diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index c6b5d1988..5aa404869 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       document.body.className = ((document.body.className) ? document.body.className + ' js-enabled' : 'js-enabled');
     </script>
 
-    <a href="#main-content" class="govuk-skip-link">Skip to main content</a>
+    <%= govuk_skip_link %>
 
     <%= render GovukComponent::HeaderComponent.new(
         logotype: 'GOV.UK',