diff --git a/lib/outputcomponents.php b/lib/outputcomponents.php
index 76b0c834387f0..5b51cdf52c4ab 100644
--- a/lib/outputcomponents.php
+++ b/lib/outputcomponents.php
@@ -510,9 +510,8 @@ public function __construct($pix, $alt, $component='moodle', array $attributes =
         if (empty($this->attributes['class'])) {
             $this->attributes['class'] = 'smallicon';
         }
-        if (!isset($this->attributes['title'])) {
-            $this->attributes['title'] = $this->attributes['alt'];
-        } else if (empty($this->attributes['title'])) {
+
+        if (empty($this->attributes['title'])) {
             // Remove the title attribute if empty, we probably want to use the parent node's title
             // and some browsers might overwrite it with an empty title.
             unset($this->attributes['title']);