diff --git a/web/src/message_parser.ts b/web/src/message_parser.ts
index 211a13fa5c..d8e8b23acb 100644
--- a/web/src/message_parser.ts
+++ b/web/src/message_parser.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import type {Message} from "./message_store";
 // one needs an outer element wrapping an object to use this
 // construction.
 function is_element_in_message_content(message: Message, element_selector: string): boolean {
-    return $(`<div>${message.content}</div>`).find(`${element_selector}`).length > 0;
+    return $(`<div>${message.content}</div>`).find(element_selector).length > 0;
 }
 
 export function message_has_link(message: Message): boolean {
diff --git a/web/src/modals.ts b/web/src/modals.ts
index ac05e3ada9..5f526ab95c 100644
--- a/web/src/modals.ts
+++ b/web/src/modals.ts
@@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ export function close_if_open(modal_id: string): void {
     }
 
     const $micromodal = $(".micromodal.modal--open");
-    const active_modal_id = CSS.escape(`${CSS.escape($micromodal.attr("id") ?? "")}`);
-    if (active_modal_id === `${CSS.escape(modal_id)}`) {
-        Micromodal.close(`${CSS.escape($micromodal.attr("id") ?? "")}`);
+    const active_modal_id = CSS.escape(CSS.escape($micromodal.attr("id") ?? ""));
+    if (active_modal_id === CSS.escape(modal_id)) {
+        Micromodal.close(CSS.escape($micromodal.attr("id") ?? ""));
     } else {
         blueslip.info(
             `${active_modal_id} is the currently active modal and ${modal_id} is already closed.`,
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ export function close_active(): void {
     }
 
     const $micromodal = $(".micromodal.modal--open");
-    Micromodal.close(`${CSS.escape($micromodal.attr("id") ?? "")}`);
+    Micromodal.close(CSS.escape($micromodal.attr("id") ?? ""));
 }
 
 export function close_active_if_any(): void {
diff --git a/web/src/portico/portico_modals.ts b/web/src/portico/portico_modals.ts
index 22f1dfc4cb..cd7c9c097f 100644
--- a/web/src/portico/portico_modals.ts
+++ b/web/src/portico/portico_modals.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export function close_active(): void {
     }
 
     const $micromodal = $(".micromodal.modal--open");
-    Micromodal.close(`${CSS.escape($micromodal.attr("id") ?? "")}`);
+    Micromodal.close(CSS.escape($micromodal.attr("id") ?? ""));
 }
 
 export function open(modal_id: string, recursive_call_count = 0): void {