diff --git a/modules/taxonomy.module b/modules/taxonomy.module
index 2f854724085de48a46ee6be9641d7d676f308d71..284da31c607d409627931a77cde3eb000e5f0b78 100644
--- a/modules/taxonomy.module
+++ b/modules/taxonomy.module
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function taxonomy_link($type, $node = NULL) {
     if ($node->taxonomy) {
       foreach ($node->taxonomy as $tid) {
         $term = taxonomy_get_term($tid);
-        $links[] = l($term->name, "taxonomy/page/or/$term->tid", $term->description ? array("title" => $term->description) : array());
+        $links[] = l($term->name, "taxonomy/page/or/$term->tid");
       }
     }
     else {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function taxonomy_link($type, $node = NULL) {
 
       $links = array();
       foreach (taxonomy_node_get_terms($node->nid) as $term) {
-        $links[] = l($term->name, "taxonomy/page/or/$term->tid", $term->description ? array("title" => $term->description) : array());
+        $links[] = l($term->name, "taxonomy/page/or/$term->tid");
       }
 
     }
diff --git a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
index 2f854724085de48a46ee6be9641d7d676f308d71..284da31c607d409627931a77cde3eb000e5f0b78 100644
--- a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
+++ b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function taxonomy_link($type, $node = NULL) {
     if ($node->taxonomy) {
       foreach ($node->taxonomy as $tid) {
         $term = taxonomy_get_term($tid);
-        $links[] = l($term->name, "taxonomy/page/or/$term->tid", $term->description ? array("title" => $term->description) : array());
+        $links[] = l($term->name, "taxonomy/page/or/$term->tid");
       }
     }
     else {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function taxonomy_link($type, $node = NULL) {
 
       $links = array();
       foreach (taxonomy_node_get_terms($node->nid) as $term) {
-        $links[] = l($term->name, "taxonomy/page/or/$term->tid", $term->description ? array("title" => $term->description) : array());
+        $links[] = l($term->name, "taxonomy/page/or/$term->tid");
       }
 
     }