diff --git a/admin/filters.php b/admin/filters.php
index b21e1df057d..0d7faa3c088 100644
--- a/admin/filters.php
+++ b/admin/filters.php
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ function get_table_row($filterinfo, $isfirstrow, $islastactive, $applytostrings)
 
     // Disable/off/on
     $select = new single_select(filters_action_url($filter, 'setstate'), 'newstate', $activechoices, $filterinfo->active, null, 'active' . basename($filter));
-    $select->set_label(get_accesshide(get_string('isactive', 'filters')));
     $row[] = $OUTPUT->render($select);
 
     // Re-order
@@ -264,7 +263,6 @@ function get_table_row($filterinfo, $isfirstrow, $islastactive, $applytostrings)
 
     // Apply to strings.
     $select = new single_select(filters_action_url($filter, 'setapplyto'), 'stringstoo', $applytochoices, $applytostrings, null, 'applyto' . basename($filter));
-    $select->set_label(get_accesshide(get_string('applyto', 'filters')));
     $select->disabled = $filterinfo->active == TEXTFILTER_DISABLED;
     $row[] = $OUTPUT->render($select);
 
diff --git a/admin/mnet/access_control.php b/admin/mnet/access_control.php
index 4e29ae4f78c..b9e436f7cc4 100644
--- a/admin/mnet/access_control.php
+++ b/admin/mnet/access_control.php
@@ -203,18 +203,17 @@ echo get_string('username') . ":\n";
 if (!empty($formerror['username'])) {
     echo '<span class="error"> * </span>';
 }
-echo html_writer::label(get_string('username'), 'menuusername', false, array('class' =>'accesshide'));
-echo '<input id="menuusername" type="text" name="username" size="20" maxlength="100" />';
+echo '<input type="text" name="username" size="20" maxlength="100" />';
 
 // choose a remote host
-echo html_writer::label(get_string('remotehost', 'mnet'), 'menumnet_host_id');
+echo " " . get_string('remotehost', 'mnet') . ":\n";
 if (!empty($formerror['mnet_host_id'])) {
     echo '<span class="error"> * </span>';
 }
 echo html_writer::select($mnethosts, 'mnet_host_id');
 
 // choose an access level
-echo html_writer::label(get_string('accesslevel', 'mnet'), 'menuaccessctrl');
+echo " " . get_string('accesslevel', 'mnet') . ":\n";
 if (!empty($formerror['accessctrl'])) {
     echo '<span class="error"> * </span>';
 }
diff --git a/admin/portfolio.php b/admin/portfolio.php
index 2e0ca378943..791c79f9489 100644
--- a/admin/portfolio.php
+++ b/admin/portfolio.php
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ if (($action == 'edit') || ($action == 'new')) {
                 $currentaction = 'hide';
             }
             $select = new single_select(portfolio_action_url($pluginid, 'pf'), 'action', $actionchoicesforexisting, $currentaction, null, 'applyto' . $pluginid);
-            $select->set_label(get_accesshide(get_string('portfolio', 'portfolio')));
             $table->data[] = array($pluginname, $OUTPUT->render($select), $settings);
         }
         if (!in_array($plugin, $usedplugins)) {
diff --git a/admin/repository.php b/admin/repository.php
index 3b625a68a36..c3409a5b5a0 100644
--- a/admin/repository.php
+++ b/admin/repository.php
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ if (($action == 'edit') || ($action == 'new')) {
             }
 
             $select = new single_select(repository_action_url($typename, 'repos'), 'action', $actionchoicesforexisting, $currentaction, null, 'applyto' . basename($typename));
-            $select->set_label(get_accesshide(get_string('action')));
+
             // Display up/down link
             $updown = '';
             $spacer = $OUTPUT->spacer(array('height'=>15, 'width'=>15)); // should be done with CSS instead
@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@ if (($action == 'edit') || ($action == 'new')) {
             // Check that it has not already been listed
             if (!in_array($plugin, $alreadyplugins)) {
                 $select = new single_select(repository_action_url($plugin, 'repos'), 'action', $actionchoicesfornew, 'delete', null, 'applyto' . basename($plugin));
-                $select->set_label(get_accesshide(get_string('action')));
                 $table->data[] = array(get_string('pluginname', 'repository_'.$plugin), $OUTPUT->render($select), '', '');
             }
         }
diff --git a/admin/roles/lib.php b/admin/roles/lib.php
index b5bebe80038..d57233ff1a2 100644
--- a/admin/roles/lib.php
+++ b/admin/roles/lib.php
@@ -721,10 +721,7 @@ class define_role_table_advanced extends capability_table_with_risks {
         foreach(get_role_archetypes() as $type) {
             $options[$type] = get_string('archetype'.$type, 'role');
         }
-
-        $return = html_writer::label(get_string('archetype'.$type, 'role'), 'menuarchetype', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-        $return .= html_writer::select($options, 'archetype', $this->role->archetype, false);
-        return $return;
+        return html_writer::select($options, 'archetype', $this->role->archetype, false);
     }
 
     protected function get_assignable_levels_control() {
diff --git a/admin/timezone.php b/admin/timezone.php
index b3fef54cd97..34e1fa40fda 100644
--- a/admin/timezone.php
+++ b/admin/timezone.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     $timezones = get_list_of_timezones();
 
     echo '<center><form action="timezone.php" method="post">';
-    echo html_writer::label($strusers . ' (' . $strall . '): ', 'menuzone');
+    echo "$strusers ($strall): ";
     echo html_writer::select($timezones, "zone", $current, array('99'=>get_string("serverlocaltime")));
     echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"sesskey\" value=\"".sesskey()."\" />";
     echo '<input type="submit" value="'.s($strsavechanges).'" />';
diff --git a/admin/tool/langimport/index.php b/admin/tool/langimport/index.php
index 82b5cc23f58..80d8829865f 100644
--- a/admin/tool/langimport/index.php
+++ b/admin/tool/langimport/index.php
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ $url = new moodle_url('/admin/tool/langimport/index.php', array('mode' => DELETI
 echo html_writer::start_tag('td', array('valign' => 'top'));
 echo html_writer::start_tag('form', array('id' => 'uninstallform', 'action' => $url->out(), 'method' => 'post'));
 echo html_writer::start_tag('fieldset');
-echo html_writer::label(get_string('installedlangs', 'tool_langimport'), 'menuuninstalllang');
+echo html_writer::label(get_string('installedlangs', 'tool_langimport'), 'uninstalllang');
 echo html_writer::empty_tag('br');
 echo html_writer::select($installedlangs, 'uninstalllang', '', false, array('size' => 15));
 echo html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type' => 'hidden', 'name' => 'sesskey', 'value' => sesskey()));
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ if (!empty($options)) {
     $url = new moodle_url('/admin/tool/langimport/index.php', array('mode' => INSTALLATION_OF_SELECTED_LANG));
     echo html_writer::start_tag('form', array('id' => 'installform', 'action' => $url->out(), 'method' => 'post'));
     echo html_writer::start_tag('fieldset');
-    echo html_writer::label(get_string('availablelangs','install'), 'menupack');
+    echo html_writer::label(get_string('availablelangs','install'), 'pack');
     echo html_writer::empty_tag('br');
     echo html_writer::select($options, 'pack[]', '', false, array('size' => 15, 'multiple' => 'multiple'));
     echo html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type' => 'hidden', 'name' => 'sesskey', 'value' => sesskey()));
diff --git a/admin/tool/spamcleaner/index.php b/admin/tool/spamcleaner/index.php
index 30050e41ef8..443f5cdffee 100644
--- a/admin/tool/spamcleaner/index.php
+++ b/admin/tool/spamcleaner/index.php
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ echo $OUTPUT->box_start();     // The forms section at the top
 
 <form method="post" action="index.php">
   <div>
-    <label class="accesshide" for="keyword_el"><?php get_string('keyword', 'tool_spamcleaner') ?></label>
     <input type="text" name="keyword" id="keyword_el" value="<?php p($keyword) ?>" />
     <input type="hidden" name="sesskey" value="<?php echo sesskey();?>" />
     <input type="submit" value="<?php echo get_string('spamsearch', 'tool_spamcleaner')?>" />
diff --git a/admin/tool/spamcleaner/lang/en/tool_spamcleaner.php b/admin/tool/spamcleaner/lang/en/tool_spamcleaner.php
index df6b4a338b0..5a863570803 100644
--- a/admin/tool/spamcleaner/lang/en/tool_spamcleaner.php
+++ b/admin/tool/spamcleaner/lang/en/tool_spamcleaner.php
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ $string['spamfromcomments'] = 'From comments:';
 $string['spamfrommessages'] = 'From messages:';
 $string['spamfromforumpost'] = 'From forum post:';
 $string['spaminvalidresult'] = 'Unknown but invalid result';
-$string['spamkeyword'] = 'Keyword';
 $string['spamoperation'] = 'Operation';
 $string['spamresult'] = 'Results of searching user profiles containing:';
 $string['spamsearch'] = 'Search for these keywords';
diff --git a/admin/tool/xmldb/actions/new_table_from_mysql/new_table_from_mysql.class.php b/admin/tool/xmldb/actions/new_table_from_mysql/new_table_from_mysql.class.php
index 261efcbb3eb..1473cc45267 100644
--- a/admin/tool/xmldb/actions/new_table_from_mysql/new_table_from_mysql.class.php
+++ b/admin/tool/xmldb/actions/new_table_from_mysql/new_table_from_mysql.class.php
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class new_table_from_mysql extends XMLDBAction {
             $o.= '    <input type="hidden" name ="postaction" value="edit_table" />';
             $o.= '    <input type="hidden" name ="sesskey" value="' . sesskey() . '" />';
             $o.= '    <table id="formelements" class="boxaligncenter" cellpadding="5">';
-            $o.= '      <tr><td><label for="menutable" accesskey="t">' . $this->str['createtable'] .' </label>' . html_writer::select($selecttables, 'table') . '<label for="menuafter" accesskey="a">' . $this->str['aftertable'] . ' </label>' .html_writer::select($aftertables, 'after') . '</td></tr>';
+            $o.= '      <tr><td><label for="table" accesskey="t">' . $this->str['createtable'] .' </label>' . html_writer::select($selecttables, 'table') . '<label for="after" accesskey="a">' . $this->str['aftertable'] . ' </label>' .html_writer::select($aftertables, 'after') . '</td></tr>';
             $o.= '      <tr><td colspan="2" align="center"><input type="submit" value="' .$this->str['create'] . '" /></td></tr>';
             $o.= '      <tr><td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="index.php?action=edit_xml_file&amp;dir=' . urlencode(str_replace($CFG->dirroot, '', $dirpath)) . '">[' . $this->str['back'] . ']</a></td></tr>';
             $o.= '    </table>';
diff --git a/admin/tool/xmldb/actions/view_structure_php/view_structure_php.class.php b/admin/tool/xmldb/actions/view_structure_php/view_structure_php.class.php
index 7e3ef9c38b9..5d98a3ac9cf 100644
--- a/admin/tool/xmldb/actions/view_structure_php/view_structure_php.class.php
+++ b/admin/tool/xmldb/actions/view_structure_php/view_structure_php.class.php
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class view_structure_php extends XMLDBAction {
         $o.= '    <input type="hidden" name ="dir" value="' . str_replace($CFG->dirroot, '', $dirpath) . '" />';
         $o.= '    <input type="hidden" name ="action" value="view_structure_php" />';
         $o.= '    <table id="formelements" class="boxaligncenter" cellpadding="5">';
-        $o.= '      <tr><td><label for="menucommand" accesskey="c">' . $this->str['selectaction'] .' </label>' . html_writer::select($popcommands, 'command', $commandparam, false) . '&nbsp;<label for="menutable" accesskey="t">' . $this->str['selecttable'] . ' </label>' .html_writer::select($poptables, 'table', $tableparam, false) . '</td></tr>';
+        $o.= '      <tr><td><label for="action" accesskey="c">' . $this->str['selectaction'] .' </label>' . html_writer::select($popcommands, 'command', $commandparam, false) . '&nbsp;<label for="table" accesskey="t">' . $this->str['selecttable'] . ' </label>' .html_writer::select($poptables, 'table', $tableparam, false) . '</td></tr>';
         $o.= '      <tr><td colspan="2" align="center"><input type="submit" value="' .$this->str['view'] . '" /></td></tr>';
         $o.= '    </table>';
         $o.= '</div></form>';
diff --git a/admin/tool/xmldb/actions/view_table_php/view_table_php.class.php b/admin/tool/xmldb/actions/view_table_php/view_table_php.class.php
index 2146d78bda1..7ce215793fe 100644
--- a/admin/tool/xmldb/actions/view_table_php/view_table_php.class.php
+++ b/admin/tool/xmldb/actions/view_table_php/view_table_php.class.php
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class view_table_php extends XMLDBAction {
         $o.= '    <input type="hidden" name ="table" value="' . s($tableparam) . '" />';
         $o.= '    <input type="hidden" name ="action" value="view_table_php" />';
         $o.= '    <table id="formelements" class="boxaligncenter" cellpadding="5">';
-        $o.= '      <tr><td><label for="menucommand" accesskey="c">' . $this->str['selectaction'] .' </label>' . html_writer::select($popcommands, 'command', $commandparam, false) . '&nbsp;<label for="menufieldkeyindex" accesskey="f">' . $this->str['selectfieldkeyindex'] . ' </label>' .html_writer::select($popfields, 'fieldkeyindex', $origfieldkeyindexparam, false) . '</td></tr>';
+        $o.= '      <tr><td><label for="action" accesskey="c">' . $this->str['selectaction'] .' </label>' . html_writer::select($popcommands, 'command', $commandparam, false) . '&nbsp;<label for="fieldkeyindex" accesskey="f">' . $this->str['selectfieldkeyindex'] . ' </label>' .html_writer::select($popfields, 'fieldkeyindex', $origfieldkeyindexparam, false) . '</td></tr>';
         $o.= '      <tr><td colspan="2" align="center"><input type="submit" value="' .$this->str['view'] . '" /></td></tr>';
         $o.= '    </table>';
         $o.= '</div></form>';
diff --git a/auth/cas/config.html b/auth/cas/config.html
index 28557dda239..4781cb90ffa 100644
--- a/auth/cas/config.html
+++ b/auth/cas/config.html
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ $yesno = array( get_string('no'), get_string('yes') );
     </td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
-    <td align="right"><label for="hostname"><?php print_string('auth_cas_hostname_key', 'auth_cas') ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_cas_hostname_key', 'auth_cas') ?>:</td>
     <td>
-        <input name="hostname" id="hostname" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->hostname ?>" />
+        <input name="hostname" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->hostname ?>" />
         <?php if (isset($err['hostname'])) { echo $OUTPUT->error_text($err['hostname']); } ?>
     </td>
     <td>
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ $yesno = array( get_string('no'), get_string('yes') );
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
     <td align="right">
-        <label for="baseuri"><?php print_string('auth_cas_baseuri_key', 'auth_cas') ?>: </label>
+        <?php print_string('auth_cas_baseuri_key', 'auth_cas') ?>:
     </td>
     <td>
-        <input name="baseuri" id="baseuri" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->baseuri ?>" />
+        <input name="baseuri" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->baseuri ?>" />
         <?php if (isset($err['baseuri'])) { echo $OUTPUT->error_text($err['baseuri']); } ?>
     </td>
     <td>
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ $yesno = array( get_string('no'), get_string('yes') );
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
     <td align="right">
-        <label for="port"><?php print_string('auth_cas_port_key', 'auth_cas') ?>: </label>
+        <?php print_string('auth_cas_port_key', 'auth_cas') ?>:
     </td>
     <td>
-        <input name="port" id="port" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->port ?>" />
+        <input name="port" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->port ?>" />
         <?php if (isset($err['port'])) { echo $OUTPUT->error_text($err['port']); } ?>
     </td>
     <td>
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ $yesno = array( get_string('no'), get_string('yes') );
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
     <td align="right">
-        <?php echo html_writer::label(get_string('auth_cas_casversion', 'auth_cas'), 'menucasversion'); ?>:
+        <?php print_string('auth_cas_casversion', 'auth_cas') ?>:
     </td>
     <td>
         <?php
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ $yesno = array( get_string('no'), get_string('yes') );
     </td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
-    <td align="right"><?php echo html_writer::label(get_string('auth_cas_language_key', 'auth_cas'), 'menulanguage'); ?>:</td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_cas_language_key', 'auth_cas') ?>:</td>
     <td>
         <?php echo html_writer::select($CASLANGUAGES, 'language', $config->language, false); ?>
     </td>
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ $yesno = array( get_string('no'), get_string('yes') );
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
     <td align="right">
-        <?php echo html_writer::label(get_string('auth_cas_proxycas_key', 'auth_cas'), 'menuproxycas'); ?>:
+        <?php print_string('auth_cas_proxycas_key', 'auth_cas') ?>:
     </td>
     <td>
         <?php echo html_writer::select($yesno, 'proxycas', $config->proxycas, false); ?>
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ $yesno = array( get_string('no'), get_string('yes') );
     </td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
-    <td align="right"><?php echo html_writer::label(get_string('auth_cas_logoutcas_key', 'auth_cas'), 'menulogoutcas'); ?>:</td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_cas_logoutcas_key', 'auth_cas') ?>:</td>
     <td>
         <?php echo html_writer::select($yesno, 'logoutcas', $config->logoutcas, false); ?>
     </td>
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ $yesno = array( get_string('no'), get_string('yes') );
     </td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
-    <td align="right"><?php echo html_writer::label(get_string('auth_cas_multiauth_key', 'auth_cas'), 'menumultiauth'); ?>:</td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_cas_multiauth_key', 'auth_cas') ?>:</td>
     <td>
         <?php echo html_writer::select($yesno, 'multiauth', $config->multiauth, false); ?>
     </td>
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ $yesno = array( get_string('no'), get_string('yes') );
     </td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top"  class="required">
-    <td align="right"><?php echo html_writer::label(get_string('auth_cas_certificate_check_key', 'auth_cas'), 'menucertificate_check'); ?>:</td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_cas_certificate_check_key', 'auth_cas') ?>:</td>
     <td>
         <?php echo html_writer::select($yesno, 'certificate_check', $config->certificate_check, false); ?>
     </td>
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ $yesno = array( get_string('no'), get_string('yes') );
     </td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
-    <td align="right"><label for="certificate_path"><?php print_string('auth_cas_certificate_path_key', 'auth_cas') ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_cas_certificate_path_key', 'auth_cas') ?>:</td>
     <td>
         <input name="certificate_path" id="certificate_path" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->certificate_path ?>" />
         <?php if (isset($err['certificate_path'])) echo $OUTPUT->error_text($err['certificate_path']); ?>
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ $yesno = array( get_string('no'), get_string('yes') );
     </td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
-    <td align="right"><label for="menuldap_version"><?php print_string('auth_ldap_version_key', 'auth_ldap') ?></label></td>
+    <td align="right"><label for="menuversion"><?php print_string('auth_ldap_version_key', 'auth_ldap') ?></label></td>
     <td>
         <?php
              $versions = array();
diff --git a/auth/fc/config.html b/auth/fc/config.html
index 2696c2330de..91dd8c8b8ba 100644
--- a/auth/fc/config.html
+++ b/auth/fc/config.html
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
 <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0">
 
