diff --git a/src/components/helpers/LocalizedTexts/LocalizedTexts.js b/src/components/helpers/LocalizedTexts/LocalizedTexts.js
index c0c066c88..153c4b060 100644
--- a/src/components/helpers/LocalizedTexts/LocalizedTexts.js
+++ b/src/components/helpers/LocalizedTexts/LocalizedTexts.js
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ import ExternalLinkPreview from '../ExternalLinkPreview';
 import Icon from '../../icons';
 import Markdown from '../../widgets/Markdown';
 import { knownLocales } from '../../../helpers/localizedData';
+import { UrlContext } from '../../../helpers/contexts';
 
 import './LocalizedTexts.css';
 
-const LocalizedTexts = ({ locales = [], noLocalesMessage = null }, { lang = 'en' }) => {
+const LocalizedTexts = ({ locales = [], noLocalesMessage = null }) => {
   const localeTabs = knownLocales
     .map(locale => locales.find(l => l.locale === locale))
     .filter(tabData => tabData && (tabData.text || tabData.link || tabData.studentHint));
@@ -20,62 +21,62 @@ const LocalizedTexts = ({ locales = [], noLocalesMessage = null }, { lang = 'en'
   }
 
   return (
-    <Tabs
-      defaultActiveKey={
-        localeTabs.find(({ locale }) => locale === lang) || localeTabs.length === 0 ? lang : localeTabs[0].locale
-      }
-      className="nav-tabs-custom"
-      id="localized-texts">
-      {localeTabs.map(({ locale, text, link = '', studentHint = null }, i) => (
-        <Tab key={i} eventKey={locale} title={locale}>
-          {link && link !== '' && (
-            <div>
-              <Well>
-                <h4>
-                  <FormattedMessage
-                    id="app.localizedTexts.externalLink"
-                    defaultMessage="The description is located beyond the realms of ReCodEx"
-                  />
-                </h4>
-                <Icon icon="link" gapRight />
-                <a href={link} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
-                  {link}
-                </a>
-              </Well>
-              <ExternalLinkPreview url={link} />
-            </div>
-          )}
+    <UrlContext.Consumer>
+      {({ lang = 'en' }) => (
+        <Tabs
+          defaultActiveKey={
+            localeTabs.find(({ locale }) => locale === lang) || localeTabs.length === 0 ? lang : localeTabs[0].locale
+          }
+          className="nav-tabs-custom"
+          id="localized-texts">
+          {localeTabs.map(({ locale, text, link = '', studentHint = null }, i) => (
+            <Tab key={i} eventKey={locale} title={locale}>
+              {link && link !== '' && (
+                <div>
+                  <Well>
+                    <h4>
+                      <FormattedMessage
+                        id="app.localizedTexts.externalLink"
+                        defaultMessage="The description is located beyond the realms of ReCodEx"
+                      />
+                    </h4>
+                    <Icon icon="link" gapRight />
+                    <a href={link} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
+                      {link}
+                    </a>
+                  </Well>
+                  <ExternalLinkPreview url={link} />
+                </div>
+              )}
 
-          {text.trim() !== '' && <Markdown source={text} />}
+              {text.trim() !== '' && <Markdown source={text} />}
 
-          {!text.trim() && !link && (
-            <div className="callout callout-warning em-margin">
-              <FormattedMessage
-                id="app.localizedTexts.noText"
-                defaultMessage="There is no text nor link for given localization. The exercise is not fully specified yet."
-              />
-            </div>
-          )}
+              {!text.trim() && !link && (
+                <div className="callout callout-warning em-margin">
+                  <FormattedMessage
+                    id="app.localizedTexts.noText"
+                    defaultMessage="There is no text nor link for given localization. The exercise is not fully specified yet."
+                  />
+                </div>
+              )}
 
-          {studentHint && studentHint !== '' && (
-            <div>
-              <hr />
-              <h4>
-                <FormattedMessage id="app.localizedTexts.studentHintHeading" defaultMessage="Hint" />
-              </h4>
-              <Markdown source={studentHint} />
-            </div>
-          )}
-        </Tab>
-      ))}
-    </Tabs>
+              {studentHint && studentHint !== '' && (
+                <div>
+                  <hr />
+                  <h4>
+                    <FormattedMessage id="app.localizedTexts.studentHintHeading" defaultMessage="Hint" />
+                  </h4>
+                  <Markdown source={studentHint} />
+                </div>
+              )}
+            </Tab>
+          ))}
+        </Tabs>
+      )}
+    </UrlContext.Consumer>
   );
 };
 
