diff --git a/default.epub b/default.epub
index f2e042830..0ac58248f 100644
--- a/default.epub
+++ b/default.epub
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ $for(css)$
   <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="$css$" />
 $endfor$
 </head>
+<body>
 $if(titlepage)$
-<body id="cover">
 $for(title)$
 $if(title.text)$
   <h1 class="$title.type$">$title.text$</h1>
@@ -42,11 +42,8 @@ $endif$
 $if(rights)$
   <p class="rights">$rights$</p>
 $endif$
-</body>
 $else$
-<body>
 $body$
-</body>
 $endif$
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/default.epub3 b/default.epub3
index 6dce74a3a..5e983a21a 100644
--- a/default.epub3
+++ b/default.epub3
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ $for(css)$
   <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="$css$" />
 $endfor$
 </head>
+<body>
 $if(titlepage)$
-<body id="cover">
 <section epub:type="titlepage">
 $for(title)$
 $if(title.type)$
@@ -48,11 +48,9 @@ $if(rights)$
   <p class="rights">$rights$</p>
 $endif$
 </section>
-</body>
 $else$
-<body>
 $body$
-</body>
 $endif$
+</body>
 </html>
 
