diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
index a2bd8cd57..e96681932 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
@@ -237,12 +237,6 @@
             </div>
             <!-- END Content -->
             </div><!-- /.container -->
-
-            <footer>
-                {% block footer %}
-                {% endblock %}
-            </footer>
-
         </div><!-- ./wrapper -->
 
         {% block script %}