diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/templates/base.html b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/templates/base.html
index e816a208d..14127071f 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/templates/base.html
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/templates/base.html
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@
     <meta name="description" content="">
     <meta name="author" content="">
 
-    <!-- HTML5 shim, for IE6-8 support of HTML5 elements -->
-    <!--[if lt IE 9]>
-      <script src="https://html5shim.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script>
-    <![endif]-->
-
     {% block css %}
     <!-- Latest compiled and minified Bootstrap 4 Alpha 4 CSS -->
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-alpha.4/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-2hfp1SzUoho7/TsGGGDaFdsuuDL0LX2hnUp6VkX3CUQ2K4K+xjboZdsXyp4oUHZj" crossorigin="anonymous">