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--- a/docs/index.md
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@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
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-    <a href="https://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="django-rest-framework.org" data-text="Checking out the totally awesome Django REST framework! http://www.django-rest-framework.org" data-count="none"></a>
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diff --git a/docs_theme/css/default.css b/docs_theme/css/default.css
index bcba6b0ee..6c33b486b 100644
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@@ -37,13 +37,6 @@ body.index-page #main-content iframe.github-star-button {
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-    margin-top: -12px;
-    margin-right: 8px;
-}
-
 /* Travis CI and PyPI badge */
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     float: right;