diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/problem/problem_with_hint.yaml b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/problem/problem_with_hint.yaml
index 2664171e8d..e8981840b9 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/problem/problem_with_hint.yaml
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/problem/problem_with_hint.yaml
@@ -38,12 +38,10 @@ data: |
     </script>
         <label>
     What is the best programming language that exists today? You may enter your answer in upper or lower case, with or without quotes.
-        <p>
           <customresponse cfn="test_str" expect="python">
-            <textline correct_answer="python" label="What is the best programming language that exists today?"/>
+            <textline correct_answer="python"/>
             <hintgroup hintfn="hint_fn"/>
           </customresponse>
-        </p>
         </label>
       </text>
     </problem>
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/problem/problem_with_hint_in_latex.yaml b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/problem/problem_with_hint_in_latex.yaml
index 4ec7215e68..b4f5bda678 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/problem/problem_with_hint_in_latex.yaml
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/problem/problem_with_hint_in_latex.yaml
@@ -83,12 +83,10 @@ data: |
     </script>
         <label>
     What is the best programming language that exists today? You may enter your answer in upper or lower case, with or without quotes.
-        <p>
           <customresponse cfn="test_str" expect="python">
-            <textline correct_answer="python" label="What is the best programming language that exists today?"/>
+            <textline correct_answer="python"/>
             <hintgroup hintfn="hint_fn"/>
           </customresponse>
-        </p>
         </label>
       </text>
     </problem>