diff --git a/src/AssetsController.php b/src/AssetsController.php
index 85990ba61b8..4d25eef1da9 100644
--- a/src/AssetsController.php
+++ b/src/AssetsController.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public function register_assets() {
 	 * @return array URLs to print for resource hints.
 	 */
 	public function add_resource_hints( $urls, $relation_type ) {
-		if ( ! in_array( $relation_type, [ 'prefetch', 'prerender' ], true ) ) {
+		if ( ! in_array( $relation_type, [ 'prefetch', 'prerender' ], true ) || is_admin() ) {
 			return $urls;
 		}