diff --git a/core/ui/Actions/new-journal.tid b/core/ui/Actions/new-journal.tid
index 9d663e537c..c885880f4e 100644
--- a/core/ui/Actions/new-journal.tid
+++ b/core/ui/Actions/new-journal.tid
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@ description: create a new journal tiddler
 
 \whitespace trim
 \function get-tags() [<textFieldTags>] [<tagsFieldTags>] +[join[ ]]
-<$let journalTitleTemplate={{$:/config/NewJournal/Title}} textFieldTags={{$:/config/NewJournal/Tags}} tagsFieldTags={{$:/config/NewJournal/Tags!!tags}} journalText={{$:/config/NewJournal/Text}}>
-<$wikify name="journalTitle" text="<$transclude $variable='now' format=<<journalTitleTemplate>>/>">
+<$let journalTitle=<<now format={{$:/config/NewJournal/Title}}>>  
+	textFieldTags={{$:/config/NewJournal/Tags}}
+	tagsFieldTags={{$:/config/NewJournal/Tags!!tags}}
+	journalText={{$:/config/NewJournal/Text}}  
+>  
 <$reveal type="nomatch" state=<<journalTitle>> text="">
 <$action-sendmessage $message="tm-new-tiddler" title=<<journalTitle>> tags=<<get-tags>> text={{{ [<journalTitle>get[]] }}}/>
 </$reveal>
 <$reveal type="match" state=<<journalTitle>> text="">
 <$action-sendmessage $message="tm-new-tiddler" title=<<journalTitle>> tags=<<get-tags>> text=<<journalText>>/>
 </$reveal>
-</$wikify>
 </$let>
diff --git a/core/ui/EditTemplate/tags.tid b/core/ui/EditTemplate/tags.tid
index bbd3d301eb..20e1cad8e5 100644
--- a/core/ui/EditTemplate/tags.tid
+++ b/core/ui/EditTemplate/tags.tid
@@ -6,30 +6,23 @@ tags: $:/tags/EditTemplate
 \procedure lingo-base() $:/language/EditTemplate/
 
 \procedure tag-body-inner(colour,fallbackTarget,colourA,colourB,icon,tagField:"tags")
-<$wikify name="foregroundColor"
-	text="""<$macrocall $name="contrastcolour"
-		target=<<colour>>
-		fallbackTarget=<<fallbackTarget>>
-		colourA=<<colourA>>
-		colourB=<<colourB>>/>
-	"""
->
-	<$let backgroundColor=<<colour>> >
-		<span class="tc-tag-label tc-tag-list-item tc-small-gap-right"
-			data-tag-title=<<currentTiddler>>
-			style=`color:$(foregroundColor)$; fill:$(foregroundColor)$; background-color:$(backgroundColor)$;`
+<$let foregroundColor=<<contrastcolour target=<<colour>> fallbackTarget=<<fallbackTarget>> colourA=<<colourA>> colourB=<<colourB>> >>
+	backgroundColor=<<colour>>  
+>  
+	<span class="tc-tag-label tc-tag-list-item tc-small-gap-right"
+		data-tag-title=<<currentTiddler>>
+		style=`color:$(foregroundColor)$; fill:$(foregroundColor)$; background-color:$(backgroundColor)$;`
+	>
+		<$transclude tiddler=<<icon>>/>
+		<$view field="title" format="text"/>
+		<$button class="tc-btn-invisible tc-remove-tag-button"
+			style.fill=<<foregroundColor>>
 		>
-			<$transclude tiddler=<<icon>>/>
-			<$view field="title" format="text"/>
-			<$button class="tc-btn-invisible tc-remove-tag-button"
-				style.fill=<<foregroundColor>>
-			>
-				<$action-listops $tiddler=<<saveTiddler>> $field=<<tagField>> $subfilter="-[{!!title}]"/>
-				{{$:/core/images/close-button}}
-			</$button>
-		</span>
-	</$let>
-</$wikify>
+			<$action-listops $tiddler=<<saveTiddler>> $field=<<tagField>> $subfilter="-[{!!title}]"/>
+			{{$:/core/images/close-button}}
+		</$button>
+	</span>
+</$let>
 \end
 
