diff --git a/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/sectionShared.test.tsx b/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/sectionShared.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e29da9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/sectionShared.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import { RowLabel } from '@/components/compare/sectionShared';
+
+describe('RowLabel', () => {
+  it('renders its label text', () => {
+    render(<RowLabel>Attainment 8</RowLabel>);
+    expect(screen.getByText('Attainment 8')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('shows no help affordance when no tip is given', () => {
+    render(<RowLabel>Attainment 8</RowLabel>);
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('button')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('opens the tip in a popover on click', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    render(<RowLabel tip="Average GCSE score across 8 subjects">Attainment 8</RowLabel>);
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button'));
+    expect(await screen.findByRole('tooltip')).toHaveTextContent(
+      'Average GCSE score across 8 subjects',
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/compare/compareSections.module.css b/nextjs-app/components/compare/compareSections.module.css
index f3c5131..af7712f 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/compare/compareSections.module.css
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/compare/compareSections.module.css
@@ -132,20 +132,6 @@
   color: var(--text-secondary);
 }
 
-.help {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  width: 15px;
-  height: 15px;
-  border-radius: 50%;
-  border: 1px solid var(--text-muted);
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-  font-size: 0.65rem;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  cursor: help;
-  flex: none;
-}
-
 .badge {
   display: inline-block;
   font-weight: 700;
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/compare/sectionShared.tsx b/nextjs-app/components/compare/sectionShared.tsx
index 0c27ea5..74211c9 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/compare/sectionShared.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/compare/sectionShared.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type { CSSProperties, ReactNode } from 'react';
 
 import type { School } from '@/lib/types';
 import { CHART_COLORS, CHART_TEXT_COLORS, shortName } from '@/lib/utils';
+import { InfoPopover } from '@/components/InfoPopover';
 import styles from './compareSections.module.css';
 
 export function Section({
@@ -52,11 +53,7 @@ export function RowLabel({ children, tip }: { children: ReactNode; tip?: string
   return (
     <div className={styles.rowLabel}>
       {children}
-      {tip && (
-        <span className={styles.help} title={tip} aria-label={tip}>
-          ?
-        </span>
-      )}
+      {tip && <InfoPopover plain={tip} />}
     </div>
   );
 }