diff --git a/modules/ve/dm/nodes/ve.dm.MWBlockImageNode.js b/modules/ve/dm/nodes/ve.dm.MWBlockImageNode.js
index 936c2e2f73..592e8f9702 100644
--- a/modules/ve/dm/nodes/ve.dm.MWBlockImageNode.js
+++ b/modules/ve/dm/nodes/ve.dm.MWBlockImageNode.js
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ ve.dm.MWBlockImageNode.static.toDomElements = function ( data, doc, converter )
} else if ( classes.length > 0 ) {
figure.className = classes.join( ' ' );
}
- a.setAttribute( 'rel', 'mw:thumb' );
a.setAttribute( 'href', dataElement.attributes.href );
img.setAttribute( 'src', dataElement.attributes.src );
img.setAttribute( 'width', dataElement.attributes.width );
diff --git a/modules/ve/test/dm/ve.dm.example.js b/modules/ve/test/dm/ve.dm.example.js
index 87bcc1c27d..74b5763211 100644
--- a/modules/ve/test/dm/ve.dm.example.js
+++ b/modules/ve/test/dm/ve.dm.example.js
@@ -3367,7 +3367,7 @@ ve.dm.example.domToDataCases = {
]
},
'thumb image': {
- 'html': '
abc',
+ 'html': 'abc',
'data': [
{
'type': 'mwBlockImage',
@@ -3393,7 +3393,7 @@ ve.dm.example.domToDataCases = {
]
},
'attribute preservation does not crash due to text node split': {
- 'html': ' foo bar baz',
+ 'html': ' foo bar baz',
'data': [
{
'type': 'mwBlockImage',