diff --git a/themes/mytheme/layouts/partials/post_meta.html b/themes/mytheme/layouts/partials/post_meta.html
index c5ad4fa..785379d 100644
--- a/themes/mytheme/layouts/partials/post_meta.html
+++ b/themes/mytheme/layouts/partials/post_meta.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{- $scratch := newScratch }}
 
 {{- if not .Date.IsZero -}}
-{{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (printf "<span title='%s'>%s</span>" (.Date) (.Date | time.Format (default "January 2, 2006" site.Params.DateFormat)))) }}
+{{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (printf "%s" (.Date | time.Format (default "January 2, 2006" site.Params.DateFormat)))) }}
 {{- end }}
 
 {{- if (.Param "ShowReadingTime") -}}