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
-    <td align="right"><label for="host"><?php  print_string("auth_fchost_key", "auth_fc") ?>:</label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php  print_string("auth_fchost_key", "auth_fc") ?>:</td>
     <td>
-        <input name="host" id="host" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->host?>" />
+        <input name="host" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->host?>" />
     <?php  if (isset($err["host"])) echo $OUTPUT->error_text($err["host"]); ?>
     </td>
     <td>
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
 </tr>
 
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
-    <td align="right"><label for="fppport"><?php  print_string("auth_fcfppport_key", "auth_fc") ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php  print_string("auth_fcfppport_key", "auth_fc") ?>:</td>
     <td>
-        <input name="fppport" id="fppport" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->fppport?>" />
+        <input name="fppport" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->fppport?>" />
     <?php  if (isset($err["fppport"])) echo $OUTPUT->error_text($err["host"]); ?>
     </td>
     <td>
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@
 </tr>
 
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
-    <td align="right"><label for="creators"><?php  print_string("auth_fccreators_key", "auth_fc") ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php  print_string("auth_fccreators_key", "auth_fc") ?>:</td>
     <td>
-        <input name="creators" id="creators" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->creators?>" />
+        <input name="creators" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->creators?>" />
     <?php  if (isset($err["creators"])) echo $OUTPUT->error_text($err["creators"]); ?>
     </td>
     <td>
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@
 </tr>
 
 <tr valign="top">
-    <td align="right"><label for="changepasswordurl"><?php print_string('auth_fcchangepasswordurl', 'auth_fc') ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_fcchangepasswordurl', 'auth_fc') ?>: </td>
     <td>
-        <input name="changepasswordurl" id="changepasswordurl" type="text" value="<?php echo $config->changepasswordurl ?>" />
+        <input name="changepasswordurl" type="text" value="<?php echo $config->changepasswordurl ?>" />
         <?php
 
         if (isset($err['changepasswordurl'])) {
diff --git a/auth/imap/config.html b/auth/imap/config.html
index e36fdd085e9..d88ad3a8e0b 100644
--- a/auth/imap/config.html
+++ b/auth/imap/config.html
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ if (!isset($config->changepasswordurl)) {
 <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0">
 
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
-    <td align="right"><label for="host"><?php print_string('auth_imaphost_key', 'auth_imap') ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_imaphost_key', 'auth_imap') ?>: </td>
     <td>
-        <input name="host" id="host" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->host ?>" />
+        <input name="host" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->host ?>" />
         <?php
 
         if (isset($err['host'])) {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if (!isset($config->changepasswordurl)) {
 </tr>
 
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
-    <td align="right"><?php echo html_writer::label(get_string('auth_imaptype_key', 'auth_imap'), 'menutype'); ?>: </td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_imaptype_key', 'auth_imap') ?>: </td>
     <td>
         <?php
 
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ if (!isset($config->changepasswordurl)) {
 </tr>
 
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
-    <td align="right"><label for="port"><?php print_string('auth_imapport_key', 'auth_imap') ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_imapport_key', 'auth_imap') ?>: </td>
     <td>
-        <input name="port" id="port" type="text" size="6" value="<?php echo $config->port ?>" />
+        <input name="port" type="text" size="6" value="<?php echo $config->port ?>" />
         <?php
 
         if (isset($err['port'])) {
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ if (!isset($config->changepasswordurl)) {
 </tr>
 
 <tr valign="top">
-    <td align="right"><label for="changepasswordurl"><?php print_string('auth_imapchangepasswordurl_key', 'auth_imap') ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_imapchangepasswordurl_key', 'auth_imap') ?>: </td>
     <td>
-        <input name="changepasswordurl" id="changepasswordurl" type="text" value="<?php echo $config->changepasswordurl ?>" />
+        <input name="changepasswordurl" type="text" value="<?php echo $config->changepasswordurl ?>" />
         <?php
 
         if (isset($err['changepasswordurl'])) {
diff --git a/auth/ldap/config.html b/auth/ldap/config.html
index 8ad27efffa7..72519c734a6 100644
--- a/auth/ldap/config.html
+++ b/auth/ldap/config.html
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ $yesno = array(get_string('no'), get_string('yes'));
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
     <td align="right">
-        <label for="menuldap_version"><?php print_string('auth_ldap_version_key', 'auth_ldap') ?></label>
+        <label for="menuversion"><?php print_string('auth_ldap_version_key', 'auth_ldap') ?></label>
     </td>
     <td>
         <?php
diff --git a/auth/mnet/config.html b/auth/mnet/config.html
index c25b31400af..2dbba3f0624 100644
--- a/auth/mnet/config.html
+++ b/auth/mnet/config.html
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ if (empty($CFG->mnet_dispatcher_mode) || $CFG->mnet_dispatcher_mode !== 'strict'
 <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5">
 
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
-    <td align="right"><label for="rpc_negotiation_timeout"><?php print_string('rpc_negotiation_timeout', 'auth_mnet'); ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('rpc_negotiation_timeout', 'auth_mnet'); ?>: </td>
     <td>
-        <input name="rpc_negotiation_timeout" id="rpc_negotiation_timeout" type="text" size="5" value="<?php echo $config->rpc_negotiation_timeout ?>" />
+        <input name="rpc_negotiation_timeout" type="text" size="5" value="<?php echo $config->rpc_negotiation_timeout ?>" />
         <?php
 
         if (isset($err['rpc_negotiation_timeout'])) {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if (empty($CFG->mnet_dispatcher_mode) || $CFG->mnet_dispatcher_mode !== 'strict'
 <?php /*
  See MDL-21327   for why this is commented out
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
-    <td align="right"><?php echo html_writer::label(get_string('auto_add_remote_users', 'auth_mnet'), 'menuauto_add_remote_users'); ?>: </td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auto_add_remote_users', 'auth_mnet'); ?>: </td>
     <td>
         <?php
 
diff --git a/auth/nntp/config.html b/auth/nntp/config.html
index c9ed4c553e6..179efdd4367 100644
--- a/auth/nntp/config.html
+++ b/auth/nntp/config.html
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ if (!isset($config->changepasswordurl)) {
 <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0">
 
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
-    <td align="right"><label for="host"><?php print_string('auth_nntphost_key', 'auth_nntp') ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_nntphost_key', 'auth_nntp') ?>: </td>
     <td>
-        <input name="host" id="host" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->host ?>" />
+        <input name="host" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->host ?>" />
         <?php
 
         if (isset($err["host"])) {
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ if (!isset($config->changepasswordurl)) {
 </tr>
 
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
-    <td align="right"><label for="port"><?php print_string('auth_nntpport_key', 'auth_nntp') ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_nntpport_key', 'auth_nntp') ?>: </td>
     <td>
-        <input name="port" id="port" type="text" size="6" value="<?php echo $config->port ?>" />
+        <input name="port" type="text" size="6" value="<?php echo $config->port ?>" />
         <?php
 
         if (isset($err["port"])) {
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ if (!isset($config->changepasswordurl)) {
 </tr>
 
 <tr valign="top">
-    <td align="right"><label for="changepasswordurl"><?php print_string('auth_nntpchangepasswordurl_key', 'auth_nntp') ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_nntpchangepasswordurl_key', 'auth_nntp') ?>: </td>
     <td>
-        <input name="changepasswordurl" id="changepasswordurl" type="text" value="<?php echo $config->changepasswordurl ?>" />
+        <input name="changepasswordurl" type="text" value="<?php echo $config->changepasswordurl ?>" />
         <?php
 
         if (isset($err['changepasswordurl'])) {
diff --git a/auth/pop3/config.html b/auth/pop3/config.html
index 1f21e67cdb8..e2d7e7a0eb8 100644
--- a/auth/pop3/config.html
+++ b/auth/pop3/config.html
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ if (!isset($config->changepasswordurl)) {
 <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0">
 
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
-    <td align="right"><label for="host"><?php print_string('auth_pop3host_key', 'auth_pop3') ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_pop3host_key', 'auth_pop3') ?>: </td>
     <td>
-        <input name="host" id="host" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->host ?>" />
+        <input name="host" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->host ?>" />
         <?php
 
         if (isset($err['host'])) {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ if (!isset($config->changepasswordurl)) {
 </tr>
 
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
-    <td align="right"><?php echo html_writer::label(get_string('auth_pop3type_key', 'auth_pop3'), 'menutype'); ?>: </td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_pop3type_key', 'auth_pop3') ?>: </td>
     <td>
         <?php
 
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ if (!isset($config->changepasswordurl)) {
 </tr>
 
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
-    <td align="right"><label for="port"><?php print_string('auth_pop3port_key', 'auth_pop3') ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_pop3port_key', 'auth_pop3') ?>: </td>
     <td>
-        <input name="port" id="port" type="text" size="6" value="<?php echo $config->port ?>" />
+        <input name="port" type="text" size="6" value="<?php echo $config->port ?>" />
         <?php
 
         if (isset($err['port'])) {
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ if (!isset($config->changepasswordurl)) {
 </tr>
 
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
-    <td align="right"><label for="mailbox"><?php print_string('auth_pop3mailbox_key', 'auth_pop3') ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_pop3mailbox_key', 'auth_pop3') ?>: </td>
     <td>
-        <input name="mailbox" id="mailbox" type="text" size="6" value="<?php echo $config->mailbox ?>" />
+        <input name="mailbox" type="text" size="6" value="<?php echo $config->mailbox ?>" />
         <?php
 
         if (isset($err['mailbox'])) {
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ if (!isset($config->changepasswordurl)) {
 </tr>
 
 <tr valign="top">
-    <td align="right"><label for="changepasswordurl"><?php print_string('auth_pop3changepasswordurl_key', 'auth_pop3') ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_pop3changepasswordurl_key', 'auth_pop3') ?>: </td>
     <td>
-        <input name="changepasswordurl" id="changepasswordurl" type="text" value="<?php echo $config->changepasswordurl ?>" />
+        <input name="changepasswordurl" type="text" value="<?php echo $config->changepasswordurl ?>" />
         <?php
 
         if (isset($err['changepasswordurl'])) {
diff --git a/auth/radius/config.html b/auth/radius/config.html
index 103bb20f130..5973c344e05 100644
--- a/auth/radius/config.html
+++ b/auth/radius/config.html
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ if (!isset($config->changepasswordurl)) {
 <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0">
 
 <tr valign="top">
-    <td align="right"><label for="host"><?php print_string('auth_radiushost_key', 'auth_radius') ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_radiushost_key', 'auth_radius') ?>: </td>
     <td>
-        <input name="host" id="host" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->host ?>" />
+        <input name="host" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->host ?>" />
         <?php
 
         if (isset($err['host'])) {
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ if (!isset($config->changepasswordurl)) {
 </tr>
 
 <tr valign="top">
-    <td align="right"><label for="nasport"><?php print_string('auth_radiusnasport_key', 'auth_radius') ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_radiusnasport_key', 'auth_radius') ?>: </td>
     <td>
-        <input name="nasport" id="nasport" type="text" size="6" value="<?php echo $config->nasport ?>" />
+        <input name="nasport" type="text" size="6" value="<?php echo $config->nasport ?>" />
         <?php
 
         if (isset($err['nasport'])) {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ if (!isset($config->changepasswordurl)) {
 </tr>
 
 <tr valign="top" >
-    <td align="right"><?php echo html_writer::label(get_string('auth_radiustype_key', 'auth_radius'), 'menuradiustype'); ?>: </td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_radiustype_key', 'auth_radius') ?>: </td>
     <td>
 <?php
 
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ if (!isset($config->changepasswordurl)) {
 
 
 <tr valign="top" >
-    <td align="right"><label for="secret"><?php print_string('auth_radiussecret_key', 'auth_radius') ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_radiussecret_key', 'auth_radius') ?>: </td>
     <td>
-        <input name="secret" id="secret" type="text" size="6" value="<?php echo $config->secret ?>" />
+        <input name="secret" type="text" size="6" value="<?php echo $config->secret ?>" />
         <?php
 
         if (isset($err['secret'])) {
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ if (!isset($config->changepasswordurl)) {
 </tr>
 
 <tr valign="top">
-    <td align="right"><label for="changepasswordurl"><?php print_string('auth_radiuschangepasswordurl_key', 'auth_radius') ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_radiuschangepasswordurl_key', 'auth_radius') ?>: </td>
     <td>
-        <input name="changepasswordurl" id="changepasswordurl" type="text" value="<?php echo $config->changepasswordurl ?>" />
+        <input name="changepasswordurl" type="text" value="<?php echo $config->changepasswordurl ?>" />
         <?php
 
         if (isset($err['changepasswordurl'])) {
diff --git a/auth/shibboleth/config.html b/auth/shibboleth/config.html
index 754ef913cee..18dfdeae4a2 100644
--- a/auth/shibboleth/config.html
+++ b/auth/shibboleth/config.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0">
 
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
-    <td align="right"><label for="user_attribute"><?php print_string("username") ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string("username") ?>:</td>
     <td>
         <input name="user_attribute" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->user_attribute ?>" />
     </td>
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 </tr>
 
 <tr valign="top">
-    <td align="right"><label for="convert_data"><?php print_string("auth_shib_convert_data", "auth_shibboleth") ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string("auth_shib_convert_data", "auth_shibboleth") ?>:</td>
     <td>
-        <input name="convert_data" id="convert_data" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->convert_data?>" />
+        <input name="convert_data" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->convert_data?>" />
         <?php
 
         if ($config->convert_data and $config->convert_data != '' and !is_readable($config->convert_data)) {
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ urn:mace:organization2:providerID, Example Organization 2, /Shibboleth.sso/WAYF/
 </tr>
 
 <tr valign="top">
-    <td align="right"><label for="logout_handler"><?php print_string("auth_shib_logout_url", "auth_shibboleth") ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string("auth_shib_logout_url", "auth_shibboleth") ?>:</td>
     <td>
-        <input name="logout_handler" id="logout_handler" type="text" size="30" value="<?php
+        <input name="logout_handler" type="text" size="30" value="<?php
         if ( isset($config->logout_handler) and !empty($config->logout_handler)){
             echo $config->logout_handler;
         }
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ urn:mace:organization2:providerID, Example Organization 2, /Shibboleth.sso/WAYF/
 </tr>
 
 <tr valign="top">
-    <td align="right"><label for="logout_return_url"><?php print_string("auth_shib_logout_return_url", "auth_shibboleth") ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string("auth_shib_logout_return_url", "auth_shibboleth") ?>:</td>
     <td>
-        <input name="logout_return_url" id="logout_return_url" type="text" size="30" value="<?php
+        <input name="logout_return_url" type="text" size="30" value="<?php
         if ( isset($config->logout_return_url) and !empty($config->logout_return_url)){
             echo $config->logout_return_url;
         }
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ urn:mace:organization2:providerID, Example Organization 2, /Shibboleth.sso/WAYF/
 </tr>
 
 <tr valign="top">
-    <td align="right"><label for="login_name"><?php print_string("auth_shib_auth_method", "auth_shibboleth") ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string("auth_shib_auth_method", "auth_shibboleth") ?>:</td>
     <td>
-        <input name="login_name" id="login_name" type="text" size="30" value="<?php
+        <input name="login_name" type="text" size="30" value="<?php
         if ( isset($config->login_name) and !empty($config->login_name)){
             echo htmlentities($config->login_name);
         } else {
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ urn:mace:organization2:providerID, Example Organization 2, /Shibboleth.sso/WAYF/
 </tr>
 
 <tr valign="top">
-    <td align="right"><label for="changepasswordurl"><?php print_string('auth_shib_changepasswordurl', 'auth_shibboleth') ?>: </label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php print_string('auth_shib_changepasswordurl', 'auth_shibboleth') ?>: </td>
     <td>
-        <input name="changepasswordurl" id="changepasswordurl" type="text" value="<?php echo $config->changepasswordurl ?>" />
+        <input name="changepasswordurl" type="text" value="<?php echo $config->changepasswordurl ?>" />
         <?php
 
         if (isset($err['changepasswordurl'])) {
diff --git a/auth/shibboleth/index_form.html b/auth/shibboleth/index_form.html
index 1e93cf26c7d..423faa0b88f 100644
--- a/auth/shibboleth/index_form.html
+++ b/auth/shibboleth/index_form.html
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ if ($show_instructions) {
 
