diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index 0afb5eb47..32a72baef 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ Contributors, sorted by the number of commits in descending order:
 * Joel Torstensson
 * Patric Schmitz
 * Tarcisio Fedrizzi
-* Claude
 * Kevin Velghe
+* Claude
 * Corentin Julé
 * meles5
 * Philipp Hansch
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webelem.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webelem.py
index 7f7aab1dd..2903aec72 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webelem.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webelem.py
@@ -162,11 +162,6 @@ class AbstractWebElement(collections.abc.MutableMapping):
         """Insert the given text into the element."""
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def parent(self):
-        """Get the parent element of this element."""
-        # FIXME:qtwebengine get rid of this?
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
     def rect_on_view(self, *, elem_geometry=None, no_js=False):
         """Get the geometry of the element relative to the webview.
 
@@ -294,16 +289,7 @@ class AbstractWebElement(collections.abc.MutableMapping):
 
     def remove_blank_target(self):
         """Remove target from link."""
-        elem = self
-        for _ in range(5):
-            if elem is None:
-                break
-            tag = elem.tag_name()
-            if tag == 'a' or tag == 'area':
-                if elem.get('target', None) == '_blank':
-                    elem['target'] = '_top'
-                break
-            elem = elem.parent()
+        raise NotImplementedError
 
     def resolve_url(self, baseurl):
         """Resolve the URL in the element's src/href attribute.
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webengineelem.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webengineelem.py
index 39489eb9a..1874389e0 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webengineelem.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webengineelem.py
@@ -117,12 +117,6 @@ class WebEngineElement(webelem.AbstractWebElement):
         js_code = javascript.assemble('webelem', 'insert_text', self._id, text)
         self._tab.run_js_async(js_code)
 
-    def parent(self):
-        """Get the parent element of this element."""
-        # FIXME:qtwebengine get rid of this?
-        log.stub()
-        return None
-
     def rect_on_view(self, *, elem_geometry=None, no_js=False):
         """Get the geometry of the element relative to the webview.
 
@@ -163,3 +157,8 @@ class WebEngineElement(webelem.AbstractWebElement):
         log.webelem.debug("Couldn't find rectangle for {!r} ({})".format(
             self, rects))
         return QRect()
+
+    def remove_blank_target(self):
+        js_code = javascript.assemble('webelem', 'remove_blank_target',
+            self._id)
+        self._tab.run_js_async(js_code)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkitelem.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkitelem.py
index 6ce4e9292..93b58bd34 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkitelem.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkitelem.py
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ class WebKitElement(webelem.AbstractWebElement):
             this.dispatchEvent(event);
         """.format(javascript.string_escape(text)))
 
-    def parent(self):
+    def _parent(self):
+        """Get the parent element of this element."""
         self._check_vanished()
         elem = self._elem.parent()
         if elem is None or elem.isNull():
@@ -283,6 +284,18 @@ class WebKitElement(webelem.AbstractWebElement):
             visible_in_frame = visible_on_screen
         return all([visible_on_screen, visible_in_frame])
 
+    def remove_blank_target(self):
+        elem = self
+        for _ in range(5):
+            if elem is None:
+                break
+            tag = elem.tag_name()
+            if tag == 'a' or tag == 'area':
+                if elem.get('target', None) == '_blank':
+                    elem['target'] = '_top'
+                break
+            elem = elem._parent()  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+
 
 def get_child_frames(startframe):
     """Get all children recursively of a given QWebFrame.
diff --git a/qutebrowser/javascript/webelem.js b/qutebrowser/javascript/webelem.js
index 6a5e1425f..602e6b261 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/javascript/webelem.js
+++ b/qutebrowser/javascript/webelem.js
@@ -159,5 +159,19 @@ window._qutebrowser.webelem = (function() {
         elements[id].setAttribute(name, value);
     };
 
+    funcs.remove_blank_target = function(id) {
+        var elem = elements[id];
+        while (elem !== null) {
+            var tag = elem.tagName.toLowerCase();
+            if (tag === "a" || tag === "area") {
+                if (elem.getAttribute("target") === "_blank") {
+                    elem.setAttribute("target", "_top");
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            elem = elem.parentElement;
+        }
+    };
+
     return funcs;
 })();