diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
index 5ab6210785..66bc8d18c4 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ if ( 0 != $post->ID ) {
 <div class="misc-pub-section curtime misc-pub-section-last">
 	<span id="timestamp">
 	<?php printf($stamp, $date); ?></span>
-	&nbsp;<a href="#edit_timestamp" class="edit-timestamp hide-if-no-js" tabindex='4'><?php _e('Edit') ?></a>
+	<a href="#edit_timestamp" class="edit-timestamp hide-if-no-js" tabindex='4'><?php _e('Edit') ?></a>
 	<div id="timestampdiv" class="hide-if-js"><?php touch_time(($action == 'edit'),1,4); ?></div>
 </div><?php // /misc-pub-section ?>
 <?php endif; ?>
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
index 66ceffdcb2..ef21bbbebc 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ if ( 0 != $post->ID ) {
 <div class="misc-pub-section curtime misc-pub-section-last">
 	<span id="timestamp">
 	<?php printf($stamp, $date); ?></span>
-	&nbsp;<a href="#edit_timestamp" class="edit-timestamp hide-if-no-js" tabindex='4'><?php _e('Edit') ?></a>
+	<a href="#edit_timestamp" class="edit-timestamp hide-if-no-js" tabindex='4'><?php _e('Edit') ?></a>
 	<div id="timestampdiv" class="hide-if-js"><?php touch_time(($action == 'edit'),1,4); ?></div>
 </div><?php // /misc-pub-section ?>
 <?php endif; ?>