diff --git a/app/views/admin/banners/_banner.html.erb b/app/views/admin/banners/_banner.html.erb
index 2e7472083ae..b982ee15c72 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/banners/_banner.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/banners/_banner.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <% # expects admin_banner %>
 <% # don't forget to update layouts/banner! %>
 <div class="<%= admin_banner.banner_type %> announcement group">
-  <blockquote class="userstuff">
+  <div class="userstuff">
     <%= raw sanitize_field(admin_banner, :content, image_safety_mode: true) %>
-  </blockquote>
+  </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_banner.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_banner.html.erb
index 904afe9d47e..8f06d9bbd32 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_banner.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_banner.html.erb
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <% if @admin_banner&.active? %>
   <% unless session[:hide_banner] || current_user&.preference&.banner_seen %>
     <div class="<%= @admin_banner.banner_type %> announcement group" id="admin-banner">
-      <blockquote class="userstuff">
+      <div class="userstuff">
         <%= raw sanitize_field(@admin_banner, :content, image_safety_mode: true) %>
-      </blockquote>
+      </div>
       <% if current_user.nil? %>
         <p class="submit">
           <%= link_to current_path_with(hide_banner: true), "aria-label": t(".hide"), class: "showme action" do