Using replaceWith in jQuery

HTML

<a data-hook="interview-reassignment-link" href="#interview/interview-reassignment">Interview Assignment Form</a>
<a data-hook="interview-deferral-request-link" href="">Interview Deferral Request Form</a>
<button id="myButton">Change my link to a span</button>

JavaScript

$('#myButton').click(function(){
    $('[data-hook="interview-reassignment-link"], [data-hook="interview-deferral-request-link"]').replaceWith(function(){
        return $("<span>" + $(this).html() + "</span>");
    });
});