diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
index 139c983348..528def74c6 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
@@ -1046,12 +1046,11 @@ class WP_Posts_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 		}
 	?>
 		<p class="submit inline-edit-save">
-			<a accesskey="c" href="#inline-edit" title="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Cancel' ); ?>" class="button-secondary cancel alignleft"><?php _e( 'Cancel' ); ?></a>
+			<a accesskey="c" href="#inline-edit" class="button-secondary cancel alignleft"><?php _e( 'Cancel' ); ?></a>
 			<?php if ( ! $bulk ) {
 				wp_nonce_field( 'inlineeditnonce', '_inline_edit', false );
-				$update_text = __( 'Update' );
 				?>
-				<a accesskey="s" href="#inline-edit" title="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Update' ); ?>" class="button-primary save alignright"><?php echo esc_attr( $update_text ); ?></a>
+				<a accesskey="s" href="#inline-edit" class="button-primary save alignright"><?php _e( 'Update' ); ?></a>
 				<span class="spinner"></span>
 			<?php } else {
 				submit_button( __( 'Update' ), 'button-primary alignright', 'bulk_edit', false, array( 'accesskey' => 's' ) );
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php
index 3854a36edd..eef7ccfdbc 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php
@@ -361,9 +361,8 @@ class WP_Terms_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 	?>
 
 		<p class="inline-edit-save submit">
-			<a accesskey="c" href="#inline-edit" title="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Cancel' ); ?>" class="cancel button-secondary alignleft"><?php _e( 'Cancel' ); ?></a>
-			<?php $update_text = $tax->labels->update_item; ?>
-			<a accesskey="s" href="#inline-edit" title="<?php echo esc_attr( $update_text ); ?>" class="save button-primary alignright"><?php echo $update_text; ?></a>
+			<a accesskey="c" href="#inline-edit" class="cancel button-secondary alignleft"><?php _e( 'Cancel' ); ?></a>
+			<a accesskey="s" href="#inline-edit" class="save button-primary alignright"><?php echo $tax->labels->update_item; ?></a>
 			<span class="spinner"></span>
 			<span class="error" style="display:none;"></span>
 			<?php wp_nonce_field( 'taxinlineeditnonce', '_inline_edit', false ); ?>