diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/js/views/team_profile.js b/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/js/views/team_profile.js
index fefbea95b3..8184283dec 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/js/views/team_profile.js
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/js/views/team_profile.js
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
                         membershipText: TeamUtils.teamCapacityText(memberships.length, this.maxTeamSize),
                         isMember: isMember,
                         hasCapacity: memberships.length < this.maxTeamSize,
-                        isEmpty: memberships.length < 1
 
                     }));
                     this.discussionView = new TeamDiscussionView({
@@ -51,8 +50,6 @@
                     this.discussionView.render();
 
                     this.renderTeamMembers();
-
-                    $('.sr-is-focusable').focus();
                     return this;
                 },
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/templates/team-profile.underscore b/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/templates/team-profile.underscore
index 21b0d94fd2..da9d5853d2 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/templates/team-profile.underscore
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/templates/team-profile.underscore
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
                 data-user-create-comment="<%= !readOnly %>"
                 data-user-create-subcomment="<%= !readOnly %>">
             <% if ( !readOnly) { %>
-                <button type="button" class="btn new-post-btn"><i class="icon fa fa-edit new-post-icon" aria-hidden="true"></i><%= gettext("New Post") %></button>
+                <a href="#" class="new-post-btn" role="button"><span class="icon fa fa-edit new-post-icon"></span><%= gettext("New Post") %></a>
             <% } %>
         </div>
     </div>
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@
             </div>
         <% } %>
         <div class="team-members">
-            <% if (!isEmpty) { %>
-                <span class="sr"><%- gettext("Team member profiles") %></span>
-            <% } %>
+            <span class="sr"><%- gettext("Team member profiles") %></span>
             <div class="members-info"></div>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/lms/templates/components/header/header.underscore b/lms/templates/components/header/header.underscore
index 5fd91299da..b8de6f7c75 100644
--- a/lms/templates/components/header/header.underscore
+++ b/lms/templates/components/header/header.underscore
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <header class="page-header has-secondary">
     <div class="page-header-main">
-        <div class="sr-is-focusable" tabindex="-1"></div>
         <% if (breadcrumbs !== null && breadcrumbs.length > 0) { %>
             <nav class="breadcrumbs" aria-label="<%- nav_aria_label %>">
             <% _.each(breadcrumbs, function (breadcrumb) { %>