diff --git a/core/modules/responsive_image/responsive_image.module b/core/modules/responsive_image/responsive_image.module
index 2b89e29..f24ae5e 100644
--- a/core/modules/responsive_image/responsive_image.module
+++ b/core/modules/responsive_image/responsive_image.module
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ function template_preprocess_responsive_image(&$variables) {
   if (isset($variables['sources']) && count($variables['sources']) === 1 && !isset($variables['sources'][0]['media'])) {
     // There is only one source tag with an empty media attribute. This means
     // we can output an image tag with the srcset attribute instead of a
-    // picture tag. Use srcset in the fallback image to avoid unnecessary
+    // picture tag. We skip using a 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.
@@ -195,11 +195,6 @@ function template_preprocess_responsive_image(&$variables) {
     }
     $variables['img_element'] = array(
       '#theme' => 'image',
-      '#srcset' => array(
-        array(
-          'uri' => _responsive_image_image_style_url($responsive_image_style->getFallbackImageStyle(), $image->getSource()),
-        ),
-      ),
     );
   }
   else {