         ?>
           <div class="guestsub">
-          <p><label for="idp"><?php print_string("auth_shibboleth_select_organization", "auth_shibboleth"); ?></label></p>
+          <p><?php print_string("auth_shibboleth_select_organization", "auth_shibboleth"); ?></p>
             <form action="login.php" method="post" id="guestlogin">
-            <select id="idp" name="idp">
+            <select name="idp">
                 <option value="-" ><?php print_string("auth_shibboleth_select_member", "auth_shibboleth"); ?></option>
                 <?php
                     print_idp_list();
diff --git a/backup/util/ui/renderer.php b/backup/util/ui/renderer.php
index 1f8d8f6d31d..7afcdfd368a 100644
--- a/backup/util/ui/renderer.php
+++ b/backup/util/ui/renderer.php
@@ -343,16 +343,7 @@ class core_backup_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
         } else {
             $description = '';
         }
-
-        if ($type == 'text') {
-            if (empty($attributes['id'])) {
-                $attributes['id'] = $name;
-            }
-            $label = html_writer::label($name, $attibutes['id'], false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-        } else {
-            $label = '';
-        }
-        return $this->backup_detail_pair($label, $label . html_writer::empty_tag('input', $attributes+array('name'=>$name, 'type'=>$type, 'value'=>$value)).$description);
+        return $this->backup_detail_pair($label, html_writer::empty_tag('input', $attributes+array('name'=>$name, 'type'=>$type, 'value'=>$value)).$description);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/blocks/section_links/config_instance.html b/blocks/section_links/config_instance.html
index a2765dafd25..efc2fbc4238 100644
--- a/blocks/section_links/config_instance.html
+++ b/blocks/section_links/config_instance.html
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ for($i = 1; $i < 3; $i++){
 ?>
     <tr valign="top">
         <td align="right">
-            <label for="menunumsections<?php echo $i; ?>"><?php print_string('numsections'.$i, 'block_section_links'); ?>:</label>
+            <?php print_string('numsections'.$i, 'block_section_links'); ?>:
         </td>
         <td>
             <?php choose_from_menu($numberofsections, 'numsections'.$i, $selected[$i][0]); ?>
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ for($i = 1; $i < 3; $i++){
     </tr>
     <tr valign="top">
         <td align="right">
-            <label for="menuincby<?php echo $i;?>"><?php print_string('incby'.$i, 'block_section_links'); ?>:</label>
+            <?php print_string('incby'.$i, 'block_section_links'); ?>:
         </td>
         <td>
             <?php choose_from_menu($increments, 'incby'.$i, $selected[$i][1]); ?>
diff --git a/blocks/tags/block_tags.php b/blocks/tags/block_tags.php
index 7ce4a4a9ae7..b7a35fd9bab 100644
--- a/blocks/tags/block_tags.php
+++ b/blocks/tags/block_tags.php
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ class block_tags extends block_base {
             if ($officialtags) { $this->content->text .= $officialtagscontent; }
             if ($coursetags) { $this->content->text .= $coursetagscontent; }
             if ($commtags) { $this->content->text .= $commtagscontent; }
+
             // add the input form section (allowing a user to tag the current course) and navigation, or loggin message
             if ($loggedin) {
                 // only show the input form on course pages for those allowed (or not barred)
@@ -249,8 +250,7 @@ class block_tags extends block_base {
                             <div class="coursetag_form_wrapper">
                             <div class="coursetag_form_positioner">
                                 <div class="coursetag_form_input1">
-                                    <label class="accesshide" for="coursetag_sug_keyword">$tagthisunit</label>
-                                    <input type="text" name="coursetag_sug_keyword" id="coursetag_sug_keyword" class="coursetag_form_input1a" disabled="disabled" />
+                                    <input type="text" name="coursetag_sug_keyword" class="coursetag_form_input1a" disabled="disabled" />
                                 </div>
                                 <div class="coursetag_form_input2">
                                     <input type="text" name="coursetag_new_tag" id="coursetag_new_tag" class="coursetag_form_input2a"
diff --git a/calendar/lib.php b/calendar/lib.php
index efc163ea747..7280f14c7a8 100644
--- a/calendar/lib.php
+++ b/calendar/lib.php
@@ -1653,7 +1653,6 @@ function calendar_print_month_selector($name, $selected) {
     for ($i=1; $i<=12; $i++) {
         $months[$i] = userdate(gmmktime(12, 0, 0, $i, 15, 2000), '%B');
     }
-    echo html_writer::label(get_string('months'), 'menu'. $name, false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
     echo html_writer::select($months, $name, $selected, false);
 }
 
diff --git a/calendar/renderer.php b/calendar/renderer.php
index b8a7b9910ec..4fe8301b8bf 100644
--- a/calendar/renderer.php
+++ b/calendar/renderer.php
@@ -708,9 +708,7 @@ class core_calendar_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
         $select = new single_select(new moodle_url(CALENDAR_URL.'set.php', array('return' => base64_encode($returnurl->out(false)), 'var' => 'setcourse', 'sesskey'=>sesskey())), 'id', $courseoptions, $selected, null);
         $select->class = 'cal_courses_flt';
         if ($label !== null) {
-            $select->set_label($label);
-        } else {
-            $select->set_label(get_accesshide(get_string('course')));
+            $select->label = $label;
         }
         return $this->output->render($select);
     }
diff --git a/course/category.php b/course/category.php
index 42eb6783256..6f4f57c59e9 100644
--- a/course/category.php
+++ b/course/category.php
@@ -424,7 +424,6 @@ if (!$courses) {
         make_categories_list($movetocategories, $notused, 'moodle/category:manage');
         $movetocategories[$category->id] = get_string('moveselectedcoursesto');
         echo '<tr><td colspan="3" align="right">';
-        echo html_writer::label(get_string('moveselectedcoursesto'), 'movetoid', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
         echo html_writer::select($movetocategories, 'moveto', $category->id, null, array('id'=>'movetoid'));
         $PAGE->requires->js_init_call('M.util.init_select_autosubmit', array('movecourses', 'movetoid', false));
         echo '<input type="hidden" name="id" value="'.$category->id.'" />';
diff --git a/course/index.php b/course/index.php
index bf126ef6a35..ce1466a494f 100644
--- a/course/index.php
+++ b/course/index.php
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ function print_category_edit($category, $displaylist, $parentslist, $depth=-1, $
             }
             $popupurl = new moodle_url("index.php?move=$category->id&sesskey=".sesskey());
             $select = new single_select($popupurl, 'moveto', $tempdisplaylist, $category->parent, null, "moveform$category->id");
-            $select->set_label(get_accesshide(get_string('frontpagecategorynames')));
             echo $OUTPUT->render($select);
         }
         echo '</td>';
diff --git a/course/scales.php b/course/scales.php
index 8a6e14ab1f3..07bf4fabb3c 100644
--- a/course/scales.php
+++ b/course/scales.php
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ if ($scaleid) {
             echo $OUTPUT->box_start();
             echo $OUTPUT->heading($scale->name);
             echo "<center>";
-            echo html_writer::label(get_string('scales'), 'menuunused', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
             echo html_writer::select($scalemenu, 'unused');
             echo "</center>";
             echo text_to_html($scale->description);
@@ -102,7 +101,6 @@ if ($scales = $DB->get_records("scale", array("courseid"=>$course->id), "name AS
         echo $OUTPUT->box_start();
         echo $OUTPUT->heading($scale->name);
         echo "<center>";
-        echo html_writer::label(get_string('scales'), 'menuunused', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
         echo html_writer::select($scalemenu, 'unused');
         echo "</center>";
         echo text_to_html($scale->description);
@@ -129,7 +127,6 @@ if ($scales = $DB->get_records("scale", array("courseid"=>0), "name ASC")) {
         echo $OUTPUT->box_start();
         echo $OUTPUT->heading($scale->name);
         echo "<center>";
-        echo html_writer::label(get_string('scales'), 'menuunused', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
         echo html_writer::select($scalemenu, 'unused');
         echo "</center>";
         echo text_to_html($scale->description);
diff --git a/course/search.php b/course/search.php
index 8c9f85cd156..246577cd034 100644
--- a/course/search.php
+++ b/course/search.php
@@ -377,7 +377,6 @@ if ($courses) {
         echo "<input type=\"button\" onclick=\"checkall()\" value=\"$strselectall\" />\n";
         echo "<input type=\"button\" onclick=\"checknone()\" value=\"$strdeselectall\" />\n";
         // Select box should only show categories in which user has min capability to move course.
-        echo html_writer::label(get_string('moveselectedcoursesto'), 'movetoid', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
         echo html_writer::select($usercatlist, 'moveto', '', array(''=>get_string('moveselectedcoursesto')), array('id'=>'movetoid'));
         $PAGE->requires->js_init_call('M.util.init_select_autosubmit', array('movecourses', 'movetoid', false));
         echo "</td>\n</tr>\n";
diff --git a/enrol/authorize/locallib.php b/enrol/authorize/locallib.php
index aeee664d08e..058b1b08d15 100644
--- a/enrol/authorize/locallib.php
+++ b/enrol/authorize/locallib.php
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ function authorize_print_orders($courseid, $userid) {
 
     $searchmenu = array('orderid' => $authstrs->orderid, 'transid' => $authstrs->transid, 'cclastfour' => $authstrs->cclastfour);
     $buttons = "<form method='post' action='index.php' autocomplete='off'><div>";
-    $buttons .= html_writer::label(get_string('orderdetails', 'enrol_authorize'), 'menusearchtype', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
     $buttons .= html_writer::select($searchmenu, 'searchtype', $searchtype, false);
-    $buttons .= html_writer::label(get_string('search'), 'menusearchtype', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
     $buttons .= "<input type='text' size='16' name='searchquery' value='' />";
     $buttons .= "<input type='submit' value='$strs->search' />";
     $buttons .= "</div></form>";
@@ -83,8 +81,7 @@ function authorize_print_orders($courseid, $userid) {
     if (($popupcrs = $DB->get_records_sql_menu($sql, $params))) {
         $popupcrs = array($SITE->id => $SITE->fullname) + $popupcrs;
     }
-    $popmenulabel = array('' => get_accesshide(get_string('course')));
-    $popupmenu = empty($popupcrs) ? '' : $OUTPUT->single_select(new moodle_url($baseurl.'&status='.$status), 'course', $popupcrs, $courseid, $popmenulabel, 'coursesmenu');
+    $popupmenu = empty($popupcrs) ? '' : $OUTPUT->single_select(new moodle_url($baseurl.'&status='.$status), 'course', $popupcrs, $courseid, null, 'coursesmenu');
     $popupmenu .= '<br />';
     $statusmenu = array(
         AN_STATUS_NONE => $strs->all,
@@ -100,7 +97,6 @@ function authorize_print_orders($courseid, $userid) {
         AN_STATUS_TEST => $authstrs->tested
     );
 
-    $popmenulabel = array('' => get_accesshide(get_string('status')));
     $popupmenu .= $OUTPUT->single_select(new moodle_url($baseurl.'&course='.$courseid), 'status', $statusmenu, $status, null, 'statusmenu');
     if ($canmanagepayments) {
         $popupmenu .= '<br />';
diff --git a/enrol/manual/manage.php b/enrol/manual/manage.php
index f7ea7e2c629..94fdc632a9a 100644
--- a/enrol/manual/manage.php
+++ b/enrol/manual/manage.php
@@ -162,13 +162,13 @@ echo $OUTPUT->heading($instancename);
 
               <div class="enroloptions">
 
-              <p><label for="menuroleid"><?php print_string('assignrole', 'enrol_manual') ?></label><br />
+              <p><label for="roleid"><?php print_string('assignrole', 'enrol_manual') ?></label><br />
               <?php echo html_writer::select($roles, 'roleid', $roleid, false); ?></p>
 
-              <p><label for="menuextendperiod"><?php print_string('enrolperiod', 'enrol') ?></label><br />
+              <p><label for="extendperiod"><?php print_string('enrolperiod', 'enrol') ?></label><br />
               <?php echo html_writer::select($periodmenu, 'extendperiod', $defaultperiod, $unlimitedperiod); ?></p>
 
-              <p><label for="menuextendbase"><?php print_string('startingfrom') ?></label><br />
+              <p><label for="extendbase"><?php print_string('startingfrom') ?></label><br />
               <?php echo html_writer::select($basemenu, 'extendbase', $extendbase, false); ?></p>
 
               </div>
diff --git a/filter/algebra/algebradebug.php b/filter/algebra/algebradebug.php
index d62ea6f5ca3..67b715cc9ab 100644
--- a/filter/algebra/algebradebug.php
+++ b/filter/algebra/algebradebug.php
@@ -275,12 +275,12 @@ function slasharguments($texexp, $md5) {
 <html>
 <head><title>Algebra Filter Debugger</title></head>
 <body>
-    <p><label for="algebra">Please enter an algebraic expression <b>without</b> any surrounding @@ into
-       the text box below. (Click <a href="#help">here for help.</a>)</label>
+    <p>Please enter an algebraic expression <b>without</b> any surrounding @@ into
+       the text box below. (Click <a href="#help">here for help.</a>)
           <form action="algebradebug.php" method="get"
            target="inlineframe">
             <center>
-             <input type="text" id="algebra" name="algebra" size="50"
+             <input type="text" name="algebra" size="50"
                     value="sin(z)/(x^2+y^2)" />
             </center>
            <ol>
diff --git a/filter/manage.php b/filter/manage.php
index 04893f1940f..943c7fcaea1 100644
--- a/filter/manage.php
+++ b/filter/manage.php
@@ -181,10 +181,7 @@ if (empty($availablefilters)) {
         } else {
             $activechoices[TEXTFILTER_INHERIT] = $strdefaultoff;
         }
-        $filtername = str_replace('/', '_', $filter);
-        $select = html_writer::label($filterinfo->localstate, 'menu'. $filtername, false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-        $select .= html_writer::select($activechoices, $filtername, $filterinfo->localstate, false);
-        $row[] = $select;
+        $row[] = html_writer::select($activechoices, str_replace('/', '_', $filter), $filterinfo->localstate, false);
 
         // Settings link, if required
         if ($settingscol) {
diff --git a/grade/edit/tree/calculation.php b/grade/edit/tree/calculation.php
index a18d0c14225..89d5cd28545 100644
--- a/grade/edit/tree/calculation.php
+++ b/grade/edit/tree/calculation.php
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ function get_grade_tree(&$gtree, $element, $current_itemid=null, $errors=null) {
                     $name .= '<div class="error"><span class="error">' . $errors[$grade_item->id].'</span><br />'."\n";
                     $closingdiv = "</div>\n";
                 }
-                $name .= '<label class="accesshide" for="id_idnumber_' . $grade_item->id . '">' . get_string('gradeitems', 'grades')  .'</label>';
                 $name .= '<input class="idnumber" id="id_idnumber_'.$grade_item->id.'" type="text" name="idnumbers['.$grade_item->id.']" />' . "\n";
                 $name .= $closingdiv;
             }
diff --git a/grade/edit/tree/index.php b/grade/edit/tree/index.php
index b044fe0a335..801c9efb310 100644
--- a/grade/edit/tree/index.php
+++ b/grade/edit/tree/index.php
@@ -342,8 +342,8 @@ if (!$moving) {
 if (!$moving && count($grade_edit_tree->categories) > 1) {
     echo '<br /><br />';
     echo '<input type="hidden" name="bulkmove" value="0" id="bulkmoveinput" />';
+    echo get_string('moveselectedto', 'grades') . ' ';
     $attributes = array('id'=>'menumoveafter');
-    echo html_writer::label(get_string('moveselectedto', 'grades'), 'menumoveafter', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
     echo html_writer::select($grade_edit_tree->categories, 'moveafter', '', array(''=>'choosedots'), $attributes);
     $OUTPUT->add_action_handler(new component_action('change', 'submit_bulk_move'), 'menumoveafter');
     echo '<div id="noscriptgradetreeform" class="hiddenifjs">
diff --git a/grade/edit/tree/lib.php b/grade/edit/tree/lib.php
index f238c196052..5a268b40c0f 100644
--- a/grade/edit/tree/lib.php
+++ b/grade/edit/tree/lib.php
@@ -673,8 +673,7 @@ class grade_edit_tree_column_aggregation extends grade_edit_tree_column_category
         } else {
             $attributes = array();
             $attributes['id'] = 'aggregation_'.$category->id;
-            $aggregation = html_writer::label(get_string('aggregation', 'grades'), 'aggregation_'.$category->id, false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-            $aggregation .= html_writer::select($options, 'aggregation_'.$category->id, $category->aggregation, null, $attributes);
+            $aggregation = html_writer::select($options, 'aggregation_'.$category->id, $category->aggregation, null, $attributes);
             $action = new component_action('change', 'update_category_aggregation', array('courseid' => $params['id'], 'category' => $category->id, 'sesskey' => sesskey()));
             $OUTPUT->add_action_handler($action, 'aggregation_'.$category->id);
         }
diff --git a/grade/grading/form/rubric/renderer.php b/grade/grading/form/rubric/renderer.php
index 9ba394d9295..9469e946981 100644
--- a/grade/grading/form/rubric/renderer.php
+++ b/grade/grading/form/rubric/renderer.php
@@ -164,8 +164,7 @@ class gradingform_rubric_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
         $leveltemplate .= html_writer::start_tag('div', array('class' => 'level-wrapper'));
         if ($mode == gradingform_rubric_controller::DISPLAY_EDIT_FULL) {
             $definition = html_writer::tag('textarea', htmlspecialchars($level['definition']), array('name' => '{NAME}[criteria][{CRITERION-id}][levels][{LEVEL-id}][definition]', 'cols' => '10', 'rows' => '4'));
-            $score = html_writer::label(get_string('criterionempty', 'gradingform_rubric'), '{NAME}criteria{CRITERION-id}levels{LEVEL-id}', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-            $score .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type' => 'text', 'name' => '{NAME}[criteria][{CRITERION-id}][levels][{LEVEL-id}][score]', 'size' => '3', 'value' => $level['score']));
+            $score = html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type' => 'text', 'name' => '{NAME}[criteria][{CRITERION-id}][levels][{LEVEL-id}][score]', 'size' => '3', 'value' => $level['score']));
         } else {
             if ($mode == gradingform_rubric_controller::DISPLAY_EDIT_FROZEN) {
                 $leveltemplate .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type' => 'hidden', 'name' => '{NAME}[criteria][{CRITERION-id}][levels][{LEVEL-id}][definition]', 'value' => $level['definition']));
@@ -291,7 +290,7 @@ class gradingform_rubric_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
             switch ($option) {
                 case 'sortlevelsasc':
                     // Display option as dropdown
-                    $html .= html_writer::tag('span', html_writer::label(get_string($option, 'gradingform_rubric'), $attrs['id']), array('class' => 'label'));
+                    $html .= html_writer::tag('span', get_string($option, 'gradingform_rubric'), array('class' => 'label'));
                     $value = (int)(!!$value); // make sure $value is either 0 or 1
                     if ($mode == gradingform_rubric_controller::DISPLAY_EDIT_FULL) {
                         $selectoptions = array(0 => get_string($option.'0', 'gradingform_rubric'), 1 => get_string($option.'1', 'gradingform_rubric'));
@@ -449,7 +448,7 @@ class gradingform_rubric_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
     public function display_regrade_confirmation($elementname, $changelevel, $value) {
         $html = html_writer::start_tag('div', array('class' => 'gradingform_rubric-regrade'));
         if ($changelevel<=2) {
-            $html .= html_writer::label(get_string('regrademessage1', 'gradingform_rubric'), 'menu' . $elementname . 'regrade');
+            $html .= get_string('regrademessage1', 'gradingform_rubric');
             $selectoptions = array(
                 0 => get_string('regradeoption0', 'gradingform_rubric'),
                 1 => get_string('regradeoption1', 'gradingform_rubric')
diff --git a/grade/lib.php b/grade/lib.php
index 977aeef6e45..8c969f28994 100644
--- a/grade/lib.php
+++ b/grade/lib.php
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ function print_grade_plugin_selector($plugin_info, $active_type, $active_plugin,
     // finally print/return the popup form
     if ($count > 1) {
         $select = new url_select($menu, $active, null, 'choosepluginreport');
-        $select->set_label(get_accesshide(get_string('gradereport', 'grades')));
+
         if ($return) {
             return $OUTPUT->render($select);
         } else {
diff --git a/grade/report/grader/lib.php b/grade/report/grader/lib.php
index 85137e7697d..7601fea44a8 100644
--- a/grade/report/grader/lib.php
+++ b/grade/report/grader/lib.php
@@ -955,8 +955,7 @@ class grade_report_grader extends grade_report {
                             }
                             $itemcell->text .= '<input type="hidden" id="oldgrade_'.$userid.'_'.$item->id.'" name="oldgrade_'.$userid.'_'.$item->id.'" value="'.$oldval.'"/>';
                             $attributes = array('tabindex' => $tabindices[$item->id]['grade'], 'id'=>'grade_'.$userid.'_'.$item->id);
-                            $itemcell->text .= html_writer::label(get_string('typescale', 'grades'), 'grade_'.$userid.'_'.$item->id, false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-                            $itemcell->text .= html_writer::select($scaleopt, 'grade_'.$userid.'_'.$item->id, $gradeval, array(-1=>$nogradestr), $attributes);
+                            $itemcell->text .= html_writer::select($scaleopt, 'grade_'.$userid.'_'.$item->id, $gradeval, array(-1=>$nogradestr), $attributes);;
                         } elseif(!empty($scale)) {
                             $scales = explode(",", $scale->scale);
 
