diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 48bcf2da..991083b4 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ plugins:
   - jekyll-sitemap
   - jekyll-gist
   - jekyll-feed
-  - jemoji
   - jekyll-include-cache
 
 # mimic GitHub Pages with --safe
@@ -240,7 +239,6 @@ whitelist:
   - jekyll-sitemap
   - jekyll-gist
   - jekyll-feed
-  - jemoji
   - jekyll-include-cache
 
 
diff --git a/docs/_posts/2016-09-21-gemified-theme-alpha.md b/docs/_posts/2016-09-21-gemified-theme-alpha.md
index 1e9d5d1f..db246798 100644
--- a/docs/_posts/2016-09-21-gemified-theme-alpha.md
+++ b/docs/_posts/2016-09-21-gemified-theme-alpha.md
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ group :jekyll_plugins do
   gem "jekyll-sitemap"
   gem "jekyll-gist"
   gem "jekyll-feed"
-  gem "jemoji"
 end
 ```