diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index c4a9ab6..63b842c 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -41,4 +41,3 @@ database:
 repo-dir:     repos
 ssh-port:     5022
 ssh-key-file: config/ssh-host-key
-copyright:    Insert your statement against copyright here
diff --git a/src/Vervis/Settings.hs b/src/Vervis/Settings.hs
index 5b0b19f..ca14a90 100644
--- a/src/Vervis/Settings.hs
+++ b/src/Vervis/Settings.hs
@@ -75,12 +75,10 @@ data AppSettings = AppSettings
     , appSshPort                :: Int
       -- | Path to the server's SSH private key file
     , appSshKeyFile             :: FilePath
-      -- | Copyright text to appear in the footer of the page
-    , appCopyright              :: Text
     }
 
 instance FromJSON AppSettings where
-    parseJSON = withObject "AppSettings" $ \o -> do
+    parseJSON = withObject "AppSettings" $ \ o -> do
         let defaultDev =
 #if DEVELOPMENT
                 True
@@ -103,7 +101,6 @@ instance FromJSON AppSettings where
         appRepoDir                <- o .: "repo-dir"
         appSshPort                <- o .: "ssh-port"
         appSshKeyFile             <- o .: "ssh-key-file"
-        appCopyright              <- o .: "copyright"
 
         return AppSettings {..}
 
diff --git a/templates/default-layout-wrapper.hamlet b/templates/default-layout-wrapper.hamlet
index b2b9d25..8c31cb7 100644
--- a/templates/default-layout-wrapper.hamlet
+++ b/templates/default-layout-wrapper.hamlet
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@ $#    document.documentElement.className = document.documentElement.className.re
       <header>
       <div id="main" role="main">
         ^{pageBody pc}
-      <footer>
-        #{appCopyright $ appSettings master}
+$#    <footer>
+$#      #{appCopyright $ appSettings master}