diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index d2f4cd8d..f4fb7951 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 ---
 layout: archive
-excerpt: "A minimalistic Jekyll theme by Michael Rose."
-header:
-  overlay_color: "#666"
-author_profile: false
 ---
 
 {% include base_path %}