diff --git a/templates/repo/diff/compare.tmpl b/templates/repo/diff/compare.tmpl
index 1ca7521f0f..c1b00c5f9e 100644
--- a/templates/repo/diff/compare.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/diff/compare.tmpl
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@
 					<input name="search" placeholder="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.filter_branch_and_tag"}}...">
 				</div>
 				<div class="branch-tag-tab">
-					<a class="reference column branch-tag-item muted" href="#" data-target=".base-branch-list">
+					<a class="branch-tag-item muted" href="#" data-target=".base-branch-list">
 						{{svg "octicon-git-branch"}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.branches"}}
 					</a>
-					<a class="reference column branch-tag-item muted" href="#" data-target=".base-tag-list">
+					<a class="branch-tag-item muted" href="#" data-target=".base-tag-list">
 						{{svg "octicon-tag"}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.tags"}}
 					</a>
 				</div>
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@
 					<input name="search" placeholder="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.filter_branch_and_tag"}}...">
 				</div>
 				<div class="branch-tag-tab">
-					<a class="reference column branch-tag-item muted" href="#" data-target=".head-branch-list">
+					<a class="branch-tag-item muted" href="#" data-target=".head-branch-list">
 						{{svg "octicon-git-branch"}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.branches"}}
 					</a>
-					<a class="reference column branch-tag-item muted" href="#" data-target=".head-tag-list">
+					<a class="branch-tag-item muted" href="#" data-target=".head-tag-list">
 						{{svg "octicon-tag"}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.tags"}}
 					</a>
 				</div>
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar/branch_selector_field.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar/branch_selector_field.tmpl
index ac31722b43..385fc14024 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar/branch_selector_field.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar/branch_selector_field.tmpl
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 			<input name="search" placeholder="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.filter_branch_and_tag"}}...">
 		</div>
 		<div class="branch-tag-tab">
-			<a class="reference column branch-tag-item muted" href="#" data-target="#branch-list">
+			<a class="branch-tag-item muted" href="#" data-target="#branch-list">
 				{{svg "octicon-git-branch"}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.branches"}}
 			</a>
-			<a class="reference column branch-tag-item muted" href="#" data-target="#tag-list">
+			<a class="branch-tag-item muted" href="#" data-target="#tag-list">
 				{{svg "octicon-tag"}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.tags"}}
 			</a>
 		</div>