diff --git a/gui/default/index.html b/gui/default/index.html
index c7008db22..447472b2a 100644
--- a/gui/default/index.html
+++ b/gui/default/index.html
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
   <meta charset="utf-8"/>
   <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"/>
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"/>
-  <meta name="description" content=""/>
-  <meta name="author" content=""/>
   <link rel="shortcut icon" href="assets/img/favicon-{{syncthingStatus()}}.png"/>
   <link rel="mask-icon" href="assets/img/safari-pinned-tab.svg" color="#0882c8"/>