diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/media.php b/wp-admin/includes/media.php
index e30cc08b1b..5c54b21402 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/media.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/media.php
@@ -3020,15 +3020,15 @@ function edit_form_image_editor( $post ) {
 		<p class="attachment-alt-text-description" id="alt-text-description">
 			<?php
 			printf(
-				/* translators: 1: link start tag, 2: accessibility text, 3: link end tag */
-				__( '%1$sDescribe the purpose of the image%2$s%3$s. Leave empty if the image is purely decorative.' ),
-				'<a href="' . esc_url( 'https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decision-tree' ) . '" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">',
+				/* translators: 1: link to tutorial, 2: additional link attributes, 3: accessibility text */
+				__( '<a href="%1$s" %2$s>Describe the purpose of the image%3$s</a>. Leave empty if the image is purely decorative.' ),
+				esc_url( 'https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decision-tree' ),
+				'target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"',
 				sprintf(
 					'<span class="screen-reader-text"> %s</span>',
 					/* translators: accessibility text */
 					__( '(opens in a new tab)' )
-				),
-				'</a>'
+				)
 			);
 			?>
 		</p>
diff --git a/wp-includes/media-template.php b/wp-includes/media-template.php
index 1711f50ab4..d730cac7d7 100644
--- a/wp-includes/media-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/media-template.php
@@ -163,15 +163,15 @@ function wp_print_media_templates() {
 	}
 
 	$alt_text_description = sprintf(
-		/* translators: 1: link start tag, 2: accessibility text, 3: link end tag */
-		__( '%1$sDescribe the purpose of the image%2$s%3$s. Leave empty if the image is purely decorative.' ),
-		'<a href="' . esc_url( 'https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decision-tree' ) . '" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">',
+		/* translators: 1: link to tutorial, 2: additional link attributes, 3: accessibility text */
+		__( '<a href="%1$s" %2$s>Describe the purpose of the image%3$s</a>. Leave empty if the image is purely decorative.' ),
+		esc_url( 'https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decision-tree' ),
+		'target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"',
 		sprintf(
 			'<span class="screen-reader-text"> %s</span>',
 			/* translators: accessibility text */
 			__( '(opens in a new tab)' )
-		),
-		'</a>'
+		)
 	);
 	?>
 	<!--[if lte IE 8]>
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 4035b4af80..92a2ddb5c5 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.3-alpha-45331';
+$wp_version = '5.3-alpha-45334';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.