diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
index e149c655eb3b5ec7831f73589dfdf8e08d6429b8..80cc07b1496bf60e8137755575682e81332de931 100644
--- a/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/_layouts/default.html
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="{{ site.lang | default: "de" }}">
<head>
- <!-- marketplace.zanox.com -->
- <meta name="verification" content="974275d9e2279433332b47fb7c5661a4" />
+ <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" >
<!-- General meta -->
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">