diff --git a/templates/page.tmpl b/templates/page.tmpl
index 440538e..bf2f15f 100644
--- a/templates/page.tmpl
+++ b/templates/page.tmpl
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@
     <!-- Custom styles for this template -->
     <link href="<TMPL_VAR BASEURL>bootstrap.local.css" rel="stylesheet" />
 
-    <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js for IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
-    <!--[if lt IE 9]>
-      <script src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/html5shiv/3.7.2/html5shiv.min.js"></script>
-      <script src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/respond/1.4.2/respond.min.js"></script>
-    <![endif]-->
-
     <!-- Custom styles for derivatives -->
     <TMPL_IF LOCAL_CSS>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="<TMPL_VAR BASEURL><TMPL_VAR LOCAL_CSS>" type="text/css" />
@@ -129,9 +123,9 @@
             <TMPL_VAR CONTENT>
 
             <TMPL_IF ENCLOSURE>
-            <TMPL_IF HTML5><section id="enclosure"><TMPL_ELSE><div id="enclosure"></TMPL_IF>
+            <section id="enclosure">
             <a href="<TMPL_VAR ENCLOSURE>">Download</a>
-            <TMPL_IF HTML5></section><TMPL_ELSE></div></TMPL_IF>
+            </section>
             </TMPL_IF>
 
             <TMPL_IF TRAILS>
@@ -141,7 +135,7 @@
             <TMPL_UNLESS DYNAMIC>
             <!-- legacy Ikiwiki comments.pm section -->
             <TMPL_IF COMMENTS>
-            <TMPL_IF HTML5><section id="comments"><TMPL_ELSE><div id="comments"></TMPL_IF>
+            <section id="comments">
             <TMPL_VAR COMMENTS>
             <TMPL_IF ADDCOMMENTURL>
             <div class="addcomment">
@@ -152,7 +146,7 @@
             <div class="addcomment">Comments on this page are closed.</div>
             </TMPL_UNLESS>
             </TMPL_IF>
-            <TMPL_IF HTML5></section><TMPL_ELSE></div></TMPL_IF>
+            </section>
             </TMPL_IF>
 
             <!-- Mastodon comments -->
@@ -223,7 +217,7 @@
 	</TMPL_UNLESS>
     </div> <!-- /container -->
 
-    <TMPL_IF HTML5><footer<TMPL_ELSE><div</TMPL_IF> class="footer" role="contentinfo">
+    <footer class="footer" role="contentinfo">
 	<div class="container">
 
     <TMPL_IF FOOTER>
@@ -231,7 +225,7 @@
     </TMPL_IF>
 
 	</div>
-    <TMPL_IF HTML5></footer><TMPL_ELSE></div></TMPL_IF>
+    </footer>
 
 
     <!-- Bootstrap core JavaScript
diff --git a/templates/searchform.tmpl b/templates/searchform.tmpl
index b64c8c5..6b660b7 100644
--- a/templates/searchform.tmpl
+++ b/templates/searchform.tmpl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <form method="get" action="<TMPL_VAR SEARCHACTION>" class="navbar-form navbar-left" role="search">
 <input type="text" class="form-control" name="P" value="" size="16"
-<TMPL_IF HTML5>placeholder="search"</TMPL_IF> />
+placeholder="search" />
 </form>