diff --git a/taiga/mdrender/extensions/mentions.py b/taiga/mdrender/extensions/mentions.py
index 592374a8..4c243910 100644
--- a/taiga/mdrender/extensions/mentions.py
+++ b/taiga/mdrender/extensions/mentions.py
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ class MentionsPattern(Pattern):
         a = etree.Element('a')
         a.text = link_text
         a.set('href', url)
-        a.set('alt', user.get_full_name())
         a.set('title', user.get_full_name())
         a.set('class', "mention")
 
diff --git a/taiga/mdrender/extensions/references.py b/taiga/mdrender/extensions/references.py
index 8eef881f..1ff6ac04 100644
--- a/taiga/mdrender/extensions/references.py
+++ b/taiga/mdrender/extensions/references.py
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ class TaigaReferencesPattern(Pattern):
         a = etree.Element('a')
         a.text = link_text
         a.set('href', url)
-        a.set('alt', subject)
         a.set('title', subject)
         a.set('class', html_classes)