diff --git a/core/modules/responsive_image/responsive_image.module b/core/modules/responsive_image/responsive_image.module
index ec4dbe1..5e4a66f 100644
--- a/core/modules/responsive_image/responsive_image.module
+++ b/core/modules/responsive_image/responsive_image.module
@@ -178,17 +178,10 @@ function template_preprocess_responsive_image(&$variables) {
       $variables['sources'][] = responsive_image_build_source_attributes($image, $variables, $breakpoints[$breakpoint_id], $multipliers);
     }
   }
-  // Prepare the fallback image. Use srcset in the fallback image to avoid
-  // unnecessary preloading of images in older browsers. See
-  // http://scottjehl.github.io/picturefill/#using-picture and
-  // http://scottjehl.github.io/picturefill/#gotchas for more information.
+  // Prepare the fallback image.
   $variables['img_element'] = array(
     '#theme' => 'image',
-    '#srcset' => array(
-      array(
-        'uri' => _responsive_image_image_style_url($responsive_image_style->getFallbackImageStyle(), $image->getSource()),
-      ),
-    ),
+    '#uri' => _responsive_image_image_style_url($responsive_image_style->getFallbackImageStyle(), $image->getSource()),
   );
   if (isset($variables['attributes'])) {
     if (isset($variables['attributes']['alt'])) {
@@ -244,7 +237,7 @@ function template_preprocess_responsive_image(&$variables) {
  * <picture>
  *   <source media="(min-width: 0px)" srcset="sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/image.jpeg" />
  *   <source media="(min-width: 560px)" sizes="(min-width: 700px) 700px, 100vw" srcset="sites/default/files/styles/large/image.jpeg 480w, sites/default/files/styles/medium/image.jpeg 220w" />
- *   <img srcset="fallback.jpeg" />
+ *   <img src="fallback.jpeg" />
  * </picture>
  * @endcode
  *
@@ -273,7 +266,7 @@ function template_preprocess_responsive_image(&$variables) {
  * <picture>
  *   <source [...] mime-type="image/webp" srcset="image1.webp 1x, image2.webp 2x, image3.webp 3x"/>
  *   <source [...] mime-type="image/jpeg" srcset="image1.jpeg 1x, image2.jpeg 2x, image3.jpeg 3x"/>
- *   <img srcset="fallback.jpeg" />
+ *   <img src="fallback.jpeg" />
  * </picture>
  * @endcode
  * This way a browser can decide which <source> tag is preferred based on the
diff --git a/core/modules/responsive_image/src/Tests/ResponsiveImageFieldDisplayTest.php b/core/modules/responsive_image/src/Tests/ResponsiveImageFieldDisplayTest.php
index 06fd862..1f51fe7 100644
--- a/core/modules/responsive_image/src/Tests/ResponsiveImageFieldDisplayTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/responsive_image/src/Tests/ResponsiveImageFieldDisplayTest.php
@@ -311,11 +311,7 @@ protected function doTestResponsiveImageFieldFormatters($scheme, $empty_styles =
     $fallback_image = array(
       '#theme' => 'image',
       '#alt' => $alt,
-      '#srcset' => array(
-        array(
-          'uri' => $large_style->buildUrl($image->getSource()),
-        ),
-      ),
+      '#uri' => $large_style->buildUrl($image->getSource()),
     );
     // The image.html.twig template has a newline after the <img> tag but
     // responsive-image.html.twig doesn't have one after the fallback image, so