diff --git a/wp-includes/user.php b/wp-includes/user.php
index 3e9ec0d6f6..a548f5aaee 100644
--- a/wp-includes/user.php
+++ b/wp-includes/user.php
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ function wp_authenticate_username_password($user, $username, $password) {
 	$user = get_user_by('login', $username);
 
 	if ( !$user )
-		return new WP_Error( 'invalid_username', sprintf( __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: Invalid username. <a href="%s" title="Password Lost and Found">Lost your password</a>?' ), wp_lostpassword_url() ) );
+		return new WP_Error( 'invalid_username', sprintf( __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: Invalid username. <a href="%s">Lost your password</a>?' ), wp_lostpassword_url() ) );
 
 	/**
 	 * Filter whether the given user can be authenticated with the provided $password.
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ function wp_authenticate_username_password($user, $username, $password) {
 		return $user;
 
 	if ( !wp_check_password($password, $user->user_pass, $user->ID) )
-		return new WP_Error( 'incorrect_password', sprintf( __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: The password you entered for the username <strong>%1$s</strong> is incorrect. <a href="%2$s" title="Password Lost and Found">Lost your password</a>?' ),
+		return new WP_Error( 'incorrect_password', sprintf( __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: The password you entered for the username <strong>%1$s</strong> is incorrect. <a href="%2$s">Lost your password</a>?' ),
 		$username, wp_lostpassword_url() ) );
 
 	return $user;