diff --git a/lang/en/moodle.php b/lang/en/moodle.php
index 01d5d4fb893..d76e8115b84 100644
--- a/lang/en/moodle.php
+++ b/lang/en/moodle.php
@@ -1030,8 +1030,6 @@ $string['missingsummary'] = 'Missing summary';
 $string['missingteacher'] = 'Must choose something';
 $string['missingurl'] = 'Missing URL';
 $string['missingusername'] = 'Missing username';
-$string['month'] = 'Month';
-$string['months'] = 'Months';
 $string['modified'] = 'Modified';
 $string['moduledeleteconfirm'] = 'You are about to completely delete the module \'{$a}\'.  This will completely delete everything in the database associated with this activity module.  Are you SURE you want to continue?';
 $string['moduledeletefiles'] = 'All data associated with the module \'{$a->module}\' has been deleted from the database.  To complete the deletion (and prevent the module re-installing itself), you should now delete this directory from your server: {$a->directory}';
diff --git a/lib/adminlib.php b/lib/adminlib.php
index d0fadc228b9..48c9099cd9c 100644
--- a/lib/adminlib.php
+++ b/lib/adminlib.php
@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@ class admin_setting_configtext extends admin_setting {
 
         return format_admin_setting($this, $this->visiblename,
         '<div class="form-text defaultsnext"><input type="text" size="'.$this->size.'" id="'.$this->get_id().'" name="'.$this->get_full_name().'" value="'.s($data).'" /></div>',
-               $this->description, true, '', $default, $query);
+        $this->description, true, '', $default, $query);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1992,7 +1992,7 @@ class admin_setting_configfile extends admin_setting_configtext {
 
         return format_admin_setting($this, $this->visiblename,
         '<div class="form-file defaultsnext"><input type="text" size="'.$this->size.'" id="'.$this->get_id().'" name="'.$this->get_full_name().'" value="'.s($data).'" />'.$executable.'</div>',
-               $this->description, true, '', $default, $query);
+        $this->description, true, '', $default, $query);
     }
 }
 
@@ -2026,7 +2026,7 @@ class admin_setting_configexecutable extends admin_setting_configfile {
 
         return format_admin_setting($this, $this->visiblename,
         '<div class="form-file defaultsnext"><input type="text" size="'.$this->size.'" id="'.$this->get_id().'" name="'.$this->get_full_name().'" value="'.s($data).'" />'.$executable.'</div>',
-               $this->description, true, '', $default, $query);
+        $this->description, true, '', $default, $query);
     }
 }
 
@@ -2060,7 +2060,7 @@ class admin_setting_configdirectory extends admin_setting_configfile {
 
         return format_admin_setting($this, $this->visiblename,
         '<div class="form-file defaultsnext"><input type="text" size="'.$this->size.'" id="'.$this->get_id().'" name="'.$this->get_full_name().'" value="'.s($data).'" />'.$executable.'</div>',
-               $this->description, true, '', $default, $query);
+        $this->description, true, '', $default, $query);
     }
 }
 
@@ -2748,14 +2748,11 @@ class admin_setting_configtime extends admin_setting {
         }
 
         $return = '<div class="form-time defaultsnext">'.
-            '<label class="accesshide" for="' . $this->get_id() . '">' . get_string('hour') . '</label>' .
             '<select id="'.$this->get_id().'h" name="'.$this->get_full_name().'[h]">';
         for ($i = 0; $i < 24; $i++) {
             $return .= '<option value="'.$i.'"'.($i == $data['h'] ? ' selected="selected"' : '').'>'.$i.'</option>';
         }
-        $return .= '</select>:';
-        $return .= '<label class="accesshide" for="' . $this->get_id() . '">' . get_string('minutes') . '</label>';
-        $return .= '<select id="'.$this->get_id().'m" name="'.$this->get_full_name().'[m]">';
+        $return .= '</select>:<select id="'.$this->get_id().'m" name="'.$this->get_full_name().'[m]">';
         for ($i = 0; $i < 60; $i += 5) {
             $return .= '<option value="'.$i.'"'.($i == $data['m'] ? ' selected="selected"' : '').'>'.$i.'</option>';
         }
@@ -3168,7 +3165,6 @@ class admin_setting_courselist_frontpage extends admin_setting {
             if (!array_key_exists($i, $currentsetting)) {
                 $currentsetting[$i] = 'none'; //none
             }
-            $return .= '<label class="accesshide" for="' . $this->get_id().$i . '">' . get_string($this->name, 'admin') . '</label>';
             $return .='<select class="form-select" id="'.$this->get_id().$i.'" name="'.$this->get_full_name().'[]">';
             foreach ($this->choices as $key => $value) {
                 $return .= '<option value="'.$key.'"'.("$key" == $currentsetting[$i] ? ' selected="selected"' : '').'>'.$value.'</option>';
@@ -3440,10 +3436,8 @@ class admin_setting_emoticons extends admin_setting {
             }
 
             $out .= html_writer::tag('td',
-                html_writer::label($value, $this->get_full_name() . $field, false, array('class' => 'accesshide')) .
                 html_writer::empty_tag('input',
                     array(
-                        'id'    => $this->get_full_name() . $field,
                         'type'  => 'text',
                         'class' => 'form-text',
                         'name'  => $this->get_full_name().'['.$field.']',
@@ -6524,7 +6518,7 @@ class admin_setting_managerepository extends admin_setting {
                 }
 
                 $select = new single_select($this->repository_action_url($typename, 'repos'), 'action', $actionchoicesforexisting, $currentaction, null, 'applyto' . basename($typename));
-                $select->set_label(get_accesshide(get_string('select') . ' '. get_string('action')));
+
                 // Display up/down link
                 $updown = '';
                 $spacer = $OUTPUT->spacer(array('height'=>15, 'width'=>15)); // should be done with CSS instead
@@ -6561,7 +6555,6 @@ class admin_setting_managerepository extends admin_setting {
                 // Check that it has not already been listed
                 if (!in_array($plugin, $alreadyplugins)) {
                     $select = new single_select($this->repository_action_url($plugin, 'repos'), 'action', $actionchoicesfornew, 'delete', null, 'applyto' . basename($plugin));
-                    $select->set_label(get_accesshide(get_string('select') . ' '. get_string('action')));
                     $table->data[] = array(get_string('pluginname', 'repository_'.$plugin), $OUTPUT->render($select), '', '');
                 }
             }
@@ -7673,7 +7666,6 @@ class admin_setting_configcolourpicker extends admin_setting {
         $PAGE->requires->js_init_call('M.util.init_colour_picker', array($this->get_id(), $this->previewconfig));
         $content  = html_writer::start_tag('div', array('class'=>'form-colourpicker defaultsnext'));
         $content .= html_writer::tag('div', $OUTPUT->pix_icon('i/loading', get_string('loading', 'admin'), 'moodle', array('class'=>'loadingicon')), array('class'=>'admin_colourpicker clearfix'));
-        $content .= html_writer::label($this->get_full_name(), $this->get_id(), false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
         $content .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type'=>'text','id'=>$this->get_id(), 'name'=>$this->get_full_name(), 'value'=>$this->get_setting(), 'size'=>'12'));
         if (!empty($this->previewconfig)) {
             $content .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type'=>'button','id'=>$this->get_id().'_preview', 'value'=>get_string('preview'), 'class'=>'admin_colourpicker_preview'));
@@ -7773,10 +7765,8 @@ class admin_setting_devicedetectregex extends admin_setting {
             }
 
             $out .= html_writer::tag('td',
-                html_writer::label($this->get_full_name(), $this->get_full_name() . 'expression' . $i, false, array('class' => 'accesshide')) .
                 html_writer::empty_tag('input',
                     array(
-                        'id'    => $this->get_full_name() . 'expression' . $i,
                         'type'  => 'text',
                         'class' => 'form-text',
                         'name'  => $this->get_full_name().'[expression'.$i.']',
@@ -7794,10 +7784,8 @@ class admin_setting_devicedetectregex extends admin_setting {
             }
 
             $out .= html_writer::tag('td',
-                    html_writer::label($this->get_full_name(), $this->get_full_name() . 'value' . $i, false, array('class' => 'accesshide')) .
                 html_writer::empty_tag('input',
                     array(
-                        'id'    => $this->get_full_name() . 'value' . $i,
                         'type'  => 'text',
                         'class' => 'form-text',
                         'name'  => $this->get_full_name().'[value'.$i.']',
diff --git a/lib/deprecatedlib.php b/lib/deprecatedlib.php
index bc71f5d32ef..714efb884f0 100644
--- a/lib/deprecatedlib.php
+++ b/lib/deprecatedlib.php
@@ -2525,12 +2525,12 @@ function print_textfield($name, $value, $alt = '', $size=50, $maxlength=0, $retu
     }
 
     $style = "width: {$size}px;";
-    $attributes = array('type' => 'text', 'id' => $name, 'name' => $name, 'alt' => $alt, 'style' => $style, 'value' => $value);
+    $attributes = array('type'=>'text', 'name'=>$name, 'alt'=>$alt, 'style'=>$style, 'value'=>$value);
     if ($maxlength) {
         $attributes['maxlength'] = $maxlength;
     }
-    $output =  html_writer::label($name, $name, false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-    $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', $attributes);
+
+    $output = html_writer::empty_tag('input', $attributes);
 
     if (empty($return)) {
         echo $output;
diff --git a/lib/form/editor.php b/lib/form/editor.php
index 28e0eb4fce1..a993ffd467a 100644
--- a/lib/form/editor.php
+++ b/lib/form/editor.php
@@ -359,11 +359,10 @@ class MoodleQuickForm_editor extends HTML_QuickForm_element {
 
         $str .= '<div>';
         if (count($formats)>1) {
-            $str .= html_writer::label(get_string('format'), 'menu'. $elname. '[format]', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-            $str .= html_writer::select($formats, $elname.'[format]', $format, false);
+            $str.= html_writer::select($formats, $elname.'[format]', $format, false);
         } else {
             $keys = array_keys($formats);
-            $str .= html_writer::empty_tag('input',
+            $str.= html_writer::empty_tag('input',
                     array('name'=>$elname.'[format]', 'type'=> 'hidden', 'value' => array_pop($keys)));
         }
         $str .= '</div>';
@@ -408,4 +407,4 @@ class MoodleQuickForm_editor extends HTML_QuickForm_element {
 
         return '';
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/outputrenderers.php b/lib/outputrenderers.php
index 22233f1a6f9..6e311be07f0 100644
--- a/lib/outputrenderers.php
+++ b/lib/outputrenderers.php
@@ -1334,12 +1334,6 @@ class core_renderer extends renderer_base {
 
         if ($select->label) {
             $output .= html_writer::label($select->label, $select->attributes['id']);
-        } else {
-            if (isset($select->nothing)) {
-                $label = $select->nothing;
-                $label = array_pop($label);
-                $output .= html_writer::label($label, $select->attributes['id'], false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-            }
         }
 
         if ($select->helpicon instanceof help_icon) {
@@ -1347,6 +1341,7 @@ class core_renderer extends renderer_base {
         } else if ($select->helpicon instanceof old_help_icon) {
             $output .= $this->render($select->helpicon);
         }
+
         $output .= html_writer::select($select->options, $select->name, $select->selected, $select->nothing, $select->attributes);
 
         $go = html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type'=>'submit', 'value'=>get_string('go')));
@@ -1417,12 +1412,6 @@ class core_renderer extends renderer_base {
 
         if ($select->label) {
             $output .= html_writer::label($select->label, $select->attributes['id']);
-        } else {
-            if (isset($select->nothing)) {
-                $label = $select->nothing;
-                $label = array_pop($label);
-                $output .= html_writer::label($label, $select->attributes['id'], false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-            }
         }
 
         if ($select->helpicon instanceof help_icon) {
@@ -1639,7 +1628,6 @@ class core_renderer extends renderer_base {
 
             $scalearray = array(RATING_UNSET_RATING => $strrate.'...') + $rating->settings->scale->scaleitems;
             $scaleattrs = array('class'=>'postratingmenu ratinginput','id'=>'menurating'.$rating->itemid);
-            $ratinghtml .= html_writer::label($rating->rating, 'menurating'.$rating->itemid, false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
             $ratinghtml .= html_writer::select($scalearray, 'rating', $rating->rating, false, $scaleattrs);
 
             //output submit button
diff --git a/lib/portfoliolib.php b/lib/portfoliolib.php
index 8bf2e066bc9..dc7473a0a63 100644
--- a/lib/portfoliolib.php
+++ b/lib/portfoliolib.php
@@ -462,8 +462,7 @@ function portfolio_instance_select($instances, $callerformats, $callbackclass, $
     $pinsane = portfolio_plugin_sanity_check();
 
     $count = 0;
-    $selectoutput = "\n" . '<label class="accesshide" for="' . $selectname . '">' . get_string('plugin', 'portfolio') . '</label>';
-    $selectoutput .= "\n" . '<select id="' . $selectname . '" name="' . $selectname . '">' . "\n";
+    $selectoutput = "\n" . '<select name="' . $selectname . '">' . "\n";
     $existingexports = portfolio_existing_exports_by_plugin($USER->id);
     foreach ($instances as $instance) {
         $formats = portfolio_supported_formats_intersect($callerformats, $instance->supported_formats());
diff --git a/lib/questionlib.php b/lib/questionlib.php
index 9dec03a57a7..0cab3184067 100644
--- a/lib/questionlib.php
+++ b/lib/questionlib.php
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ function question_category_select_menu($contexts, $top = false, $currentcat = 0,
     foreach ($categoriesarray as $group => $opts) {
         $options[] = array($group => $opts);
     }
-    echo html_writer::label($selected, 'menucategory', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
+
     echo html_writer::select($options, 'category', $selected, $choose);
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/tablelib.php b/lib/tablelib.php
index 095b0b7e082..9c22c9cd7d3 100644
--- a/lib/tablelib.php
+++ b/lib/tablelib.php
@@ -929,7 +929,6 @@ class flexible_table {
             $html = '<form action="'. $this->baseurl .'" method="post">';
             $html .= '<div class="mdl-align">';
             $html .= '<input type="submit" value="'.get_string('downloadas', 'table').'"/>';
-            $html .= html_writer::label($this->defaultdownloadformat, 'menudownload', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
             $html .= html_writer::select($downloadoptions, 'download', $this->defaultdownloadformat, false);
             $html .= '</div></form>';
 
diff --git a/lib/weblib.php b/lib/weblib.php
index 456a442f42b..40a030d9c2b 100644
--- a/lib/weblib.php
+++ b/lib/weblib.php
@@ -2241,7 +2241,6 @@ function print_grade_menu($courseid, $name, $current, $includenograde=true, $ret
     for ($i=100; $i>=1; $i--) {
         $grades[$i] = $i;
     }
-    $output .= html_writer::label(get_string('gradeitems', 'grades'), 'menu' . $name, false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
     $output .= html_writer::select($grades, $name, $current, false);
 
     $linkobject = '<span class="helplink"><img class="iconhelp" alt="'.$strscales.'" src="'.$OUTPUT->pix_url('help') . '" /></span>';
diff --git a/message/lib.php b/message/lib.php
index ccc3760d639..7e80811fa11 100644
--- a/message/lib.php
+++ b/message/lib.php
@@ -507,10 +507,9 @@ function message_print_usergroup_selector($viewing, $courses, $coursecontexts, $
     }
 
     echo html_writer::start_tag('form', array('id' => 'usergroupform','method' => 'get','action' => ''));
-    echo html_writer::start_tag('fieldset');
-    echo html_writer::label(get_string('gotomessages', 'message'), 'viewing', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-    echo html_writer::select($options, 'viewing', $viewing, false, array('id' => 'viewing','onchange' => 'this.form.submit()'));
-    echo html_writer::end_tag('fieldset');
+        echo html_writer::start_tag('fieldset');
+            echo html_writer::select($options, 'viewing', $viewing, false, array('id' => 'viewing','onchange' => 'this.form.submit()'));
+        echo html_writer::end_tag('fieldset');
     echo html_writer::end_tag('form');
 }
 
diff --git a/mod/assignment/lib.php b/mod/assignment/lib.php
index d04b9c39050..12fcf56cf6d 100644
--- a/mod/assignment/lib.php
+++ b/mod/assignment/lib.php
@@ -1462,8 +1462,7 @@ class assignment_base {
                                 } else if ($quickgrade) {
                                     $attributes = array();
                                     $attributes['tabindex'] = $tabindex++;
-                                    $menu = html_writer::label(get_string('assignment:grade', 'assignment'), 'menumenu'. $auser->id, false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-                                    $menu .= html_writer::select(make_grades_menu($this->assignment->grade), 'menu['.$auser->id.']', $auser->grade, array(-1=>get_string('nograde')), $attributes);
+                                    $menu = html_writer::select(make_grades_menu($this->assignment->grade), 'menu['.$auser->id.']', $auser->grade, array(-1=>get_string('nograde')), $attributes);
                                     $grade = '<div id="g'.$auser->id.'">'. $menu .'</div>';
                                 } else {
                                     $grade = '<div id="g'.$auser->id.'">'.$this->display_grade($auser->grade).'</div>';
@@ -1476,7 +1475,6 @@ class assignment_base {
                                 } else if ($quickgrade) {
                                     $attributes = array();
                                     $attributes['tabindex'] = $tabindex++;
-                                    html_writer::label(get_string('assignment:grade', 'assignment'), 'menumenu'. $auser->id, false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
                                     $menu = html_writer::select(make_grades_menu($this->assignment->grade), 'menu['.$auser->id.']', $auser->grade, array(-1=>get_string('nograde')), $attributes);
                                     $grade = '<div id="g'.$auser->id.'">'.$menu.'</div>';
                                 } else {
@@ -1505,7 +1503,6 @@ class assignment_base {
                             } else if ($quickgrade) {   // allow editing
                                 $attributes = array();
                                 $attributes['tabindex'] = $tabindex++;
-                                html_writer::label(get_string('assignment:grade', 'assignment'), 'menumenu'. $auser->id, false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
                                 $menu = html_writer::select(make_grades_menu($this->assignment->grade), 'menu['.$auser->id.']', $auser->grade, array(-1=>get_string('nograde')), $attributes);
                                 $grade = '<div id="g'.$auser->id.'">'.$menu.'</div>';
                                 $hassubmission = true;
@@ -1550,7 +1547,7 @@ class assignment_base {
                         if ($uses_outcomes) {
 
