diff --git a/_includes/footer.html b/_includes/footer.html
index 450f6410..2573c5dc 100644
--- a/_includes/footer.html
+++ b/_includes/footer.html
@@ -1,31 +1,17 @@
 {% include base_path %}
 
-{% if site.owner.google.ad-client and site.owner.google.ad-slot %}
-<div class="google-ads">
-  <!-- 320 x 50 ad -->
-  <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>
-  <ins class="adsbygoogle"
-       style="display:inline-block;width:320px;height:50px"
-       data-ad-client="{{ site.owner.google.ad-client }}"
-       data-ad-slot="{{ site.owner.google.ad-slot }}"></ins>
-  <script>
-  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
-  </script>
-</div><!-- /.google-ads -->
-{% endif %}
-
 <div class="page__footer-follow">
   <ul class="social-icons">
     {% if site.data.ui-text[site.locale].follow_label %}
       <li><strong>{{ site.data.ui-text[site.locale].follow_label }}</strong></li>
     {% endif %}
     {% if site.twitter.username %}
-      <li><a href="https://twitter.com/{{ site.twitter.username }}"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-twitter-square"></i> Twitter</a></li>
+      <li><a href="https://twitter.com/{{ site.twitter.username }}"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-twitter-square" aria-hidden="true"></i> Twitter</a></li>
     {% endif %}
     {% if site.facebook.username %}
-      <li><a href="https://facebook.com/{{ site.facebook.username }}"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-facebook-square"></i> Facebook</a></li>
+      <li><a href="https://facebook.com/{{ site.facebook.username }}"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-facebook-square" aria-hidden="true"></i> Facebook</a></li>
     {% endif %}
-    <li><a href="{{ base_path }}/feed.xml"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-rss-square"></i> {{ site.data.ui-text[site.locale].feed_label }}</a></li>
+    <li><a href="{{ base_path }}/feed.xml"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-rss-square" aria-hidden="true"></i> {{ site.data.ui-text[site.locale].feed_label }}</a></li>
   </ul>
 </div>