diff --git a/core/templates/static.template.html.tid b/core/templates/static.template.html.tid
index da9b9553f..349e79d6c 100644
--- a/core/templates/static.template.html.tid
+++ b/core/templates/static.template.html.tid
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki-html
 <meta name="generator" content="TiddlyWiki" />
 <meta name="tiddlywiki-version" content="{{$:/core/templates/version}}" />
 <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no">
-<meta name="copyright" content="{{$:/core/copyright.txt}}" />
 <title>{{$:/core/wiki/title}}</title>
 <div id="styleArea">
 {{{ [is[shadow]type[text/css]] ||$:/core/templates/css-tiddler}}}
diff --git a/core/templates/static.tiddler.html.tid b/core/templates/static.tiddler.html.tid
index 44eec1f25..36ba55255 100644
--- a/core/templates/static.tiddler.html.tid
+++ b/core/templates/static.tiddler.html.tid
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ title: $:/core/templates/static.tiddler.html
 <meta name="generator" content="TiddlyWiki" />
 <meta name="tiddlywiki-version" content="`{{$:/core/templates/version}}`" />
 <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no">
-<meta name="copyright" content="`{{$:/core/copyright.txt}}`" />
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="static.css">
 <title>`{{$:/core/wiki/title}}`</title>
 </head>