diff --git a/app/components/admin/site_customization/pages/index_component.html.erb b/app/components/admin/site_customization/pages/index_component.html.erb
index c5f6ebac0..fb81ae0a1 100644
--- a/app/components/admin/site_customization/pages/index_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/admin/site_customization/pages/index_component.html.erb
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@
             <% if page.status == "published" %>
               <%= actions.action(:show,
                                  text: t("admin.site_customization.pages.index.see_page"),
-                                 path: page.url,
-                                 target: "_blank") %>
+                                 path: page.url) %>
             <% end %>
           <% end %>
         </td>
diff --git a/app/components/admin/widget/cards/row_component.html.erb b/app/components/admin/widget/cards/row_component.html.erb
index 1a1121df3..3f965e028 100644
--- a/app/components/admin/widget/cards/row_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/admin/widget/cards/row_component.html.erb
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
   <!-- remove conditional once specs have image validations -->
   <td>
     <% if card.image.present? %>
-      <%= link_to t("admin.shared.show_image"), card.image.variant(:large),
-                  title: card.image.title, target: "_blank" %>
+      <%= link_to t("admin.shared.show_image"), card.image.variant(:large), title: card.image.title %>
     <% end %>
   </td>
   <td>
diff --git a/app/views/admin/dashboard/administrator_tasks/_form.html.erb b/app/views/admin/dashboard/administrator_tasks/_form.html.erb
index ef0156f79..a80504128 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/dashboard/administrator_tasks/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/dashboard/administrator_tasks/_form.html.erb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       <tr>
         <td>
           <%= link_to administrator_task.source.proposal.title,
-                      proposal_path(administrator_task.source.proposal), target: "_blank" %>
+                      proposal_path(administrator_task.source.proposal) %>
         </td>
         <td>
           <%= administrator_task.source.action.title %>
diff --git a/app/views/admin/milestones/_milestones.html.erb b/app/views/admin/milestones/_milestones.html.erb
index 2a02ea6d8..4b39134a6 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/milestones/_milestones.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/milestones/_milestones.html.erb
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@
           </td>
           <td class="small">
             <%= link_to t("admin.milestones.index.show_image"),
-                        milestone.image.variant(:large),
-                        target: :_blank if milestone.image.present? %>
+                        milestone.image.variant(:large) if milestone.image.present? %>
           </td>
           <td class="small">
             <% if milestone.documents.present? %>
diff --git a/app/views/admin/poll/polls/_questions.html.erb b/app/views/admin/poll/polls/_questions.html.erb
index acae1cf4f..1367177f0 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/poll/polls/_questions.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/poll/polls/_questions.html.erb
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@
           <% if question.proposal.present? %>
             <small>
               <%= link_to t("admin.polls.show.see_proposal"),
-                          proposal_path(question.proposal),
-                          target: "_blank" %>
+                          proposal_path(question.proposal) %>
             </small>
           <% end %>
         </td>
diff --git a/app/views/admin/users/_users.html.erb b/app/views/admin/users/_users.html.erb
index 7f1376ef3..ccf42d9bb 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/users/_users.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/users/_users.html.erb
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
       <% @users.each do |user| %>
         <tr>
           <% if @current_filter == "erased" %>
-            <td><%= link_to user.id, user_path(user), target: "_blank" %></td>
+            <td><%= link_to user.id, user_path(user) %></td>
             <td><%= user.erase_reason %></td>
           <% else %>
-            <td><%= link_to user.name, user_path(user), target: "_blank" %></td>
+            <td><%= link_to user.name, user_path(user) %></td>
             <td><%= user.email %></td>
             <td><%= user.document_number %></td>
             <td><%= display_user_roles(user) %></td>
diff --git a/app/views/admin/valuators/_user_row.html.erb b/app/views/admin/valuators/_user_row.html.erb
index 609291eae..905fc9030 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/valuators/_user_row.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/valuators/_user_row.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <tr>
-  <td><%= link_to user.name, user_path(user), target: "_blank" %></td>
+  <td><%= link_to user.name, user_path(user) %></td>
   <td><%= user.email %></td>
   <td></td>
   <td></td>
diff --git a/spec/system/admin/users_spec.rb b/spec/system/admin/users_spec.rb
index bfc910630..99cc7de92 100644
--- a/spec/system/admin/users_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/admin/users_spec.rb
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ describe "Admin users" do
   scenario "The username links to their public profile" do
     visit admin_users_path
 
-    within_window(window_opened_by { click_link user.name }) do
-      expect(page).to have_current_path(user_path(user))
-    end
+    click_link user.name
+
+    expect(page).to have_current_path(user_path(user))
   end
 
   scenario "Show active or erased users using filters" do