diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlet/user/userstatisticsportlet/client/StatisticsPanel.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlet/user/userstatisticsportlet/client/StatisticsPanel.java
index 67b7c86..4f2bbfb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlet/user/userstatisticsportlet/client/StatisticsPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlet/user/userstatisticsportlet/client/StatisticsPanel.java
@@ -196,20 +196,6 @@ public class StatisticsPanel extends Composite {
 				else
 					userImage.addStyleName("user-image-margin-right-vre");
 
-				// set url to change avatar
-				final String urlAccount = information.getAccountURL();
-
-				if(urlAccount != null){
-					userImage.addClickHandler(new ClickHandler() {
-						@Override
-						public void onClick(ClickEvent ev) {
-							Window.Location.assign(urlAccount);
-						}
-					});
-					userImage.setTitle("Edit your avatar");
-					userImage.addStyleName("user-image-editable");
-				}
-
 				// add image to mainPanel
 				mainPanel.add(userImage);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlet/user/userstatisticsportlet/server/UserStatisticsServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlet/user/userstatisticsportlet/server/UserStatisticsServiceImpl.java
index 6be53ba..2ab35ad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlet/user/userstatisticsportlet/server/UserStatisticsServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlet/user/userstatisticsportlet/server/UserStatisticsServiceImpl.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public class UserStatisticsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements U
 	 */
 	public String getDevelopmentUser() {
 		String user = userid;
-//		user = "massimiliano.assante";
+		//		user = "massimiliano.assante";
 		return user;
 	}
 
@@ -140,19 +140,19 @@ public class UserStatisticsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements U
 
 			_log.debug("Found " + userName + " returning nothing");
 			return null;
-			
+
 		}else{
 
 			_log.debug("Getting " + userName + " amount of workspace in use.");
 
 			try{
-				
+
 				long init = System.currentTimeMillis();
-				
+
 				Workspace workspace = HomeLibrary.getUserWorkspace(userName);
 				long storage = workspace.getDiskUsage();
 				storageInUse = formatFileSize(storage);
-				
+
 				long end = System.currentTimeMillis();
 				_log.debug("[USER-STATISTICS] time taken to retrieve user space is " + (end - init) + "ms");
 
@@ -193,10 +193,10 @@ public class UserStatisticsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements U
 					boolean avatarPresent = session.getUserAvatarId() != null;
 
 					long init = System.currentTimeMillis();
-					
+
 					User user = UserLocalServiceUtil.getUserByScreenName(SiteManagerUtil.getCompany().getCompanyId(), session.getUsername());
 					profileStrenght = evaluateProfileStrenght(user, avatarPresent);
-					
+
 					long end = System.currentTimeMillis();
 					_log.debug("[USER-STATISTICS] time taken to evaluate user profile strenght is " + (end - init) + "ms");
 
@@ -247,19 +247,15 @@ public class UserStatisticsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements U
 
 			}
 
-			// url account to change the avatar
-			String accountURL = null;
-			_log.debug("Account url for " + userName + " is "  + accountURL);
-
-			return new UserInformation(isInfrastructure, thumbnailURL, userName, actualVre, accountURL);
+			return new UserInformation(isInfrastructure, thumbnailURL, userName, actualVre);
 		}
-		else return new UserInformation(false, null, userName, vreID, null);
+		else return new UserInformation(false, null, userName, vreID);
 	}
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	@Override
 	public PostsStatsBean getPostsStats(){
-		
+
 		// get the session
 		ASLSession session = getASLSession();
 
@@ -314,7 +310,7 @@ public class UserStatisticsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements U
 			}
 
 			long end = System.currentTimeMillis();
-			
+
 			_log.debug("[USER-STATISTICS] time taken to retrieve and filter user feeds, get likes and replies got is " + (end - init) + "ms");
 			_log.debug("Total number of feeds (after time filtering) of  " + userName + " is " + totalFeeds);
 			_log.debug("Total number of likes (after time filtering) for " + userName + " is " + totalLikes);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlet/user/userstatisticsportlet/shared/UserInformation.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlet/user/userstatisticsportlet/shared/UserInformation.java
index dee931b..c0a919a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlet/user/userstatisticsportlet/shared/UserInformation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlet/user/userstatisticsportlet/shared/UserInformation.java
@@ -18,20 +18,18 @@ public class UserInformation implements Serializable {
 	private String urlAvatar;
 	private String displayName;
 	private String actualVre;
-	private String accountURL;
 
 	public UserInformation(){
 		super();	
 	}
 
 	public UserInformation(boolean isRoot, String urlAvatar,
-			String displayName, String actualVre, String accountURL) {
+			String displayName, String actualVre) {
 		super();
 		this.isRoot = isRoot;
 		this.urlAvatar = urlAvatar;
 		this.displayName = displayName;
 		this.actualVre = actualVre;
-		this.accountURL = accountURL;
 	}
 
 
@@ -73,26 +71,12 @@ public class UserInformation implements Serializable {
 	public void setActualVre(String actualVre) {
 		this.actualVre = actualVre;
 	}
-
-
-
-	public String getAccountURL() {
-		return accountURL;
-	}
-
-
-
-	public void setAccountURL(String accountURL) {
-		this.accountURL = accountURL;
-	}
-
-
-
+	
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 		return "UserInformation [isRoot=" + isRoot + ", urlAvatar=" + urlAvatar
 				+ ", displayName=" + displayName + ", actualVre=" + actualVre
-				+ ", accountURL=" + accountURL + "]";
+				+ "]";
 	}
 
 }