diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tt
index 14868aaff4..e75e33c44f 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     >[% FILTER collapse %]
         [% UNLESS ( multi_hold ) %]
             [% title_in_title = INCLUDE 'biblio-title-head.inc' %]
-            [% tx("Place a hold on {title}", { title = title_in_title }) | html %]
+            [% tx("Place hold on {title}", { title = title_in_title }) | html %]
             ›
         [% ELSE %]
             [% t("Confirm holds") | html %]
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
     [% END %]
 
     [% UNLESS ( multi_hold ) %]
-        <h2>Place a hold on [% INCLUDE 'biblio-title.inc' link = 1 %] [% IF biblio.author %]by [% biblio.author | html %][% END %]</h2>
+        <h2>Place hold on [% INCLUDE 'biblio-title.inc' link = 1 %] [% IF biblio.author %]by [% biblio.author | html %][% END %]</h2>
     [% ELSE %]
         <h2>
             [% IF ( patron ) %]
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/includes/title-actions-menu.inc b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/includes/title-actions-menu.inc
index cffc84910f..0cb2ba1361 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/includes/title-actions-menu.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/includes/title-actions-menu.inc
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
             [% IF ( shelf AND op == 'view' ) # Lists view has more granular checking of hold availability %]
                 [% IF ( items.allow_onshelf_holds ) %]
                     <span class="actions"
-                        ><a class="btn btn-link btn-sm" aria-label="Place a hold on [% items.title | html %]" href="/cgi-bin/koha/opac-reserve.pl?biblionumber=[% items.biblionumber | html %]"
+                        ><a class="btn btn-link btn-sm" aria-label="Place hold on [% items.title | html %]" href="/cgi-bin/koha/opac-reserve.pl?biblionumber=[% items.biblionumber | html %]"
                             ><i class="fa fa-fw fa-bookmark" aria-hidden="true"></i> Place hold</a
                         ></span
                     >
                 [% ELSE %]
                     [% IF ( items.itemsissued ) %]
                         <span class="actions"
-                            ><a class="btn btn-link btn-sm" aria-label="Place a hold on [% items.title | html %]" href="/cgi-bin/koha/opac-reserve.pl?biblionumber=[% items.biblionumber | html %]"
+                            ><a class="btn btn-link btn-sm" aria-label="Place hold on [% items.title | html %]" href="/cgi-bin/koha/opac-reserve.pl?biblionumber=[% items.biblionumber | html %]"
                                 ><i class="fa fa-fw fa-bookmark" aria-hidden="true"></i> Place hold</a
                             ></span
                         >
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                 [% END %]
             [% ELSE %]
                 <span class="actions"
-                    ><a class="btn btn-link btn-sm" aria-label="Place a hold on [% items.title | html %]" href="/cgi-bin/koha/opac-reserve.pl?biblionumber=[% items.biblionumber | html %]"
+                    ><a class="btn btn-link btn-sm" aria-label="Place hold on [% items.title | html %]" href="/cgi-bin/koha/opac-reserve.pl?biblionumber=[% items.biblionumber | html %]"
                         ><i class="fa fa-fw fa-bookmark" aria-hidden="true"></i> Place hold</a
                     ></span
                 >
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
             >
         [% ELSE %]
             <span class="actions cart-actions"
-                ><a aria-label="Add [% items.title | html %] to the cart" data-biblionumber="[% items.biblionumber | html %]" class="btn btn-link btn-sm addtocart cart cart[% items.biblionumber | html %]" href="#"
+                ><a aria-label="Add [% items.title | html %] to cart" data-biblionumber="[% items.biblionumber | html %]" class="btn btn-link btn-sm addtocart cart cart[% items.biblionumber | html %]" href="#"
                     ><i class="fa fa-fw fa-shopping-cart" aria-hidden="true"></i> Add to cart</a
                 >
                 <a style="display:none;" data-biblionumber="[% items.biblionumber | html %]" class="btn btn-link btn-sm remove cartRemove cartR[% items.biblionumber | html %]" href="#">(remove)</a></span
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-reserve.tt b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-reserve.tt
index 363702f926..3c3c64d686 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-reserve.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-reserve.tt
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
                                                 id="single_[% bibitemloo.biblionumber | html %]"
                                                 value="any"
                                             />
-                                            <label class="confirm_label" for="single_[% bibitemloo.biblionumber | html %]">Place a hold on </label>
+                                            <label class="confirm_label" for="single_[% bibitemloo.biblionumber | html %]">Place hold on </label>
                                         </span>
                                     [% END # / bibitemloo.holdable %]
 
@@ -598,13 +598,13 @@
             $(".confirmjs_hold").each(function(){
                 var bib = $(this).attr("title");
                 var html = "<label><input type =\"checkbox\" class=\"confirmjs\" checked=\"checked\"";
-                html += "value=\"" + bib + "\" id=\"" + bib + "\" /> " + _("Place a hold on") + " </label> ";
+                html += "value=\"" + bib + "\" id=\"" + bib + "\" /> " + _("Place hold on") + " </label> ";
                 $(this).html(html);
             });
             $(".confirmjs_nohold").each(function(){
                 var bib = $(this).attr("title");
                 var html = "<label><input type =\"checkbox\" class=\"confirmjs\" disabled=\"disabled\"";
-                html += "value=\"" + bib + "\" id=\"" + bib + "\" />" + _("Place a hold on: ") + "</label>";
+                html += "value=\"" + bib + "\" id=\"" + bib + "\" />" + _("Place hold on: ") + "</label>";
                 $(this).html(html);
             });