diff --git a/src/vs/base/test/browser/formattedTextRenderer.test.ts b/src/vs/base/test/browser/formattedTextRenderer.test.ts
index 73b923b181e..e6b0611ddce 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/test/browser/formattedTextRenderer.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/test/browser/formattedTextRenderer.test.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ suite('FormattedTextRenderer', () => {
 				disposables: store
 			}
 		});
-		assert.strictEqual(result.innerHTML, '<a href="#">action</a>');
+		assert.strictEqual(result.innerHTML, '<a>action</a>');
 
 		let event: MouseEvent = <any>document.createEvent('MouseEvent');
 		event.initEvent('click', true, true);
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ suite('FormattedTextRenderer', () => {
 				disposables: store
 			}
 		});
-		assert.strictEqual(result.innerHTML, '<i><b><a href="#">action</a></b></i>');
+		assert.strictEqual(result.innerHTML, '<i><b><a>action</a></b></i>');
 
 		let event: MouseEvent = <any>document.createEvent('MouseEvent');
 		event.initEvent('click', true, true);
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ suite('FormattedTextRenderer', () => {
 				disposables: store
 			}
 		});
-		assert.strictEqual(result.innerHTML, '<code><i><b><a href="#">action</a></b></i></code>');
+		assert.strictEqual(result.innerHTML, '<code><i><b><a>action</a></b></i></code>');
 
 		let event: MouseEvent = <any>document.createEvent('MouseEvent');
 		event.initEvent('click', true, true);
diff --git a/src/vs/base/test/browser/markdownRenderer.test.ts b/src/vs/base/test/browser/markdownRenderer.test.ts
index fc154b0f8d3..a1aaa76f99d 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/test/browser/markdownRenderer.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/test/browser/markdownRenderer.test.ts
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ suite('MarkdownRenderer', () => {
 			mds.appendMarkdown(`[$(zap)-link](#link)`);
 
 			let result: HTMLElement = renderMarkdown(mds).element;
-			assert.strictEqual(result.innerHTML, `<p><a href="#" data-href="#link" title="#link"><span class="codicon codicon-zap"></span>-link</a></p>`);
+			assert.strictEqual(result.innerHTML, `<p><a data-href="#link" title="#link"><span class="codicon codicon-zap"></span>-link</a></p>`);
 		});
 
 		test('render icon in table', () => {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ suite('MarkdownRenderer', () => {
 </thead>
 <tbody><tr>
 <td><span class="codicon codicon-zap"></span></td>
-<td><a href="#" data-href="#link" title="#link"><span class="codicon codicon-zap"></span>-link</a></td>
+<td><a data-href="#link" title="#link"><span class="codicon codicon-zap"></span>-link</a></td>
 </tr>
 </tbody></table>
 `);