diff --git a/hugolib/handler_page.go b/hugolib/handler_page.go
index bb1f7fb89..73a972446 100644
--- a/hugolib/handler_page.go
+++ b/hugolib/handler_page.go
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ func (b basicPageHandler) Read(f *source.File, s *Site) HandledResult {
 	}
 
 	page.Site = &s.Info
-	page.Tmpl = s.Tmpl
 
 	return HandledResult{file: f, page: page, err: err}
 }
diff --git a/hugolib/page.go b/hugolib/page.go
index 5d1b495f4..a2b4d3119 100644
--- a/hugolib/page.go
+++ b/hugolib/page.go
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ type Page struct {
 	Truncated           bool
 	Draft               bool
 	PublishDate         time.Time
-	Tmpl                tpl.Template
 	Markup              string
 	extension           string
 	contentType         string