diff --git a/internal/reader/sanitizer/sanitizer.go b/internal/reader/sanitizer/sanitizer.go
index 21e95055..fe20f9a1 100644
--- a/internal/reader/sanitizer/sanitizer.go
+++ b/internal/reader/sanitizer/sanitizer.go
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func sanitizeAttributes(baseURL, tagName string, attributes []html.Attribute) ([
 				value = rewriteIframeURL(attribute.Val)
 			case tagName == "img" && attribute.Key == "src" && isValidDataAttribute(attribute.Val):
 				value = attribute.Val
-			case isAnchor("a", attribute):
+			case tagName == "a" && attribute.Key == "href" && strings.HasPrefix(attribute.Val, "#"):
 				value = attribute.Val
 				isAnchorLink = true
 			default:
@@ -443,10 +443,6 @@ func isValidDataAttribute(value string) bool {
 	})
 }
 
-func isAnchor(tagName string, attribute html.Attribute) bool {
-	return tagName == "a" && attribute.Key == "href" && strings.HasPrefix(attribute.Val, "#")
-}
-
 func isPositiveInteger(value string) bool {
 	if number, err := strconv.Atoi(value); err == nil {
 		return number > 0