diff --git a/footer.php b/footer.php
index f9aef476..af616bca 100644
--- a/footer.php
+++ b/footer.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 		<div class="site-info">
 			<a href="<?php echo esc_url( __( 'https://wordpress.org/', '_s' ) ); ?>"><?php printf( esc_html__( 'Proudly powered by %s', '_s' ), 'WordPress' ); ?></a>
 			<span class="sep"> | </span>
-			<?php printf( esc_html__( 'Theme: %1$s by %2$s.', '_s' ), '_s', '<a href="http://automattic.com/" rel="designer">Automattic</a>' ); ?>
+			<?php printf( esc_html__( 'Theme: %1$s by %2$s.', '_s' ), '_s', '<a href="http://automattic.com/">Automattic</a>' ); ?>
 		</div><!-- .site-info -->
 	</footer><!-- #colophon -->
 </div><!-- #page -->