('members', 'edit') %>
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index 41bea1b972..22dfb01fc3 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -464,6 +464,8 @@ div#tab-content-members fieldset legend, div#tab-content-memberships fieldset le
 div#tab-content-members fieldset label, div#tab-content-memberships fieldset label, div#tab-content-users fieldset label { display: block; }
 div#tab-content-members fieldset div, div#tab-content-users fieldset div { max-height: 400px; overflow:auto; }
 
+table.members td.group { padding-left: 20px; background: url(../images/group.png) no-repeat 0% 50%; }
+
 input#principal_search, input#user_search {width:100%}
 
 * html div#tab-content-members fieldset div { height: 450px; }