diff --git a/app/helpers/admin/account_moderation_notes_helper.rb b/app/helpers/admin/account_moderation_notes_helper.rb
index 2f08538ca6..3b9d580499 100644
--- a/app/helpers/admin/account_moderation_notes_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/admin/account_moderation_notes_helper.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module Admin::AccountModerationNotesHelper
 
     link_to path || admin_account_path(account.id), class: name_tag_classes(account), title: account.acct do
       safe_join([
-                  image_tag(account.avatar.url, width: 15, height: 15, alt: display_name(account), class: 'avatar'),
+                  image_tag(account.avatar.url, width: 15, height: 15, alt: '', class: 'avatar'),
                   content_tag(:span, account.acct, class: 'username'),
                 ], ' ')
     end
diff --git a/app/helpers/settings_helper.rb b/app/helpers/settings_helper.rb
index fce36bf43e..3c72b22c66 100644
--- a/app/helpers/settings_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/settings_helper.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ module SettingsHelper
     return if account.nil?
 
     link_to ActivityPub::TagManager.instance.url_for(account), class: 'name-tag', title: account.acct do
-      safe_join([image_tag(account.avatar.url, width: 15, height: 15, alt: display_name(account), class: 'avatar'), content_tag(:span, account.acct, class: 'username')], ' ')
+      safe_join([image_tag(account.avatar.url, width: 15, height: 15, alt: '', class: 'avatar'), content_tag(:span, account.acct, class: 'username')], ' ')
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/avatar-test.jsx.snap b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/avatar-test.jsx.snap
index 7fbdedeb23..2f0a2de324 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/avatar-test.jsx.snap
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/avatar-test.jsx.snap
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ exports[`<Avatar /> Autoplay renders a animated avatar 1`] = `
   }
 >
   <img
-    alt="alice"
+    alt=""
     src="/animated/alice.gif"
   />
 </div>
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ exports[`<Avatar /> Still renders a still avatar 1`] = `
   }
 >
   <img
-    alt="alice"
+    alt=""
     src="/static/alice.jpg"
   />
 </div>
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/avatar.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/avatar.tsx
index 77bd423409..8f866a3c65 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/avatar.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/avatar.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const Avatar: React.FC<Props> = ({
       onMouseLeave={handleMouseLeave}
       style={style}
     >
-      {src && <img src={src} alt={account?.get('acct')} />}
+      {src && <img src={src} alt='' />}
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/containers/header_container.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/containers/header_container.jsx
index df5427c307..84a303c37a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/containers/header_container.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/containers/header_container.jsx
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { intl }) => ({
       modalType: 'IMAGE',
       modalProps: {
         src: account.get('avatar'),
-        alt: account.get('acct'),
+        alt: '',
       },
     }));
   },
diff --git a/app/views/filters/statuses/_status_filter.html.haml b/app/views/filters/statuses/_status_filter.html.haml
index ba1170cf92..9999dcda81 100644
--- a/app/views/filters/statuses/_status_filter.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/filters/statuses/_status_filter.html.haml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
     .detailed-status__meta
       = link_to ActivityPub::TagManager.instance.url_for(status.account), class: 'name-tag', target: '_blank', rel: 'noopener noreferrer' do
-        = image_tag(status.account.avatar.url, width: 15, height: 15, alt: display_name(status.account), class: 'avatar')
+        = image_tag(status.account.avatar.url, width: 15, height: 15, alt: '', class: 'avatar')
         .username= status.account.acct
       ·
       = link_to ActivityPub::TagManager.instance.url_for(status), class: 'detailed-status__datetime', target: stream_link_target, rel: 'noopener noreferrer' do