diff --git a/app/views/projects/_md_preview.html.haml b/app/views/projects/_md_preview.html.haml
index 507757f6a2b..7b21095ea3e 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_md_preview.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/_md_preview.html.haml
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
   .md-header.clearfix
     %ul.center-top-menu
       %li.active
-        = link_to '#md-write-holder', class: 'js-md-write-button', tabindex: '-1' do
+        %a.js-md-write-button(href="#md-write-holder" tabindex="-1")
           Write
       %li
-        = link_to '#md-preview-holder', class: 'js-md-preview-button', tabindex: '-1' do
+        %a.js-md-preview-button(href="md-preview-holder" tabindex="-1")
           Preview
 
     - if defined?(referenced_users) && referenced_users
diff --git a/app/views/projects/_zen.html.haml b/app/views/projects/_zen.html.haml
index 6a41cdbc907..63ebfc9381f 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_zen.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/_zen.html.haml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 .zennable
-  %input#zen-toggle-comment.zen-toggle-comment{ tabindex: '-1', type: 'checkbox' }
+  %input#zen-toggle-comment.zen-toggle-comment(tabindex="-1" type="checkbox")
   .zen-backdrop
     - classes << ' js-gfm-input markdown-area'
     = f.text_area attr, class: classes, placeholder: ''
-    = link_to nil, class: 'zen-enter-link', tabindex: '-1' do
+    %a.zen-enter-link(tabindex="-1" href="#")
       %i.fa.fa-expand
       Edit in fullscreen
-    = link_to nil, class: 'zen-leave-link' do
+    %a.zen-leave-link(href="#")
       %i.fa.fa-compress
diff --git a/app/views/projects/notes/_note.html.haml b/app/views/projects/notes/_note.html.haml
index 71347faea90..5d184730796 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/notes/_note.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/notes/_note.html.haml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 %li.timeline-entry{ id: dom_id(note), class: [dom_class(note), "note-row-#{note.id}", ('system-note' if note.system)], data: { discussion: note.discussion_id } }
   .timeline-entry-inner
     .timeline-icon
-      = link_to user_path(note.author) do
-        = image_tag avatar_icon(note.author), class: 'avatar s40', alt: ''
+      %a{href: user_path(note.author)}
+        %img.avatar.s40{src: avatar_icon(note.author), alt: ''}
     .timeline-content
       .note-header
         - if note_editable?(note)
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
           = '@' + note.author.username
 
         %span.note-last-update
-          = link_to "##{dom_id(note)}", name: dom_id(note), title: "Link here" do
+          %a{name: dom_id(note), href: "##{dom_id(note)}", title: 'Link here'}
             = time_ago_with_tooltip(note.created_at, placement: 'bottom', html_class: 'note_created_ago')
           - if note.updated_at != note.created_at
             %span