diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8e1ec5e..5257ad5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ js          | List of local JavaScript files to include in the page (eg. `/asset
 ext-js      | List of external JavaScript files to include in the page (eg. `//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/underscore.js/1.8.2/underscore-min.js`). External JavaScript files that support [Subresource Integrity (SRI)](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Security/Subresource_Integrity) can be specified using the `href` and `sri` parameters eg.<br/>`href: "//code.jquery.com/jquery-3.1.1.min.js"`<br/>`sri: "sha256-hVVnYaiADRTO2PzUGmuLJr8BLUSjGIZsDYGmIJLv2b8="`
 css         | List of local CSS files to include in the page
 ext-css      | List of external CSS files to include in the page. External CSS files using SRI (see `ext-js` parameter) are also supported.
-googlefonts | List of Google fonts to include in the page (eg. `["Monoton", "Lobster"]`)
 
 ### Page types
 
diff --git a/_includes/head.html b/_includes/head.html
index 22b4031..e9a44bb 100644
--- a/_includes/head.html
+++ b/_includes/head.html
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@
     {% endfor %}
   {% endif %}
 
-  {% if layout.common-googlefonts %}
-    {% for font in layout.common-googlefonts %}
-      <link rel="stylesheet" href="//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family={{ font }}">
-    {% endfor %}
-  {% endif %}
-
   {% if page.ext-css %}
     {% for css in page.ext-css %}
       {% include ext-css.html css=css %}
@@ -48,13 +42,7 @@
     {% endfor %}
   {% endif %}
 
-  {% if page.googlefonts %}
-    {% for font in page.googlefonts %}
-      <link rel="stylesheet" href="//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family={{ font }}">
-    {% endfor %}
-  {% endif %}
-
-    <!-- Facebook OpenGraph tags -->
+  <!-- Facebook OpenGraph tags -->
   {% if site.fb_app_id %}
   <meta property="fb:app_id" content="{{ site.fb_app_id }}">
   {% endif %}
diff --git a/_layouts/base.html b/_layouts/base.html
index 147f91d..a9cd442 100644
--- a/_layouts/base.html
+++ b/_layouts/base.html
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ common-ext-css:
   - href: "https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.4.1/css/bootstrap.min.css"
     sri: "sha384-Vkoo8x4CGsO3+Hhxv8T/Q5PaXtkKtu6ug5TOeNV6gBiFeWPGFN9MuhOf23Q9Ifjh"
   - "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.12.1/css/all.min.css"
-common-googlefonts:
-  - "Lora:400,700,400italic,700italic"
-  - "Open+Sans:300italic,400italic,600italic,700italic,800italic,400,300,600,700,800"
+  - "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lora:400,700,400italic,700italic"
+  - "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:300italic,400italic,600italic,700italic,800italic,400,300,600,700,800"
 common-ext-js:
   - href: "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.4.1.min.js"
     sri: "sha256-CSXorXvZcTkaix6Yvo6HppcZGetbYMGWSFlBw8HfCJo="