diff --git a/docs/NEWS b/docs/NEWS
index 73cb0e54..e3b71c99 100644
--- a/docs/NEWS
+++ b/docs/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 Version 2.4-alpha1
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+   * Change footer_info and prev/next links for archive pages for
+     "stable archives" sort order.
+
    * Fix pagination in core for "stable archives" sort order and fix
      prev/next links for pagination in timeline and bulletproof themes
      when "stable archives" are active.
diff --git a/include/functions_entries.inc.php b/include/functions_entries.inc.php
index 671e284f..66be2a61 100644
--- a/include/functions_entries.inc.php
+++ b/include/functions_entries.inc.php
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ function serendipity_printEntryFooter($suffix = '.html', $totalEntries = null) {
     $serendipity['smarty']->assign('footer_totalPages', $totalPages);
     $serendipity['smarty']->assign('footer_currentPage', $serendipity['GET']['page']);
     $serendipity['smarty']->assign('footer_pageLink', str_replace('%2A', '*', serendipity_rewriteURL(implode('/', $uriArguments) . $suffix)));
-    $serendipity['smarty']->assign('footer_info', sprintf(PAGE_BROWSE_ENTRIES, serendipity_db_bool($serendipity['archiveSortStable']) && $serendipity['GET']['action'] != 'search' ?  $totalPages - (int)$serendipity['GET']['page'] +1 : (int)$serendipity['GET']['page'], $totalPages, $totalEntries));
+    $serendipity['smarty']->assign('footer_info', sprintf(PAGE_BROWSE_ENTRIES, (int)$serendipity['GET']['page'], $totalPages, $totalEntries));
 
     if ($serendipity['GET']['page'] < $totalPages) {
         $uriArguments = $serendipity['uriArguments'];
@@ -983,11 +983,6 @@ function serendipity_printEntryFooter($suffix = '.html', $totalEntries = null) {
         $serendipity['smarty']->assign('footer_next_page', serendipity_rewriteURL(str_replace('//', '/', implode('/', $uriArguments)) . $suffix));
     }
 
-    if (serendipity_db_bool($serendipity['archiveSortStable']) && $serendipity['GET']['action'] != 'search') {
-        $temp = $serendipity['smarty']->getTemplateVars('footer_prev_page');
-        $serendipity['smarty']->assign('footer_prev_page', $serendipity['smarty']->getTemplateVars('footer_next_page'));
-        $serendipity['smarty']->assign('footer_next_page', $temp);
-    }
 }
 
 /**