                             foreach($grading_info->outcomes as $n=>$outcome) {
-                                $outcomes .= '<div class="outcome"><label for="'. 'outcome_'.$n.'_'.$auser->id .'">'.$outcome->name.'</label>';
+                                $outcomes .= '<div class="outcome"><label>'.$outcome->name.'</label>';
                                 $options = make_grades_menu(-$outcome->scaleid);
 
                                 if ($outcome->grades[$auser->id]->locked or !$quickgrade) {
@@ -1560,7 +1557,6 @@ class assignment_base {
                                     $attributes = array();
                                     $attributes['tabindex'] = $tabindex++;
                                     $attributes['id'] = 'outcome_'.$n.'_'.$auser->id;
-                                    html_writer::label(get_string('assignment:grade', 'assignment'), 'outcome_'.$n.'_'.$auser->id, false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
                                     $outcomes .= ' '.html_writer::select($options, 'outcome_'.$n.'['.$auser->id.']', $outcome->grades[$auser->id]->grade, array(0=>get_string('nooutcome', 'grades')), $attributes);
                                 }
                                 $outcomes .= '</div>';
diff --git a/mod/chat/gui_ajax/index.php b/mod/chat/gui_ajax/index.php
index 73291ebb8fc..99dc589fb0b 100644
--- a/mod/chat/gui_ajax/index.php
+++ b/mod/chat/gui_ajax/index.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ echo $OUTPUT->box('', '', 'chat-options');
 echo $OUTPUT->box('<ul id="messages-list"></ul>', '', 'chat-messages');
 $table = new html_table();
 $table->data = array(
-    array(' &raquo; <label class="accesshide" for="input-message">' . get_string('messages', 'chat') . ' </label><input type="text" disabled="true" id="input-message" value="Loading..." size="50" /> <input type="button" id="button-send" value="'.get_string('send', 'chat').'" /> <a id="choosetheme" href="###">'.get_string('themes').' &raquo; </a>')
+    array(' &raquo; <input type="text" disabled="true" id="input-message" value="Loading..." size="50" /> <input type="button" id="button-send" value="'.get_string('send', 'chat').'" /> <a id="choosetheme" href="###">'.get_string('themes').' &raquo; </a>')
 );
 echo $OUTPUT->box(html_writer::table($table), '', 'chat-input-area');
 echo $OUTPUT->box('', '', 'chat-notify');
diff --git a/mod/chat/gui_header_js/chatinput.php b/mod/chat/gui_header_js/chatinput.php
index 73edbaa831f..a228a925923 100644
--- a/mod/chat/gui_header_js/chatinput.php
+++ b/mod/chat/gui_header_js/chatinput.php
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ $PAGE->set_cacheable(false);
 echo $OUTPUT->header();
 
 echo html_writer::start_tag('form', array('action'=>'../empty.php', 'method'=>'post', 'target'=>'empty', 'id'=>'inputForm', 'style'=>'margin:0'));
-echo html_writer::label(get_string('messages', 'chat'), 'input_chat_message', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
 echo html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type'=>'text', 'id'=>'input_chat_message', 'name'=>'chat_message', 'size'=>'50', 'value'=>''));
 echo html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type'=>'checkbox', 'id'=>'auto', 'checked'=>'checked', 'value'=>''));
 echo html_writer::tag('label', get_string('autoscroll', 'chat'), array('for'=>'auto'));
diff --git a/mod/chat/gui_sockets/chatinput.php b/mod/chat/gui_sockets/chatinput.php
index 2edea8b2a61..fe369b5cd67 100644
--- a/mod/chat/gui_sockets/chatinput.php
+++ b/mod/chat/gui_sockets/chatinput.php
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ echo $OUTPUT->header();
 
     <form action="../empty.php" method="get" target="empty" id="inputform"
           onsubmit="return empty_field_and_submit();">
-        <label class="accesshide" for="chat_message"><?php get_string('modulename', 'chat'); ?> . ' ' .<?php strtolower(get_string('messages', 'chat')); ?> </label>
         <input type="text" name="chat_message" id="chat_message" size="60" value="" />
         <?php echo $OUTPUT->help_icon('usingchat', 'chat'); ?>
     </form>
diff --git a/mod/data/field.php b/mod/data/field.php
index 45c0499d246..01ec6dfdc9f 100644
--- a/mod/data/field.php
+++ b/mod/data/field.php
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ if (($mode == 'new') && (!empty($newtype)) && confirm_sesskey()) {          ///
 
     $options = array(0 => get_string('ascending', 'data'),
                      1 => get_string('descending', 'data'));
-    echo html_writer::label(get_string('sortby'), 'menudefaultsortdir', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
     echo html_writer::select($options, 'defaultsortdir', $data->defaultsortdir, false);
     echo '<input type="submit" value="'.get_string('save', 'data').'" />';
     echo '</div>';
diff --git a/mod/data/field/file/field.class.php b/mod/data/field/file/field.class.php
index d88a92abd14..f7bd7ac6f72 100644
--- a/mod/data/field/file/field.class.php
+++ b/mod/data/field/file/field.class.php
@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@ class data_field_file extends data_field_base {
     }
 
     function display_search_field($value = '') {
-        return '<label class="accesshide" for=f_"' . $this->field->id . '">' . $this->field->name . '</label>' .
-               '<input type="text" size="16" id="f_'.$this->field->id.'" name="f_'.$this->field->id.'" value="'.$value.'" />';
+        return '<input type="text" size="16" name="f_'.$this->field->id.'" value="'.$value.'" />';
     }
 
     function generate_sql($tablealias, $value) {
diff --git a/mod/data/field/file/mod.html b/mod/data/field/file/mod.html
index 03584336ce8..73815b5abbe 100644
--- a/mod/data/field/file/mod.html
+++ b/mod/data/field/file/mod.html
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
             <?php
                 $course->maxbytes = $DB->get_field('course', 'maxbytes', array('id'=>$this->data->course));
                 $choices = get_max_upload_sizes($CFG->maxbytes, $course->maxbytes);
-                echo html_writer::label($this->field->param3, 'menuparam3', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
                 echo html_writer::select($choices, 'param3', $this->field->param3, false, array('id' => 'param3'));
             ?>
         </td>
diff --git a/mod/data/field/latlong/field.class.php b/mod/data/field/latlong/field.class.php
index a6f688961fb..794f3d07f49 100644
--- a/mod/data/field/latlong/field.class.php
+++ b/mod/data/field/latlong/field.class.php
@@ -82,9 +82,7 @@ class data_field_latlong extends data_field_base {
         }
         $latlongsrs->close();
 
-        $return = html_writer::label(get_string('latlong', 'data'), 'menuf_'.$this->field->id, false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-        $return .= html_writer::select($options, 'f_'.$this->field->id, $value);
-       return $return;
+       return html_writer::select($options, 'f_'.$this->field->id, $value);
     }
 
     function parse_search_field() {
@@ -152,9 +150,7 @@ class data_field_latlong extends data_field_base {
                           . str_replace(array_keys($urlreplacements), array_values($urlreplacements), $this->linkoutservices[$servicesshown[0]])
                           ."' title='$servicesshown[0]'>$compasslat, $compasslong</a>";
             } elseif (sizeof($servicesshown)>1) {
-                $str .= "$compasslat, $compasslong\n";
-                $str .= "<label class='accesshide' for='jumpto'>". get_string('jumpto') ."</label>";
-                $str .= "<select id='jumpto' name='jumpto'>";
+                $str .= "$compasslat, $compasslong\n<select name='jumpto'>";
                 foreach($servicesshown as $servicename){
                     // Add a link to a service
                     $str .= "\n  <option value='"
diff --git a/mod/data/field/menu/field.class.php b/mod/data/field/menu/field.class.php
index 0414f2208ca..6a948a19300 100644
--- a/mod/data/field/menu/field.class.php
+++ b/mod/data/field/menu/field.class.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class data_field_menu extends data_field_base {
             }
         }
 
-        $str .= html_writer::label(get_string('menuchoose', 'data'), 'field_'.$this->field->id, false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
+
         $str .= html_writer::select($options, 'field_'.$this->field->id, $content, array(''=>get_string('menuchoose', 'data')), array('id'=>'field_'.$this->field->id));
 
         $str .= '</div>';
@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ class data_field_menu extends data_field_base {
             return '';
         }
 
-        $return = html_writer::label(get_string('namemenu', 'data'), 'menuf_'. $this->field->id, false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-        $return .= html_writer::select($options, 'f_'.$this->field->id, $content);
-        return $return;
+        return html_writer::select($options, 'f_'.$this->field->id, $content);
     }
 
      function parse_search_field() {
diff --git a/mod/data/field/multimenu/field.class.php b/mod/data/field/multimenu/field.class.php
index 815137caa99..f3fe90b161d 100644
--- a/mod/data/field/multimenu/field.class.php
+++ b/mod/data/field/multimenu/field.class.php
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class data_field_multimenu extends data_field_base {
 
         $str = '<div title="'.s($this->field->description).'">';
         $str .= '<input name="field_' . $this->field->id . '[xxx]" type="hidden" value="xxx"/>'; // hidden field - needed for empty selection
-        $str .= '<label class="cell" for=field_"' . $this->field->id . '">' . $this->field->name. ': </label>';
         $str .= '<select name="field_' . $this->field->id . '[]" id="field_' . $this->field->id . '" multiple="multiple">';
 
         foreach (explode("\n",$this->field->param1) as $option) {
@@ -72,8 +71,7 @@ class data_field_multimenu extends data_field_base {
 
         static $c = 0;
 
-        $str = '<label class="accesshide" for=f_"' . $this->field->id . '">' . $this->field->name . '</label>';
-        $str .= '<select id="f_'.$this->field->id.'" name="f_'.$this->field->id.'[]" multiple="multiple">';
+        $str = '<select name="f_'.$this->field->id.'[]" multiple="multiple">';
 
         // display only used options
         $varcharcontent =  $DB->sql_compare_text('content', 255);
diff --git a/mod/data/field/number/field.class.php b/mod/data/field/number/field.class.php
index d04be455d48..9c5d17ffc49 100644
--- a/mod/data/field/number/field.class.php
+++ b/mod/data/field/number/field.class.php
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ class data_field_number extends data_field_base {
     }
 
     function display_search_field($value = '') {
-        return '<label class="accesshide" for="f_'.$this->field->id.'">' . get_string('fieldname', 'data') . '</label>' .
-               '<input type="text" size="16" id="f_'.$this->field->id.'" name="f_'.$this->field->id.'" value="'.$value.'" />';
+        return '<input type="text" size="16" name="f_'.$this->field->id.'" value="'.$value.'" />';
     }
 
     function parse_search_field() {
diff --git a/mod/data/field/picture/field.class.php b/mod/data/field/picture/field.class.php
index eb0a69b8793..e5874880080 100644
--- a/mod/data/field/picture/field.class.php
+++ b/mod/data/field/picture/field.class.php
@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ class data_field_picture extends data_field_base {
     }
 
     function display_search_field($value = '') {
-        return '<label class="accesshide" for="f_'.$this->field->id.'">' . get_string('fieldname', 'data') . '</label>' .
-               '<input type="text" size="16" id="f_'.$this->field->id.'" name="f_'.$this->field->id.'" value="'.$value.'" />';
+        return '<input type="text" size="16" name="f_'.$this->field->id.'" value="'.$value.'" />';
     }
 
     function parse_search_field() {
diff --git a/mod/data/field/picture/mod.html b/mod/data/field/picture/mod.html
index f48b4cbbda7..9dd1583f6b3 100644
--- a/mod/data/field/picture/mod.html
+++ b/mod/data/field/picture/mod.html
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
             <?php
                 $course->maxbytes = $DB->get_field('course', 'maxbytes', array('id'=>$this->data->course));
                 $choices = get_max_upload_sizes($CFG->maxbytes, $course->maxbytes);
-                echo html_writer::label($this->field->param3, 'menuparam3', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
                 echo html_writer::select($choices, 'param3', $this->field->param3, false, array('id'=>'param3'));
             ?>
         </td>
diff --git a/mod/data/field/radiobutton/field.class.php b/mod/data/field/radiobutton/field.class.php
index f3115c12db8..5396b2d0cad 100644
--- a/mod/data/field/radiobutton/field.class.php
+++ b/mod/data/field/radiobutton/field.class.php
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ class data_field_radiobutton extends data_field_base {
                 $options[$rec->content] = $rec->content;  //Build following indicies from the sql.
             }
         }
-        $return = html_writer::label(get_string('nameradiobutton', 'data'), 'menuf_'. $this->field->id, false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-        $return .= html_writer::select($options, 'f_'.$this->field->id, $value);
-        return $return;
+        return html_writer::select($options, 'f_'.$this->field->id, $value);
     }
 
     function parse_search_field() {
diff --git a/mod/data/field/text/field.class.php b/mod/data/field/text/field.class.php
index 2bccff184a5..36c391ae8e7 100644
--- a/mod/data/field/text/field.class.php
+++ b/mod/data/field/text/field.class.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class data_field_text extends data_field_base {
     var $type = 'text';
 
     function display_search_field($value = '') {
-        return '<label class="accesshide" for=f_"' . $this->field->id . '">'. $this->field->name.'</label>' . '<input type="text" size="16" id="f_'.$this->field->id.'" name="f_'.$this->field->id.'" value="'.$value.'" />';
+        return '<input type="text" size="16" name="f_'.$this->field->id.'" value="'.$value.'" />';
     }
 
     function parse_search_field() {
diff --git a/mod/data/field/textarea/field.class.php b/mod/data/field/textarea/field.class.php
index 4c833f6f78b..a15dfb2e3ee 100644
--- a/mod/data/field/textarea/field.class.php
+++ b/mod/data/field/textarea/field.class.php
@@ -126,8 +126,7 @@ class data_field_textarea extends data_field_base {
         $editor->use_editor($field, $options, $fpoptions);
         $str .= '<input type="hidden" name="'.$field.'_itemid" value="'.$draftitemid.'" />';
         $str .= '<div><textarea id="'.$field.'" name="'.$field.'" rows="'.$this->field->param3.'" cols="'.$this->field->param2.'">'.s($text).'</textarea></div>';
-        $str .= '<div><label class="accesshide" for="' . $field . '_content1">' . get_string('format') . '</label>';
-        $str .= '<select id="' . $field . '_content1" name="'.$field.'_content1">';
+        $str .= '<div><select name="'.$field.'_content1">';
         foreach ($formats as $key=>$desc) {
             $selected = ($format == $key) ? 'selected="selected"' : '';
             $str .= '<option value="'.s($key).'" '.$selected.'>'.$desc.'</option>';
@@ -141,8 +140,7 @@ class data_field_textarea extends data_field_base {
 
 
     function display_search_field($value = '') {
-        return '<label class="accesshide" for=f_"' . $this->field->id . '">' . $this->field->name . '</label>' .
-               '<input type="text" size="16" id="f_'.$this->field->id.'" name="f_'.$this->field->id.'" value="'.$value.'" />';
+        return '<input type="text" size="16" name="f_'.$this->field->id.'" value="'.$value.'" />';
     }
 
     function parse_search_field() {
diff --git a/mod/data/field/url/field.class.php b/mod/data/field/url/field.class.php
index 89c8c7cee26..1c453739e49 100644
--- a/mod/data/field/url/field.class.php
+++ b/mod/data/field/url/field.class.php
@@ -52,14 +52,11 @@ class data_field_url extends data_field_base {
         $str = '<div title="'.s($this->field->description).'">';
         if (!empty($this->field->param1) and empty($this->field->param2)) {
             $str .= '<table><tr><td align="right">';
-            $str .= get_string('url','data').':</td><td>';
-            $str .= '<label class="accesshide" for="' . $fieldid . '">'. $this->field->name .'</label>';
-            $str .= '<input type="text" name="field_'.$this->field->id.'_0" id="'.$fieldid.'" value="'.$url.'" size="60" /></td></tr>';
+            $str .= get_string('url','data').':</td><td><input type="text" name="field_'.$this->field->id.'_0" id="'.$fieldid.'" value="'.$url.'" size="60" /></td></tr>';
             $str .= '<tr><td align="right">'.get_string('text','data').':</td><td><input type="text" name="field_'.$this->field->id.'_1" id="field_'.$this->field->id.'_1" value="'.s($text).'" size="60" /></td></tr>';
             $str .= '</table>';
         } else {
             // Just the URL field
-            $str .= '<label class="accesshide" for="' . $fieldid . '">'. $this->field->name .'</label>';
             $str .= '<input type="text" name="field_'.$this->field->id.'_0" id="'.$fieldid.'" value="'.s($url).'" size="60" />';
         }
 
