diff --git a/classes/feeds.php b/classes/feeds.php
index 878306730..7b5531464 100755
--- a/classes/feeds.php
+++ b/classes/feeds.php
@@ -339,6 +339,8 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 				$label_cache = $line["label_cache"];
 				$labels = false;
 
+				$mouseover_attrs = "onmouseover='postMouseIn(event, $id)' onmouseout='postMouseOut($id)'";
+
 				if ($label_cache) {
 					$label_cache = json_decode($label_cache, true);
 
@@ -367,29 +369,13 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 					++$num_unread;
 				}
 
-				if ($line["marked"]) {
-					$marked_pic = "<img
-                    src=\"images/mark_set.png\"
-                    class=\"markedPic\" alt=\"Unstar article\"
-                    onclick='toggleMark($id)'>";
-					$class .= " marked";
-				} else {
-					$marked_pic = "<img
-                    src=\"images/mark_unset.png\"
-                    class=\"markedPic\" alt=\"Star article\"
-                    onclick='toggleMark($id)'>";
-				}
+				$marked_pic_src = $line["marked"] ? "mark_set.png" : "mark_unset.png";
+				$class .= $line["marked"] ? " marked" : "";
+				$marked_pic = "<img src=\"images/$marked_pic_src\" class=\"markedPic\" onclick='toggleMark($id)'>";
 
-				if ($line["published"]) {
-					$published_pic = "<img src=\"images/pub_set.png\"
-                    class=\"pubPic\"
-                        alt=\"Unpublish article\" onclick='togglePub($id)'>";
-					$class .= " published";
-				} else {
-					$published_pic = "<img src=\"images/pub_unset.png\"
-                    class=\"pubPic\"
-                    alt=\"Publish article\" onclick='togglePub($id)'>";
-				}
+				$published_pic_src = $line["published"] ? "pub_set.png" : "pub_unset.png";
+				$class .= $line["published"] ? " published" : "";
+                $published_pic = "<img src=\"images/$published_pic_src\" class=\"pubPic\" onclick='togglePub($id)'>";
 
 				$updated_fmt = make_local_datetime($line["updated"], false, false, false, true);
 				$date_entered_fmt = T_sprintf("Imported at %s",
@@ -456,9 +442,6 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 						}
 					}
 
-					$mouseover_attrs = "onmouseover='postMouseIn(event, $id)'
-                    onmouseout='postMouseOut($id)'";
-
 					$reply['content'] .= "<div class='hl hlMenuAttach $class' data-orig-feed-id='$feed_id' data-article-id='$id' id='RROW-$id' $mouseover_attrs>";
 
 					$reply['content'] .= "<div class='hlLeft'>";
@@ -551,9 +534,6 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 						}
 					}
 
-					$mouseover_attrs = "onmouseover='postMouseIn(event, $id)'
-                    onmouseout='postMouseOut($id)'";
-
 					$expanded_class = $expand_cdm ? "expanded" : "expandable";
 
 					$tmp_content = "<div class=\"cdm $hlc_suffix $expanded_class $class\"
diff --git a/js/viewfeed.js b/js/viewfeed.js
index e0ad2dd32..ffd8fcf46 100755
--- a/js/viewfeed.js
+++ b/js/viewfeed.js
@@ -423,11 +423,9 @@ function toggleMark(id, client_only) {
 
 		if (!row.hasClassName("marked")) {
 			img.src = img.src.replace("mark_unset", "mark_set");
-			img.alt = __("Unstar article");
 			query = query + "&mark=1";
 		} else {
 			img.src = img.src.replace("mark_set", "mark_unset");
-			img.alt = __("Star article");
 			query = query + "&mark=0";
 		}
 	}
@@ -477,11 +475,9 @@ function togglePub(id, client_only, no_effects, note) {
 
 		if (!row.hasClassName("published") || note != undefined) {
 			img.src = img.src.replace("pub_unset", "pub_set");
-			img.alt = __("Unpublish article");
 			query = query + "&pub=1";
 		} else {
 			img.src = img.src.replace("pub_set", "pub_unset");
-			img.alt = __("Publish article");
 			query = query + "&pub=0";
 		}
 	}