-LocalizedTexts.contextTypes = {
-  lang: PropTypes.string,
-};
-
 LocalizedTexts.propTypes = {
   locales: PropTypes.arrayOf(
     PropTypes.shape({
diff --git a/src/components/layout/Sidebar/Sidebar.js b/src/components/layout/Sidebar/Sidebar.js
index aff04af17..8e69db795 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/Sidebar/Sidebar.js
+++ b/src/components/layout/Sidebar/Sidebar.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { isSupervisorRole, isEmpoweredSupervisorRole, isSuperadminRole } from '.
 import withLinks from '../../../helpers/withLinks';
 import { getExternalIdForCAS } from '../../../helpers/cas';
 import { safeGet, EMPTY_OBJ } from '../../../helpers/common';
+import { UrlContext } from '../../../helpers/contexts';
 
 import styles from './sidebar.less';
 
@@ -112,31 +113,44 @@ const Sidebar = (
                   ))}
 
               {studentOfItems && (
-                <MenuGroup
-                  title={<FormattedMessage id="app.sidebar.menu.memberOfGroups" defaultMessage="Member of Groups" />}
-                  items={studentOfItems}
-                  notifications={EMPTY_OBJ}
-                  icon={'user-circle'}
-                  currentPath={currentUrl}
-                  createLink={createLink}
-                  forceOpen={false}
-                  isActive={studentOfItems.find(item => isActive(createLink(item))) !== undefined}
-                />
+                <UrlContext.Consumer>
+                  {({ isActive }) => (
+                    <MenuGroup
+                      title={
+                        <FormattedMessage id="app.sidebar.menu.memberOfGroups" defaultMessage="Member of Groups" />
+                      }
+                      items={studentOfItems}
+                      notifications={EMPTY_OBJ}
+                      icon={'user-circle'}
+                      currentPath={currentUrl}
+                      createLink={createLink}
+                      forceOpen={false}
+                      isActive={studentOfItems.find(item => isActive(createLink(item))) !== undefined}
+                    />
+                  )}
+                </UrlContext.Consumer>
               )}
 
               {isSupervisorRole(role) && supervisorOfItems && (
-                <MenuGroup
-                  title={
-                    <FormattedMessage id="app.sidebar.menu.supervisorOfGroups" defaultMessage="Supervisor of Groups" />
-                  }
-                  notifications={EMPTY_OBJ}
-                  items={supervisorOfItems}
-                  icon="graduation-cap"
-                  currentPath={currentUrl}
-                  createLink={createLink}
-                  forceOpen={false}
-                  isActive={supervisorOfItems.find(item => isActive(createLink(item))) !== undefined}
-                />
+                <UrlContext.Consumer>
+                  {({ isActive }) => (
+                    <MenuGroup
+                      title={
+                        <FormattedMessage
+                          id="app.sidebar.menu.supervisorOfGroups"
+                          defaultMessage="Supervisor of Groups"
+                        />
+                      }
+                      notifications={EMPTY_OBJ}
+                      items={supervisorOfItems}
+                      icon="graduation-cap"
+                      currentPath={currentUrl}
+                      createLink={createLink}
+                      forceOpen={false}
+                      isActive={supervisorOfItems.find(item => isActive(createLink(item))) !== undefined}
+                    />
+                  )}
+                </UrlContext.Consumer>
               )}
 
               {isSupervisorRole(role) && (
@@ -200,8 +214,4 @@ Sidebar.propTypes = {
   intl: intlShape,
 };
 
-Sidebar.contextTypes = {
-  isActive: PropTypes.func,
-};
-
 export default withLinks(injectIntl(Sidebar));
diff --git a/src/components/widgets/Sidebar/MenuItem/MenuItem.js b/src/components/widgets/Sidebar/MenuItem/MenuItem.js
index e56f59c10..4da27b9fb 100644
--- a/src/components/widgets/Sidebar/MenuItem/MenuItem.js
+++ b/src/components/widgets/Sidebar/MenuItem/MenuItem.js
@@ -2,39 +2,42 @@ import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 import { Link } from 'react-router';
+
 import Icon from '../../../icons';
+import { UrlContext } from '../../../../helpers/contexts';
 
