diff --git a/config/_default/params.toml b/config/_default/params.toml
index e831b4d..ab2a2f9 100644
--- a/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -38,20 +38,6 @@ robots = [
 
 # Comments
 comments = true
-giscusCategory = "Announcements"
-giscusCategoryId = "DIC_kwDOKKEGD84CcG89"
-giscusCrossOrigin = "anonymous"
-giscusEmitMetadata = "0"
-giscusInputPosition = "bottom"
-giscusLang = "en"
-giscusLoading = "lazy"
-giscusMapping = "og:title"
-giscusReactions = "0"
-giscusRepo = "jbowdre/site-comments"
-giscusRepoId = "R_kgDOKKEGDw"
-giscusStrict = "0"
-giscusTheme = "noborder_gray"
-
 analytics = true
 kudos = true
 emailReplies = true
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index 53081fd..03da65a 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@
       {{- $address := printf "blogreply.%s@%s" $path "runtimeterror.dev" }}
       <span class="post_email_reply"><a href="mailto:{{ $address }}?Subject=Re: {{ .Title }}">📧 Reply by email</a></span>
       {{- end }}
-      <br><details class="comments_widget"><summary>Comments</summary>
-      {{- partial "comments" . }}
-      </details>
     {{- end }}
     <footer class="content__footer"></footer>
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/comments.html b/layouts/partials/comments.html
deleted file mode 100644
index a8fbe4a..0000000
--- a/layouts/partials/comments.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-{{ if isset site.Params "giscusrepo" }}
-<div class="post_comments">
-  <script src="https://giscus.runtimeterror.dev/client.js"
-  data-repo="{{ .Site.Params.giscusRepo }}"
-  data-repo-id="{{ .Site.Params.giscusRepoId }}"
-  data-category="{{ .Site.Params.giscusCategory }}"
-  data-category-id="{{ .Site.Params.giscusCategoryId }}"
-  data-mapping="{{ .Site.Params.giscusMapping }}"
-  data-strict="{{ .Site.Params.giscusStrict }}"
-  data-reactions-enabled="{{ .Site.Params.giscusReactions }}"
-  data-emit-metadata="{{ .Site.Params.giscusEmitMetadata }}"
-  data-input-position="{{ .Site.Params.giscusInputPosition }}"
-  data-theme="{{ .Site.Params.giscusTheme }}"
-  data-lang="{{ .Site.Params.giscusLang }}"
-  data-loading="{{ .Site.Params.giscusLoading }}"
-  crossorigin="{{ .Site.Params.giscusCrossOrigin }}"
-  async>
-  </script>
-</div>
-{{ end }}
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diff --git a/static/css/custom.css b/static/css/custom.css
index 9d8ef0f..8dfb815 100644
--- a/static/css/custom.css
+++ b/static/css/custom.css
@@ -391,16 +391,3 @@ a.tinylytics_webring {
 hr {
   margin-top: 1.5rem;
 }
-
-/* summary styling */
-details {
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-details.comments_widget summary::before {
-  content: 'Load ';
-}
-
-details[open].comments_widget summary::before {
-  content: 'Hide ';
-}
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