diff --git a/site/themes/default/templates/partials/base.html b/site/themes/default/templates/partials/base.html
index 455d08f5..99505a7a 100644
--- a/site/themes/default/templates/partials/base.html
+++ b/site/themes/default/templates/partials/base.html
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <html lang="{{ registry.settings.locale }}">
     <head>
         {% block head %}
-            <meta charset="utf-8" />
             <meta charset="{{ registry.settings.charset|lower }}">
             <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
             <meta name="description" content="{% if entry.description %}{{ entry.description }}{% else %}{{ registry.settings.description }}{% endif %}">
diff --git a/site/themes/default/templates/partials/head.php b/site/themes/default/templates/partials/head.php
deleted file mode 100755
index 31c408a1..00000000
--- a/site/themes/default/templates/partials/head.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-<?php namespace Flextype ?>
-<?php use Flextype\Component\{Event\Event, Http\Http, Registry\Registry, Assets\Assets, Text\Text, Html\Html} ?>
-<!doctype html>
-<html lang="<?= Registry::get('settings.locale') ?>">
-  <head>
-    <meta charset="<?= Text::lowercase(Registry::get('settings.charset')); ?>">
-    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
-    <meta name="description" content="<?= (isset($entry['description']) ? Html::toText($entry['description']) : Html::toText(Registry::get('settings.description'))) ?>">
-    <meta name="keywords" content="<?= (isset($entry['keywords']) ? $entry['keywords'] : Registry::get('settings.keywords')) ?>">
-    <meta name="robots" content="<?= (isset($entry['robots']) ? $entry['robots'] : Registry::get('settings.robots')) ?>">
-    <meta name="generator" content="Powered by Flextype <?= Flextype::VERSION ?>" />
-
-	<?php Event::dispatch('onThemeMeta') ?>
-
-	<title><?= Html::toText($entry['title']) ?> | <?= Html::toText(Registry::get('settings.title')) ?></title>
-
-    <link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Source+Sans+Pro:400,600,700' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
-
-    <?php Assets::add('css', Http::getBaseUrl() . '/site/themes/' . Registry::get('settings.theme') . '/assets/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css', 'site', 1) ?>
-    <?php Assets::add('css', Http::getBaseUrl() . '/site/themes/' . Registry::get('settings.theme') . '/assets/dist/css/default.min.css', 'site', 2) ?>
-    <?php $assets_site = Assets::get('css', 'site') ?>
-    <?php if (count($assets_site) > 0): ?>
-        <?php foreach ($assets_site as $assets_by_priorities): ?>
-            <?php foreach ($assets_by_priorities as $assets): ?>
-                <link href="<?= $assets['asset'] ?>" rel="stylesheet">
-            <?php endforeach ?>
-        <?php endforeach ?>
-    <?php endif ?>
-    <?php Event::dispatch('onThemeHeader') ?>
-  </head>
-  <body>
-  <?php Themes::view('partials/navigation')->display() ?>
-  <main role="main" class="container content">