-const MenuItem = (
-  {
-    title,
-    icon = 'circle',
-    link,
-    currentPath,
-    notificationsCount = 0,
-    inNewTab = false,
-    small = false,
-    onIsActive = isActive => isActive,
-  },
-  { isActive }
-) => (
-  <li
-    className={classnames({
-      active: isActive(link),
-      small,
-    })}>
-    <Link to={link} target={inNewTab ? '_blank' : undefined}>
-      <Icon icon={icon} fixedWidth gapRight />
-      <span
-        style={{
-          whiteSpace: 'normal',
-          display: 'inline-block',
-          verticalAlign: 'top',
-        }}>
-        {title}
-      </span>
-      {notificationsCount > 0 && <small className="label pull-right bg-yellow">{notificationsCount}</small>}
-    </Link>
-  </li>
+const MenuItem = ({
+  title,
+  icon = 'circle',
+  link,
+  currentPath,
+  notificationsCount = 0,
+  inNewTab = false,
+  small = false,
+  onIsActive = isActive => isActive,
+}) => (
+  <UrlContext.Consumer>
+    {({ isActive }) => (
+      <li
+        className={classnames({
+          active: isActive(link),
+          small,
+        })}>
+        <Link to={link} target={inNewTab ? '_blank' : undefined}>
+          <Icon icon={icon} fixedWidth gapRight />
+          <span
+            style={{
+              whiteSpace: 'normal',
+              display: 'inline-block',
+              verticalAlign: 'top',
+            }}>
+            {title}
+          </span>
+          {notificationsCount > 0 && <small className="label pull-right bg-yellow">{notificationsCount}</small>}
+        </Link>
+      </li>
+    )}
+  </UrlContext.Consumer>
 );
 
 MenuItem.propTypes = {
@@ -48,8 +51,4 @@ MenuItem.propTypes = {
   onIsActive: PropTypes.func,
 };
 
-MenuItem.contextTypes = {
-  isActive: PropTypes.func,
-};
-
 export default MenuItem;
diff --git a/src/containers/LayoutContainer/LayoutContainer.js b/src/containers/LayoutContainer/LayoutContainer.js
index 40cf63489..0c52a9bfb 100644
--- a/src/containers/LayoutContainer/LayoutContainer.js
+++ b/src/containers/LayoutContainer/LayoutContainer.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { isLoggedIn } from '../../redux/selectors/auth';
 import { getLoggedInUserSettings } from '../../redux/selectors/users';
 import { messages, localeData, defaultLanguage } from '../../locales';
 import { linksFactory, isAbsolute } from '../../links';
-import { UserSettingsContext } from '../../helpers/contexts';
+import { UserSettingsContext, LinksContext, UrlContext } from '../../helpers/contexts';
 
 import 'admin-lte/dist/css/AdminLTE.min.css';
 import 'admin-lte/dist/css/skins/_all-skins.min.css';
@@ -80,16 +80,6 @@ class LayoutContainer extends Component {
     this.forceUpdate();
   };
 
-  /**
-   * Child components should be able to access current language settings
-   * and up-to-date links (with respect to the given language).
-   */
-  getChildContext = () => ({
-    links: this.state.links,
-    lang: this.state.lang,
-    isActive: link => !isAbsolute(link) && this.context.router.isActive(link, true),
-  });
-
   maybeHideSidebar = e => {
     const { sidebarIsOpen, toggleVisibility } = this.props;
     if (sidebarIsOpen) {
@@ -122,37 +112,47 @@ class LayoutContainer extends Component {
       userSettings,
     } = this.props;
 
