diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/hints.py b/qutebrowser/browser/hints.py
index 7e6e0575e..e8198050c 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/hints.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/hints.py
@@ -596,13 +596,16 @@ class HintManager(QObject):
         # Then check for regular links/buttons.
         elems = frame.findAllElements(
             webelem.SELECTORS[webelem.Group.prevnext])
+        elems = [webelem.WebElementWrapper(e) for e in elems]
+        filterfunc = webelem.FILTERS[webelem.Group.prevnext]
+        elems = [e for e in elems if filterfunc(e)]
+
         option = 'prev-regexes' if prev else 'next-regexes'
         if not elems:
             return None
         for regex in config.get('hints', option):
             log.hints.vdebug("== Checking regex '{}'.".format(regex.pattern))
             for e in elems:
-                e = webelem.WebElementWrapper(e)
                 text = str(e)
                 if not text:
                     continue
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webelem.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webelem.py
index 01be68b3f..494d04d16 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webelem.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webelem.py
@@ -52,10 +52,14 @@ SELECTORS = {
     Group.focus: '*:focus',
 }
 
-# WORKAROUND for https://bitbucket.org/ned/coveragepy/issues/90
-FILTERS = {  # pragma: no branch
-    Group.links: (lambda e: 'href' in e and
-                            QUrl(e['href']).scheme() != 'javascript'),
+
+def filter_links(elem):
+    return 'href' in elem and QUrl(elem['href']).scheme() != 'javascript'
+
+
+FILTERS = {
+    Group.links: filter_links,
+    Group.prevnext: filter_links,
 }