diff --git a/epub/template.html b/epub/template.html
index c197536..43c6401 100644
--- a/epub/template.html
+++ b/epub/template.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ $endfor$
 $if(titlepage)$
   <h1 class="title">$title$</h1>
 $for(author)$
-  by <h2 class="author">$author$</h2>
+  <h2 class="author">$author$</h2>
 $endfor$
 $else$
 $body$
diff --git a/html/template.html b/html/template.html
index 53b01f7..b0fd754 100644
--- a/html/template.html
+++ b/html/template.html
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ $endif$
 $for(author)$
 <h2 class="author">$author$</h2>
 $endfor$
-$if(date)$
-<h3 class="date">$date$</h3>
-$endif$
 </header>
 $endif$
 $if(toc)$