diff --git a/src/core/obj.js b/src/core/obj.js
index 18d017a60..baf635a7a 100644
--- a/src/core/obj.js
+++ b/src/core/obj.js
@@ -683,13 +683,9 @@ var Catalog = (function CatalogClosure() {
               remoteDest = remoteDest.name;
             }
             if (isString(url)) {
-              var baseUrl = url.split('#')[0];
+              let baseUrl = url.split('#')[0];
               if (isString(remoteDest)) {
-                // In practice, a named destination may contain only a number.
-                // If that happens, use the '#nameddest=' form to avoid the link
-                // redirecting to a page, instead of the correct destination.
-                url = baseUrl + '#' +
-                  (/^\d+$/.test(remoteDest) ? 'nameddest=' : '') + remoteDest;
+                url = baseUrl + '#' + remoteDest;
               } else if (isArray(remoteDest)) {
                 url = baseUrl + '#' + JSON.stringify(remoteDest);
               }
diff --git a/test/unit/annotation_spec.js b/test/unit/annotation_spec.js
index 55cfffdfc..75cc4119b 100644
--- a/test/unit/annotation_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/annotation_spec.js
@@ -503,9 +503,8 @@ describe('annotation', function() {
       var data = annotation.data;
       expect(data.annotationType).toEqual(AnnotationType.LINK);
 
-      expect(data.url).toEqual('http://www.example.com/test.pdf#nameddest=15');
-      expect(data.unsafeUrl).toEqual(
-        'http://www.example.com/test.pdf#nameddest=15');
+      expect(data.url).toEqual('http://www.example.com/test.pdf#15');
+      expect(data.unsafeUrl).toEqual('http://www.example.com/test.pdf#15');
       expect(data.dest).toBeUndefined();
       expect(data.newWindow).toBeFalsy();
     });
diff --git a/test/unit/api_spec.js b/test/unit/api_spec.js
index bc7d6adcd..3ca987d71 100644
--- a/test/unit/api_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/api_spec.js
@@ -944,16 +944,16 @@ describe('api', function() {
 
         expect(defaultAnnotations[0].url).toBeUndefined();
         expect(defaultAnnotations[0].unsafeUrl).toEqual(
-          '../../0021/002156/215675E.pdf#nameddest=15');
+          '../../0021/002156/215675E.pdf#15');
 
         expect(docBaseUrlAnnotations[0].url).toEqual(
-          'http://www.example.com/0021/002156/215675E.pdf#nameddest=15');
+          'http://www.example.com/0021/002156/215675E.pdf#15');
         expect(docBaseUrlAnnotations[0].unsafeUrl).toEqual(
-          '../../0021/002156/215675E.pdf#nameddest=15');
+          '../../0021/002156/215675E.pdf#15');
 
         expect(invalidDocBaseUrlAnnotations[0].url).toBeUndefined();
         expect(invalidDocBaseUrlAnnotations[0].unsafeUrl).toEqual(
-          '../../0021/002156/215675E.pdf#nameddest=15');
+          '../../0021/002156/215675E.pdf#15');
 
         Promise.all([
           defaultLoadingTask.destroy(),
diff --git a/web/pdf_link_service.js b/web/pdf_link_service.js
index 4e86d15db..bd4b0890d 100644
--- a/web/pdf_link_service.js
+++ b/web/pdf_link_service.js
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
 import { getGlobalEventBus } from './dom_events';
 import { parseQueryString } from './ui_utils';
 
-var PageNumberRegExp = /^\d+$/;
-function isPageNumber(str) {
-  return PageNumberRegExp.test(str);
-}
-
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} PDFLinkServiceOptions
  * @property {EventBus} eventBus - The application event bus.
@@ -154,19 +149,15 @@ var PDFLinkService = (function PDFLinkServiceClosure() {
     },
 
     /**
-     * @param dest - The PDF destination object.
+     * @param {string|Array} dest - The PDF destination object.
      * @returns {string} The hyperlink to the PDF object.
      */
-    getDestinationHash: function PDFLinkService_getDestinationHash(dest) {
+    getDestinationHash(dest) {
       if (typeof dest === 'string') {
-        // In practice, a named destination may contain only a number.
-        // If that happens, use the '#nameddest=' form to avoid the link
-        // redirecting to a page, instead of the correct destination.
-        return this.getAnchorUrl(
-          '#' + (isPageNumber(dest) ? 'nameddest=' : '') + escape(dest));
+        return this.getAnchorUrl('#' + escape(dest));
       }
       if (dest instanceof Array) {
-        var str = JSON.stringify(dest);
+        let str = JSON.stringify(dest);
         return this.getAnchorUrl('#' + escape(str));
       }
       return this.getAnchorUrl('');
@@ -259,7 +250,7 @@ var PDFLinkService = (function PDFLinkServiceClosure() {
         }
       } else { // Named (or explicit) destination.
         if ((typeof PDFJSDev === 'undefined' || PDFJSDev.test('GENERIC')) &&
-            isPageNumber(hash) && hash <= this.pagesCount) {
+            /^\d+$/.test(hash) && hash <= this.pagesCount) {
           console.warn('PDFLinkService_setHash: specifying a page number ' +
                        'directly after the hash symbol (#) is deprecated, ' +
                        'please use the "#page=' + hash + '" form instead.');