diff --git a/views/index_layout.erb b/views/index_layout.erb
index ea608b9b..f069fb17 100644
--- a/views/index_layout.erb
+++ b/views/index_layout.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <!doctype html>
-<!--[if IE 8 ]><html lang="en" class="ieAll ie8"><![endif]-->
-<!--[if IE 9 ]><html lang="en" class="ieAll ie9"><![endif]-->
-<!--[if (gt IE 9)|!(IE)]><!--><html lang="en"><!--<![endif]-->
+<html lang="en">
 <head>
   <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
   <!-- <link rel="manifest" href="/manifest.json"> -->
diff --git a/views/layout.erb b/views/layout.erb
index b4ca497b..7ababe09 100644
--- a/views/layout.erb
+++ b/views/layout.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!doctype html>
-<html>
+<html lang="en">
   <head>
     <title><%= title %></title>
     <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
