diff --git a/mpl_sphinx_theme/search.html b/mpl_sphinx_theme/search.html
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--- a/mpl_sphinx_theme/search.html
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-{% extends "layout.html" %}
-{% set title = _('Search') %}
-{%- block scripts %}
-    {{ super() }}
-    <script type="text/javascript" src="{{ pathto('_static/searchtools.js', 1) }}"></script>
-    <script type="text/javascript" src="{{ pathto('_static/language_data.js', 1) }}"></script>
-{%- endblock %}
-{% block body %}
-  <h1 id="search-documentation">{{ _('Search') }}</h1>
-  <p>
-    {% trans %}Searching for multiple words only shows matches that contain
-    all words.{% endtrans %}
-  </p>
-  <p>
-    If you want to limit your search to working code examples, include the
-    keyword "codex" (mnemonic for <i>code example</i>) in your search, e.g.,
-    "codex ellipse".
-  </p>
-  <form action="" method="get">
-    <input type="text" name="q" value="" autocomplete="off" autocorrect="off" autocapitalize="off" spellcheck="false"/>
-    <input type="submit" value="{{ _('search') }}" />
-    <span id="search-progress" style="padding-left: 10px"></span>
-  </form>
-  {% if search_performed %}
-    <h2>{{ _('Search Results') }}</h2>
-    {% if not search_results %}
-      <p>{{ _('Your search did not match any results.') }}</p>
-    {% endif %}
-  {% endif %}
-  <div id="search-results">
-  {% if search_results %}
-    <ul>
-    {% for href, caption, context in search_results %}
-      <li><a href="{{ pathto(item.href) }}">{{ caption }}</a>
-        <div class="context">{{ context|e }}</div>
-      </li>
-    {% endfor %}
-    </ul>
-  {% endif %}
-  </div>
-{% endblock %}
-{% block footer %}
-  {{ super() }}
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="{{ pathto('searchindex.js', 1) }}" defer></script>
-{% endblock %}