diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 37c13ff88..2986dcdb8 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ def render_markdown(markdown)
       markdown,
       input: 'GFM',
       hard_wrap: false,
-      smart_quotes: 'apos,apos,quot,quot'
+      smart_quotes: 'apos,apos,quot,quot',
+      footnote_backlink: nil
     ).to_html.strip
   end