diff --git a/pandora/templates/index.html b/pandora/templates/index.html
index eb953f8e4..42e2ff731 100644
--- a/pandora/templates/index.html
+++ b/pandora/templates/index.html
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
         <meta name="application-url" content="{{base_url}}"/>
         <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/opensearch.xml" title="{{settings.SITENAME}}" />
         <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="{{settings.SITENAME}}" href="/atom.xml" />
-        <script>
-            if (localStorage && !localStorage['Ox.theme'])
-                localStorage['Ox.theme'] = '"{{settings.CONFIG.user.ui.theme}}"';
-        </script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="/static/js/pandora.js?{{settings.CONFIG.site.version}}"></script>
         <meta name="title" content="{{title}}" />
         <meta name="description" content="{{settings.CONFIG.site.description}}"/>
diff --git a/pandora/templates/item.html b/pandora/templates/item.html
index 90a8b9d69..12a93f95f 100644
--- a/pandora/templates/item.html
+++ b/pandora/templates/item.html
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
         <meta name="application-url" content="{{base_url}}"/>
         <link rel="alternate" type="application/json+oembed" href="{{base_url}}oembed?url={{current_url|urlencode}}" title="oEmbed Profile" />
         <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/opensearch.xml" title="{{settings.SITENAME}}" />
-        <script>
-            if (localStorage && !localStorage['Ox.theme'])
-                localStorage['Ox.theme'] = '"{{settings.CONFIG.user.ui.theme}}"';
-        </script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="/static/js/pandora.js?{{settings.CONFIG.site.version}}"></script>
         <meta name="title" content="{{title}}" />
         <meta name="description" content="{{description}}"/>