diff --git a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_merge_request.html.haml b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_merge_request.html.haml
index b230b3a0110..b55f6a2d32a 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_merge_request.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/_merge_request.html.haml
@@ -25,23 +25,15 @@
           = link_to_member(merge_request.source_project, merge_request.assignee, name: false, title: "Assigned to :name")
 
       - upvotes, downvotes = merge_request.upvotes, merge_request.downvotes
-      - if upvotes > 0 || downvotes > 0
+      - if upvotes > 0
         %li
           = icon('thumbs-up')
           = upvotes
-      - else
-        %li{ class: 'merge-request-no-votes' }
-          = icon('thumbs-up')
-          = upvotes
 
-      - if upvotes > 0 || downvotes > 0
+      - if downvotes > 0
         %li
           = icon('thumbs-down')
           = downvotes
-      - else
-        %li{ class: 'merge-request-no-votes' }
-          = icon('thumbs-down')
-          = downvotes
 
       - note_count = merge_request.mr_and_commit_notes.user.count
       - if note_count > 0
diff --git a/features/steps/project/issues/issues.rb b/features/steps/project/issues/issues.rb
index 54d64bacc52..565bf088b41 100644
--- a/features/steps/project/issues/issues.rb
+++ b/features/steps/project/issues/issues.rb
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class Spinach::Features::ProjectIssues < Spinach::FeatureSteps
 
       page.within 'li.issue:nth-child(3)' do
         expect(page).to have_content 'Bugfix'
-        expect(page).to have_content '0 0'
+        expect(page).to_not have_content '0 0'
       end
     end
   end
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class Spinach::Features::ProjectIssues < Spinach::FeatureSteps
 
       page.within 'li.issue:nth-child(3)' do
         expect(page).to have_content 'Bugfix'
-        expect(page).to have_content '0 0'
+        expect(page).to_not have_content '0 0'
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/features/steps/project/merge_requests.rb b/features/steps/project/merge_requests.rb
index 2160d8645fd..dde864f5180 100644
--- a/features/steps/project/merge_requests.rb
+++ b/features/steps/project/merge_requests.rb
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class Spinach::Features::ProjectMergeRequests < Spinach::FeatureSteps
 
       page.within 'li.merge-request:nth-child(3)' do
         expect(page).to have_content 'Bug NS-05'
-        expect(page).to have_content '0 0'
+        expect(page).to_not have_content '0 0'
       end
     end
   end
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class Spinach::Features::ProjectMergeRequests < Spinach::FeatureSteps
 
       page.within 'li.merge-request:nth-child(3)' do
         expect(page).to have_content 'Bug NS-05'
-        expect(page).to have_content '0 0'
+        expect(page).to_not have_content '0 0'
       end
     end
   end