diff --git a/data/templates/default.latex b/data/templates/default.latex
index efc905741..c98f53bb6 100644
--- a/data/templates/default.latex
+++ b/data/templates/default.latex
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ $endif$
 \IfFileExists{microtype.sty}{% use microtype if available
   \usepackage[$for(microtypeoptions)$$microtypeoptions$$sep$,$endfor$]{microtype}
   \UseMicrotypeSet[protrusion]{basicmath} % disable protrusion for tt fonts
-  \DisableLigatures[?,!]{encoding=T1} % disable ?` and !` ligatures
 }{}
 $if(indent)$
 $else$
diff --git a/test/lhs-test.latex b/test/lhs-test.latex
index 8c91c88a2..fdc344335 100644
--- a/test/lhs-test.latex
+++ b/test/lhs-test.latex
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 \IfFileExists{microtype.sty}{% use microtype if available
   \usepackage[]{microtype}
   \UseMicrotypeSet[protrusion]{basicmath} % disable protrusion for tt fonts
-  \DisableLigatures[?,!]{encoding=T1} % disable ?` and !` ligatures
 }{}
 \makeatletter
 \@ifundefined{KOMAClassName}{% if non-KOMA class
diff --git a/test/lhs-test.latex+lhs b/test/lhs-test.latex+lhs
index 0062a8f2d..f9149ba02 100644
--- a/test/lhs-test.latex+lhs
+++ b/test/lhs-test.latex+lhs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 \IfFileExists{microtype.sty}{% use microtype if available
   \usepackage[]{microtype}
   \UseMicrotypeSet[protrusion]{basicmath} % disable protrusion for tt fonts
-  \DisableLigatures[?,!]{encoding=T1} % disable ?` and !` ligatures
 }{}
 \makeatletter
 \@ifundefined{KOMAClassName}{% if non-KOMA class
diff --git a/test/writer.latex b/test/writer.latex
index a1cefc333..abf772df4 100644
--- a/test/writer.latex
+++ b/test/writer.latex
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 \IfFileExists{microtype.sty}{% use microtype if available
   \usepackage[]{microtype}
   \UseMicrotypeSet[protrusion]{basicmath} % disable protrusion for tt fonts
-  \DisableLigatures[?,!]{encoding=T1} % disable ?` and !` ligatures
 }{}
 \makeatletter
 \@ifundefined{KOMAClassName}{% if non-KOMA class
diff --git a/test/writers-lang-and-dir.latex b/test/writers-lang-and-dir.latex
index 2c6bc0001..d91f77325 100644
--- a/test/writers-lang-and-dir.latex
+++ b/test/writers-lang-and-dir.latex
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 \IfFileExists{microtype.sty}{% use microtype if available
   \usepackage[]{microtype}
   \UseMicrotypeSet[protrusion]{basicmath} % disable protrusion for tt fonts
-  \DisableLigatures[?,!]{encoding=T1} % disable ?` and !` ligatures
 }{}
 \makeatletter
 \@ifundefined{KOMAClassName}{% if non-KOMA class