diff --git a/xsl/footer.xsl b/xsl/footer.xsl
index b08867c4e..05c5ea67a 100644
--- a/xsl/footer.xsl
+++ b/xsl/footer.xsl
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@
 	    </xsl:text>
 	  </xsl:comment>
 	</li>
-	<li>
-	  <a href="http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=referer">
-	    <img src="{$baseurl}images/footer/valid-xhtml10.png" alt="Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict" />
-	  </a>
-	</li>
       </ul>
 
       <small class="hidden">