diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.js b/js/jquery.mobile.js
index 625eb2ec..822e3cb7 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.js
@@ -113,10 +113,9 @@
 			//get href, remove same-domain protocol and host
 			href = $this.attr( "href" ).replace( location.protocol + "//" + location.host, ""),
 			//if it still starts with a protocol, it's external, or could be :mailto, etc
-			external = /^(:?\w+:|#)/.test( href ) || $this.is( "[target],[rel=external]" ),
-			nullLink = href == '#';
+			external = /^(:?\w+:|#)/.test( href ) || $this.is( "[target],[rel=external]" );
 
-		if( nullLink ){
+		if( href === '#' ){
 			//for links created purely for interaction - ignore
 			return false;
 		}