diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/CreateController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/CreateController.php
index ecd39cb1e3..4af431b334 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/CreateController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/CreateController.php
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ class CreateController extends Controller
         app('preferences')->mark();
 
         $title = $newGroup->title ?? $newGroup->transactionJournals->first()->description;
-
+        $link = route('transactions.show', [$newGroup->id]);
         session()->flash('success', trans('firefly.stored_journal', ['description' => $title]));
+        session()->flash('success_uri', $link);
 
         return redirect(route('transactions.show', [$newGroup->id]));
     }
diff --git a/public/v1/js/ff/transactions/show.js b/public/v1/js/ff/transactions/show.js
index 192a038391..ada41fc76b 100644
--- a/public/v1/js/ff/transactions/show.js
+++ b/public/v1/js/ff/transactions/show.js
@@ -27,14 +27,8 @@ $(function () {
         makeAutoComplete();
     })
     $('[data-toggle="tooltip"]').tooltip();
-
-    $('#clone_button').click(cloneNewFunction);
 });
 
-function cloneNewFunction() {
-    return confirm(newCloneInstructions);
-}
-
 function getLinkModal(e) {
     var button = $(e.currentTarget);
     var journalId = parseInt(button.data('journal'));
diff --git a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
index 537a7767cb..fbf2bf46b5 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ return [
     'no_rules_for_bill'                                   => 'This bill has no rules associated to it.',
     'go_to_asset_accounts'                                => 'View your asset accounts',
     'go_to_budgets'                                       => 'Go to your budgets',
-    'new_clone_instructions'                              => 'This button will automatically clone the transaction and set the date to today. Are you sure?',
     'clones_journal_x'                                    => 'This transaction is a clone of ":description" (#:id)',
     'go_to_categories'                                    => 'Go to your categories',
     'go_to_bills'                                         => 'Go to your bills',
diff --git a/resources/views/v1/transactions/show.twig b/resources/views/v1/transactions/show.twig
index 27cd880d1e..ffddb9f9a9 100644
--- a/resources/views/v1/transactions/show.twig
+++ b/resources/views/v1/transactions/show.twig
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
                             {% if groupArray.transactions[0].type != 'opening balance' and groupArray.transactions[0].type != 'reconciliation' %}
                                 <!-- since 5.1.0 -->
                                 <li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
-                                <li><a href="{{ route('transactions.clone', [transactionGroup.id]) }}" id="clone_button"><i class="fa fa-copy"></i> {{ 'clone'|_ }}</a></li>
+                                <li><a href="{{ route('transactions.clone', [transactionGroup.id]) }}"><i class="fa fa-copy"></i> {{ 'clone'|_ }}</a></li>
                             {% endif %}
                         </ul>
                     </div>
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
                                 {% if groupArray.transactions[0].type != 'opening balance' and groupArray.transactions[0].type != 'reconciliation' %}
                                     <!-- since 5.1.0 -->
                                     <li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
-                                    <li><a href="{{ route('transactions.clone', [transactionGroup.id]) }}" id="clone_button"><i class="fa fa-copy"></i> {{ 'clone'|_ }}</a></li>
+                                    <li><a href="{{ route('transactions.clone', [transactionGroup.id]) }}"><i class="fa fa-copy"></i> {{ 'clone'|_ }}</a></li>
                                 {% endif %}
 
                                 <li><a href="#" class="link-modal" data-journal="{{ journal.transaction_journal_id }}"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-link"></i>{{ 'link_transaction'|_ }}</a></li>
@@ -425,7 +425,6 @@
         var modalDialogURI = '{{ route('transactions.link.modal', ['%JOURNAL%']) }}';
         var acURI = '{{ route('api.v1.autocomplete.transactions-with-id') }}';
         var groupURI = '{{ route('transactions.show',['%GROUP%']) }}';
-        var newCloneInstructions = '{{ 'new_clone_instructions'|_|escape('js') }}';
     </script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="v1/js/lib/typeahead/typeahead.bundle.min.js?v={{ FF_VERSION }}" nonce="{{ JS_NONCE }}"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="v1/js/ff/transactions/show.js?v={{ FF_VERSION }}" nonce="{{ JS_NONCE }}"></script>