diff --git a/cps/templates/shelfdown.html b/cps/templates/shelfdown.html
index e42652b2..19a42b01 100644
--- a/cps/templates/shelfdown.html
+++ b/cps/templates/shelfdown.html
@@ -19,13 +19,6 @@
        <link href="{{ url_for('static', filename='css/caliBlur.css') }}" rel="stylesheet" media="screen">
        <link href="{{ url_for('static', filename='css/caliBlur_override.css') }}" rel="stylesheet" media="screen">
     {% endif %}
-    <!-- HTML5 Shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
-    <!-- WARNING: Respond.js doesn't work if you view the page via file:// -->
-    <!--[if lt IE 9]>
-      <script src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/libs/html5shiv/3.7.0/html5shiv.js"></script>
-      <script src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/libs/respond.js/1.3.0/respond.min.js"></script>
-    <![endif]-->
-
     {% block header %}{% endblock %}
   </head>
   <body class="{{ page }} shelf-down">
