diff --git a/content/posts/website-best-practices.md b/content/posts/website-best-practices.md
index 649d6be..034f23d 100644
--- a/content/posts/website-best-practices.md
+++ b/content/posts/website-best-practices.md
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ One example is pagination. It's easier to download one long article ahead of tim
 Another common offender is infinite-scrolling. In addition to requiring JavaScript, infinite-scrolling also makes it difficult for readers to find their old place upon re-visiting a page. This creates harsh consequences accidental navigation.
 
 <figure>
-{{< picture name="infinite_scrolling" alt="If books worked like infinite-scrolling webpages, we'd have to turn pages carefully or risk losing the page." longdesc="https://explainxkcd.com/1309/#Transcript" >}}
+{{< picture name="infinite_scrolling" alt="If books worked like infinite-scrolling webpages, we'd have to turn pages carefully or risk losing the page.">}}
 <figcaption>
 
 Infinite-scrolling means that accidentally navigating to a link will result in losing your place. Source: [xkcd](https://xkcd.com/1309/). Transcript [on the "explain xkcd" wiki](https://explainxkcd.com/1309/#Transcript).
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/picture.html b/layouts/shortcodes/picture.html
index f2241c6..0fdaec4 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/picture.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/picture.html
@@ -74,6 +74,6 @@
 		type="image/png">
 	<img
 		width="{{ $light_png.Width }}" height="{{ $light_png.Height }}"
-																	 src="{{ $light_png.RelPermalink }}" alt='{{ .Get "alt" }}'{{with (.Get "longdesc")}} longdesc='{{ . }}'{{end}}
+		src="{{ $light_png.RelPermalink }}" alt='{{ .Get "alt" }}'
 		decoding="async">
 </picture>{{- /* Strip trailing newline: https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/issues/1753 */ -}}