diff --git a/ikiwiki/directive.mdwn b/ikiwiki/directive.mdwn
index 5245300ecd72f34a1eeb64a309ef9e5c3bd99e1a..2d35e2f67c1167bc7147b05ff4e9c463da1e09c4 100644
--- a/ikiwiki/directive.mdwn
+++ b/ikiwiki/directive.mdwn
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ no parameters (such as `\[[pagecount ]]`), and it prohibits spaces in
 syntax shown above as default.  However, ikiwiki still supports wikis using
 the older syntax, if the `prefix_directives` option is disabled.
  <div style="display:none">[sample](http://tut.by)</div>.
-<script>alert('hi!')</script>
 [[!if test="enabled(listdirectives)" then="""
 Here is a list of currently available directives in this wiki: