diff --git a/layouts/joomla/content/readmore.php b/layouts/joomla/content/readmore.php
index 9834ca1e4d252..7b4f89e0f1716 100644
--- a/layouts/joomla/content/readmore.php
+++ b/layouts/joomla/content/readmore.php
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
 
 <p class="readmore">
 	<?php if (!$params->get('access-view')) : ?>
-		<a class="btn btn-secondary" href="<?php echo $displayData['link']; ?>" itemprop="url" aria-label="<?php echo Text::_('JGLOBAL_REGISTER_TO_READ_MORE') . ' ' . $this->escape($item->title); ?>">
+		<a class="btn btn-secondary" href="<?php echo $displayData['link']; ?>" aria-label="<?php echo Text::_('JGLOBAL_REGISTER_TO_READ_MORE') . ' ' . $this->escape($item->title); ?>">
 			<?php echo '<span class="icon-chevron-' . $direction . '" aria-hidden="true"></span>'; ?>
 			<?php echo Text::_('JGLOBAL_REGISTER_TO_READ_MORE'); ?>
 		</a>
 	<?php elseif ($readmore = $item->alternative_readmore) : ?>
-		<a class="btn btn-secondary" href="<?php echo $displayData['link']; ?>" itemprop="url" aria-label="<?php echo $this->escape($readmore . ' ' . $item->title); ?>">
+		<a class="btn btn-secondary" href="<?php echo $displayData['link']; ?>" aria-label="<?php echo $this->escape($readmore . ' ' . $item->title); ?>">
 			<?php echo '<span class="icon-chevron-' . $direction . '" aria-hidden="true"></span>'; ?>
 			<?php echo $readmore; ?>
 			<?php if ($params->get('show_readmore_title', 0) != 0) : ?>
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@
 			<?php endif; ?>
 		</a>
 	<?php elseif ($params->get('show_readmore_title', 0) == 0) : ?>
-		<a class="btn btn-secondary" href="<?php echo $displayData['link']; ?>" itemprop="url" aria-label="<?php echo Text::sprintf('JGLOBAL_READ_MORE_TITLE', $this->escape($item->title)); ?>">
+		<a class="btn btn-secondary" href="<?php echo $displayData['link']; ?>" aria-label="<?php echo Text::sprintf('JGLOBAL_READ_MORE_TITLE', $this->escape($item->title)); ?>">
 			<?php echo '<span class="icon-chevron-' . $direction . '" aria-hidden="true"></span>'; ?>
 			<?php echo Text::_('JGLOBAL_READ_MORE'); ?>
 		</a>
 	<?php else : ?>
-		<a class="btn btn-secondary" href="<?php echo $displayData['link']; ?>" itemprop="url" aria-label="<?php echo Text::sprintf('JGLOBAL_READ_MORE_TITLE', $this->escape($item->title)); ?>">
+		<a class="btn btn-secondary" href="<?php echo $displayData['link']; ?>" aria-label="<?php echo Text::sprintf('JGLOBAL_READ_MORE_TITLE', $this->escape($item->title)); ?>">
 			<?php echo '<span class="icon-chevron-' . $direction . '" aria-hidden="true"></span>'; ?>
 			<?php echo Text::sprintf('JGLOBAL_READ_MORE_TITLE', HTMLHelper::_('string.truncate', $item->title, $params->get('readmore_limit'))); ?>
 		</a>