@@ -77,8 +74,7 @@ class data_field_url extends data_field_base {
     }
 
     function display_search_field($value = '') {
-        return '<label class="accesshide" for="f_'.$this->field->id.'">' . get_string('fieldname', 'data') . '</label>' .
-               '<input type="text" size="16" id="f_'.$this->field->id.'" name="f_'.$this->field->id.'" value="'.$value.'" />';
+        return '<input type="text" size="16" name="f_'.$this->field->id.'" value="'.$value.'" />';
     }
 
     function parse_search_field() {
diff --git a/mod/feedback/analysis_course.php b/mod/feedback/analysis_course.php
index 04e318aef49..9378c720224 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/analysis_course.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/analysis_course.php
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ if ($courseitemfilter > 0) {
     }
 } else {
 
-    echo html_writer::label(get_string('search_course', 'feedback') . ': ', 'searchcourse');
-    echo '<input id="searchcourse" type="text" name="searchcourse" value="'.s($searchcourse).'"/> ';
+    echo get_string('search_course', 'feedback') . ': ';
+    echo '<input type="text" name="searchcourse" value="'.s($searchcourse).'"/> ';
     echo '<input type="submit" value="'.get_string('search').'"/>';
     echo '<input type="hidden" name="sesskey" value="'.sesskey().'" />';
     echo '<input type="hidden" name="id" value="'.$id.'" />';
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ if ($courseitemfilter > 0) {
     echo '<input type="hidden" name="courseid" value="'.$courseid.'" />';
     echo html_writer::script('', $CFG->wwwroot.'/mod/feedback/feedback.js');
     $sql = 'select DISTINCT c.id, c.shortname from {course} c, '.
-                                         '{feedback_value} fv, {feedback_item} fi '.
+                                          '{feedback_value} fv, {feedback_item} fi '.
                                           'where c.id = fv.course_id and fv.item = fi.id '.
                                           'and fi.feedback = ? '.
                                           'and
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ if ($courseitemfilter > 0) {
 
     if ($courses = $DB->get_records_sql_menu($sql, $params)) {
 
-         echo html_writer::label(get_string('filter_by_course', 'feedback'), 'coursefilterid');
+         echo ' ' . get_string('filter_by_course', 'feedback') . ': ';
+
          echo html_writer::select($courses, 'coursefilter', $coursefilter,
                                   null, array('id'=>'coursefilterid'));
 
diff --git a/mod/feedback/item/multichoice/lib.php b/mod/feedback/item/multichoice/lib.php
index 961dc1d3bbd..4c836e0d850 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/item/multichoice/lib.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/item/multichoice/lib.php
@@ -760,8 +760,7 @@ class feedback_item_multichoice extends feedback_item_base {
 
         ?>
         <li class="feedback_item_select_<?php echo $hv.'_'.$align;?>">
-            <label class="accesshide" for="<?php echo $item->typ .'_' . $item->id;?>"><?php echo $item->name; ?></label>
-            <select  id="<?php echo $item->typ .'_' . $item->id;?>" name="<?php echo $item->typ .'_' . $item->id;?>[]" size="1">
+            <select name="<?php echo $item->typ .'_' . $item->id;?>[]" size="1">
                 <option value="0">&nbsp;</option>
                 <?php
                 $index = 1;
diff --git a/mod/feedback/item/multichoicerated/lib.php b/mod/feedback/item/multichoicerated/lib.php
index 00b26431fd9..050f7ebc050 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/item/multichoicerated/lib.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/item/multichoicerated/lib.php
@@ -575,8 +575,7 @@ class feedback_item_multichoicerated extends feedback_item_base {
         echo '<ul>';
         ?>
         <li class="feedback_item_select_<?php echo $hv.'_'.$align;?>">
-            <label for="<?php echo $item->typ.'_'.$item->id;?>"><?php echo $item->name; ?></label>
-            <select id="<?php echo $item->typ.'_'.$item->id;?>" name="<?php echo $item->typ.'_'.$item->id;?>">
+            <select name="<?php echo $item->typ.'_'.$item->id;?>">
                 <option value="0">&nbsp;</option>
                 <?php
                 $index = 1;
diff --git a/mod/feedback/mapcourse.php b/mod/feedback/mapcourse.php
index 8b32c6bef05..3708b1a567d 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/mapcourse.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/mapcourse.php
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ $sql = "select c.id, c.shortname
 $params = array("%{$searchcourse}%", "%{$searchcourse}%");
 
 if (($courses = $DB->get_records_sql_menu($sql, $params)) && !empty($searchcourse)) {
-    echo html_writer::label(get_string('courses'), 'menucoursefilter', false);
+    echo ' ' . get_string('courses') . ': ';
     echo html_writer::select($courses, 'coursefilter', $coursefilter);
     echo '<input type="submit" value="'.get_string('mapcourse', 'feedback').'"/>';
     echo $OUTPUT->help_icon('mapcourses', 'feedback');
diff --git a/mod/feedback/show_nonrespondents.php b/mod/feedback/show_nonrespondents.php
index ea14832d1e7..63b780211e1 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/show_nonrespondents.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/show_nonrespondents.php
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ if (!$students) {
             print_string('formathtml');
             echo '<input type="hidden" name="format" value="'.FORMAT_HTML.'" />';
         } else {
-            echo '<label for="menuformat" class="accesshide">'. get_string('format') .'</label>';
             choose_from_menu(format_text_menu(), "format", $format, "");
         }
         echo '<br /><div class="buttons">';
diff --git a/mod/forum/lib.php b/mod/forum/lib.php
index 2fdd2613d9e..eb78a1474bf 100644
--- a/mod/forum/lib.php
+++ b/mod/forum/lib.php
@@ -3806,11 +3806,9 @@ function forum_print_mode_form($id, $mode, $forumtype='') {
     global $OUTPUT;
     if ($forumtype == 'single') {
         $select = new single_select(new moodle_url("/mod/forum/view.php", array('f'=>$id)), 'mode', forum_get_layout_modes(), $mode, null, "mode");
-        $select->set_label(get_accesshide(get_string('displaymode', 'forum')));
         $select->class = "forummode";
     } else {
         $select = new single_select(new moodle_url("/mod/forum/discuss.php", array('d'=>$id)), 'mode', forum_get_layout_modes(), $mode, null, "mode");
-        $select->set_label(get_accesshide(get_string('displaymode', 'forum')));
     }
     echo $OUTPUT->render($select);
 }
diff --git a/mod/forum/search.php b/mod/forum/search.php
index fa6e61f3e5f..9913facfd7a 100644
--- a/mod/forum/search.php
+++ b/mod/forum/search.php
@@ -343,15 +343,10 @@ function forum_print_big_search_form($course) {
     }
 
     echo '<input name="timefromrestrict" type="checkbox" value="1" alt="'.get_string('searchdatefrom', 'forum').'" onclick="return lockoptions(\'searchform\', \'timefromrestrict\', timefromitems)" '.  $datefromchecked . ' /> ';
-    $selectors = html_writer::label(get_string('days'), 'menufromday', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'))
-               . html_writer::select_time('days', 'fromday', $datefrom)
-               . html_writer::label(get_string('month'), 'menufrommonth', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'))
+    $selectors = html_writer::select_time('days', 'fromday', $datefrom)
                . html_writer::select_time('months', 'frommonth', $datefrom)
-               . html_writer::label(get_string('year'), 'menufromyear', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'))
                . html_writer::select_time('years', 'fromyear', $datefrom)
-               . html_writer::label(get_string('hour'), 'menufromhour', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'))
                . html_writer::select_time('hours', 'fromhour', $datefrom)
-               . html_writer::label(get_string('minutes'), 'menufromminute', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'))
                . html_writer::select_time('minutes', 'fromminute', $datefrom);
     echo $selectors;
     echo '<input type="hidden" name="hfromday" value="0" />';
@@ -374,15 +369,10 @@ function forum_print_big_search_form($course) {
     }
 
     echo '<input name="timetorestrict" type="checkbox" value="1" alt="'.get_string('searchdateto', 'forum').'" onclick="return lockoptions(\'searchform\', \'timetorestrict\', timetoitems)" ' .$datetochecked. ' /> ';
-    $selectors = html_writer::label(get_string('days'), 'menufromday', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'))
-               . html_writer::select_time('days', 'fromday', $dateto)
-               . html_writer::label(get_string('month'), 'menufrommonth', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'))
+    $selectors = html_writer::select_time('days', 'fromday', $dateto)
                . html_writer::select_time('months', 'frommonth', $dateto)
-               . html_writer::label(get_string('year'), 'menufromyear', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'))
                . html_writer::select_time('years', 'fromyear', $dateto)
-               . html_writer::label(get_string('hour'), 'menufromhour', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'))
                . html_writer::select_time('hours', 'fromhour', $dateto)
-               . html_writer::label(get_string('minutes'), 'menufromminute', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'))
                . html_writer::select_time('minutes', 'fromminute', $dateto);
     echo $selectors;
 
diff --git a/mod/glossary/editcategories.html b/mod/glossary/editcategories.html
index 3b64818ce9f..b6c252eb30b 100644
--- a/mod/glossary/editcategories.html
+++ b/mod/glossary/editcategories.html
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
 <div>
 <table  class="generalbox" cellpadding="5">
 <tr valign="top">
-    <td align="right"><label for="name"><?php echo get_string("name") ?>:</label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php echo get_string("name") ?>:</td>
     <td>
-        <input type="text" name="name" id="name" size="30" value="<?php p($name) ?>" />
+        <input type="text" name="name" size="30" value="<?php p($name) ?>" />
     </td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
-    <td align="right"><label for="usedynalink"><?php echo get_string("linkcategory","glossary") ?>:</label></td>
+    <td align="right"><?php echo get_string("linkcategory","glossary") ?>:</td>
     <td>
-      <select size="1" id="usedynalink" name="usedynalink">
+      <select size="1" name="usedynalink">
       <option value="1" <?php
        if ( $usedynalink ) {
           echo "selected=\"selected\"";
diff --git a/mod/glossary/formats.php b/mod/glossary/formats.php
index 9210f5beb7a..5d6500974db 100644
--- a/mod/glossary/formats.php
+++ b/mod/glossary/formats.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ echo '<table width="90%" align="center" class="generalbox">';
     </strong></td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
-    <td align="right" width="20%"><?php echo html_writer::label(get_string('popupformat','glossary'), 'menupopupformatname'); ?></td>
+    <td align="right" width="20%"><?php print_string('popupformat','glossary'); ?></td>
     <td>
  <?php
     //get and update available formats
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ echo '<table width="90%" align="center" class="generalbox">';
     </td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
-    <td align="right" width="20%"><label for="defaultmode"><?php print_string('defaultmode','glossary'); ?></label></td>
+    <td align="right" width="20%"><?php print_string('defaultmode','glossary'); ?></td>
     <td>
-    <select size="1" id="defaultmode" name="defaultmode">
+    <select size="1" name="defaultmode">
 <?php
     $sletter = '';
     $scat = '';
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ echo '<table width="90%" align="center" class="generalbox">';
     </td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
-    <td align="right" width="20%"><label for="defaulthook"><?php print_string('defaulthook','glossary'); ?></label></td>
+    <td align="right" width="20%"><?php print_string('defaulthook','glossary'); ?></td>
     <td>
-    <select size="1" id="defaulthook" name="defaulthook">
+    <select size="1" name="defaulthook">
 <?php
     $sall = '';
     $sspecial = '';
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ echo '<table width="90%" align="center" class="generalbox">';
     </td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
-    <td align="right" width="20%"><label for="sortkey"><?php print_string('defaultsortkey','glossary'); ?></label></td>
+    <td align="right" width="20%"><?php print_string('defaultsortkey','glossary'); ?></td>
     <td>
-    <select size="1" id="sortkey" name="sortkey">
+    <select size="1" name="sortkey">
 <?php
     $sfname = '';
     $slname = '';
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ echo '<table width="90%" align="center" class="generalbox">';
     </td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
-    <td align="right" width="20%"><label for="sortorder"><?php print_string('defaultsortorder','glossary'); ?></label></td>
+    <td align="right" width="20%"><?php print_string('defaultsortorder','glossary'); ?></td>
     <td>
-    <select size="1" id="sortorder" name="sortorder">
+    <select size="1" name="sortorder">
 <?php
     $sasc = '';
     $sdesc = '';
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ echo '<table width="90%" align="center" class="generalbox">';
     </td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
-    <td align="right" width="20%"><label for="showgroup"><?php print_string("includegroupbreaks", "glossary"); ?>:</label></td>
+    <td align="right" width="20%"><?php print_string("includegroupbreaks", "glossary"); ?>:</td>
     <td>
-    <select size="1" id="showgroup" name="showgroup">
+    <select size="1" name="showgroup">
 <?php
     $yselected = "";
     $nselected = "";
diff --git a/mod/glossary/lib.php b/mod/glossary/lib.php
index cc3c6947b0c..a2da16dd758 100644
--- a/mod/glossary/lib.php
+++ b/mod/glossary/lib.php
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ function  glossary_print_entry_aliases($course, $cm, $glossary, $entry,$mode='',
         foreach ($aliases as $alias) {
             if (trim($alias->alias)) {
                 if ($return == '') {
-                    $return = '<select id="keyword" style="font-size:8pt">';
+                    $return = '<select style="font-size:8pt">';
                 }
                 $return .= "<option>$alias->alias</option>";
             }
@@ -1210,8 +1210,7 @@ function  glossary_print_entry_lower_section($course, $cm, $glossary, $entry, $m
         echo '<table>';
         if ( $aliases ) {
             echo '<tr valign="top"><td class="aliases">' .
-                 '<label for="keyword">' . get_string('aliases','glossary').': </label>' .
-                 $aliases . '</td></tr>';
+                  get_string('aliases','glossary').': '.$aliases . '</td></tr>';
         }
         if ($icons) {
             echo '<tr valign="top"><td class="icons">'.$icons.'</td></tr>';
@@ -1773,7 +1772,6 @@ function glossary_print_categories_menu($cm, $glossary, $hook, $category) {
      echo '<td align="center" style="width:20%">';
 
      $select = new single_select(new moodle_url("/mod/glossary/view.php", array('id'=>$cm->id, 'mode'=>'cat')), 'hook', $menu, $selected, null, "catmenu");
-     $select->set_label(get_accesshide(get_string('categories', 'glossary')));
      echo $OUTPUT->render($select);
 
      echo '</td>';
diff --git a/mod/lesson/pagetypes/matching.php b/mod/lesson/pagetypes/matching.php
index be4be194fce..057297828d7 100644
--- a/mod/lesson/pagetypes/matching.php
+++ b/mod/lesson/pagetypes/matching.php
@@ -400,19 +400,16 @@ class lesson_page_type_matching extends lesson_page {
                     $answerdata->score = get_string("didnotreceivecredit", "lesson");
                 }
             } elseif ($n > 1) {
-                $data = '<label class="accesshide" for="answer_' . $n . '">' . get_string('answer', 'lesson') . '</label>';
-                $data .= "<select id=\"answer_". $n ."\" disabled=\"disabled\"><option selected=\"selected\">".strip_tags(format_string($answer->answer))."</option></select>";
+                $data = "<select disabled=\"disabled\"><option selected=\"selected\">".strip_tags(format_string($answer->answer))."</option></select>";
                 if ($useranswer != NULL) {
                     $userresponse = explode(",", $useranswer->useranswer);
-                    $data .= '<label class="accesshide" for="stu_answer_response_' . $n . '">' . get_string('matchesanswer', 'lesson') . '</label>';
-                    $data .= "<select id=\"stu_answer_response_" . $n . "\" disabled=\"disabled\"><option selected=\"selected\">";
+                    $data .= "<select disabled=\"disabled\"><option selected=\"selected\">";
                     if (array_key_exists($i, $userresponse)) {
                         $data .= strip_tags(format_string($answers[$userresponse[$i]]->response));
                     }
                     $data .= "</option></select>";
                 } else {
-                    $data .= '<label class="accesshide" for="answer_response_' . $n . '">' . get_string('matchesanswer', 'lesson') . '</label>';
-                    $data .= "<select id=\"answer_response_" . $n . "\" disabled=\"disabled\"><option selected=\"selected\">".strip_tags(format_string($answer->response))."</option></select>";
+                    $data .= "<select disabled=\"disabled\"><option selected=\"selected\">".strip_tags(format_string($answer->response))."</option></select>";
                 }
 
                 if ($n == 2) {
diff --git a/mod/lesson/report.php b/mod/lesson/report.php
index 37d6cba7151..f2d1e059f53 100644
--- a/mod/lesson/report.php
+++ b/mod/lesson/report.php
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@ if ($action === 'delete') {
     if (has_capability('mod/lesson:edit', $context)) {
         $checklinks  = '<a href="javascript: checkall();">'.get_string('selectall').'</a> / ';
         $checklinks .= '<a href="javascript: checknone();">'.get_string('deselectall').'</a>';
-        $checklinks .= html_writer::label('action', 'menuaction', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
         $checklinks .= html_writer::select(array('delete' => get_string('deleteselected')), 'action', 0, array(''=>'choosedots'), array('id'=>'actionid'));
         $PAGE->requires->js_init_call('M.util.init_select_autosubmit', array('theform', 'actionid', ''));
         echo $OUTPUT->box($checklinks, 'center');
diff --git a/mod/quiz/editlib.php b/mod/quiz/editlib.php
index 3ad6473cdbf..b5128c66869 100644
--- a/mod/quiz/editlib.php
+++ b/mod/quiz/editlib.php
@@ -427,11 +427,9 @@ function quiz_print_question_list($quiz, $pageurl, $allowdelete, $reordertool,
         get_string('areyousureremoveselected', 'quiz') . '\');" value="' .
         get_string('removeselected', 'quiz') . '"  ' . $disabled . ' /></div>';
 
-    $a = '<label class="accesshide" for="moveselectedonpagetop">' . get_string('moveup') . '</label>';
-    $a .= '<input name="moveselectedonpagetop" id="moveselectedonpagetop" type="text" size="2" ' .
+    $a = '<input name="moveselectedonpagetop" type="text" size="2" ' .
         $pagingdisabled . ' />';
-    $b = '<label class="accesshide" for="moveselectedonpagebottom">' . get_string('movedown') . '</label>';
-    $b .='<input name="moveselectedonpagebottom" id="moveselectedonpagebottom" type="text" size="2" ' .
+    $b = '<input name="moveselectedonpagebottom" type="text" size="2" ' .
         $pagingdisabled . ' />';
 
