diff --git a/layouts/index.html b/layouts/index.html
index b6d79efcf..a16278d64 100755
--- a/layouts/index.html
+++ b/layouts/index.html
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@
   <!-- Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster -->
   <script src="/static/js/jquery.js"></script>
   <script src="/static/js/unslider.min.js"></script>
-  <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
   <script src="/static/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
   <script>
     $(function() {