diff --git a/layouts/partials/func/GetFeaturedImage.html b/layouts/partials/func/GetFeaturedImage.html
index b33eaa3..12ffe1c 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/func/GetFeaturedImage.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/func/GetFeaturedImage.html
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@
   {{ end }}
 {{ end }}
 
-{{ if not $linkToCover }}
-  {{/* Use the value from the site config parameter if present */}}
-  {{ with .Site.Params.featured_image }}
-    {{ $linkToCover = . }}
-  {{ end }}
-{{ end }}
-
 {{/* return either a permalink, or an empty string. Note that partials can only have a single
 return statement, so this needs to be at the end of the partial (and not in the if block) */}}
 {{ return $linkToCover }}