diff --git a/fonts.conf.in b/fonts.conf.in
index 86f06bd..e6561ae 100644
--- a/fonts.conf.in
+++ b/fonts.conf.in
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "urn:fontconfig:fonts.dtd">
 <!-- /etc/fonts/fonts.conf file to configure system font access -->
 <fontconfig>
-	<its:rules xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" version="1.0">
-		<its:translateRule translate="no" selector="/fontconfig/*[not(self::description)]"/>
-	</its:rules>
-
 	<description>Default configuration file</description>
 
 <!--