diff --git a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
index 1afa930..bf983a3 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 {{- if $isWebLink -}}
   {{ $hasSlash := in .Destination "/" }}
   {{ $link := cond (and $isWebLink (and (not $hasSlash) (not $isExternalLink))) (path.Join "/" .Page.File.Dir .Destination) .Destination }}
-  <a href="{{ $link | safeURL }}"{{ with .Title}} title="{{ . }}"{{ end }}{{ if $isExternalLink }} target="_blank" rel="noopener"{{ end }}>{{ .Text | safeHTML }}</a>
+  <a href="{{ $link | safeURL }}"{{ with .Title}} title="{{ . }}"{{ end }}{{ if $isExternalLink }} rel="noopener"{{ end }}>{{ .Text | safeHTML }}</a>
 {{- else if $isMailtoLink -}}
   {{ partial "contact/mail" .Destination }}
 {{- else if $isTelLink -}}