diff --git a/app/views/projects/issues/show.html.haml b/app/views/projects/issues/show.html.haml
index ce5b84ee712..52df3de8a27 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/issues/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/issues/show.html.haml
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@
             = time_ago_with_tooltip(@issue.created_at)
             by
             %strong
-              = link_to_member(@project, @issue.author, avatar: false, size: 24, mobile_classes: "hidden-xs")
+              = link_to_member(@project, @issue.author, size: 24, mobile_classes: "hidden-xs")
             %strong
-              = link_to_member(@project, @issue.author, avatar: false, size: 24, mobile_classes: "hidden-sm hidden-md hidden-lg",
+              = link_to_member(@project, @issue.author, size: 24, mobile_classes: "hidden-sm hidden-md hidden-lg",
                 by_username: true, avatar: false)
 
     .pull-right.issue-btn-group
diff --git a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_mr_title.html.haml b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_mr_title.html.haml
index c6cbe8589ef..eeb605e2dc5 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_mr_title.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_mr_title.html.haml
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
         = time_ago_with_tooltip(@merge_request.created_at)
         by
         %strong
-          = link_to_member(@project, @merge_request.author,  avatar: false, size: 24, mobile_classes: "hidden-xs")
+          = link_to_member(@project, @merge_request.author, size: 24, mobile_classes: "hidden-xs")
         %strong
-          = link_to_member(@project, @merge_request.author,  avatar: false, size: 24, mobile_classes: "hidden-sm hidden-md hidden-lg",
+          = link_to_member(@project, @merge_request.author, size: 24, mobile_classes: "hidden-sm hidden-md hidden-lg",
             by_username: true, avatar: false)
 
   .issue-btn-group.pull-right