diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
index 085fabca32..bc435ebf3f 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if ( isset($_GET['message']) ) {
 
 	switch ( $_GET['message'] ) {
 		case 1:
-			$message = sprintf( __('Post updated. <a target="_blank" href="%s">View post</a>'), get_permalink($post_ID) );
+			$message = sprintf( __('Post updated. <a href="%s">View post</a>'), get_permalink($post_ID) );
 			break;
 		case 2:
 			$message = __('Custom field updated.');
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if ( isset($_GET['message']) ) {
 				$message = sprintf( __('Post restored to revision from %s'), wp_post_revision_title( (int) $_GET['revision'], false ) );
 			break;
 		case 6:
-			$message = sprintf( __('Post published. <a target="_blank" href="%s">View post</a>'), get_permalink($post_ID) );
+			$message = sprintf( __('Post published. <a href="%s">View post</a>'), get_permalink($post_ID) );
 			break;
 		case 7:
 			$message = __('Post saved.');
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
index 79420164f5..d031db4aa7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if ( isset($_GET['message']) ) {
 
 	switch ( $_GET['message'] ) {
 		case 1:
-			$message = sprintf( __('Page updated. <a target="_blank" href="%s">View page</a>'), get_permalink($post_ID) );
+			$message = sprintf( __('Page updated. <a href="%s">View page</a>'), get_permalink($post_ID) );
 			break;
 		case 2:
 			$message = __('Custom field updated.');
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if ( isset($_GET['message']) ) {
 			$message = __('Custom field deleted.');
 			break;
 		case 4:
-			$message = sprintf( __('Page published. <a target="_blank" href="%s">View page</a>'), get_permalink($post_ID) );
+			$message = sprintf( __('Page published. <a href="%s">View page</a>'), get_permalink($post_ID) );
 			break;
 		case 5:
 			if ( isset($_GET['revision']) )