diff --git a/themes/gohugoioTheme/layouts/_default/baseof.html b/themes/gohugoioTheme/layouts/_default/baseof.html
index ce2093fd2..6c579fcfc 100644
--- a/themes/gohugoioTheme/layouts/_default/baseof.html
+++ b/themes/gohugoioTheme/layouts/_default/baseof.html
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
     <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
      {{/* NOTE: the Site's title, and if there is a page title, that is set too */}}
     <title>{{ block "title" . }}{{ with .Title }}{{ . }} | {{ end }}{{ .Site.Title }}{{ end }}</title>
-    <meta name="HandheldFriendly" content="True">
-    <meta name="MobileOptimized" content="320">
 
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,minimum-scale=1">
      {{ .Hugo.Generator }}