diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3e7445e..c137ca5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 
 - `TAGLINE` some text rendered right below the logo
 
-- `INTERNET_DEFENSE_LEAGUE` set this to `True` if you want to enable the [Internet Defense League](http://internetdefenseleague.org) code
-
 When developing locally, you may want to set the following variable: `SITEURL = http://localhost:8000`
 
 ## MODIFICATIONS
diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index b98d465..d588f42 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -93,9 +93,8 @@
     </footer>
 
     <div id="ending_message">
-      <p>&copy; {{ AUTHOR }}. Built using <a href="http://getpelican.com" target="_blank">Pelican</a>. Theme by Giulio Fidente on <a href="https://github.com/giulivo/pelican-svbhack" target="_blank">github</a>. {% if INTERNET_DEFENSE_LEAGUE %}Member of the <a href="http://internetdefenseleague.org">Internet Defense League</a>{% endif %}.</p>
+      <p>&copy; {{ AUTHOR }}. Built using <a href="http://getpelican.com" target="_blank">Pelican</a>. Theme by Giulio Fidente on <a href="https://github.com/giulivo/pelican-svbhack" target="_blank">github</a>.</p>
     </div>
   </main>
-  {% include "modules/idl.html" %}
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/templates/modules/idl.html b/templates/modules/idl.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 611cb42..0000000
--- a/templates/modules/idl.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-{% if INTERNET_DEFENSE_LEAGUE %}
-<script type="text/javascript">
-  window._idl = {};
-  _idl.variant = "banner";
-  (function() {
-    var idl = document.createElement('script');
-    idl.type = 'text/javascript';
-    idl.async = true;
-    idl.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://' : 'http://') + 'members.internetdefenseleague.org/include/?url=' + (_idl.url || '') + '&campaign=' + (_idl.campaign || '') + '&variant=' + (_idl.variant || 'banner');
-    document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].appendChild(idl);
-  })();
-</script>
-{% endif %}