diff --git a/includes/class-newspack-image-credits.php b/includes/class-newspack-image-credits.php
index 0cc1ea0dc7..223212f34e 100644
--- a/includes/class-newspack-image-credits.php
+++ b/includes/class-newspack-image-credits.php
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public static function get_media_credit_string( $attachment_id ) {
 		}
 
 		if ( $credit_info['credit_url'] ) {
-			$credit = '<a href="' . $credit_info['credit_url'] . '" target="_blank">' . $credit . '</a>';
+			$credit = '<a href="' . $credit_info['credit_url'] . '">' . $credit . '</a>';
 		}
 
 		$class_name    = self::get_settings( 'newspack_image_credits_class_name' );