diff --git a/conf/category-list.json b/conf/category-list.json
index 5427667b09e..6609734950a 100644
--- a/conf/category-list.json
+++ b/conf/category-list.json
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
     ],
     "deprecated": {
         "name": "Deprecated",
-        "description": "These rules have been deprecated in accordance with the [deprecation policy](/docs/user-guide/rule-deprecation), and replaced by newer rules:",
+        "description": "These rules have been deprecated in accordance with the <a href=\"/docs/user-guide/rule-deprecation\">deprecation policy</a>, and replaced by newer rules:",
         "rules": []
     },
     "removed": {
         "name": "Removed",
-        "description": "These rules from older versions of ESLint (before the [deprecation policy](/docs/user-guide/rule-deprecation) existed) have been replaced by newer rules:",
+        "description": "These rules from older versions of ESLint (before the <a href=\"/docs/user-guide/rule-deprecation\">deprecation policy</a> existed) have been replaced by newer rules:",
         "rules": [
             { "removed": "generator-star", "replacedBy": ["generator-star-spacing"] },
             { "removed": "global-strict", "replacedBy": ["strict"] },