diff --git a/app/views/layouts/blacklight/base.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/blacklight/base.html.erb
index 8b25f71dee..937b760f12 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/blacklight/base.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/blacklight/base.html.erb
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@
     <!-- Internet Explorer use the highest version available -->
     <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
 
-    <!-- Mobile IE allows us to activate ClearType technology for smoothing fonts for easy reading -->
-    <!--[if IEMobile]>
-      <meta http-equiv="cleartype" content="on">
-    <![endif]-->
-
     <title><%= render_page_title %></title>
     <%= opensearch_description_tag application_name, opensearch_catalog_url(format: 'xml') %>
     <%= favicon_link_tag %>