diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/base.html b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
index f51a7931d..4baeac206 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/base.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
@@ -42,14 +42,6 @@
 
     <nav id="links_on_top">
       {%- from 'simple/icons.html' import icon_big -%}
-#      {%- block linkto_about -%}
-#        <a href="{{ url_for('info', pagename='about') }}" class="link_on_top_about">{{ icon_big('information-circle-outline') }}<span>{{ _('About') }}</span></a>
-#      {%- endblock -%}
-#      {%- block linkto_donate -%}
-#        {%- if donation_url -%}
-#        <a href="{{ donation_url }}" class="link_on_top_donate">{{ icon_big('heart-outline') }}<span>{{ _('Donate') }}</span></a>
-#        {%- endif -%}
-#      {%- endblock -%}
       {%- block linkto_preferences -%}
         <a href="{{ url_for('preferences') }}" class="link_on_top_preferences">{{ icon_big('menu-outline') }}<span>{{ _('Preferences') }}</span></a>
       {%- endblock -%}
@@ -59,23 +51,6 @@
     {% block content %}
     {% endblock %}
   </main>
-#  <footer>
-#    <p>
-#    {{ _('Powered by') }} <a href="{{ url_for('info', pagename='about') }}">searxng</a> - {{ searx_version }} — {{ _('a privacy-respecting, open metasearch engine') }}<br/>
-#        <a href="{{ searx_git_url }}">{{ _('Source code') }}</a>
-#        | <a href="{{ get_setting('brand.issue_url') }}">{{ _('Issue tracker') }}</a>
-#        {% if enable_metrics %}| <a href="{{ url_for('stats') }}">{{ _('Engine stats') }}</a>{% endif %}
-#        {% 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]-->