diff --git a/data/templates/default.latex b/data/templates/default.latex
index d396901e5..c88339429 100644
--- a/data/templates/default.latex
+++ b/data/templates/default.latex
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ $if(linestretch)$
 $endif$
 \usepackage{amssymb,amsmath}
 \usepackage{ifxetex,ifluatex}
-\usepackage{fixltx2e} % provides \textsubscript
 \ifnum 0\ifxetex 1\fi\ifluatex 1\fi=0 % if pdftex
   \usepackage[$if(fontenc)$$fontenc$$else$T1$endif$]{fontenc}
   \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}