diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/widgets/link.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/widgets/link.js
index b671b798229..4807b6ced1f 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/widgets/link.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/widgets/link.js
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ const Link = Widget.extend({
             target: data.isNewWindow ? '_blank' : '',
         });
         if (data.classes) {
+            data.classes = data.classes.replace(/o_default_snippet_text/, '');
             attrs.class = `${data.classes}`;
         }
         if (data.rel) {