diff --git a/static/pad.html b/static/pad.html
index 3f738f468..0c7c31283 100644
--- a/static/pad.html
+++ b/static/pad.html
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <!doctype html>
 <html>
 <head>
-<meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
-<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"/>
-<meta name="ROBOTS" content="NOINDEX, NOFOLLOW"/>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us">
+<meta name="ROBOTS" content="NOINDEX, NOFOLLOW">
 <title>Etherpad Lite</title>
 <!-- <base href="http://localhost:9001/" />-->
 <!-- CSS -->