     $reordercontrols2top = '<div class="moveselectedonpage">' .
@@ -628,7 +626,6 @@ function quiz_print_question_list($quiz, $pageurl, $allowdelete, $reordertool,
     <?php echo html_writer::input_hidden_params($pageurl); ?>
     <input type="hidden" name="savechanges" value="save" />
                     <?php
-                    echo '<label class="accesshide" for="inputq' . $question->id .'">' . get_string('question', 'quiz') . '</label>';
                     echo '<input type="text" name="g' . $question->id .
                             '" id="inputq' . $question->id .
                             '" size="' . ($quiz->decimalpoints + 2) .
@@ -655,9 +652,7 @@ function quiz_print_question_list($quiz, $pageurl, $allowdelete, $reordertool,
                         ?>
 <div class="qorder">
                         <?php
-                        echo '<label class="accesshide" for="o' . $question->id . '">' . get_string('reorderquestions', 'quiz') . '</label>';
                         echo '<input type="text" name="o' . $question->id .
-                                '" id="o' . $question->id . '"' .
                                 '" size="2" value="' . (10*$count + 10) .
                                 '" tabindex="' . ($lastindex + $qno) . '" />';
                         ?>
diff --git a/mod/quiz/report/statistics/report.php b/mod/quiz/report/statistics/report.php
index 3df206a2ba7..59c1d2fb35f 100644
--- a/mod/quiz/report/statistics/report.php
+++ b/mod/quiz/report/statistics/report.php
@@ -974,8 +974,7 @@ class quiz_statistics_report extends quiz_default_report {
         $output .= '<input type="hidden" name="everything" value="1"/>';
         $output .= '<input type="submit" value="' .
                 get_string('downloadeverything', 'quiz_statistics') . '"/>';
-        $output .= html_writer('action', 'menudownload', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-        $output .= html_writer::select($this->table->defaultdownloadformat, 'download',
+        $output .= html_writer::select($downloadoptions, 'download',
                 $this->table->defaultdownloadformat, false);
         $output .= '</div></form>';
 
diff --git a/mod/scorm/locallib.php b/mod/scorm/locallib.php
index 7a028823e22..3e39b6dcfb9 100644
--- a/mod/scorm/locallib.php
+++ b/mod/scorm/locallib.php
@@ -1507,8 +1507,7 @@ function scorm_get_toc($user,$scorm,$cmid,$toclink=TOCJSLINK,$currentorg='',$sco
     }
 
     $url = new moodle_url('/mod/scorm/player.php?a='.$scorm->id.'&currentorg='.$currentorg.$modestr);
-    $toclabel = array('' =>  get_accesshide(get_string('organization', 'scorm')));
-    $result->tocmenu = $OUTPUT->single_select($url, 'scoid', $tocmenus, $sco->id, $toclabel, "tocmenu");
+    $result->tocmenu = $OUTPUT->single_select($url, 'scoid', $tocmenus, $sco->id, null, "tocmenu");
 
     return $result;
 }
diff --git a/mod/wiki/editors/wikieditor.php b/mod/wiki/editors/wikieditor.php
index a93fd2545c1..e8804936079 100644
--- a/mod/wiki/editors/wikieditor.php
+++ b/mod/wiki/editors/wikieditor.php
@@ -120,8 +120,7 @@ class MoodleQuickForm_wikieditor extends MoodleQuickForm_textarea {
             $html .= html_writer::empty_tag('img', array('alt' => $button[1], 'src' => $CFG->wwwroot . '/mod/wiki/editors/wiki/images/' . $button[0]));
             $html .= "</a>";
         }
-        $html .= "<label class='accesshide' for='addtags'>" . get_string('add') . ' ' . get_string('tags')  . "</label>";
-        $html .= "<select id='addtags' onchange=\"insertTags('{$imagetag[0]}', '{$imagetag[1]}', this.value)\">";
+        $html .= "<select onchange=\"insertTags('{$imagetag[0]}', '{$imagetag[1]}', this.value)\">";
         $html .= "<option value='" . s(get_string('wikiimage', 'wiki')) . "'>" . get_string('insertimage', 'wiki') . '</option>';
         foreach ($this->files as $filename) {
             $html .= "<option value='".s($filename)."'>";
diff --git a/mod/wiki/renderer.php b/mod/wiki/renderer.php
index 123cfc27ae5..763a6735ce9 100644
--- a/mod/wiki/renderer.php
+++ b/mod/wiki/renderer.php
@@ -346,8 +346,7 @@ class mod_wiki_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
                     $baseurl->params($params);
                     $name = 'uid';
                     $selected = $subwiki->userid;
-                    $label  = get_accesshide(get_string('user'));
-                    echo $this->output->single_select($baseurl, $name, $options, $selected, $label);
+                    echo $this->output->single_select($baseurl, $name, $options, $selected);
                     echo $this->output->container_end();
                 }
                 return;
@@ -404,8 +403,7 @@ class mod_wiki_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
                 $baseurl->params($params);
                 $name = 'groupanduser';
                 $selected = $subwiki->groupid . '-' . $subwiki->userid;
-                $label  = get_accesshide(get_string('group'));
-                echo $this->output->single_select($baseurl, $name, $options, $selected, $label);
+                echo $this->output->single_select($baseurl, $name, $options, $selected);
                 echo $this->output->container_end();
 
                 return;
@@ -452,8 +450,7 @@ class mod_wiki_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
                 $baseurl->params($params);
                 $name = 'groupanduser';
                 $selected = $subwiki->groupid . '-' . $subwiki->userid;
-                $label  = get_accesshide(get_string('user'));
-                echo $this->output->single_select($baseurl, $name, $options, $selected, $label);
+                echo $this->output->single_select($baseurl, $name, $options, $selected);
                 echo $this->output->container_end();
 
                 return;
diff --git a/question/behaviour/rendererbase.php b/question/behaviour/rendererbase.php
index 8c2c7807d64..adf93634c3e 100644
--- a/question/behaviour/rendererbase.php
+++ b/question/behaviour/rendererbase.php
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ abstract class qbehaviour_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
                     'name' => $inputname . 'format', 'value' => key($formats)));
 
         } else {
-            $commenteditor .= html_writer::label($commentformat, 'menu' . $inputname, false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
             $commenteditor .= html_writer::select(
                     $formats, $inputname . 'format', $commentformat, '');
         }
diff --git a/question/format/xhtml/format.php b/question/format/xhtml/format.php
index f5061ad0d2d..0b70c45010d 100644
--- a/question/format/xhtml/format.php
+++ b/question/format/xhtml/format.php
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ class qformat_xhtml extends qformat_default {
             shuffle( $ans_list ); // random display order
 
             // build drop down for answers
-            $dropdown = '<label class="accesshide" for="quest_' . $id . '">' . get_string('options', 'question') . '</label>';
-            $dropdown .= "<select name=\"quest_$id\">\n";
+            $dropdown = "<select name=\"quest_$id\">\n";
             foreach($ans_list as $ans) {
                 $dropdown .= "<option value=\"" . s($ans) . "\">" . s($ans) . "</option>\n";
             }
diff --git a/question/type/calculated/questiontype.php b/question/type/calculated/questiontype.php
index 9437345373a..af7cd38433a 100644
--- a/question/type/calculated/questiontype.php
+++ b/question/type/calculated/questiontype.php
@@ -749,13 +749,11 @@ class qtype_calculated extends question_type {
                     ? 'decimals'
                     : 'significantfigures'), 'qtype_calculated', $i);
             }
-            $menu1 = html_writer::label($regs[4], 'menucalclength', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-            $menu1 .= html_writer::select($lengthoptions, 'calclength[]', $regs[4], null);
+            $menu1 = html_writer::select($lengthoptions, 'calclength[]', $regs[4], null);
 
             $options = array('uniform' => get_string('uniformbit', 'qtype_calculated'),
                     'loguniform' => get_string('loguniformbit', 'qtype_calculated'));
-            $menu2 = html_writer::label($regs[1], 'menucalcdistribution', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-            $menu2 .= html_writer::select($options, 'calcdistribution[]', $regs[1], null);
+            $menu2 = html_writer::select($options, 'calcdistribution[]', $regs[1], null);
             return '<input type="submit" onclick="'
                 . "getElementById('addform').regenerateddefid.value='$defid'; return true;"
                 .'" value="'. get_string('generatevalue', 'qtype_calculated') . '"/><br/>'
@@ -1195,8 +1193,7 @@ class qtype_calculated extends question_type {
                 list($options, $selected) =
                     $this->dataset_options($form, $datasetname);
                 unset($options['0']); // Mandatory...
-                $datasetmenus[$datasetname] = html_writer::label($selected, 'menudataset', false , array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-                $datasetmenus[$datasetname] .= html_writer::select(
+                $datasetmenus[$datasetname] = html_writer::select(
                         $options, 'dataset[]', $selected, null);
             }
         }
@@ -1204,8 +1201,7 @@ class qtype_calculated extends question_type {
             if (!isset($datasetmenus[$datasetname])) {
                 list($options, $selected) =
                     $this->dataset_options($form, $datasetname);
-                $datasetmenus[$datasetname] = html_writer::label($selected, 'menudataset', false , array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-                $datasetmenus[$datasetname] .= html_writer::select(
+                $datasetmenus[$datasetname] = html_writer::select(
                         $options, 'dataset[]', $selected, null);
             }
         }
diff --git a/question/type/essay/renderer.php b/question/type/essay/renderer.php
index cdb1d7026ef..061d4492de1 100644
--- a/question/type/essay/renderer.php
+++ b/question/type/essay/renderer.php
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ class qtype_essay_format_editor_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
                     'name' => $inputname . 'format', 'value' => key($formats)));
 
         } else {
-            $output .= html_writer::label($responseformat, 'menu' . $inputname . 'format');
             $output .= html_writer::select($formats, $inputname . 'format', $responseformat, '');
         }
         $output .= html_writer::end_tag('div');
diff --git a/question/type/match/renderer.php b/question/type/match/renderer.php
index a899b04f1ab..8a3372c8433 100644
--- a/question/type/match/renderer.php
+++ b/question/type/match/renderer.php
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ class qtype_match_renderer extends qtype_with_combined_feedback_renderer {
             }
 
             $result .= html_writer::tag('td',
-                    html_writer::label($selected, 'menu' . $qa->get_qt_field_name('sub' . $key), false, array('class' => 'accesshide')) .
                     html_writer::select($choices, $qa->get_qt_field_name('sub' . $key), $selected,
                             array('0' => 'choose'), array('disabled' => $options->readonly)) .
                     ' ' . $feedbackimage, array('class' => $classes));
diff --git a/question/type/multianswer/renderer.php b/question/type/multianswer/renderer.php
index b0a8c91c1a5..29c23d68560 100644
--- a/question/type/multianswer/renderer.php
+++ b/question/type/multianswer/renderer.php
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class qtype_multianswer_textfield_renderer extends qtype_multianswer_subq_render
                 s($correctanswer->answer), $options);
 
         $output = '';
-        $output .= html_writer::start_tag('label', array('class' => 'subq', 'for' => $inputattributes['id']));
+        $output .= html_writer::start_tag('label', array('class' => 'subq'));
         $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', $inputattributes);
         $output .= $feedbackimg;
         $output .= $feedbackpopup;
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ class qtype_multianswer_multichoice_inline_renderer
             $inputattributes['class'] = $this->feedback_class($matchinganswer->fraction);
             $feedbackimg = $this->feedback_image($matchinganswer->fraction);
         }
-        $selecg = html_writer::label($response, $inputattributes['id']);
-        $select .= html_writer::select($choices, $qa->get_qt_field_name($fieldname),
+
+        $select = html_writer::select($choices, $qa->get_qt_field_name($fieldname),
                 $response, array('' => ''), $inputattributes);
 
         $order = $subq->get_order($qa);
diff --git a/question/type/numerical/renderer.php b/question/type/numerical/renderer.php
index d2a120fa49a..cc334c4273b 100644
--- a/question/type/numerical/renderer.php
+++ b/question/type/numerical/renderer.php
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ class qtype_numerical_renderer extends qtype_renderer {
             $inputattributes['size'] = round(strlen($placeholder) * 1.1);
         }
 
-        $input = html_writer::label($inputattributes['name'], $inputattributes['id']);
-        $input .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', $inputattributes) . $feedbackimg;
+        $input = html_writer::empty_tag('input', $inputattributes) . $feedbackimg;
 
         if ($question->has_separate_unit_field()) {
             if ($question->unitdisplay == qtype_numerical::UNITRADIO) {
@@ -99,8 +98,7 @@ class qtype_numerical_renderer extends qtype_renderer {
                         array('class' => 'unitchoices'));
 
             } else if ($question->unitdisplay == qtype_numerical::UNITSELECT) {
-                $unitchoice = html_writer::label($selectedunit, 'menu' . $qa->get_qt_field_name('unit'));
-                $unitchoice .= html_writer::select($question->ap->get_unit_options(),
+                $unitchoice = html_writer::select($question->ap->get_unit_options(),
                         $qa->get_qt_field_name('unit'), $selectedunit, array(''=>'choosedots'),
                         array('disabled' => $options->readonly));
             }
diff --git a/question/type/shortanswer/renderer.php b/question/type/shortanswer/renderer.php
index 5c779f27a84..e7879bfb680 100644
--- a/question/type/shortanswer/renderer.php
+++ b/question/type/shortanswer/renderer.php
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ class qtype_shortanswer_renderer extends qtype_renderer {
             $placeholder = $matches[0];
             $inputattributes['size'] = round(strlen($placeholder) * 1.1);
         }
-        $input = html_writer::label($inputattributes['name'], $inputattributes['id']);
-        $input .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', $inputattributes) . $feedbackimg;
+
+        $input = html_writer::empty_tag('input', $inputattributes) . $feedbackimg;
 
         if ($placeholder) {
             $questiontext = substr_replace($questiontext, $input,
diff --git a/report/courseoverview/index.php b/report/courseoverview/index.php
index 0a6aeb2b160..9fe5c13d40c 100644
--- a/report/courseoverview/index.php
+++ b/report/courseoverview/index.php
@@ -75,14 +75,11 @@ $table = new html_table();
 $table->width = '*';
 $table->align = array('left','left','left','left','left','left');
 
-$reporttypemenu = html_writer::label(get_string('statsreporttype'), 'menureport', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-$reporttypemenu .= html_writer::select($reportoptions,'report',$report, false);
-$timeoptionsmenu = html_writer::label(get_string('time'), 'menutime', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-$timeoptionsmenu .= html_writer::select($timeoptions,'time',$time, false);
+$reporttypemenu = html_writer::select($reportoptions,'report',$report, false);
+$timeoptionsmenu = html_writer::select($timeoptions,'time',$time, false);
 
 $table->data[] = array(get_string('statsreporttype'),$reporttypemenu,
                        get_string('statstimeperiod'),$timeoptionsmenu,
-                       '<label class="accesshide" for="numcourses">' . get_string('numberofcourses') . '</label>' .
                        '<input type="text" name="numcourses" size="3" maxlength="2" value="'.$numcourses.'" />',
                        '<input type="submit" value="'.get_string('view').'" />') ;
 
diff --git a/report/log/locallib.php b/report/log/locallib.php
index 26a160b7d5c..dd543b099f7 100644
--- a/report/log/locallib.php
+++ b/report/log/locallib.php
@@ -306,12 +306,10 @@ function report_log_print_mnet_selector_form($hostid, $course, $selecteduser=0,
     echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"showcourses\" value=\"$showcourses\" />\n";
     if (has_capability('report/log:view', $sitecontext) && $showcourses) {
         $cid = empty($course->id)? '1' : $course->id;
-        echo html_writer::label(get_string('courses'), 'menuhost_course', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
         echo html_writer::select($dropdown, "host_course", $hostid.'/'.$cid);
     } else {
         $courses = array();
         $courses[$course->id] = $course->fullname . ((empty($course->category)) ? ' ('.get_string('site').') ' : '');
-        echo html_writer::label(get_string('courses'), 'menuid', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
         echo html_writer::select($courses,"id",$course->id, false);
         if (has_capability('report/log:view', $sitecontext)) {
             $a = new stdClass();
@@ -330,12 +328,10 @@ function report_log_print_mnet_selector_form($hostid, $course, $selecteduser=0,
         else {
             $groups = array();
         }
-        echo html_writer::label(get_string('groups'), 'menugroup', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
         echo html_writer::select($groups, "group", $selectedgroup, get_string("allgroups"));
     }
 
     if ($showusers) {
-        echo html_writer::label(get_string('participantslist'), 'menuuser', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
         echo html_writer::select($users, "user", $selecteduser, get_string("allparticipants"));
     }
     else {
@@ -347,25 +343,20 @@ function report_log_print_mnet_selector_form($hostid, $course, $selecteduser=0,
         else {
             $users[0] = get_string('allparticipants');
         }
-        echo html_writer::label(get_string('participantslist'), 'menuuser', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
         echo html_writer::select($users, "user", $selecteduser, false);
         $a->url = "$CFG->wwwroot/report/log/index.php?chooselog=0&group=$selectedgroup&user=$selecteduser"
             ."&id=$course->id&date=$selecteddate&modid=$selectedactivity&showusers=1&showcourses=$showcourses";
         print_string('logtoomanyusers','moodle',$a);
     }
 
-    echo html_writer::label(get_string('date'), 'menudate', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
     echo html_writer::select($dates, "date", $selecteddate, get_string("alldays"));
-    echo html_writer::label(get_string('showreports'), 'menumodid', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
     echo html_writer::select($activities, "modid", $selectedactivity, get_string("allactivities"));
-    echo html_writer::label(get_string('actions'), 'menumodaction', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
     echo html_writer::select($actions, 'modaction', $modaction, get_string("allactions"));
 
