diff --git a/_includes/footer.html b/_includes/footer.html
index c61d63f3d..cfafeb917 100644
--- a/_includes/footer.html
+++ b/_includes/footer.html
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {% if site.theme_settings.footer_text %}
-<footer class="site-footer">
-    {% include newsletter.html %}
-    <p class="text">{{ site.theme_settings.footer_text }}</p>
+<footer class="slice site-footer">
+    <p class="text container">{{ site.theme_settings.footer_text }}</p>
 </footer>
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/_sass/includes/_footer.scss b/_sass/includes/_footer.scss
index 177ab6e5f..ea0642f93 100644
--- a/_sass/includes/_footer.scss
+++ b/_sass/includes/_footer.scss
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
     text-align: center;
     width: 100%;
     color: lighten($brand-black, 30%);
-    font-size: 0.9em;
+    font-size: 0.9rem;
 }