diff --git a/_layouts/index.html b/_layouts/index.html
index f3df799eb29..8cc4348516d 100644
--- a/_layouts/index.html
+++ b/_layouts/index.html
@@ -1,23 +1,11 @@
----
-layout: default
----
-{% assign t = site.data.locales[page.lang][page.lang] %}
-{% if page.title %}
-{% assign header = page.title %}
-{% else %}
-{% assign header = site.title %}
-{% endif %}
-{% include nav.html %}
-
 <div class="bg-gray-light">
-
-  <header class="py-4 py-md-6">
+  <header class="py-4 py-md-6" role="banner">
     <div class="container-lg p-responsive mx-auto text-center pt-6">
       <h1 class="h00-mktg">{{ header }}</h1>
       <p class="lead-mktg text-gray mb-md-5 col-md-8 mx-auto">
         {{ t.index.lead }}
       </p>
-      <p class="lead-mktg " id="opensourcefriday" style="display:none">
+      <p class="lead-mktg hidden" id="opensourcefriday">
         {{ t.index.opensourcefriday }}:
         <a href='https://opensourcefriday.com'>opensourcefriday.com</a>
       </p>
@@ -28,31 +16,25 @@ <h1 class="h00-mktg">{{ header }}</h1>
     <div class="gutter-sm d-flex flex-wrap flex-items-stretch pb-md-6">
       {% assign articles = site.articles | where: 'lang', page.lang | sort: 'order' %}
       {% for article in articles %}
-      {% if article.layout != 'index' %}
-      <div class="col-12 col-sm-9 mx-auto col-md-6 mt-4 mt-lg-5">
-        <a href="{{ article.url | relative_url }}" class="guide-cover {{ article.class }} Box height-full d-block">
-
-          <div class="lh-none guide-cover-img text-center pt-4">
-            <img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/illos/{{ article.class }}.svg" class=""
-              alt="{{ article.title }} illustration">
+        {% if article.layout != 'index' %}
+          <div class="col-12 col-sm-9 mx-auto col-md-6 mt-4 mt-lg-5">
+            <a href="{{ article.url | relative_url }}" class="guide-cover {{ article.class }} Box height-full d-block">
+              <div class="lh-none guide-cover-img text-center pt-4">
+                <img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/illos/{{ article.class }}.svg" alt="{{ article.title }} illustration">
+              </div>
+              <div class="flex-self-end p-4 text-center p-lg-5">
+                <h3 class="h3-mktg text-bold lh-condensed mb-2 text-black">
+                  {{ article.title }}
+                </h3>
+                <div class="mb-0 text-gray">
+                  {{ article.description | markdownify }}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </a>
           </div>
-
-          <div class="flex-self-end p-4 text-center p-lg-5">
-            <h3 class="h3-mktg text-bold lh-condensed mb-2 text-black">
-              {{ article.title }}
-            </h3>
-            <div class="mb-0 text-gray">
-              {{ article.description | markdownify }}
-            </div>
-          </div>
-
-        </a>
-      </div>
-      {% endif %}
+        {% endif %}
       {% endfor %}
     </div>
   </div>
-
 </div>
 
-{% include footer.html %}