diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 9df7b20e93..35abb29ca5 100755
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ function conversation(&$a, $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false) {
 				else
 					$profile_avatar = ((strlen($item['author-avatar'])) ? $item['author-avatar'] : $item['thumb']);
 
-				$locate = array('location' => $item_location, 'coord' => $item['coord'], 'html' => '');
+				$locate = array('location' => $item['location'], 'coord' => $item['coord'], 'html' => '');
 				call_hooks('render_location',$locate);
 
 				$location = ((strlen($locate['html'])) ? $locate['html'] : render_location_google($locate));
@@ -589,16 +589,10 @@ function conversation(&$a, $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false) {
 				$like    = ((x($alike,$item['id'])) ? format_like($alike[$item['id']],$alike[$item['id'] . '-l'],'like',$item['id']) : '');
 				$dislike = ((x($dlike,$item['id'])) ? format_like($dlike[$item['id']],$dlike[$item['id'] . '-l'],'dislike',$item['id']) : '');
 
-				$location = (($item['location']) ? '<a target="map" title="' . $item['location'] 
-					. '" href="http://maps.google.com/?q=' . urlencode($item['location']) . '">' . $item['location'] . '</a>' : '');
-				$coord = (($item['coord']) ? '<a target="map" title="' . $item['coord'] 
-					. '" href="http://maps.google.com/?q=' . urlencode($item['coord']) . '">' . $item['coord'] . '</a>' : '');
-				if($coord) {
-					if($location)
-						$location .= '<br /><span class="smalltext">(' . $coord . ')</span>';
-					else
-						$location = '<span class="smalltext">' . $coord . '</span>';
-				}
+				$locate = array('location' => $item['location'], 'coord' => $item['coord'], 'html' => '');
+				call_hooks('render_location',$locate);
+
+				$location = ((strlen($locate['html'])) ? $locate['html'] : render_location_google($locate));
 
 				$indent = (($toplevelpost) ? '' : ' comment');