diff --git a/image.php b/image.php
index e9c7d502..643522b1 100644
--- a/image.php
+++ b/image.php
@@ -20,14 +20,13 @@ get_header();
 					<div class="entry-meta">
 						<?php
 							$metadata = wp_get_attachment_metadata();
-							printf( __( 'Published <span class="entry-date"><time class="entry-date" datetime="%1$s">%2$s</time></span> at <a href="%3$s" title="Link to full-size image">%4$s &times; %5$s</a> in <a href="%6$s" title="Return to %7$s" rel="gallery">%8$s</a>', '_s' ),
+							printf( __( 'Published <span class="entry-date"><time class="entry-date" datetime="%1$s">%2$s</time></span> at <a href="%3$s">%4$s &times; %5$s</a> in <a href="%6$s" rel="gallery">%7$s</a>', '_s' ),
 								esc_attr( get_the_date( 'c' ) ),
 								esc_html( get_the_date() ),
 								esc_url( wp_get_attachment_url() ),
 								$metadata['width'],
 								$metadata['height'],
 								esc_url( get_permalink( $post->post_parent ) ),
-								esc_attr( strip_tags( get_the_title( $post->post_parent ) ) ),
 								get_the_title( $post->post_parent )
 							);
 
@@ -66,11 +65,11 @@ get_header();
 				<footer class="entry-meta">
 					<?php
 						if ( comments_open() && pings_open() ) : // Comments and trackbacks open
-							printf( __( '<a class="comment-link" href="#respond" title="Post a comment">Post a comment</a> or leave a trackback: <a class="trackback-link" href="%s" title="Trackback URL for your post" rel="trackback">Trackback URL</a>.', '_s' ), esc_url( get_trackback_url() ) );
+							printf( __( '<a class="comment-link" href="#respond">Post a comment</a> or leave a trackback: <a class="trackback-link" href="%s" rel="trackback">Trackback URL</a>.', '_s' ), esc_url( get_trackback_url() ) );
 						elseif ( ! comments_open() && pings_open() ) : // Only trackbacks open
-							printf( __( 'Comments are closed, but you can leave a trackback: <a class="trackback-link" href="%s" title="Trackback URL for your post" rel="trackback">Trackback URL</a>.', '_s' ), esc_url( get_trackback_url() ) );
+							printf( __( 'Comments are closed, but you can leave a trackback: <a class="trackback-link" href="%s" rel="trackback">Trackback URL</a>.', '_s' ), esc_url( get_trackback_url() ) );
 						elseif ( comments_open() && ! pings_open() ) : // Only comments open
-							 _e( 'Trackbacks are closed, but you can <a class="comment-link" href="#respond" title="Post a comment">post a comment</a>.', '_s' );
+							 _e( 'Trackbacks are closed, but you can <a class="comment-link" href="#respond">post a comment</a>.', '_s' );
 						elseif ( ! comments_open() && ! pings_open() ) : // Comments and trackbacks closed
 							_e( 'Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.', '_s' );
 						endif;
diff --git a/inc/custom-header.php b/inc/custom-header.php
index e7e26f55..5a0674fc 100644
--- a/inc/custom-header.php
+++ b/inc/custom-header.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 	<?php $header_image = get_header_image();
 	if ( ! empty( $header_image ) ) { ?>
-		<a href="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr( get_bloginfo( 'name', 'display' ) ); ?>" rel="home">
+		<a href="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>" rel="home">
 			<img src="<?php header_image(); ?>" width="<?php echo get_custom_header()->width; ?>" height="<?php echo get_custom_header()->height; ?>" alt="">
 		</a>
 	<?php } // if ( ! empty( $header_image ) ) ?>
diff --git a/inc/template-tags.php b/inc/template-tags.php
index 06c8d543..19a98961 100644
--- a/inc/template-tags.php
+++ b/inc/template-tags.php
@@ -159,9 +159,8 @@ function _s_the_attached_image() {
 			$next_attachment_url = get_attachment_link( array_shift( $attachment_ids ) );
 	}
 
-	printf( '<a href="%1$s" title="%2$s" rel="attachment">%3$s</a>',
+	printf( '<a href="%1$s" rel="attachment">%2$s</a>',
 		esc_url( $next_attachment_url ),
-		the_title_attribute( array( 'echo' => false ) ),
 		wp_get_attachment_image( $post->ID, $attachment_size )
 	);
 }
@@ -184,14 +183,12 @@ function _s_posted_on() {
 	);
 
 	printf( __( '<span class="posted-on">Posted on %1$s</span><span class="byline"> by %2$s</span>', '_s' ),
-		sprintf( '<a href="%1$s" title="%2$s" rel="bookmark">%3$s</a>',
+		sprintf( '<a href="%1$s" rel="bookmark">%2$s</a>',
 			esc_url( get_permalink() ),
-			esc_attr( get_the_time() ),
 			$time_string
 		),
-		sprintf( '<span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="%1$s" title="%2$s">%3$s</a></span>',
+		sprintf( '<span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="%1$s">%2$s</a></span>',
 			esc_url( get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ) ),
-			esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'View all posts by %s', '_s' ), get_the_author() ) ),
 			esc_html( get_the_author() )
 		)
 	);
diff --git a/searchform.php b/searchform.php
index 03921f4b..5ecbc9b6 100644
--- a/searchform.php
+++ b/searchform.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 <form role="search" method="get" class="search-form" action="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>">
 	<label>
 		<span class="screen-reader-text"><?php _ex( 'Search for:', 'label', '_s' ); ?></span>
-		<input type="search" class="search-field" placeholder="<?php echo esc_attr_x( 'Search &hellip;', 'placeholder', '_s' ); ?>" value="<?php echo esc_attr( get_search_query() ); ?>" name="s" title="<?php _ex( 'Search for:', 'label', '_s' ); ?>">
+		<input type="search" class="search-field" placeholder="<?php echo esc_attr_x( 'Search &hellip;', 'placeholder', '_s' ); ?>" value="<?php echo esc_attr( get_search_query() ); ?>" name="s">
 	</label>
 	<input type="submit" class="search-submit" value="<?php echo esc_attr_x( 'Search', 'submit button', '_s' ); ?>">
 </form>