diff --git a/core/modules/editor/src/Form/EditorLinkDialog.php b/core/modules/editor/src/Form/EditorLinkDialog.php
index c5763894da05a23281e702738f231633e2b12b8e..160c0c95683eb24f5ea5777fa16e876c8b46cf8f 100644
--- a/core/modules/editor/src/Form/EditorLinkDialog.php
+++ b/core/modules/editor/src/Form/EditorLinkDialog.php
@@ -53,13 +53,6 @@ public function buildForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state, FilterFor
       '#maxlength' => 2048,
     );
 
-    $form['attributes']['target'] = array(
-      '#title' => $this->t('Open in new window'),
-      '#type' => 'checkbox',
-      '#default_value' => !empty($input['target']),
-      '#return_value' => '_blank',
-    );
-
     $form['actions'] = array(
       '#type' => 'actions',
     );