diff --git a/administrator/modules/mod_status/tmpl/default.php b/administrator/modules/mod_status/tmpl/default.php
index 330ad42c1a333..b67fbe8a91019 100644
--- a/administrator/modules/mod_status/tmpl/default.php
+++ b/administrator/modules/mod_status/tmpl/default.php
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@
 {
 	$active = $unread ? ' badge-warning' : '';
 	$output[] = '<div class="btn-group hasTooltip ' . $inboxClass . '"'
-		. ' title="' . JText::plural('MOD_STATUS_MESSAGES', $unread) . '"'
-		. ' alt="' . JText::plural('MOD_STATUS_MESSAGES', $unread) . '">'
+		. ' title="' . JText::plural('MOD_STATUS_MESSAGES', $unread) . '">'
 		. ($hideLinks ? '' : '<a href="' . $inboxLink . '">')
 		. '<i class="icon-envelope"></i> '
 		. '<span class="badge' . $active . '">' . $unread . '</span>'