diff --git a/comments.php b/comments.php
index d58eac71..1f3d8097 100644
--- a/comments.php
+++ b/comments.php
@@ -31,10 +31,14 @@ if ( post_password_required() ) {
 		</h2>
 
 		<?php if ( get_comment_pages_count() > 1 && get_option( 'page_comments' ) ) : // are there comments to navigate through ?>
-		<nav id="comment-nav-above" class="comment-navigation" role="navigation">
-			<h1 class="screen-reader-text"><?php _e( 'Comment navigation', '_s' ); ?></h1>
-			<div class="nav-previous"><?php previous_comments_link( __( '&larr; Older Comments', '_s' ) ); ?></div>
-			<div class="nav-next"><?php next_comments_link( __( 'Newer Comments &rarr;', '_s' ) ); ?></div>
+		<nav id="comment-nav-above" class="navigation comment-navigation" role="navigation">
+			<h2 class="screen-reader-text"><?php _e( 'Comment navigation', '_s' ); ?></h2>
+			<div class="nav-links">
+
+				<div class="nav-previous"><?php previous_comments_link( __( 'Older Comments', '_s' ) ); ?></div>
+				<div class="nav-next"><?php next_comments_link( __( 'Newer Comments', '_s' ) ); ?></div>
+
+			</div><!-- .nav-links -->
 		</nav><!-- #comment-nav-above -->
 		<?php endif; // check for comment navigation ?>
 
@@ -48,10 +52,14 @@ if ( post_password_required() ) {
 		</ol><!-- .comment-list -->
 
 		<?php if ( get_comment_pages_count() > 1 && get_option( 'page_comments' ) ) : // are there comments to navigate through ?>
-		<nav id="comment-nav-below" class="comment-navigation" role="navigation">
-			<h1 class="screen-reader-text"><?php _e( 'Comment navigation', '_s' ); ?></h1>
-			<div class="nav-previous"><?php previous_comments_link( __( '&larr; Older Comments', '_s' ) ); ?></div>
-			<div class="nav-next"><?php next_comments_link( __( 'Newer Comments &rarr;', '_s' ) ); ?></div>
+		<nav id="comment-nav-below" class="navigation comment-navigation" role="navigation">
+			<h2 class="screen-reader-text"><?php _e( 'Comment navigation', '_s' ); ?></h2>
+			<div class="nav-links">
+
+				<div class="nav-previous"><?php previous_comments_link( __( 'Older Comments', '_s' ) ); ?></div>
+				<div class="nav-next"><?php next_comments_link( __( 'Newer Comments', '_s' ) ); ?></div>
+
+			</div><!-- .nav-links -->
 		</nav><!-- #comment-nav-below -->
 		<?php endif; // check for comment navigation ?>