diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/input_pill.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/input_pill.js
index 8f289c8c0a..3409a720c7 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/input_pill.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/input_pill.js
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ run_test("Enter key with text", () => {
         preventDefault: noop,
         stopPropagation: noop,
         target: {
-            innerText: " yellow ",
+            textContent: " yellow ",
         },
     });
 
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ run_test("insert_remove", () => {
     key_handler({
         keyCode: BACKSPACE,
         target: {
-            innerText: "",
+            textContent: "",
         },
         preventDefault: noop,
     });
diff --git a/frontend_tests/puppeteer_lib/common.js b/frontend_tests/puppeteer_lib/common.js
index 17261b4afd..16458c7422 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/puppeteer_lib/common.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/puppeteer_lib/common.js
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ class CommonUtils {
 
                 const messages = [];
                 $.map($el.find(".message_row .message_content"), (message_row) => {
-                    messages.push(message_row.innerText.trim());
+                    messages.push(message_row.textContent.trim());
                 });
 
                 data.push([key, messages]);
diff --git a/frontend_tests/puppeteer_tests/00-realm-creation.js b/frontend_tests/puppeteer_tests/00-realm-creation.js
index ac392993ec..6f914e8f91 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/puppeteer_tests/00-realm-creation.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/puppeteer_tests/00-realm-creation.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ async function realm_creation_tests(page) {
     await page.goto("http://" + host + "/confirmation_key/");
 
     // Open the confirmation URL
-    const page_content = await page.evaluate(() => document.querySelector("body").innerText);
+    const page_content = await page.evaluate(() => document.querySelector("body").textContent);
     const confirmation_key = await JSON.parse(page_content).confirmation_key;
     const confirmation_url = "http://" + host + "/accounts/do_confirm/" + confirmation_key;
     await page.goto(confirmation_url);
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ async function realm_creation_tests(page) {
     // Make sure the realm creation page is loaded correctly by
     // checking the text in <p> tag under pitch class is as expected.
     await page.waitForSelector(".pitch");
-    const text_in_pitch = await page.evaluate(() => document.querySelector(".pitch p").innerText);
+    const text_in_pitch = await page.evaluate(() => document.querySelector(".pitch p").textContent);
     assert(text_in_pitch === "You’re almost there! We just need you to do one last thing.");
 
     // fill the form.
diff --git a/static/js/click_handlers.js b/static/js/click_handlers.js
index c5e3cb4b19..18f8d2e11f 100644
--- a/static/js/click_handlers.js
+++ b/static/js/click_handlers.js
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ exports.initialize = function () {
             // wrong.
             for (let x = 0; x < this.childNodes.length; x += 1) {
                 if (this.childNodes[x].nodeType !== 3) {
-                    this.innerText = this.innerText.replace(/\n/, "");
+                    this.textContent = this.textContent.replace(/\n/, "");
                     break;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/static/js/input_pill.js b/static/js/input_pill.js
index 2d05accb3f..76bf3becfa 100644
--- a/static/js/input_pill.js
+++ b/static/js/input_pill.js
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ exports.create = function (opts) {
     const funcs = {
         // return the value of the contenteditable input form.
         value(input_elem) {
-            return input_elem.innerText;
+            return input_elem.textContent;
         },
 
         // clear the value of the input form.
         clear(input_elem) {
-            input_elem.innerText = "";
+            input_elem.textContent = "";
         },
 
         clear_text() {
diff --git a/static/js/stats/stats.js b/static/js/stats/stats.js
index c9956daf57..553fee7f57 100644
--- a/static/js/stats/stats.js
+++ b/static/js/stats/stats.js
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ function populate_messages_sent_over_time(data) {
     function add_hover_handler() {
         document.querySelector("#id_messages_sent_over_time").on("plotly_hover", (data) => {
             $("#hoverinfo").show();
-            document.querySelector("#hover_date").innerText =
+            document.querySelector("#hover_date").textContent =
                 data.points[0].data.text[data.points[0].pointNumber];
             const values = [null, null, null];
             data.points.forEach((trace) => {
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ function populate_messages_sent_over_time(data) {
                 if (values[i] !== null) {
                     document.querySelector(hover_text_ids[i]).style.display = "inline";
                     document.querySelector(hover_value_ids[i]).style.display = "inline";
-                    document.querySelector(hover_value_ids[i]).innerText = values[i];
+                    document.querySelector(hover_value_ids[i]).textContent = values[i];
                 } else {
                     document.querySelector(hover_text_ids[i]).style.display = "none";
                     document.querySelector(hover_value_ids[i]).style.display = "none";
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ function populate_number_of_users(data) {
     function add_hover_handler() {
         document.querySelector("#id_number_of_users").on("plotly_hover", (data) => {
             $("#users_hover_info").show();
-            document.querySelector("#users_hover_date").innerText =
+            document.querySelector("#users_hover_date").textContent =
                 data.points[0].data.text[data.points[0].pointNumber];
             const values = [null, null, null];
             data.points.forEach((trace) => {
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ function populate_number_of_users(data) {
             for (let i = 0; i < values.length; i += 1) {
                 if (values[i] !== null) {
                     document.querySelector(hover_value_ids[i]).style.display = "inline";
-                    document.querySelector(hover_value_ids[i]).innerText = values[i];
+                    document.querySelector(hover_value_ids[i]).textContent = values[i];
                 } else {
                     document.querySelector(hover_value_ids[i]).style.display = "none";
                 }
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ function populate_messages_read_over_time(data) {
     function add_hover_handler() {
         document.querySelector("#id_messages_read_over_time").on("plotly_hover", (data) => {
             $("#read_hover_info").show();
-            document.querySelector("#read_hover_date").innerText =
+            document.querySelector("#read_hover_date").textContent =
                 data.points[0].data.text[data.points[0].pointNumber];
             const values = [null, null];
             data.points.forEach((trace) => {
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ function populate_messages_read_over_time(data) {
                 if (values[i] !== null) {
                     document.querySelector(read_hover_text_ids[i]).style.display = "inline";
                     document.querySelector(read_hover_value_ids[i]).style.display = "inline";
-                    document.querySelector(read_hover_value_ids[i]).innerText = values[i];
+                    document.querySelector(read_hover_value_ids[i]).textContent = values[i];
                 } else {
                     document.querySelector(read_hover_text_ids[i]).style.display = "none";
                     document.querySelector(read_hover_value_ids[i]).style.display = "none";