diff --git a/default.latex b/default.latex
index fb171d1a0..aba7cd62b 100644
--- a/default.latex
+++ b/default.latex
@@ -10,12 +10,7 @@
     \usepackage{fontspec}
     \defaultfontfeatures{Mapping=tex-text,Scale=MatchLowercase}
   \else
-$if(biblatex)$
     \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
-$else$
-    \usepackage[mathletters]{ucs}
-    \usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}
-$endif$
   \fi
 \fi
 $if(natbib)$