diff --git a/viewfeed.js b/viewfeed.js
index 820a91f81e03f3b4bd049af4f60fe7dfb646d532..69aa21bf1dd71ccef2f2e37800e22984f4487b3f 100644
--- a/viewfeed.js
+++ b/viewfeed.js
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ function headlines_callback2(transport, feed_cur_page) {
 
 		if (img && !is_cat) {
 			img.src = img.alt;
-			img.alt = '';
 		}
 
 		var f = $("headlines-frame");