diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/filter/hide_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/filter/hide_controller.ex
index 35af1f96..0bbc7577 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/filter/hide_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/filter/hide_controller.ex
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Filter.HideController do
 
   alias Philomena.Filters
   alias Philomena.Tags.Tag
-  alias Philomena.Repo
 
   plug PhilomenaWeb.FilterBannedUsersPlug
   plug :authorize_filter
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/filter/spoiler_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/filter/spoiler_controller.ex
index 73307803..0f317c04 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/filter/spoiler_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/filter/spoiler_controller.ex
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Filter.SpoilerController do
 
   alias Philomena.Filters
   alias Philomena.Tags.Tag
-  alias Philomena.Repo
 
   plug PhilomenaWeb.FilterBannedUsersPlug
   plug :authorize_filter
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/tag/watch_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/tag/watch_controller.ex
index abd0f508..2ff6e476 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/tag/watch_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/tag/watch_controller.ex
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Tag.WatchController do
 
   alias Philomena.Tags.Tag
   alias Philomena.Users
-  alias Philomena.Repo
 
   plug :load_resource, model: Tag, id_field: "slug", id_name: "tag_id", persisted: true
 
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/views/user_attribution_view.ex b/lib/philomena_web/views/user_attribution_view.ex
index 83f1cf71..49d12748 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/views/user_attribution_view.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/views/user_attribution_view.ex
@@ -49,15 +49,21 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.UserAttributionView do
     |> staff_role(user)
   end
 
-  defp personal_title(labels, %{personal_title: t}) when t not in [nil, ""],
-    do: [{"label--primary", t} | labels]
-  defp personal_title(labels, _user),
-    do: labels
+  defp personal_title(labels, %{personal_title: t}) do
+    case blank?(t) do
+      true  -> labels
+      false -> [{"label--primary", t} | labels]
+    end
+  end
+  defp personal_title(labels, _user), do: labels
 
-  defp secondary_role(labels, %{secondary_role: t}) when t not in [nil, ""],
-    do: [{"label--warning", t} | labels]
-  defp secondary_role(labels, _user),
-    do: labels
+  defp secondary_role(labels, %{secondary_role: t}) do
+    case blank?(t) do
+      true  -> labels
+      false -> [{"label--warning", t} | labels]
+    end
+  end
+  defp secondary_role(labels, _user), do: labels
 
   defp staff_role(labels, %{hide_default_role: false, role: "admin"}),
     do: [{"label--danger", "Site Administrator"} | labels]