diff --git a/course/lib.php b/course/lib.php
index 5b901b2005a..c61cd5a2a84 100644
--- a/course/lib.php
+++ b/course/lib.php
@@ -1920,14 +1920,14 @@ function print_course_search($value="", $return=false, $format="plain") {
         $output  = '<form id="'.$id.'" action="'.$CFG->wwwroot.'/course/search.php" method="get">';
         $output .= '<fieldset class="coursesearchbox invisiblefieldset">';
         $output .= '<label for="shortsearchbox">'.$strsearchcourses.': </label>';
-        $output .= '<input type="text" id="shortsearchbox" size="12" name="search" alt="'.s($strsearchcourses).'" value="'.s($value).'" />';
+        $output .= '<input type="text" id="shortsearchbox" size="12" name="search" value="'.s($value).'" />';
         $output .= '<input type="submit" value="'.get_string('go').'" />';
         $output .= '</fieldset></form>';
     } else if ($format == 'navbar') {
         $output  = '<form id="coursesearchnavbar" action="'.$CFG->wwwroot.'/course/search.php" method="get">';
         $output .= '<fieldset class="coursesearchbox invisiblefieldset">';
         $output .= '<label for="navsearchbox">'.$strsearchcourses.': </label>';
-        $output .= '<input type="text" id="navsearchbox" size="20" name="search" alt="'.s($strsearchcourses).'" value="'.s($value).'" />';
+        $output .= '<input type="text" id="navsearchbox" size="20" name="search" value="'.s($value).'" />';
         $output .= '<input type="submit" value="'.get_string('go').'" />';
         $output .= '</fieldset></form>';
     }