-    const { lang } = this.state;
+    const { lang, links } = this.state;
     addLocaleData([...this.getLocaleData(lang)]);
     moment.locale(lang);
 
     return (
       <IntlProvider locale={lang} messages={this.getMessages(lang)} formats={ADDITIONAL_INTL_FORMATS}>
         <UserSettingsContext.Provider value={userSettings}>
-          <Layout
-            isLoggedIn={isLoggedIn}
-            sidebarIsCollapsed={sidebarIsCollapsed}
-            sidebarIsOpen={sidebarIsOpen}
-            toggleSize={toggleSize}
-            toggleVisibility={toggleVisibility}
-            onCloseSidebar={this.maybeHideSidebar}
-            lang={lang}
-            availableLangs={Object.keys(messages)}
-            currentUrl={pathname}
-            pendingFetchOperations={pendingFetchOperations}>
-            {children}
-          </Layout>
+          <LinksContext.Provider value={links}>
+            <UrlContext.Provider
+              value={{
+                lang,
+                isActive: link => !isAbsolute(link) && this.context.router.isActive(link, true),
+              }}>
+              <Layout
+                isLoggedIn={isLoggedIn}
+                sidebarIsCollapsed={sidebarIsCollapsed}
+                sidebarIsOpen={sidebarIsOpen}
+                toggleSize={toggleSize}
+                toggleVisibility={toggleVisibility}
+                onCloseSidebar={this.maybeHideSidebar}
+                lang={lang}
+                availableLangs={Object.keys(messages)}
+                currentUrl={pathname}
+                pendingFetchOperations={pendingFetchOperations}>
+                {children}
+              </Layout>
+            </UrlContext.Provider>
+          </LinksContext.Provider>
         </UserSettingsContext.Provider>
       </IntlProvider>
     );
   }
 }
 
+/*
 LayoutContainer.childContextTypes = {
   lang: PropTypes.string,
   links: PropTypes.object,
   isActive: PropTypes.func,
 };
+*/
 
 LayoutContainer.contextTypes = {
   router: PropTypes.object,
diff --git a/src/helpers/contexts.js b/src/helpers/contexts.js
index 613d7cf4e..ce6b03d28 100644
--- a/src/helpers/contexts.js
+++ b/src/helpers/contexts.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
 
 export const UserSettingsContext = React.createContext({});
+export const LinksContext = React.createContext({});
+export const UrlContext = React.createContext({});
diff --git a/src/helpers/withLinks.js b/src/helpers/withLinks.js
index 9fc6a10f6..7f500f7e4 100644
--- a/src/helpers/withLinks.js
+++ b/src/helpers/withLinks.js
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 // @flow
 import React from 'react';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { LinksContext } from '../helpers/contexts';
 
 const withLinks = (Inner: *) => {
-  const ComponentWithLinks = (props: any, { links }: { links: any }) => <Inner {...props} links={links} />;
+  const ComponentWithLinks = (props: any) => (
+    <LinksContext.Consumer>{links => <Inner {...props} links={links} />}</LinksContext.Consumer>
+  );
   ComponentWithLinks.displayName = `withLinks(${Inner.displayName || Inner.name || 'Component'})`;
-  ComponentWithLinks.contextTypes = {
-    links: PropTypes.object,
-  };
   ComponentWithLinks.WrappedComponent = Inner; // use the same name as react-redux
   return ComponentWithLinks;
 };
diff --git a/src/pages/Exercise/Exercise.js b/src/pages/Exercise/Exercise.js
index 59d68742f..99ce94a5b 100644
--- a/src/pages/Exercise/Exercise.js
+++ b/src/pages/Exercise/Exercise.js
@@ -284,10 +284,6 @@ class Exercise extends Component {
   }
 }
 
-Exercise.contextTypes = {
-  links: PropTypes.object,
-};
-
 Exercise.propTypes = {
   userId: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   instance: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
diff --git a/src/pages/ExerciseAssignments/ExerciseAssignments.js b/src/pages/ExerciseAssignments/ExerciseAssignments.js
index c37402d36..d30157bc7 100644
--- a/src/pages/ExerciseAssignments/ExerciseAssignments.js
+++ b/src/pages/ExerciseAssignments/ExerciseAssignments.js
@@ -247,10 +247,6 @@ class ExerciseAssignments extends Component {
   }
 }
 
-ExerciseAssignments.contextTypes = {
-  links: PropTypes.object,
-};
-
 ExerciseAssignments.propTypes = {
   userId: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   params: PropTypes.shape({