diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/group-card-contents.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/group-card-contents.js
index f9b0ef1f190..cff33fd628f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/group-card-contents.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/group-card-contents.js
@@ -88,10 +88,5 @@ export default Component.extend(CardContentsBase, CleansUp, {
       this.showGroup(group);
       this._close();
     },
-
-    showUser(user) {
-      this.showUser(user);
-      this._close();
-    },
   },
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/components/group-card-contents.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/components/group-card-contents.hbs
index 8638d6d7e4a..42d032eb68a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/components/group-card-contents.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/components/group-card-contents.hbs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
       <div class="card-row third-row">
         <div class="members metadata">
           {{#each group.members as |user|}}
-            <a href {{action "showUser" user}} class="card-tiny-avatar">{{bound-avatar user "tiny"}}</a>
+            <a {{action "close"}} href={{user.path}} class="card-tiny-avatar">{{bound-avatar user "tiny"}}</a>
           {{/each}}
           {{#if showMoreMembers}}
             <a href={{groupPath}} {{action "showGroup" group}} class="more-members-link">