Index: wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php	(revision 42201)
+++ wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php	(working copy)
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@
 	$title_placeholder = apply_filters( 'enter_title_here', __( 'Enter title here' ), $post );
 	?>
 	<label class="screen-reader-text" id="title-prompt-text" for="title"><?php echo $title_placeholder; ?></label>
-	<input type="text" name="post_title" size="30" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $post->post_title ); ?>" id="title" spellcheck="true" autocomplete="off" />
+	<input type="text" placeholder="<?php echo esc_attr( $title_placeholder ); ?>" name="post_title" size="30" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $post->post_title ); ?>" id="title" spellcheck="true" autocomplete="off" />
 </div>
 <?php
 /**
Index: wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php	(revision 42201)
+++ wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php	(working copy)
@@ -501,19 +501,22 @@
 		<?php endif; ?>
 
 		<div class="input-text-wrap" id="title-wrap">
-			<label class="screen-reader-text prompt" for="title" id="title-prompt-text">
-
-				<?php
-				/** This filter is documented in wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php */
-				echo apply_filters( 'enter_title_here', __( 'Title' ), $post );
-				?>
+			<?php
+			/** This filter is documented in wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php */
+			$title_placeholder = apply_filters( 'enter_title_here', __( 'Title' ), $post );
+			?>
+			<label class="screen-reader-text" for="title" id="title-prompt-text">
+				<?php echo esc_html( $title_placeholder ); ?>
 			</label>
-			<input type="text" name="post_title" id="title" autocomplete="off" />
+			<input type="text" name="post_title" id="title" autocomplete="off" placeholder="<?php echo esc_attr( $title_placeholder ); ?>" />
 		</div>
 
 		<div class="textarea-wrap" id="description-wrap">
-			<label class="screen-reader-text prompt" for="content" id="content-prompt-text"><?php _e( 'What&#8217;s on your mind?' ); ?></label>
-			<textarea name="content" id="content" class="mceEditor" rows="3" cols="15" autocomplete="off"></textarea>
+			<?php $textarea_placeholder = __( 'What&#8217;s on your mind?' ); ?>
+			<label class="screen-reader-text prompt" for="content" id="content-prompt-text">
+				<?php echo esc_html( $textarea_placeholder ); ?>
+			</label>
+			<textarea name="content" id="content" class="mceEditor" rows="3" cols="15" autocomplete="off" placeholder="<?php echo esc_attr( $textarea_placeholder ); ?>"></textarea>
 		</div>
 
 		<p class="submit">
Index: wp-admin/js/dashboard.js
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/js/dashboard.js	(revision 42201)
+++ wp-admin/js/dashboard.js	(working copy)
@@ -93,29 +93,6 @@
 
 		$('#publish').click( function() { act.val( 'post-quickpress-publish' ); } );
 
-		$('#title, #tags-input, #content').each( function() {
-			var input = $(this), prompt = $('#' + this.id + '-prompt-text');
-
-			if ( '' === this.value ) {
-				prompt.removeClass('screen-reader-text');
-			}
-
-			prompt.click( function() {
-				$(this).addClass('screen-reader-text');
-				input.focus();
-			});
-
-			input.blur( function() {
-				if ( '' === this.value ) {
-					prompt.removeClass('screen-reader-text');
-				}
-			});
-
-			input.focus( function() {
-				prompt.addClass('screen-reader-text');
-			});
-		});
-
 		$('#quick-press').on( 'click focusin', function() {
 			wpActiveEditor = 'content';
 		});
Index: wp-admin/js/post.js
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/js/post.js	(revision 42201)
+++ wp-admin/js/post.js	(working copy)
@@ -1032,43 +1032,6 @@
 		editPermalink();
 	});
 
-	/**
-	 * Add screen reader text to the title prompt when needed.
-	 *
-	 * @summary Title screen reader text handler.
-	 *
-	 * @param {string} id Optional. HTML ID to add the screen reader helper text to.
-	 *
-	 * @global
-	 *
-	 * @returns void
-	 */
-	wptitlehint = function(id) {
-		id = id || 'title';
-
-		var title = $('#' + id), titleprompt = $('#' + id + '-prompt-text');
-
-		if ( '' === title.val() )
-			titleprompt.removeClass('screen-reader-text');
-
-		titleprompt.click(function(){
-			$(this).addClass('screen-reader-text');
-			title.focus();
-		});
-
-		title.blur(function(){
-			if ( '' === this.value )
-				titleprompt.removeClass('screen-reader-text');
-		}).focus(function(){
-			titleprompt.addClass('screen-reader-text');
-		}).keydown(function(e){
-			titleprompt.addClass('screen-reader-text');
-			$(this).unbind(e);
-		});
-	};
-
-	wptitlehint();
-
 	// Resize the WYSIWYG and plain text editors.
 	( function() {
 		var editor, offset, mce,