When decorative images receive distracting verbose descriptions, another broad rewrite or another batch of output may leave the underlying problem intact. Diagnose the relevant failure before changing the whole process.
Find the likely cause
Every visual is treated as instructional.
Treat this as an explanation to verify against the actual work. Look at the input, the relevant decision, and the final result together. If the evidence does not support this diagnosis, investigate the mismatch before applying a convenient but unrelated fix.
Make the targeted correction
Distinguish decoration from meaningful content when implementing text alternatives.
Images should contribute to the page's explanation and remain understandable in the contexts where readers encounter them.
Check that the repair worked
Review the reading experience with decorative repetition removed.
Repeat the check on the final version that the reader or customer will encounter. An approved draft, a preview, and a published result can differ; the acceptance decision should concern the version people actually use.
Prevent the next related failure
A separate issue to watch for is this: image files slow down otherwise simple articles. Resize and compress assets while preserving necessary detail.
Monitor the useful outcome
Track image loading issues, accessibility defects, and whether illustrations help readers complete the task.
Keep a short record of the original symptom, the evidence behind the diagnosis, and the result of the acceptance check. That record makes the solution reusable when the same condition appears again, without assuming that every superficially similar problem has the same cause.
Official reference for the platform or standard discussed: W3C WAI: image alternatives.