diff --git a/lib/editor/htmlarea.php b/lib/editor/htmlarea.php
index 104b8c69e53..d6392c43e43 100644
--- a/lib/editor/htmlarea.php
+++ b/lib/editor/htmlarea.php
@@ -1321,14 +1321,17 @@ HTMLArea.prototype._createLink = function(link) {
     if (typeof link == "undefined") {
         link = this.getParentElement();
         if (link && !/^a$/i.test(link.tagName)) {
-            link = null;
-            var sel = this._getSelection();
-            var rng = this._createRange(sel);
-            var len = HTMLArea.is_ie ? rng.text.toString().length : sel.toString().length;
-            if(len < 1) {
-                alert("You must select text first!");
-                return false;
+            if(link.tagName.toLowerCase() != 'img') {
+                link = null;
+                var sel = this._getSelection();
+                var rng = this._createRange(sel);
+                var len = HTMLArea.is_ie ? rng.text.toString().length : sel.toString().length;
+                if(len < 1) {
+                    alert("You must select text first!");
+                    return false;
+                }
             }
+            link = null;
         }
     }
     if (link) {
diff --git a/lib/weblib.php b/lib/weblib.php
index 93871024ae8..19d590d139a 100644
--- a/lib/weblib.php
+++ b/lib/weblib.php
@@ -2607,8 +2607,6 @@ function print_speller_code ($usehtmleditor=false) {
         echo "\tspeller._editor=editor;\n";
         echo "\tspeller.openChecker();\n";
         echo "}\n";
-        echo "config.registerButton(\"spell-check\",  \"spell-check\", \"". $CFG->wwwroot ."/lib/speller/spell.gif\", false, spellClickHandler);\n";
-        echo "config.toolbar.push([\"spell-check\"]);\n";
     }
 }