diff --git a/app/components/public/side-menu.js b/app/components/public/side-menu.js
index dcbad7343b2..896f368f89b 100644
--- a/app/components/public/side-menu.js
+++ b/app/components/public/side-menu.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import Component from '@ember/component';
 import moment from 'moment';
 import { SPEAKERS_FILTER } from 'open-event-frontend/routes/public/speakers';
 import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
-import $ from 'jquery';
 
 @classic
 export default class SideMenu extends Component {
@@ -14,19 +13,12 @@ export default class SideMenu extends Component {
   @tracked
   showSessions = false;
 
-  async didRender() {
-    super.didRender();
-    const anchor_tag = window.location.hash;
-    $('html, body').animate({
-      scrollTop: $(anchor_tag).offset().top
-    }, 20);
-  }
-
   async didInsertElement() {
     super.didInsertElement(...arguments);
     const speakersCall = await this.event.speakersCall;
     this.set('shouldShowCallforSpeakers',
       speakersCall && speakersCall.announcement && (speakersCall.privacy === 'public'));
+
     this.checkSpeakers();
     this.checkSessions();
   }
@@ -54,22 +46,12 @@ export default class SideMenu extends Component {
   }
 
   @action
-  scrollToTarget(e) {
-
-    if (history.pushState) {
-      history.pushState(null, null, e);
-    } else {
-      location.hash = e;
-    }
-    document.querySelector(e).scrollIntoView({
-      behavior: 'smooth', block: 'start'
-    });
-
+  scrollToTarget() {
     document.querySelectorAll('.scroll').forEach(anchor => {
       anchor.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
         e.preventDefault();
         document.querySelector(this.getAttribute('href')).scrollIntoView({
-          behavior: 'smooth', block: 'start'
+          behavior: 'smooth'
         });
 
         document.querySelectorAll('.scroll').forEach(node => {
diff --git a/app/templates/components/public/side-menu.hbs b/app/templates/components/public/side-menu.hbs
index d0d89982002..ec460b718df 100644
--- a/app/templates/components/public/side-menu.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/components/public/side-menu.hbs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {{#if (and (not-eq this.session.currentRouteName 'public.cfs.new-session') (not-eq this.session.currentRouteName 'public.cfs.new-speaker') (not-eq this.session.currentRouteName 'public.cfs.edit-speaker') (not-eq this.session.currentRouteName 'public.cfs.edit-session'))}}
   <div class="ui fluid vertical {{unless this.device.isMobile 'pointing'}} menu">
     {{#if (eq this.session.currentRouteName 'public.index')}}
-      <a href='#info' {{action "scrollToTarget" '#info'}} class='item active scroll'>
+      <a href='#info' {{action "scrollToTarget"}} class='item active scroll'>
         {{t 'Info'}}
       </a>
       {{#if this.event.tickets.length}}
-        <a href='#tickets' {{action scrollToTarget '#tickets'}} class='item scroll'>
+        <a href='#tickets' {{action "scrollToTarget"}} class='item scroll'>
           {{t 'Tickets'}}
         </a>
       {{/if}}
@@ -57,17 +57,17 @@
     {{/if}}
     {{#if this.event.hasOwnerInfo}}
       {{#if (eq this.session.currentRouteName 'public.index')}}
-        <a href='#organizer' {{action scrollToTarget '#organizer'}} class='item scroll'>
+        <a href='#owner' {{action "scrollToTarget"}} class='item scroll'>
           {{t 'Organizer'}}
         </a>
       {{else}}
-        <a class="item" href="{{href-to 'public.index'}}#organizer">
+        <a class="item" href="{{href-to 'public.index'}}#owner">
           {{t 'Organizer'}}
         </a>
       {{/if}}
     {{/if}}
     {{#if (eq this.session.currentRouteName 'public.index')}}
-      <a href='#getting-here' {{action scrollToTarget '#getting-here'}} class='item scroll'>
+      <a href='#getting-here' class='item scroll'>
         {{t 'Getting here'}}
       </a>
     {{else}}
diff --git a/app/templates/public/index.hbs b/app/templates/public/index.hbs
index 1aee2d6fee5..d99ab73c2d8 100644
--- a/app/templates/public/index.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/public/index.hbs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     <div class="ui hidden divider"></div>
   {{/if}}
   {{#if this.model.event.hasOwnerInfo}}
-    <h2 class="ui header" id="organizer">
+    <h2 class="ui header" id="owner">
       {{t 'Organized  by'}} {{this.model.event.ownerName}}
     </h2>
     {{sanitize this.model.event.ownerDescription}}