diff --git a/content-aside.php b/content-aside.php
index c0645018d..4a84ae76d 100644
--- a/content-aside.php
+++ b/content-aside.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 	<article id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class(); ?>>
 		<div class="aside">
-			<h1 class="entry-title"><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Permalink to %s', 'twentytwelve' ), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) ) ); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h1>
+			<h1 class="entry-title"><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h1>
 			<div class="entry-content">
 				<?php the_content( __( 'Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span>', 'twentytwelve' ) ); ?>
 			</div><!-- .entry-content -->
diff --git a/content-image.php b/content-image.php
index aee3869d9..a683b83cf 100644
--- a/content-image.php
+++ b/content-image.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 		</div><!-- .entry-content -->
 
 		<footer class="entry-meta">
-			<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Permalink to %s', 'twentytwelve' ), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) ) ); ?>" rel="bookmark">
+			<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" rel="bookmark">
 				<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
 				<h2><time class="entry-date" datetime="<?php echo esc_attr( get_the_date( 'c' ) ); ?>"><?php echo get_the_date(); ?></time></h2>
 			</a>
diff --git a/content.php b/content.php
index 90cd694be..bf2936ca2 100644
--- a/content.php
+++ b/content.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 			<h1 class="entry-title"><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
 			<?php else : ?>
 			<h1 class="entry-title">
-				<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Permalink to %s', 'twentytwelve' ), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) ) ); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
+				<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
 			</h1>
 			<?php endif; // is_single() ?>
 			<?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>