diff --git a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
index cab4f3fb..0edc4080 100644
--- a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
+++ b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
@@ -3894,6 +3894,7 @@
 		
 			for ( i=0, iLen=oSettings.aoColumns.length ; i<iLen ; i++ )
 			{
+				var sTitle = aoColumns[i].sTitle.replace( /<.*?>/g, "" );
 				nTh = aoColumns[i].nTh;
 				nTh.removeAttribute('aria-sort');
 				nTh.removeAttribute('aria-label');
@@ -3907,18 +3908,18 @@
 						
 						var nextSort = (aoColumns[i].asSorting[ aaSort[0][2]+1 ]) ? 
 							aoColumns[i].asSorting[ aaSort[0][2]+1 ] : aoColumns[i].asSorting[0];
-						nTh.setAttribute('aria-label', aoColumns[i].sTitle+
+						nTh.setAttribute('aria-label', sTitle+
 							(nextSort=="asc" ? oAria.sSortAscending : oAria.sSortDescending) );
 					}
 					else
 					{
-						nTh.setAttribute('aria-label', aoColumns[i].sTitle+
+						nTh.setAttribute('aria-label', sTitle+
 							(aoColumns[i].asSorting[0]=="asc" ? oAria.sSortAscending : oAria.sSortDescending) );
 					}
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					nTh.setAttribute('aria-label', aoColumns[i].sTitle);
+					nTh.setAttribute('aria-label', sTitle);
 				}
 			}
 			
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.sort.js b/media/src/core/core.sort.js
index 02967ad5..570fd965 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.sort.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.sort.js
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ function _fnSort ( oSettings, bApplyClasses )
 
 	for ( i=0, iLen=oSettings.aoColumns.length ; i<iLen ; i++ )
 	{
+		var sTitle = aoColumns[i].sTitle.replace( /<.*?>/g, "" );
 		nTh = aoColumns[i].nTh;
 		nTh.removeAttribute('aria-sort');
 		nTh.removeAttribute('aria-label');
@@ -147,18 +148,18 @@ function _fnSort ( oSettings, bApplyClasses )
 				
 				var nextSort = (aoColumns[i].asSorting[ aaSort[0][2]+1 ]) ? 
 					aoColumns[i].asSorting[ aaSort[0][2]+1 ] : aoColumns[i].asSorting[0];
-				nTh.setAttribute('aria-label', aoColumns[i].sTitle+
+				nTh.setAttribute('aria-label', sTitle+
 					(nextSort=="asc" ? oAria.sSortAscending : oAria.sSortDescending) );
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				nTh.setAttribute('aria-label', aoColumns[i].sTitle+
+				nTh.setAttribute('aria-label', sTitle+
 					(aoColumns[i].asSorting[0]=="asc" ? oAria.sSortAscending : oAria.sSortDescending) );
 			}
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			nTh.setAttribute('aria-label', aoColumns[i].sTitle);
+			nTh.setAttribute('aria-label', sTitle);
 		}
 	}