diff --git a/default.html b/default.html
index 2bae586a7..42475f68d 100644
--- a/default.html
+++ b/default.html
@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@ $if(html5)$
   <![endif]-->
 $endif$
 $if(highlighting-css)$
-  <style type="text/css">
-/*<![CDATA[*/
 $highlighting-css$
-/*]]>*/
-  </style>
 $endif$
 $for(css)$
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="$css$" $if(html5)$$else$type="text/css" $endif$/>
diff --git a/default.s5 b/default.s5
index 3ac9d18f8..249ebb9b4 100644
--- a/default.s5
+++ b/default.s5
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ $endif$
   <meta name="defaultView" content="slideshow" />
   <meta name="controlVis" content="hidden" />
 $if(highlighting-css)$
-  <style type="text/css">
 $highlighting-css$
-  </style>
 $endif$
 $for(css)$
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="$css$" type="text/css" />
diff --git a/default.slidy b/default.slidy
index b1a5abef6..a8fa7683d 100644
--- a/default.slidy
+++ b/default.slidy
@@ -14,11 +14,7 @@ $if(date-meta)$
 $endif$
   <title>$if(title-prefix)$$title-prefix$ - $endif$$if(pagetitle)$$pagetitle$$endif$</title>
 $if(highlighting-css)$
-  <style type="text/css">
-/*<![CDATA[*/
 $highlighting-css$
-/*]]>*/
-  </style>
 $endif$
 $if(slidy-css)$
   <style type="text/css">