diff --git a/db_export.php b/db_export.php
index 7208d52290..26dab8d9f3 100644
--- a/db_export.php
+++ b/db_export.php
@@ -34,17 +34,13 @@ if ($num_tables < 1) {
     exit;
 } // end if
 
-$checkall_url = 'db_export.php?'
-              . PMA_generate_common_url($db)
-              . '&amp;goto=db_export.php';
-
 $multi_values  = '<div>';
-$multi_values .= '<a href="' . $checkall_url . '"';
+$multi_values .= '<a href="#"';
 $multi_values .= ' onclick="setSelectOptions(\'dump\', \'table_select[]\', true); return false;">';
 $multi_values .= __('Select All');
 $multi_values .= '</a>';
 $multi_values .= ' / ';
-$multi_values .= '<a href="' . $checkall_url . '&amp;unselectall=1"';
+$multi_values .= '<a href="#';
 $multi_values .= ' onclick="setSelectOptions(\'dump\', \'table_select[]\', false); return false;">';
 $multi_values .= __('Unselect All');
 $multi_values .= '</a><br />';
diff --git a/libraries/DbSearch.class.php b/libraries/DbSearch.class.php
index 798135f519..002628e887 100644
--- a/libraries/DbSearch.class.php
+++ b/libraries/DbSearch.class.php
@@ -127,20 +127,12 @@ class PMA_DbSearch
             || ! is_array($_REQUEST['criteriaTables'])
         ) {
             unset($_REQUEST['submit_search']);
-        } elseif (! isset($_REQUEST['selectall'])
-            && ! isset($_REQUEST['unselectall'])
-        ) {
+        } else {
             $this->_criteriaTables = array_intersect(
                 $_REQUEST['criteriaTables'], $this->_tables_names_only
             );
         }
 
-        if (isset($_REQUEST['selectall'])) {
-            $this->_criteriaTables = $this->_tables_names_only;
-        } elseif (isset($_REQUEST['unselectall'])) {
-            $this->_criteriaTables = array();
-        }
-
         if (empty($_REQUEST['criteriaColumnName'])
             || ! is_string($_REQUEST['criteriaColumnName'])
         ) {
@@ -440,17 +432,11 @@ class PMA_DbSearch
         $html_output .= '</select>';
         $html_output .= '</td></tr>';
         // Displays 'select all' and 'unselect all' links
-        $alter_select = '<a href="db_search.php'
-            . PMA_generate_common_url(
-                array_merge($url_params, array('selectall' => 1))
-            )
-            . '#db_search" onclick="setSelectOptions(\'db_search\', \'criteriaTables[]\', true); return false;">'
+        $alter_select = '<a href="#" '
+            . 'onclick="setSelectOptions(\'db_search\', \'criteriaTables[]\', true); return false;">'
             . __('Select All') . '</a> &nbsp;/&nbsp;';
-        $alter_select .= '<a href="db_search.php'
-            . PMA_generate_common_url(
-                array_merge($url_params, array('unselectall' => 1))
-            )
-            . '#db_search" onclick="setSelectOptions(\'db_search\', \'criteriaTables[]\', false); return false;">'
+        $alter_select .= '<a href="#" '
+            . 'onclick="setSelectOptions(\'db_search\', \'criteriaTables[]\', false); return false;">'
             . __('Unselect All') . '</a>';
         $html_output .= '<tr><td class="right vbottom">' . $alter_select . '</td></tr>';
         // Inputbox for column name entry
diff --git a/server_export.php b/server_export.php
index e4469bad52..fe175e6faa 100644
--- a/server_export.php
+++ b/server_export.php
@@ -18,17 +18,14 @@ $scripts->addFile('export.js');
 require 'libraries/server_common.inc.php';
 
 $export_page_title = __('View dump (schema) of databases') . "\n";
-$checkall_url = 'server_export.php?'
-              . PMA_generate_common_url()
-              . '&amp;goto=db_export.php';
 
 $multi_values = '<div style="text-align: left">';
-$multi_values .= '<a href="' . $checkall_url . '&amp;selectall=1"';
+$multi_values .= '<a href="#"';
 $multi_values .= ' onclick="setSelectOptions(\'dump\', \'db_select[]\', true); return false;">';
 $multi_values .= __('Select All');
 $multi_values .= '</a>';
 $multi_values .= ' / ';
-$multi_values .= '<a href="' . $checkall_url . '"'
+$multi_values .= '<a href="#"'
 $multi_values .= ' onclick="setSelectOptions(\'dump\', \'db_select[]\', false); return false;">';
 $multi_values .= __('Unselect All') . '</a><br />';