diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/edit.js
index 586ecc5943273..0efe538b01f62 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/edit.js
@@ -484,9 +484,10 @@ export default function LatestPostsEdit( { attributes, setAttributes } ) {
 								.join( ' ' ) }
 							{ createInterpolateElement(
 								sprintf(
-									/* translators: 1: The static string "Read more", 2: The post title only visible to screen readers. */
-									__( '… <a>%1$s<span>: %2$s</span></a>' ),
-									__( 'Read more' ),
+									/* translators: 1: Hidden accessibility text: Post title */
+									__(
+										'… <a>Read more<span>: %1$s</span></a>'
+									),
 									titleTrimmed || __( '(no title)' )
 								),
 								{
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/index.php
index d5f759c0c0e25..adc51d0c4fecb 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/index.php
@@ -152,10 +152,9 @@ function render_block_core_latest_posts( $attributes ) {
 				if ( $excerpt_length <= $block_core_latest_posts_excerpt_length ) {
 					$trimmed_excerpt  = substr( $trimmed_excerpt, 0, -11 );
 					$trimmed_excerpt .= sprintf(
-						/* translators: 1: A URL to a post, 2: The static string "Read more", 3: The post title only visible to screen readers. */
-						__( '… <a href="%1$s" rel="noopener noreferrer">%2$s<span class="screen-reader-text">: %3$s</span></a>' ),
+						/* translators: 1: A URL to a post, 2: Hidden accessibility text: Post title */
+						__( '… <a href="%1$s" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">: %2$s</span></a>' ),
 						esc_url( $post_link ),
-						__( 'Read more' ),
 						esc_html( $title )
 					);
 				}