diff --git a/src/core.js b/src/core.js
index 6f0893fc3b6..42419221789 100644
--- a/src/core.js
+++ b/src/core.js
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ require('native-promise-only');
 // inject plot css
 require('../build/plotcss');
 
-// inject default MathJax config
-require('./fonts/mathjax_config')();
-
 // include registry module and expose register method
 var Registry = require('./registry');
 var register = exports.register = Registry.register;
diff --git a/src/fonts/mathjax_config.js b/src/fonts/mathjax_config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 71b5d9bde16..00000000000
--- a/src/fonts/mathjax_config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-/* global MathJax:false */
-
-module.exports = function() {
-    if(typeof MathJax !== 'undefined') {
-        var globalConfig = (window.PlotlyConfig || {}).MathJaxConfig !== 'local';
-
-        if(globalConfig) {
-            MathJax.Hub.Config({
-                messageStyle: 'none',
-                skipStartupTypeset: true,
-                displayAlign: 'left',
-                tex2jax: {
-                    inlineMath: [['$', '$'], ['\\(', '\\)']]
-                }
-            });
-            MathJax.Hub.Configured();
-        }
-    }
-};
diff --git a/test/jasmine/bundle_tests/mathjax_test.js b/test/jasmine/bundle_tests/mathjax_test.js
index 8d0014d985d..706e1e61911 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/bundle_tests/mathjax_test.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/bundle_tests/mathjax_test.js
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ describe('Test MathJax:', function() {
     // N.B. we have to load MathJax "dynamically" as Karam
     // does not undefined the MathJax's `?config=` parameter.
     //
-    // Eventually, it might be nice to move these tests in the "regular" test
+    // Now with the mathjax_config no longer needed,
+    // it might be nice to move these tests in the "regular" test
     // suites, but to do that we'll need to find a way to remove MathJax from
     // page without breaking things downstream.
     beforeAll(function(done) {
         mathJaxScriptTag = document.createElement('script');
         mathJaxScriptTag.type = 'text/javascript';
         mathJaxScriptTag.onload = function() {
-            require('@src/fonts/mathjax_config')();
             done();
         };
         mathJaxScriptTag.onerror = function() {