diff --git a/blocks/community/block_community.php b/blocks/community/block_community.php
index 35e3f2e212d2d..bef1b693d4f61 100644
--- a/blocks/community/block_community.php
+++ b/blocks/community/block_community.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function get_content() {
         }
 
         $icon = html_writer::empty_tag('img', array('src' => $OUTPUT->pix_url('i/group'),
-                    'class' => 'icon', 'alt' => get_string('addcourse', 'block_community')));
+                    'class' => 'icon', 'alt' => ""));
         $addcourseurl = new moodle_url('/blocks/community/communitycourse.php',
                         array('add' => true, 'courseid' => $this->page->course->id));
         $searchlink = html_writer::tag('a', $icon . ' ' . get_string('addcourse', 'block_community'),