diff --git a/header.php b/header.php
index f8e6ccd3..5f9bc09a 100644
--- a/header.php
+++ b/header.php
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 ?><!DOCTYPE html>
 <html <?php language_attributes(); ?>>
 <head>
-<meta charset="<?php bloginfo( 'charset' ); ?>" />
-<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
+<meta charset="<?php bloginfo( 'charset' ); ?>">
+<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
 <title><?php wp_title( '|', true, 'right' ); ?></title>
-<link rel="profile" href="http://gmpg.org/xfn/11" />
-<link rel="pingback" href="<?php bloginfo( 'pingback_url' ); ?>" />
+<link rel="profile" href="http://gmpg.org/xfn/11">
+<link rel="pingback" href="<?php bloginfo( 'pingback_url' ); ?>">
 
 <?php wp_head(); ?>
 </head>
diff --git a/inc/custom-header.php b/inc/custom-header.php
index b2c366f7..21605bc1 100644
--- a/inc/custom-header.php
+++ b/inc/custom-header.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	<?php $header_image = get_header_image();
 	if ( ! empty( $header_image ) ) { ?>
 		<a href="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr( get_bloginfo( 'name', 'display' ) ); ?>" rel="home">
-			<img src="<?php header_image(); ?>" width="<?php echo get_custom_header()->width; ?>" height="<?php echo get_custom_header()->height; ?>" alt="" />
+			<img src="<?php header_image(); ?>" width="<?php echo get_custom_header()->width; ?>" height="<?php echo get_custom_header()->height; ?>" alt="">
 		</a>
 	<?php } // if ( ! empty( $header_image ) ) ?>
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ function _s_admin_header_image() {
 		<h1 class="displaying-header-text"><a id="name"<?php echo $style; ?> onclick="return false;" href="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>"><?php bloginfo( 'name' ); ?></a></h1>
 		<div class="displaying-header-text" id="desc"<?php echo $style; ?>><?php bloginfo( 'description' ); ?></div>
 		<?php if ( ! empty( $header_image ) ) : ?>
-			<img src="<?php echo esc_url( $header_image ); ?>" alt="" />
+			<img src="<?php echo esc_url( $header_image ); ?>" alt="">
 		<?php endif; ?>
 	</div>
 <?php
diff --git a/searchform.php b/searchform.php
index 052fc826..8e498301 100644
--- a/searchform.php
+++ b/searchform.php
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 ?>
 	<form method="get" id="searchform" class="searchform" action="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>" role="search">
 		<label for="s" class="screen-reader-text"><?php _ex( 'Search', 'assistive text', '_s' ); ?></label>
-		<input type="search" class="field" name="s" value="<?php echo esc_attr( get_search_query() ); ?>" id="s" placeholder="<?php echo esc_attr_x( 'Search &hellip;', 'placeholder', '_s' ); ?>" />
-		<input type="submit" class="submit" id="searchsubmit" value="<?php echo esc_attr_x( 'Search', 'submit button', '_s' ); ?>" />
+		<input type="search" class="field" name="s" value="<?php echo esc_attr( get_search_query() ); ?>" id="s" placeholder="<?php echo esc_attr_x( 'Search &hellip;', 'placeholder', '_s' ); ?>">
+		<input type="submit" class="submit" id="searchsubmit" value="<?php echo esc_attr_x( 'Search', 'submit button', '_s' ); ?>">
 	</form>