 \procedure tag-body(colour,palette,icon,tagField:"tags")
diff --git a/core/ui/TagPickerTagTemplate.tid b/core/ui/TagPickerTagTemplate.tid
index 9e86891539..6083609f96 100644
--- a/core/ui/TagPickerTagTemplate.tid
+++ b/core/ui/TagPickerTagTemplate.tid
@@ -16,15 +16,13 @@ title: $:/core/ui/TagPickerTagTemplate
 	<$set name="backgroundColor"
 		value={{{ [<currentTiddler>] :cascade[all[shadows+tiddlers]tag[$:/tags/TiddlerColourFilter]!is[draft]get[text]] }}}
 	>
-		<$wikify name="foregroundColor"
-			text="""<$macrocall $name="contrastcolour" target=<<backgroundColor>> fallbackTarget=<<fallbackTarget>> colourA=<<colourA>> colourB=<<colourB>>/>"""
-		>
+		<$let foregroundColor=<<contrastcolour target=<<backgroundColor>> fallbackTarget=<<fallbackTarget>> colourA=<<colourA>> colourB=<<colourB>> >> >
 			<span class="tc-tag-label tc-btn-invisible"
 				style=<<tag-pill-styles>>
 				data-tag-title=<<currentTiddler>>
 			>
 				{{||$:/core/ui/TiddlerIcon}}<$view field="title" format="text"/>
 			</span>
-		</$wikify>
+		</$let>
 	</$set>
 </$button>
diff --git a/core/ui/ViewToolbar/new-journal-here.tid b/core/ui/ViewToolbar/new-journal-here.tid
index 2df7a2a4e6..cba1889b7d 100644
--- a/core/ui/ViewToolbar/new-journal-here.tid
+++ b/core/ui/ViewToolbar/new-journal-here.tid
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ description: {{$:/language/Buttons/NewJournalHere/Hint}}
 \whitespace trim
 \procedure journalButton()
 <$button tooltip={{$:/language/Buttons/NewJournalHere/Hint}} aria-label={{$:/language/Buttons/NewJournalHere/Caption}} class=<<tv-config-toolbar-class>>>
-<$wikify name="journalTitle" text="""<$transclude $variable="now" format=<<journalTitleTemplate>>/>""">
 <$action-sendmessage $message="tm-new-tiddler" title=<<journalTitle>> tags=`[[$(currentTiddlerTag)$]] $(journalTags)$`/>
 <%if [<tv-config-toolbar-icons>match[yes]] %>
 {{$:/core/images/new-journal-button}}
@@ -16,9 +15,11 @@ description: {{$:/language/Buttons/NewJournalHere/Hint}}
 <$text text={{$:/language/Buttons/NewJournalHere/Caption}}/>
 </span>
 <%endif%>
-</$wikify>
 </$button>
 \end
-<$let journalTitleTemplate={{$:/config/NewJournal/Title}} journalTags={{$:/config/NewJournal/Tags}} currentTiddlerTag=<<currentTiddler>>>
+<$let journalTitle=<<now format={{$:/config/NewJournal/Title}}>>
+	journalTags={{$:/config/NewJournal/Tags}}
+	currentTiddlerTag=<<currentTiddler>>  
+>
 <<journalButton>>
 </$let>
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/releasenotes/5.5.0/#9816.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/releasenotes/5.5.0/#9816.tid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9703761ca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/releasenotes/5.5.0/#9816.tid
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+ title: $:/changenotes/5.5.0/#9816
+description: Replaces some wikify widget with call dynamic syntax
+release: 5.5.0
+tags: $:/tags/ChangeNote
+change-type: enhancement
+change-category: internal
+github-links: https://github.com/TiddlyWiki/TiddlyWiki5/pull/9816
+github-contributors: Leilei332
+
+Replaces unnecessary wikify widget usage with call dynamic attribute syntax.
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