diff --git a/base-theme/layouts/partials/external_resource_link.html b/base-theme/layouts/partials/external_resource_link.html
index 8823096f1..4541812dc 100644
--- a/base-theme/layouts/partials/external_resource_link.html
+++ b/base-theme/layouts/partials/external_resource_link.html
@@ -3,14 +3,11 @@
 {{- $hasWarning := default true .has_external_license_warning -}}
 {{- $className := printf "%s %s" "external-link" (default "" .class) -}}
 {{- $onClick := "" -}}
-{{- $ariaLabel := "" -}}
+{{- $ariaLabel := printf "%s (opens in a new tab)" $text -}}
 {{- if $hasWarning -}}
   {{- $className = printf "%s %s" "external-link-warning" $className -}}
-  {{- $ariaLabel = printf "%s (opens warning dialog)" $text -}}
   {{/* Prevents external links from being clicked before corresponding JS is fully loaded. */}}
   {{- $onClick = "event.preventDefault()" -}}
-{{- else -}}
-  {{- $ariaLabel = printf "%s (opens in a new tab)" $text -}}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- if not (in $href "ocw.mit.edu") -}}
   {{- partial "link" (dict