diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/base.html b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
index d0690eb5e..97e72ec71 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/base.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
@@ -57,23 +57,6 @@
     {% block content %}
     {% endblock %}
   </main>
-  <footer>
-    <p>
-    {{ _('Powered by') }} <a href="{{ url_for('info', pagename='about') }}">searxng</a> - {{ searx_version }} — {{ _('a privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine') }}<br/>
-        <a href="{{ searx_git_url }}">{{ _('Source code') }}</a> |
-        <a href="{{ get_setting('brand.issue_url') }}">{{ _('Issue tracker') }}</a> |
-        <a href="{{ url_for('stats') }}">{{ _('Engine stats') }}</a>
-        {% if get_setting('brand.public_instances') %}
-        | <a href="{{ get_setting('brand.public_instances') }}">{{ _('Public instances') }}</a>
-        {% endif %}
-        {% if get_setting('general.privacypolicy_url') %}
-        | <a href="{{ get_setting('general.privacypolicy_url') }}">{{ _('Privacy policy') }}</a>
-        {% endif %}
-        {% if get_setting('general.contact_url') %}
-        | <a href="{{ get_setting('general.contact_url') }}">{{ _('Contact instance maintainer') }}</a>
-        {% endif %}
-    </p>
-  </footer>
   <!--[if gte IE 9]>-->
   <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/searxng.min.js') }}"></script>
   <!--<![endif]-->