diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/editor/participantsupport.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/editor/participantsupport.js.erb
index a8fc8437..f2745242 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/editor/participantsupport.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/editor/participantsupport.js.erb
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ CodeOceanEditorFlowr = {
         var body = resultTile.find('.card-body');
         body.html(result.body);
         body.append('<a target="_blank" href="' + questionUrl + '" class="btn btn-primary">' +
-          '<%= I18n.t('exercises.implement.flowr.go_to_question') %></a>');
+          `${I18n.t('exercises.implement.flowr.go_to_question')}</a>`);
         body.find('.btn').on('click', CodeOceanEditor.createEventHandler('editor_flowr_click_question', questionUrl));
 
         flowrHintBody.append(resultTile);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/exercise_collections.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/exercise_collections.js.erb
index 154f82ff..786d0443 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/exercise_collections.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/exercise_collections.js.erb
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ $(document).on('turbolinks:load', function() {
             .style("left", event.pageX - 50 + "px")
             .style("top", event.pageY + 50 + "px")
             .style("display", "inline-block")
-            .html("<%= I18n.t('activerecord.models.exercise.one') %> ID: " + d.exercise_id + "<br>" +
-              "<%= I18n.t('activerecord.attributes.exercise.title') %>: " + d.exercise_title + "<br>" +
-              "<%= I18n.t('exercises.statistics.average_worktime') %>: " + d.working_time + "s");
+            .html(`${I18n.t('activerecord.models.exercise.one')} ID: ${d.exercise_id}<br>` +
+              `${I18n.t('activerecord.attributes.exercise.title')}: ${d.exercise_title}<br>` +
+              `${I18n.t('exercises.statistics.average_worktime')}: ${d.working_time}s`);
         })
         .on("mouseout", function () {
           tooltip.style("display", "none");
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ $(document).on('turbolinks:load', function() {
           var template = '<tr data-id="' + exercise.id + '">' +
             '<td><span class="fa-solid fa-bars"></span></td>' +
             '<td>' + exercise.title + '</td>' +
-            `<td><a href="${Routes.exercise_path(exercise.id)}"><%= I18n.t('shared.show') %></td>` +
-            '<td><a class="remove-exercise" href="#"><%= I18n.t('shared.destroy') %></td></tr>';
+            `<td><a href="${Routes.exercise_path(exercise.id)}">${I18n.t('shared.show')}</td>` +
+            `<td><a class="remove-exercise" href="#">${I18n.t('shared.destroy')}</td></tr>`;
           exerciseList.find('tbody').append(template);
           $('#exercise-list').find('option[value="' + exercise.id + '"]').prop('selected', true);
         }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/exercises.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/exercises.js.erb
index 4f9deb8a..804ad5c2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/exercises.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/exercises.js.erb
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ $(document).on('turbolinks:load', function () {
         event.preventDefault();
         var fileUrl = $(event.target).data('file-url');
 
-        if (confirm('<%= I18n.t('shared.confirm_destroy') %>')) {
+        if (confirm(I18n.t('shared.confirm_destroy'))) {
             var jqxhr = $.ajax({
                 // normal file path (without json) would destroy the context object (the exercise) as well, due to redirection
                 // to the context after the :destroy action.
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ $(document).on('turbolinks:load', function () {
             new_execution_environment = $('#exercise_execution_environment_id').val();
 
             if (new_execution_environment == '' && !$('#exercise_unpublished').prop('checked')) {
-                if (confirm('<%= I18n.t('exercises.form.unpublish_warning') %>')) {
+                if (confirm(I18n.t('exercises.form.unpublish_warning'))) {
                     $('#exercise_unpublished').prop('checked', true);
                 } else {
                     return $('#exercise_execution_environment_id').val(old_execution_environment).trigger("chosen:updated");
@@ -325,11 +325,11 @@ $(document).on('turbolinks:load', function () {
     var observeUnpublishedState = function () {
         $('#exercise_unpublished').on('change', function () {
             if ($('#exercise_unpublished').prop('checked')) {
-                if (!confirm('<%= I18n.t('exercises.form.unpublish_warning') %>')) {
+                if (!confirm(I18n.t('exercises.form.unpublish_warning'))) {
                     $('#exercise_unpublished').prop('checked', false);
                 }
             } else if ($('#exercise_execution_environment_id').val() == '') {
-                alert('<%= I18n.t('exercises.form.no_execution_environment_selected') %>');
+                alert(I18n.t('exercises.form.no_execution_environment_selected'));
                 $('#exercise_unpublished').prop('checked', true);
             }
         })
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ $(document).on('turbolinks:load', function () {
 
         $messageDiv.removeClass('export-failure');
 
-        $messageDiv.html('<%= I18n.t('exercises.export_codeharbor.checking_codeharbor') %>');
+        $messageDiv.html(I18n.t('exercises.export_codeharbor.checking_codeharbor'));
         $actionsDiv.html('<div class="spinner-border"></div>');
 
         return $.ajax({