diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
index 7ab17dff4..495163b64 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
@@ -221,9 +221,6 @@
     </div><!-- ./wrapper -->
 
     {% block footer %}
-    <!--<div id="footer">
-        <a class="powered-by" href='http://django-rest-framework.org'>Django REST framework</a>
-    </div>-->
     {% endblock %}
 
     {% block script %}