diff --git a/src/rustbook/build.rs b/src/rustbook/build.rs
index afae4276507c..8152ea530d56 100644
--- a/src/rustbook/build.rs
+++ b/src/rustbook/build.rs
@@ -145,9 +145,6 @@ fn render(book: &Book, tgt: &Path) -> CliResult<()> {
             format!("--html-after-content={}", postlude.display()),
             format!("--markdown-playground-url=http://play.rust-lang.org"),
             format!("--markdown-css={}", item.path_to_root.join("rust-book.css").display()),
-            format!("--markdown-css={}",
-                "http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family&#61;Open+Sans:400italic,700italic,400,700"
-                ),
             "--markdown-no-toc".to_string(),
         ];
         let output_result = rustdoc::main_args(rustdoc_args);
diff --git a/src/rustbook/static/rustbook.css b/src/rustbook/static/rustbook.css
index 0071fb25eebc..3e0537c5551f 100644
--- a/src/rustbook/static/rustbook.css
+++ b/src/rustbook/static/rustbook.css
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 body {
     max-width:none;
-    font: 16px/1.4 'Open Sans', 'Source Serif Pro', Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;
+    font: 16px/1.4 'Source Serif Pro', Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;
     line-height: 1.6;
     color: #333;
 }