diff --git a/hugo.toml b/hugo.toml
index 0d1f00cf35..35a944b985 100644
--- a/hugo.toml
+++ b/hugo.toml
@@ -22,15 +22,6 @@ ignoreFiles = [ "(?:^|/)OWNERS$", "README[-]+[a-z]*\\.md", "^node_modules$", "co
 
 timeout = "180s"
 
-# Highlighting config.
-pygmentsCodeFences = true
-pygmentsUseClasses = false
-# Use the new Chroma Go highlighter in Hugo.
-pygmentsUseClassic = false
-#pygmentsOptions = "linenos=table"
-# See https://help.farbox.com/pygments.html
-pygmentsStyle = "emacs"
-
 # Enable Git variables like commit, lastmod
 enableGitInfo = true