diff --git a/wp-includes/general-template.php b/wp-includes/general-template.php
index b9f56e5fa3..dfa4b1c40b 100644
--- a/wp-includes/general-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/general-template.php
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ function get_search_form( $echo = true ) {
 			$form = '<form role="search" method="get" class="search-form" action="' . esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ) . '">
 				<label>
 					<span class="screen-reader-text">' . _x( 'Search for:', 'label' ) . '</span>
-					<input type="search" class="search-field" placeholder="' . esc_attr_x( 'Search &hellip;', 'placeholder' ) . '" value="' . get_search_query() . '" name="s" title="' . _x( 'Search for:', 'label' ) . '" />
+					<input type="search" class="search-field" placeholder="' . esc_attr_x( 'Search &hellip;', 'placeholder' ) . '" value="' . get_search_query() . '" name="s" title="' . esc_attr_x( 'Search for:', 'label' ) . '" />
 				</label>
 				<input type="submit" class="search-submit" value="'. esc_attr_x( 'Search', 'submit button' ) .'" />
 			</form>';