     $logformats = array('showashtml' => get_string('displayonpage'),
                         'downloadascsv' => get_string('downloadtext'),
                         'downloadasods' => get_string('downloadods'),
                         'downloadasexcel' => get_string('downloadexcel'));
-    echo html_writer::label(get_string('log', 'report_log'). ' '. strtolower(get_string('format')), 'menulogformat', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
     echo html_writer::select($logformats, 'logformat', $logformat, false);
     echo '<input type="submit" value="'.get_string('gettheselogs').'" />';
     echo '</div>';
@@ -555,13 +546,11 @@ function report_log_print_selector_form($course, $selecteduser=0, $selecteddate=
     echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"showusers\" value=\"$showusers\" />\n";
     echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"showcourses\" value=\"$showcourses\" />\n";
     if (has_capability('report/log:view', $sitecontext) && $showcourses) {
-        echo html_writer::label(get_string('courses'), 'menuid', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
         echo html_writer::select($courses, "id", $course->id, false);
     } else {
         //        echo '<input type="hidden" name="id" value="'.$course->id.'" />';
         $courses = array();
         $courses[$course->id] = $course->fullname . (($course->id == SITEID) ? ' ('.get_string('site').') ' : '');
-        echo html_writer::label(get_string('courses'), 'menuid', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
         echo html_writer::select($courses,"id",$course->id, false);
         if (has_capability('report/log:view', $sitecontext)) {
             $a = new stdClass();
@@ -580,12 +569,10 @@ function report_log_print_selector_form($course, $selecteduser=0, $selecteddate=
         else {
             $groups = array();
         }
-        echo html_writer::label(get_string('groups'), 'menuid', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
         echo html_writer::select($groups, "group", $selectedgroup, get_string("allgroups"));
     }
 
     if ($showusers) {
-        echo html_writer::label(get_string('users'), 'menuid', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
         echo html_writer::select($users, "user", $selecteduser, get_string("allparticipants"));
     }
     else {
@@ -597,19 +584,15 @@ function report_log_print_selector_form($course, $selecteduser=0, $selecteddate=
         else {
             $users[0] = get_string('allparticipants');
         }
-        echo html_writer::label(get_string('users'), 'menuuser', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
         echo html_writer::select($users, "user", $selecteduser, false);
         $a = new stdClass();
         $a->url = "$CFG->wwwroot/report/log/index.php?chooselog=0&group=$selectedgroup&user=$selecteduser"
             ."&id=$course->id&date=$selecteddate&modid=$selectedactivity&showusers=1&showcourses=$showcourses";
         print_string('logtoomanyusers','moodle',$a);
     }
-    echo html_writer::label(get_string('date'), 'menudate', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
     echo html_writer::select($dates, "date", $selecteddate, get_string("alldays"));
 
-    echo html_writer::label(get_string('activities'), 'menumodid', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
     echo html_writer::select($activities, "modid", $selectedactivity, get_string("allactivities"));
-    echo html_writer::label(get_string('actions'), 'menumodaction', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
     echo html_writer::select($actions, 'modaction', $modaction, get_string("allactions"));
 
     $logformats = array('showashtml' => get_string('displayonpage'),
@@ -617,7 +600,6 @@ function report_log_print_selector_form($course, $selecteduser=0, $selecteddate=
                         'downloadasods' => get_string('downloadods'),
                         'downloadasexcel' => get_string('downloadexcel'));
 
-    echo html_writer::label(get_string('log', 'report_log'). ' '. strtolower(get_string('format')), 'menulogformat', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
     echo html_writer::select($logformats, 'logformat', $logformat, false);
     echo '<input type="submit" value="'.get_string('gettheselogs').'" />';
     echo '</div>';
diff --git a/report/participation/index.php b/report/participation/index.php
index d95bab7e4a9..f5246b0099a 100644
--- a/report/participation/index.php
+++ b/report/participation/index.php
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ if (!empty($instanceid) && !empty($roleid)) {
     }
     echo '</div>';
     echo '<div>';
-    echo '<label for="formactionselect">'.get_string('withselectedusers').'</label>';
+    echo '<label for="formaction">'.get_string('withselectedusers').'</label>';
     $displaylist['messageselect.php'] = get_string('messageselectadd');
     echo html_writer::select($displaylist, 'formaction', '', array(''=>'choosedots'), array('id'=>'formactionselect'));
     echo $OUTPUT->help_icon('withselectedusers');
diff --git a/report/stats/locallib.php b/report/stats/locallib.php
index afddccbdbe6..f8548c4b799 100644
--- a/report/stats/locallib.php
+++ b/report/stats/locallib.php
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ function report_stats_mode_menu($course, $mode, $time, $url) {
     }
     $popupurl = $url."?course=$course->id&time=$time";
     $select = new single_select(new moodle_url($popupurl), 'mode', $options, $mode, null);
-    $select->set_label(get_accesshide(get_string('reports')));
     $select->formid = 'switchmode';
     return $OUTPUT->render($select);
 }
@@ -127,21 +126,21 @@ function report_stats_report($course, $report, $mode, $user, $roleid, $time) {
         }
 
         $table->align = array('left','left','left','left','left','left','left','left');
-        $table->data[] = array(html_writer::label(get_string('course'), 'menucourse'), html_writer::select($courseoptions, 'course', $course->id, false),
-                               html_writer::label(get_string('users'), 'menuuserid'), html_writer::select($users, 'userid', $userid, false),
-                               html_writer::label(get_string('statsreporttype'), 'menureport'), html_writer::select($reportoptions,'report',($report == 5) ? $report.$roleid : $report,false),
-                               html_writer::label(get_string('statstimeperiod'), 'menutime') ,html_writer::select($timeoptions,'time',$time,false),
+        $table->data[] = array(get_string('course'),html_writer::select($courseoptions,'course',$course->id,false),
+                               get_string('users'),html_writer::select($users,'userid',$userid,false),
+                               get_string('statsreporttype'),html_writer::select($reportoptions,'report',($report == 5) ? $report.$roleid : $report,false),
+                               get_string('statstimeperiod'),html_writer::select($timeoptions,'time',$time,false),
                                '<input type="submit" value="'.get_string('view').'" />') ;
     } else if ($mode == STATS_MODE_RANKED) {
         $table->align = array('left','left','left','left','left','left');
-        $table->data[] = array(html_writer::label(get_string('statsreporttype'), 'menureport'), html_writer::select($reportoptions,'report',($report == 5) ? $report.$roleid : $report,false),
-                               html_writer::label(get_string('statstimeperiod'), 'menutime'), html_writer::select($timeoptions,'time',$time,false),
+        $table->data[] = array(get_string('statsreporttype'),html_writer::select($reportoptions,'report',($report == 5) ? $report.$roleid : $report,false),
+                               get_string('statstimeperiod'),html_writer::select($timeoptions,'time',$time,false),
                                '<input type="submit" value="'.get_string('view').'" />') ;
     } else if ($mode == STATS_MODE_GENERAL) {
         $table->align = array('left','left','left','left','left','left','left');
-        $table->data[] = array(html_writer::label(get_string('course'), 'menucourse'), html_writer::select($courseoptions,'course',$course->id,false),
-                               html_writer::label(get_string('statsreporttype'), 'menureport'), html_writer::select($reportoptions,'report',($report == 5) ? $report.$roleid : $report,false),
-                               html_writer::label(get_string('statstimeperiod'), 'menutime'), html_writer::select($timeoptions,'time',$time,false),
+        $table->data[] = array(get_string('course'),html_writer::select($courseoptions,'course',$course->id,false),
+                               get_string('statsreporttype'),html_writer::select($reportoptions,'report',($report == 5) ? $report.$roleid : $report,false),
+                               get_string('statstimeperiod'),html_writer::select($timeoptions,'time',$time,false),
                                '<input type="submit" value="'.get_string('view').'" />') ;
     }
 
diff --git a/repository/alfresco/lib.php b/repository/alfresco/lib.php
index 42d4428c8c2..1bda70d5748 100644
--- a/repository/alfresco/lib.php
+++ b/repository/alfresco/lib.php
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class repository_alfresco extends repository {
 
     public function print_search() {
         $str = parent::print_search();
-        $str .= '<label for="space">Space: </label><br /><select id="space" name="space">';
+        $str .= '<label>Space: </label><br /><select name="space">';
         foreach ($this->user_session->stores as $v) {
             $str .= '<option ';
             if ($v->__toString() === 'workspace://SpacesStore') {
diff --git a/repository/draftfiles_manager.php b/repository/draftfiles_manager.php
index 177253a170f..d48b09f5f22 100644
--- a/repository/draftfiles_manager.php
+++ b/repository/draftfiles_manager.php
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ case 'renameform':
     $home_url->param('draftpath', $draftpath);
     $home_url->param('action', 'rename');
     echo ' <form method="post" action="'.$home_url->out().'">';
-    echo '  <label class="accesshide" for="newfilename">' . get_string('enternewname', 'repository') . '</label>';
     echo '  <input name="newfilename" type="text" value="'.s($filename).'" />';
     echo '  <input name="filename" type="hidden" value="'.s($filename).'" />';
     echo '  <input name="draftpath" type="hidden" value="'.s($draftpath).'" />';
@@ -228,8 +227,7 @@ case 'mkdirform':
     $home_url->param('draftpath', $draftpath);
     $home_url->param('action', 'mkdir');
     echo ' <form method="post" action="'.$home_url->out().'">';
-    echo '  <label class="accesshide" for="newdirname">' . get_string('entername', 'repository') . '</label>';
-    echo '  <input name="newdirname" id="newdirname" type="text" />';
+    echo '  <input name="newdirname" type="text" />';
     echo '  <input name="draftpath" type="hidden" value="'.s($draftpath).'" />';
     echo '  <input type="submit" value="'.s(get_string('makeafolder', 'moodle')).'" />';
     echo ' </form>';
diff --git a/repository/filepicker.php b/repository/filepicker.php
index 8e97b6038ab..68aee10060b 100644
--- a/repository/filepicker.php
+++ b/repository/filepicker.php
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ case 'confirm':
     echo '<form method="post">';
     echo '<table>';
     echo '  <tr>';
-    echo '    <td><label for="filename">'.get_string('filename', 'repository').'</label></td>';
-    echo '    <td><input type="text" id="filename" name="filename" value="'.s($filename).'" /></td>';
+    echo '    <td><label>'.get_string('filename', 'repository').'</label></td>';
+    echo '    <td><input type="text" name="filename" value="'.s($filename).'" /></td>';
     echo '    <td><input type="hidden" name="fileurl" value="'.s($fileurl).'" /></td>';
     echo '    <td><input type="hidden" name="action" value="download" /></td>';
     echo '    <td><input type="hidden" name="itemid" value="'.s($itemid).'" /></td>';
diff --git a/tag/coursetags_edit.php b/tag/coursetags_edit.php
index b83ab8ce6d5..8bb33b4a74f 100644
--- a/tag/coursetags_edit.php
+++ b/tag/coursetags_edit.php
@@ -159,12 +159,11 @@ echo $OUTPUT->header();
                 <div class="coursetag_edit_centered">
                     <div class="coursetag_edit_row">
                         <div class="coursetag_edit_left">
-                            <label for="coursetag_new_tag">$edittagthisunit</label>
+                            $edittagthisunit
                         </div>
                         <div class="coursetag_edit_right">
                             <div class="coursetag_form_input1">
-                                <label clas="accesshide" for="coursetag_sug_keyword">$edittagthisunit</label>
-                                <input type="text" name="coursetag_sug_keyword" id="coursetag_sug_keyword" class="coursetag_form_input1a" disabled="disabled" />
+                                <input type="text" name="coursetag_sug_keyword" class="coursetag_form_input1a" disabled="disabled" />
                             </div>
                             <div class="coursetag_form_input2">
                                 <input type="text" name="coursetag_new_tag" id="coursetag_new_tag" class="coursetag_form_input2a"
@@ -183,12 +182,10 @@ EOT;
             $outstr .= <<<EOT1
                     <div class="coursetag_edit_row">
                         <div class="coursetag_edit_left">
-                            <label for="del_tag">
-                                $editdeletemytag
-                            </label>
+                            $editdeletemytag
                         </div>
                         <div class="coursetag_edit_right">
-                            <select id="del_tag" name="del_tag">
+                            <select name="del_tag">
                                 $selectoptions
                             </select>
                         </div>
diff --git a/tag/manage.php b/tag/manage.php
index e8aca5c2341..e0edeb94bf5 100644
--- a/tag/manage.php
+++ b/tag/manage.php
@@ -260,10 +260,8 @@ if ($tagrecords = $DB->get_records_sql($query, $params, $table->get_page_start()
         $flag           =   $tag->flag;
         $timemodified   =   format_time(time() - $tag->timemodified);
         $checkbox       =   '<input type="checkbox" name="tagschecked[]" value="'.$tag->id.'" />';
-        $text           =   html_writer::label(get_string('newname', 'tag'), 'newname_' . $tag->id, false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-        $text          .=   '<input type="text" id="newname_' . $tag->id. '" name="newname['.$tag->id.']" />';
-        $tagtype        =   html_writer::label(get_string('tagtype', 'tag'), 'menutagtypes'. $tag->id, false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-        $tagtype       .=   html_writer::select($existing_tagtypes, 'tagtypes['.$tag->id.']', $tag->tagtype, false);
+        $text           =   '<input type="text" name="newname['.$tag->id.']" />';
+        $tagtype        =   html_writer::select($existing_tagtypes, 'tagtypes['.$tag->id.']', $tag->tagtype, false);
 
         //if the tag if flagged, highlight it
         if ($tag->flag > 0) {
@@ -285,7 +283,6 @@ if ($tagrecords = $DB->get_records_sql($query, $params, $table->get_page_start()
     echo '<input type="button" onclick="checknone()" value="'.get_string('deselectall').'" /> ';
     echo '<input type="hidden" name="sesskey" value="'.sesskey().'" /> ';
     echo '<br/><br/>';
-    echo html_writer::label(get_string('withselectedtags', 'tag'), 'menuformaction', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
     echo '<select id="menuformaction" name="action">
                 <option value="" selected="selected">'. get_string('withselectedtags', 'tag') .'</option>
                 <option value="reset">'. get_string('resetflag', 'tag') .'</option>
diff --git a/theme/mymobile/layout/general.php b/theme/mymobile/layout/general.php
index a0db13c486f..91f90a9b5ec 100644
--- a/theme/mymobile/layout/general.php
+++ b/theme/mymobile/layout/general.php
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ echo $OUTPUT->doctype() ?>
 
                 <div data-role="fieldcontain" id="sliderdiv">
                     <label for="slider"><?php p(get_string('mtoggle','theme_mymobile')); ?>:</label>
-                    <select id="slider" name="slider" class="slider" data-role="slider" data-track-theme="b">
+                    <select name="slider" class="slider" data-role="slider" data-track-theme="b">
                         <option value="on">On</option>
                         <option value="off">Off</option>
                     </select>
diff --git a/theme/mymobile/renderers.php b/theme/mymobile/renderers.php
index f539e657cbc..a0eac198da4 100644
--- a/theme/mymobile/renderers.php
+++ b/theme/mymobile/renderers.php
@@ -746,8 +746,6 @@ class theme_mymobile_core_renderer extends core_renderer {
 
         if ($select->label) {
             $output .= html_writer::label($select->label, $select->attributes['id']);
-        } else {
-            $output .= html_writer::label($select->selected, $select->attributes['id']);
         }
 
         if ($select->helpicon instanceof help_icon) {
diff --git a/user/addnote.php b/user/addnote.php
index dbe15f24269..5a0d0a8d9bb 100644
--- a/user/addnote.php
+++ b/user/addnote.php
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ require_capability('moodle/notes:manage', $context);
 if (empty($CFG->enablenotes)) {
     print_error('notesdisabled', 'notes');
 }
-$testusers = $users;
-$users = '';
+
 if (!empty($users) && confirm_sesskey()) {
     if (count($users) != count($contents) || count($users) != count($states)) {
         print_error('invalidformdata', '', $CFG->wwwroot.'/user/index.php?id='.$id);
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ $PAGE->set_title("$course->shortname: ".get_string('extendenrol'));
 $PAGE->set_heading($course->fullname);
 
 echo $OUTPUT->header();
-$users = $testusers;
+
 // this will contain all available the based On select options, but we'll disable some on them on a per user basis
 
 echo $OUTPUT->heading($straddnote);
@@ -105,12 +104,12 @@ if (empty($users) and $post = data_submitted()) {
         }
     }
 }
+
 foreach ($users as $k => $v) {
     if(!$user = $DB->get_record('user', array('id'=>$v))) {
         continue;
     }
-    $checkbox = html_writer::label('menustates[' . $k . ']', 'menustates', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-    $checkbox .= html_writer::select($state_names, 'states[' . $k . ']', empty($states[$k]) ? NOTES_STATE_PUBLIC : $states[$k], false);
+    $checkbox = html_writer::select($state_names, 'states[' . $k . ']', empty($states[$k]) ? NOTES_STATE_PUBLIC : $states[$k], false);
     $table->data[] = array(
         '<input type="hidden" name="userid['.$k.']" value="'.$v.'" />'. fullname($user, true),
         '<textarea name="contents['. $k . ']" rows="2" cols="40">' . strip_tags(@$contents[$k]) . '</textarea>',
diff --git a/user/groupaddnote.php b/user/groupaddnote.php
index f46f801bedf..90f1b3d9d6c 100644
--- a/user/groupaddnote.php
+++ b/user/groupaddnote.php
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ echo '<br /><textarea name="content" rows="5" cols="50">' . strip_tags(@$content
 echo '<p>';
 echo get_string('publishstate', 'notes');
 echo $OUTPUT->help_icon('publishstate', 'notes');
-echo html_writer::label(get_string('state'), 'menustate', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
 echo html_writer::select($state_names, 'state', empty($state) ? NOTES_STATE_PUBLIC : $state, false);
 echo '</p>';
 
diff --git a/user/index.php b/user/index.php
index 585b5df4ad8..08a5196821e 100644
--- a/user/index.php
+++ b/user/index.php
@@ -813,8 +813,7 @@
 
     if (has_capability('moodle/site:viewparticipants', $context) && $totalcount > ($perpage*3)) {
         echo '<form action="index.php" class="searchform"><div><input type="hidden" name="id" value="'.$course->id.'" />'.get_string('search').':&nbsp;'."\n";
-        echo '<label class="accesshide" for="search">' . get_string('search', 'search') . '</label>';
-        echo '<input type="text" id="search" name="search" value="'.s($search).'" />&nbsp;<input type="submit" value="'.get_string('search').'" /></div></form>'."\n";
+        echo '<input type="text" name="search" value="'.s($search).'" />&nbsp;<input type="submit" value="'.get_string('search').'" /></div></form>'."\n";
     }
 
     $perpageurl = clone($baseurl);
diff --git a/user/message.html b/user/message.html
index 6426111f060..e077cf14b69 100644
--- a/user/message.html
+++ b/user/message.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 </tr>
 
 <tr valign="top">
-    <td align="right"><label for="menuformat"><b><?php print_string("formattexttype"); ?>:</b></label></td>
+    <td align="right"><b><?php print_string("formattexttype"); ?>:</b></td>
     <td>
     <?php
         if ($usehtmleditor) {   /// Trying this out for a while