diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-header.php b/wp-admin/admin-header.php
index 97c301ef17..0185a98683 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-header.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-header.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ do_action('admin_head');
 <div id="wpwrap">
 <div id="wpcontent">
 <div id="wphead">
-<h1><?php bloginfo('name'); ?><span id="viewsite"><a href="<?php echo trailingslashit( get_option('home') ); ?>" target="_blank"><?php _e('Visit Site') ?></a></span></h1>
+<h1><?php bloginfo('name'); ?><span id="viewsite"><a href="<?php echo trailingslashit( get_option('home') ); ?>"><?php _e('Visit Site') ?></a></span></h1>
 </div>
 <div id="user_info"><p><?php printf(__('Howdy, <a href="%1$s">%2$s</a>!'), 'profile.php', $user_identity) ?> | <a href="<?php echo get_option('siteurl'); ?>/wp-login.php?action=logout" title="<?php _e('Log Out') ?>"><?php _e('Log Out'); ?></a> | <?php _e('<a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/">Help</a>') ?> | <?php _e('<a href="http://wordpress.org/support/">Forums</a>') ?></p></div>
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/themes.php b/wp-admin/themes.php
index 0981b77e7f..cb8d082bae 100644
--- a/wp-admin/themes.php
+++ b/wp-admin/themes.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ require_once('admin-header.php');
 <?php if ( ! validate_current_theme() ) : ?>
 <div id="message1" class="updated fade"><p><?php _e('The active theme is broken.  Reverting to the default theme.'); ?></p></div>
 <?php elseif ( isset($_GET['activated']) ) : ?>
-<div id="message2" class="updated fade"><p><?php printf(__('New theme activated. <a href="%s" target="_blank">Visit site</a>'), get_bloginfo('url') . '/'); ?></p></div>
+<div id="message2" class="updated fade"><p><?php printf(__('New theme activated. <a href="%s">Visit site</a>'), get_bloginfo('url') . '/'); ?></p></div>
 <?php endif; ?>
 
 <?php