diff --git a/_layouts/slides.html b/_layouts/slides.html
index 0048eaf217da91f52cb8de421cc5052769fce893..1c5782c8ffa11fb66c199941880965df119d425d 100644
--- a/_layouts/slides.html
+++ b/_layouts/slides.html
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
   <title>Software Carpentry</title>
 
   <!-- Required stylesheet -->
-  <link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="deck.js/core/deck.core.css">
   <script src="js/deckjs-custom.js"></script>
   <script>includedeck(["css/slideshow.css"],{});</script>
   <style>
@@ -17,22 +16,6 @@
     pre {font-size: 75%;} /* make code blocks smaller */
   </style>
 
-  <!-- Extension CSS files go here. Remove or add as needed. -->
-  <link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="deck.js/extensions/goto/deck.goto.css">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="deck.js/extensions/menu/deck.menu.css">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="deck.js/extensions/navigation/deck.navigation.css">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="deck.js/extensions/status/deck.status.css">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="deck.js/extensions/scale/deck.scale.css">
-
-  <!-- Style theme. More available in /themes/style/ or create your own. -->
-  <link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="deck.js/themes/style/web-2.0.css">
-
-  <!-- Transition theme. More available in /themes/transition/ or create your own. -->
-  <link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="deck.js/themes/transition/horizontal-slide.css">
-
-  <!-- Basic black and white print styles -->
-  <link rel="stylesheet" media="print" href="deck.js/core/print.css">
-
   <!-- Required Modernizr file -->
   <script src="js/modernizr.custom.js"></script>
 </head>
@@ -68,23 +51,5 @@ $body$
 
     <!-- End extension snippets. -->
   </div>
-
-<!-- Required JS files. -->
-<script src="js/jquery.min.js"></script>
-<script src="deck.js/core/deck.core.js"></script>
-
-<!-- Extension JS files. Add or remove as needed. -->
-<script src="deck.js/extensions/menu/deck.menu.js"></script>
-<script src="deck.js/extensions/goto/deck.goto.js"></script>
-<script src="deck.js/extensions/status/deck.status.js"></script>
-<script src="deck.js/extensions/navigation/deck.navigation.js"></script>
-<script src="deck.js/extensions/scale/deck.scale.js"></script>
-
-<!-- Initialize the deck.  Note that we have to use double dollar signs to escape for Pandoc. -->
-<script>
-  $$(function() {
-    $$.deck('.slide');
-  });
-</script>
 </body>
 </html>