diff --git a/profiles/aom.js b/profiles/aom.js
index 175c33e934..7c690218be 100644
--- a/profiles/aom.js
+++ b/profiles/aom.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const modules = [
   import("../src/aom/abstract.js"),
   import("../src/core/data-transform.js"),
   import("../src/core/data-abbr.js"),
+  import("../src/core/algorithms.js"),
   import("../src/core/inlines.js"),
   import("../src/aom/conformance.js"),
   import("../src/core/dfn.js"),
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@ const modules = [
   import("../src/core/list-sorter.js"),
   import("../src/core/highlight-vars.js"),
   import("../src/core/data-type.js"),
-  import("../src/core/algorithms.js"),
   import("../src/core/anchor-expander.js"),
   import("../src/core/dfn-panel.js"),
   import("../src/core/custom-elements/index.js"),
diff --git a/profiles/dini.js b/profiles/dini.js
index 794b8654b9..2955af93e7 100644
--- a/profiles/dini.js
+++ b/profiles/dini.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const modules = [
   import("../src/dini/abstract.js"),
   import("../src/core/data-transform.js"),
   import("../src/core/data-abbr.js"),
+  import("../src/core/algorithms.js"),
   import("../src/core/inlines.js"),
   import("../src/dini/conformance.js"),
   import("../src/core/dfn.js"),
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@ const modules = [
   import("../src/core/list-sorter.js"),
   import("../src/core/highlight-vars.js"),
   import("../src/core/data-type.js"),
-  import("../src/core/algorithms.js"),
   import("../src/core/anchor-expander.js"),
   import("../src/core/dfn-panel.js"),
   import("../src/core/custom-elements/index.js"),
diff --git a/profiles/geonovum.js b/profiles/geonovum.js
index 34f17fc740..f8d883e3b0 100644
--- a/profiles/geonovum.js
+++ b/profiles/geonovum.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const modules = [
   import("../src/core/markdown.js"),
   import("../src/core/reindent.js"),
   import("../src/core/data-transform.js"),
+  import("../src/core/algorithms.js"),
   import("../src/core/inlines.js"),
   import("../src/core/dfn.js"),
   import("../src/core/pluralize.js"),
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ const modules = [
   import("../src/core/data-tests.js"),
   import("../src/core/list-sorter.js"),
   import("../src/core/highlight-vars.js"),
-  import("../src/core/algorithms.js"),
   import("../src/core/anchor-expander.js"),
   import("../src/core/dfn-panel.js"),
   import("../src/core/dfn-contract.js"),
diff --git a/profiles/w3c.js b/profiles/w3c.js
index 50537315c9..73393034aa 100644
--- a/profiles/w3c.js
+++ b/profiles/w3c.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const modules = [
   import("../src/w3c/abstract.js"),
   import("../src/core/data-transform.js"),
   import("../src/core/data-abbr.js"),
+  import("../src/core/algorithms.js"),
   import("../src/core/inlines.js"),
   import("../src/w3c/conformance.js"),
   import("../src/core/dfn.js"),
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@ const modules = [
   import("../src/core/list-sorter.js"),
   import("../src/core/highlight-vars.js"),
   import("../src/core/data-type.js"),
-  import("../src/core/algorithms.js"),
   import("../src/core/anchor-expander.js"),
   import("../src/core/dfn-panel.js"),
   import("../src/core/custom-elements/index.js"),
diff --git a/src/core/algorithms.js b/src/core/algorithms.js
index 7829e20598..5f03cec54b 100644
--- a/src/core/algorithms.js
+++ b/src/core/algorithms.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 Currently used only for adding 'assert' class to algorithm lists
 */
 import css from "../styles/algorithms.css.js";
-import { html } from "./import-maps.js";
 
 export const name = "core/algorithms";
 
@@ -20,17 +19,21 @@ export function run() {
   for (const li of elements) {
     li.classList.add("assert");
 
-    // Link "Assert" to https://infra.spec.whatwg.org/#assert
+    // Link "Assert" to infra spec using [=Assert=] syntax
+    // Add data-cite="infra" to the li if not already citing infra in the tree
     const textNode = li.firstChild;
     if (
       textNode instanceof Text &&
       textNode.textContent.startsWith("Assert: ")
     ) {
-      textNode.textContent = textNode.textContent.replace("Assert: ", "");
-      li.prepend(
-        html`<a href="https://infra.spec.whatwg.org/#assert">Assert</a>`,
-        ": "
+      textNode.textContent = textNode.textContent.replace(
+        "Assert: ",
+        "[=Assert=]: "
       );
+      // Add data-cite if infra is not already cited in the ancestor tree
+      if (!li.closest("[data-cite~='INFRA' i], [data-cite~='infra' i]")) {
+        li.dataset.cite = "INFRA";
+      }
     }
   }