diff --git a/core/modules/responsive_image/responsive_image.module b/core/modules/responsive_image/responsive_image.module
index bc0b431a0c69..5113afcc88a3 100644
--- a/core/modules/responsive_image/responsive_image.module
+++ b/core/modules/responsive_image/responsive_image.module
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ function theme_responsive_image_formatter($variables) {
  *   - width: The width of the image (if known).
  *   - height: The height of the image (if known).
  *   - alt: The alternative text for text-based browsers.
+ *   - title: The title text is displayed when the image is hovered in some
+ *     popular browsers.
  *   - breakpoints: An array containing breakpoints.
  *
  * @ingroup themeable
@@ -262,13 +264,7 @@ function theme_responsive_image($variables) {
   }
 
   if (!empty($sources)) {
-    $attributes = array();
-    foreach (array('alt', 'title') as $key) {
-      if (isset($variables[$key])) {
-        $attributes[$key] = $variables[$key];
-      }
-    }
-    $output[] = '<picture' . new Attribute($attributes) . '>';
+    $output[] = '<picture>';
 
     // Add source tags to the output.
     foreach ($sources as $source) {