diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/issuable.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/issuable.scss
index 7e6ab5d5c64..2760af8a48a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/issuable.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/issuable.scss
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@
         margin-top: 0;
       }
 
+      .author {
+        display: none;
+      }
+
       .btn-clipboard {
         border: none;
 
diff --git a/app/views/shared/issuable/_sidebar.html.haml b/app/views/shared/issuable/_sidebar.html.haml
index eacb2837abd..2b95b19facc 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/issuable/_sidebar.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/issuable/_sidebar.html.haml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       .block.assignee
         .sidebar-collapsed-icon.sidebar-collapsed-user{data: {toggle: "tooltip", placement: "left", container: "body"}, title: (issuable.assignee.to_reference if issuable.assignee)}
           - if issuable.assignee
-            = link_to_member_avatar(issuable.assignee, size: 24)
+            = link_to_member(@project, issuable.assignee, size: 24)
           - else
             = icon('user')
         .title.hide-collapsed