diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/gallery/save.js b/packages/block-library/src/gallery/save.js
index 263055c0681e93..87478c82fbf625 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/gallery/save.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/gallery/save.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export default function save( { attributes } ) {
 					const img = (
 						<img
 							src={ image.url }
-							alt={ image.alt !== '' ? image.alt : image.caption }
+							alt={ image.alt }
 							data-id={ image.id }
 							data-full-url={ image.fullUrl }
 							data-link={ image.link }