diff --git a/layouts/index.json b/layouts/index.json
index b574d96..0d76860 100644
--- a/layouts/index.json
+++ b/layouts/index.json
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-{{- /* Generate the search index. */ -}}
 {{- $index := slice -}}
 {{- $pages := site.RegularPages -}}
 {{- /* Add the index page of multi-page content separately since it's not in RegularPages above. */ -}}
diff --git a/layouts/publication/single.html b/layouts/publication/single.html
index 4af4486..e3bf374 100644
--- a/layouts/publication/single.html
+++ b/layouts/publication/single.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {{ $pub_type_param := .Params.publication_types | default (slice 0) }}
 
 {{/* Convert string in form `"0"` to int (`0`) */}}
-{{ $pub_type := (int (index $pub_type_param 0)) | default 0 }}
+{{ $pub_type := (index $pub_type_param 0) | default 0 }}
 
 {{/* Validate Pub Type if defined */}}
 {{ if gt $pub_type (sub (len $pub_types) 1) }}