diff --git a/web/templates/topic_list_item.hbs b/web/templates/topic_list_item.hbs
index bc1faad19c..00a6385c5c 100644
--- a/web/templates/topic_list_item.hbs
+++ b/web/templates/topic_list_item.hbs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         <span class="sidebar-topic-check">
             {{topic_resolved_prefix}}
         </span>
-        <a href="{{url}}" class="sidebar-topic-name" title="{{topic_name}}">
+        <a href="{{url}}" class="sidebar-topic-name">
             <span class="sidebar-topic-name-inner">{{topic_display_name}}</span>
         </a>
         <div class="topic-markers-and-unreads change_visibility_policy" data-stream-id="{{stream_id}}" data-topic-name="{{topic_name}}">