diff --git a/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/transcludeblock.js b/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/transcludeblock.js
index d6dad6df3..c033c2440 100644
--- a/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/transcludeblock.js
+++ b/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/transcludeblock.js
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ exports.parse = function() {
 			}
 			return [tiddlerNode];
 		} else {
-			// No template or text reference is provided, so we'll use a blank target. Otherwise we'll generate
-			// a transclude widget that transcludes the current tiddler, often leading to recursion errors
-			transcludeNode.attributes["$tiddler"] = {name: "$tiddler", type: "string", value: ""};
 			return [transcludeNode];
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/transcludeinline.js b/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/transcludeinline.js
index 87529ca8d..3ce9dc78e 100644
--- a/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/transcludeinline.js
+++ b/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/transcludeinline.js
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ exports.parse = function() {
 			}
 			return [tiddlerNode];
 		} else {
-			// No template or text reference is provided, so we'll use a blank target. Otherwise we'll generate
-			// a transclude widget that transcludes the current tiddler, often leading to recursion errors
-			transcludeNode.attributes["$tiddler"] = {name: "$tiddler", type: "string", value: ""};
 			return [transcludeNode];
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/editions/prerelease/tiddlers/Release 5.3.2.tid b/editions/prerelease/tiddlers/Release 5.3.2.tid
index 4c7bc8874..c3de75b36 100644
--- a/editions/prerelease/tiddlers/Release 5.3.2.tid	
+++ b/editions/prerelease/tiddlers/Release 5.3.2.tid	
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ Improvements to the following translations:
 
 ! Bug Fixes
 
-* <<.link-badge-fixed "https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/issues/7665">> `{{}}` generating a recursion error
 * <<.link-badge-fixed "https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/7758">> ordering of Vanilla stylesheets
 * <<.link-badge-fixed "https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/fa9bfa07a095548eb2f8339b0b1b816d2e6794ef">> missing closing tag in tag-pill-inner macro
 * <<.link-badge-removed "https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/issues/7732">> invalid "type" attribute from textarea elements generated by the EditTextWidget