diff --git a/layouts/_partials/head.html b/layouts/_partials/head.html
index f2935f1..31a4548 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/head.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/head.html
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@
   {{ printf `<link rel=%q type=%q href=%q title=%q>` .Rel .MediaType.Type .Permalink site.Title | safeHTML }}
 {{ end }}
 
-<!-- Tell IE to use the Edge engine -->
-<meta name="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
-
 <!--
   -- The viewport is the user's visible area of a web page.
   -- The viewport varies with the device, and will be smaller on a mobile phone
diff --git a/layouts/_partials/post-metadata.html b/layouts/_partials/post-metadata.html
index 0e2317b..743f47e 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/post-metadata.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/post-metadata.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     {{- with .current.PublishDate }}
     <span class="publication-date">
         {{ i18n "published_on" }}
-        <time itemprop="published-on" date-time="{{ .Format "2006-01-02" }}">{{ .Format (i18n "date_format") }}</time>
+        <time datetime="{{ .Format "2006-01-02" }}">{{ .Format (i18n "date_format") }}</time>
     </span>
     {{- end }}
 
diff --git a/layouts/_partials/toolbar.html b/layouts/_partials/toolbar.html
index 3d7e10d..866dd91 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/toolbar.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/toolbar.html
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     </div>
     {{- end }}
     <div class="actions">
+        <!-- "#top" scrolls to the top of the page, no anchor is needed -->
         <a href="#top" class="action" title="{{ i18n "back_to_top" }}">
             {{- partial "icons/vertical_align_top.svg" . -}}
         </a>
diff --git a/layouts/baseof.html b/layouts/baseof.html
index 7e439ca..a08baf9 100644
--- a/layouts/baseof.html
+++ b/layouts/baseof.html
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 <html lang="{{ .Lang }}">
 {{ partial "head.html" . }}
 <body>
-<!-- HTML Anchor used by the button "back to top" -->
-<a name="top"></a>
 {{ partial "menu.html" . }}
 {{ partial "toolbar.html" . }}
 <main>