diff --git a/woocommerce/cart/cart.php b/woocommerce/cart/cart.php
index 9a33d54..aa5ccc4 100644
--- a/woocommerce/cart/cart.php
+++ b/woocommerce/cart/cart.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ do_action( 'woocommerce_before_cart' ); ?>
 								echo apply_filters( 'woocommerce_cart_item_remove_link', sprintf(
 									'<a href="%s" class="remove" aria-label="%s" data-product_id="%s" data-product_sku="%s">&times;</a>',
 									esc_url( WC()->cart->get_remove_url( $cart_item_key ) ),
-									__( 'Remove this item', 'understrap' ),
+									esc_attr__( 'Remove this item', 'understrap' ),
 									esc_attr( $product_id ),
 									esc_attr( $_product->get_sku() )
 								), $cart_item_key );
diff --git a/woocommerce/cart/mini-cart.php b/woocommerce/cart/mini-cart.php
index bc8bf13..c669be8 100644
--- a/woocommerce/cart/mini-cart.php
+++ b/woocommerce/cart/mini-cart.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
 						echo apply_filters( 'woocommerce_cart_item_remove_link', sprintf(
 							'<a href="%s" class="remove" title="%s" data-product_id="%s" data-product_sku="%s">&times;</a>',
 							esc_url( WC()->cart->get_remove_url( $cart_item_key ) ),
-							__( 'Remove this item', 'understrap' ),
+							esc_attr__( 'Remove this item', 'understrap' ),
 							esc_attr( $product_id ),
 							esc_attr( $_product->get_sku() )
 						), $cart_item_key );