diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/home/recent_edits.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/home/recent_edits.html
index e1b2eb4b5..3538ba8d9 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/home/recent_edits.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/home/recent_edits.html
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
                             <td class="title" valign="top">
                                 <h2><a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages_edit' revision.page.id %}" title="{% trans 'Edit this page' %}">{{ revision.page.title }}</a></h2>
                                 <ul class="actions">
-                                    <li><a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages_edit' revision.page.id %}" class="button button-small" target="_blank">{% trans "Edit" %}</a></li>
+                                    <li><a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages_edit' revision.page.id %}" class="button button-small">{% trans "Edit" %}</a></li>
                                     {% if revision.page.has_unpublished_changes %}
-                                        <li><a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages_view_draft' revision.page.id %}" class="button button-small" target="_blank">{% trans 'Draft' %}</a></li>
+                                        <li><a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages_view_draft' revision.page.id %}" class="button button-small">{% trans 'Draft' %}</a></li>
                                     {% endif %}
                                     {% if revision.page.live %}
-                                        <li><a href="{{ revision.page.url }}" class="button button-small" target="_blank">{% trans 'Live' %}</a></li>
+                                        <li><a href="{{ revision.page.url }}" class="button button-small">{% trans 'Live' %}</a></li>
                                     {% endif %}
                                 </ul>
                             </td>