diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
index 26b1ca221..53aa13514 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
@@ -60,9 +60,7 @@ from r2.lib.promote import promote, unpromote, get_promoted
 
 def link_listing_by_url(url, count = None):
     """
-    Generates a listing of links which share a common url, filtered by
-    the subreddit the current user is subscribed to (or the default
-    list of the user is not logged in.)
+    Generates a listing of links which share a common url
     """
     try:
         links = list(tup(Link._by_url(url, sr = c.site)))
@@ -72,10 +70,8 @@ def link_listing_by_url(url, count = None):
     except NotFound:
         links = ()
         
-    user = c.user if c.user_is_loggedin else None
-    names = [l._fullname for l in links
-             if l.sr_id in Subreddit.user_subreddits(user, limit = None)]
 
+    names = [l._fullname for l in links]
     builder = IDBuilder(names, num = 25)
     return LinkListing(builder).listing()
 
diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/front.py b/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
index 426a3d4e6..08e6ccd9f 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
@@ -477,12 +477,20 @@ class FrontController(RedditController):
                     redirect_link = listing.things[0]
                 # if there is more than one, check the users' subscriptions
                 else:
-                    infotext = strings.multiple_submitted % \
-                               listing.things[0].resubmit_link()
-                    res = BoringPage(_("seen it"),
-                                     content = listing,
-                                     infotext = infotext).render()
-                    return res
+                    subscribed = [l for l in listing.things
+                                  if c.user_is_loggedin
+                                  and l.subreddit.is_subscriber_defaults(c.user)]
+
+                    #if there is only 1 link to be displayed, just go there
+                    if len(subscribed) == 1:
+                        redirect_link = subscribed[0]
+                    else:
+                        infotext = strings.multiple_submitted % \
+                            listing.things[0].resubmit_link()
+                        res = BoringPage(_("seen it"),
+                                         content = listing,
+                                         infotext = infotext).render()
+                        return res
 
             # we've found a link already.  Redirect to its permalink page
             if redirect_link: