diff --git a/docs/about.md b/docs/about.md
index 4383cbd..b868910 100644
--- a/docs/about.md
+++ b/docs/about.md
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
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 title: "About"
 layout: about
-permalink: /about/
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 Basically Basic is a [Jekyll theme](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/themes/) meant as a substitute for the default --- [Minima](https://github.com/jekyll/minima). Conventions and features found there are fully supported by **Basically Basic**, with a few enhancements thrown in for good measure:
diff --git a/example/about.md b/example/about.md
index 4383cbd..b868910 100644
--- a/example/about.md
+++ b/example/about.md
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
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 title: "About"
 layout: about
-permalink: /about/
 ---
 
 Basically Basic is a [Jekyll theme](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/themes/) meant as a substitute for the default --- [Minima](https://github.com/jekyll/minima). Conventions and features found there are fully supported by **Basically Basic**, with a few enhancements thrown in for good measure: