diff --git a/templates/alert.hamlet b/templates/alert.hamlet
index bf84482b10..8fa77eac1d 100644
--- a/templates/alert.hamlet
+++ b/templates/alert.hamlet
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div .alert .fade .in .#{divclass} :block:.alert-block ##{alertid} :closable:onclick="(function( $ ) { $.get('@{closealert}') })( jQuery );">
   $if closable
-    <a .close data-dismiss="alert" href="#">&times;</a>
+    <a .close data-dismiss="alert">&times;</a>
   $maybe h <- heading
     $if block
       <h4 class="alert-heading">#{h}</h4>