diff --git a/app/views/groups/_new_users_modal.html.erb b/app/views/groups/_new_users_modal.html.erb
index eb2e985bf..c68d3f060 100644
--- a/app/views/groups/_new_users_modal.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/groups/_new_users_modal.html.erb
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
   <%= render :partial => 'new_users_form' %>
   <p class="buttons">
     <%= submit_tag l(:button_add) %>
-    <%= submit_tag l(:button_cancel), :name => nil, :onclick => "hideModal(this);", :type => 'button' %>
+    <%= link_to_function l(:button_cancel), "hideModal(this);" %>
   </p>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/issue_categories/_new_modal.html.erb b/app/views/issue_categories/_new_modal.html.erb
index 07cc289ff..9ab1595b4 100644
--- a/app/views/issue_categories/_new_modal.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/issue_categories/_new_modal.html.erb
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 <%= render :partial => 'issue_categories/form', :locals => { :f => f } %>
   <p class="buttons">
     <%= submit_tag l(:button_create), :name => nil %>
-    <%= submit_tag l(:button_cancel), :name => nil, :onclick => "hideModal(this);", :type => 'button' %>
+    <%= link_to_function l(:button_cancel), "hideModal(this);" %>
   </p>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/issues/index.html.erb b/app/views/issues/index.html.erb
index c02c18368..d5a77ca51 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/issues/index.html.erb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
   <% end %>
   <p class="buttons">
     <%= submit_tag l(:button_export), :name => nil, :onclick => "hideModal(this);", :data => { :disable_with => false } %>
-    <%= submit_tag l(:button_cancel), :name => nil, :onclick => "hideModal(this);", :type => 'button', :data => { :disable_with => false } %>
+    <%= link_to_function l(:button_cancel), "hideModal(this);" %>
   </p>
   <% end %>
 </div>
diff --git a/app/views/members/_new_modal.html.erb b/app/views/members/_new_modal.html.erb
index 0338a953c..3cb3360f5 100644
--- a/app/views/members/_new_modal.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/members/_new_modal.html.erb
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
   <%= render :partial => 'new_form' %>
   <p class="buttons">
     <%= submit_tag l(:button_add), :id => 'member-add-submit' %>
-    <%= submit_tag l(:button_cancel), :name => nil, :onclick => "hideModal(this);", :type => 'button' %>
+    <%= link_to_function l(:button_cancel), "hideModal(this);" %>
   </p>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/principal_memberships/_new_modal.html.erb b/app/views/principal_memberships/_new_modal.html.erb
index 175e09330..945eff73c 100644
--- a/app/views/principal_memberships/_new_modal.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/principal_memberships/_new_modal.html.erb
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
   <%= render :partial => 'new_form' %>
   <p class="buttons">
     <%= submit_tag l(:button_add), :name => nil %>
-    <%= submit_tag l(:button_cancel), :name => nil, :onclick => "hideModal(this);", :type => 'button' %>
+    <%= link_to_function l(:button_cancel), "hideModal(this);" %>
   </p>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/sudo_mode/_new_modal.html.erb b/app/views/sudo_mode/_new_modal.html.erb
index adc4851cc..bc780be56 100644
--- a/app/views/sudo_mode/_new_modal.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/sudo_mode/_new_modal.html.erb
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@
 
   <p class="buttons">
     <%= submit_tag l(:button_submit), onclick: "hideModal(this);"  %>
-    <%= submit_tag l(:button_cancel), name: nil, onclick: "hideModal(this);", type: 'button' %>
+    <%= link_to_function l(:button_cancel), "hideModal(this);" %>
   </p>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/timelog/index.html.erb b/app/views/timelog/index.html.erb
index 9f320d637..35e833efb 100644
--- a/app/views/timelog/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/timelog/index.html.erb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   <%= export_csv_encoding_select_tag %>
   <p class="buttons">
     <%= submit_tag l(:button_export), :name => nil, :onclick => "hideModal(this);", :data => { :disable_with => false } %>
-    <%= submit_tag l(:button_cancel), :name => nil, :onclick => "hideModal(this);", :type => 'button', :data => { :disable_with => false } %>
+    <%= link_to_function l(:button_cancel), "hideModal(this);" %>
   </p>
   <% end %>
 </div>
diff --git a/app/views/versions/_new_modal.html.erb b/app/views/versions/_new_modal.html.erb
index 99fef84e5..052a73974 100644
--- a/app/views/versions/_new_modal.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/versions/_new_modal.html.erb
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 <%= render :partial => 'versions/form', :locals => { :f => f } %>
   <p class="buttons">
     <%= submit_tag l(:button_create), :name => nil %>
-    <%= submit_tag l(:button_cancel), :name => nil, :onclick => "hideModal(this);", :type => 'button' %>
+    <%= link_to_function l(:button_cancel), "hideModal(this);" %>
   </p>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/watchers/_new.html.erb b/app/views/watchers/_new.html.erb
index 3640c6993..3bd7953ac 100644
--- a/app/views/watchers/_new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/watchers/_new.html.erb
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
 
   <p class="buttons">
     <%= submit_tag l(:button_add), :name => nil, :onclick => "hideModal(this);" %>
-    <%= submit_tag l(:button_cancel), :name => nil, :onclick => "hideModal(this);", :type => 'button' %>
+    <%= link_to_function l(:button_cancel), "hideModal(this);" %>
   </p>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/wiki/_new_modal.html.erb b/app/views/wiki/_new_modal.html.erb
index 2f9dcdb7f..108c6ad88 100644
--- a/app/views/wiki/_new_modal.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/wiki/_new_modal.html.erb
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
 
   <p class="buttons">
     <%= submit_tag l(:label_next), :name => nil %>
-    <%= submit_tag l(:button_cancel), :name => nil, :onclick => "hideModal(this);", :type => 'button' %>
+    <%= link_to_function l(:button_cancel), "hideModal(this);" %>
   </p>
 <% end %>