diff --git a/layouts/index.html b/layouts/index.html
index 2e8d127..8a946e4 100644
--- a/layouts/index.html
+++ b/layouts/index.html
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
         {{ $section := "" }}
         {{ with .Parent }}{{ $section = path.Base .RelPermalink }}{{ end }}
         {{ $author := .Params.author | default site.Params.author.name }}
-        {{ $aslug := urlize $author }}
-        {{ if not .Params.author }}{{ with index site.Data.authors site.Params.author.email }}{{ with .slug }}{{ $aslug = . }}{{ end }}{{ end }}{{ end }}
-        {{ $authorPage := and (ne $aslug "") (site.GetPage (printf "/authors/%s" $aslug)) }}
         {{ $cover := .Params.cover_image }}
         {{/* Layout: explicit `layout:` in front matter, else derive:
              - cover_image present → image
@@ -45,10 +42,7 @@
                 <p class="journal-summary">{{ . }}</p>
               {{ end }}
               <p class="journal-byline">
-                {{- with $author -}}
-                  {{- if $authorPage -}}<a class="journal-author" href="{{ $authorPage.RelPermalink }}">{{ . }}</a>
-                  {{- else -}}<span class="journal-author">{{ . }}</span>{{- end -}}
-                {{- end -}}
+                {{- with $author -}}<span class="journal-author">{{ . }}</span>{{- end -}}
                 {{- if and $author .Date -}}, {{ end -}}
                 <time class="journal-date" datetime="{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}">{{ .Date.Format "02.01.2006" }}</time>
               </p>