diff --git a/app/views/layouts/base.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/base.html.erb
index 460020393..bcc7a1c90 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/base.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/base.html.erb
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 <div id="wrapper2">
 <div id="wrapper3">
 <%=render :partial => 'layouts/base_header'%>
-<%= render :partial => 'layouts/base_ad' %>
 <div id="main" class="nosidebar">
     <div id="content_">
         <%= render_flash_messages %>
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/base_courses.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/base_courses.html.erb
index 978eb7e35..fc3484b0a 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/base_courses.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/base_courses.html.erb
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
         <%= link_to l(:label_course_file), course_files_path(@course), :class => link_class(:files) %>
       </li>
       <li>
-        <%= link_to l(:label_course_news), {:controller => 'news', :action => 'index', :course_id => @course}, :class => link_class(:news) %>
+        <%= link_to l(:label_course_news), course_news_index_path(@course), :class => link_class(:news) %>
       </li>
       <li>
         <%= link_to l(:label_course_board), {:controller => 'boards', :action => 'index', :course_id => @course}, :class => link_class(:boards) %>