diff --git a/phpBB/adm/style/colour_swatch.html b/phpBB/adm/style/colour_swatch.html
index 81e3bd9af6..b5627a790f 100644
--- a/phpBB/adm/style/colour_swatch.html
+++ b/phpBB/adm/style/colour_swatch.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html dir="{S_CONTENT_DIRECTION}" lang="{S_USER_LANG}">
 <head>
-<meta charset="{S_CONTENT_ENCODING}">
 <title>{L_COLOUR_SWATCH}</title>
 
 <style type="text/css">
diff --git a/phpBB/adm/style/install_header.html b/phpBB/adm/style/install_header.html
index 58bbd68673..cc36643e10 100644
--- a/phpBB/adm/style/install_header.html
+++ b/phpBB/adm/style/install_header.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html dir="{S_CONTENT_DIRECTION}" lang="{S_USER_LANG}">
 <head>
-<meta charset="{S_CONTENT_ENCODING}">
 <!-- IF META -->{META}<!-- ENDIF -->
 <title>{PAGE_TITLE}</title>
 
diff --git a/phpBB/adm/style/install_update_diff.html b/phpBB/adm/style/install_update_diff.html
index 2f38aa1ed4..7fccb06b5a 100644
--- a/phpBB/adm/style/install_update_diff.html
+++ b/phpBB/adm/style/install_update_diff.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html dir="{S_CONTENT_DIRECTION}" lang="{S_USER_LANG}">
 <head>
-<meta charset="{S_CONTENT_ENCODING}">
 <!-- IF META -->{META}<!-- ENDIF -->
 <title>{PAGE_TITLE}</title>
 
diff --git a/phpBB/adm/style/overall_header.html b/phpBB/adm/style/overall_header.html
index d6d4717537..0b0bd3274d 100644
--- a/phpBB/adm/style/overall_header.html
+++ b/phpBB/adm/style/overall_header.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html dir="{S_CONTENT_DIRECTION}" lang="{S_USER_LANG}">
 <head>
-<meta charset="{S_CONTENT_ENCODING}">
 <!-- IF META -->{META}<!-- ENDIF -->
 <title>{PAGE_TITLE}</title>
 
diff --git a/phpBB/adm/style/simple_header.html b/phpBB/adm/style/simple_header.html
index 166d02b0c1..ef9b21bb15 100644
--- a/phpBB/adm/style/simple_header.html
+++ b/phpBB/adm/style/simple_header.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html dir="{S_CONTENT_DIRECTION}" lang="{S_USER_LANG}">
 <head>
-<meta charset="{S_CONTENT_ENCODING}">
 <!-- IF META -->{META}<!-- ENDIF -->
 <title>{PAGE_TITLE}</title>
 
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/db/dbal.php b/phpBB/includes/db/dbal.php
index a61dc5f58a..962b997664 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/db/dbal.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/db/dbal.php
@@ -770,7 +770,6 @@ class dbal
 				echo '<!DOCTYPE html>
 					<html dir="ltr">
 					<head>
-						<meta charset="utf-8">
 						<title>SQL Report</title>
 						<link href="' . $phpbb_root_path . 'adm/style/admin.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" />
 					</head>
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions.php b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
index 7ff32d3071..a40ff0ef8b 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
@@ -2251,7 +2251,6 @@ function redirect($url, $return = false, $disable_cd_check = false)
 		echo '<!DOCTYPE html>';
 		echo '<html dir="' . $user->lang['DIRECTION'] . '" lang="' . $user->lang['USER_LANG'] . '">';
 		echo '<head>';
-		echo '<meta charset="utf-8">';
 		echo '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=' . str_replace('&', '&amp;', $url) . '" />';
 		echo '<title>' . $user->lang['REDIRECT'] . '</title>';
 		echo '</head>';
@@ -3759,7 +3758,6 @@ function msg_handler($errno, $msg_text, $errfile, $errline)
 			echo '<!DOCTYPE html>';
 			echo '<html dir="ltr">';
 			echo '<head>';
-			echo '<meta charset="utf-8">';
 			echo '<title>' . $msg_title . '</title>';
 			echo '<style type="text/css">' . "\n" . '/* <![CDATA[ */' . "\n";
 			echo '* { margin: 0; padding: 0; } html { font-size: 100%; height: 100%; margin-bottom: 1px; background-color: #E4EDF0; } body { font-family: "Lucida Grande", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #536482; background: #E4EDF0; font-size: 62.5%; margin: 0; } ';
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_download.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_download.php
index 91a09608c7..cbb79009ad 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_download.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_download.php
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ function wrap_img_in_html($src, $title)
 	echo '<!DOCTYPE html>';
 	echo '<html>';
 	echo '<head>';
-	echo '<meta charset="utf-8">';
 	echo '<title>' . $title . '</title>';
 	echo '</head>';
 	echo '<body>';
diff --git a/phpBB/install/database_update.php b/phpBB/install/database_update.php
index b8fe493ab8..3f3ff59c5d 100644
--- a/phpBB/install/database_update.php
+++ b/phpBB/install/database_update.php
@@ -209,8 +209,6 @@ if ($has_global && !$ga_forum_id)
 	<html dir="<?php echo $lang['DIRECTION']; ?>" lang="<?php echo $lang['USER_LANG']; ?>">
 	<head>
 
-	<meta charset="utf-8">
-
 	<title><?php echo $lang['UPDATING_TO_LATEST_STABLE']; ?></title>
 
 	<link href="../adm/style/admin.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" />
@@ -259,7 +257,6 @@ header('Content-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8');
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html dir="<?php echo $lang['DIRECTION']; ?>" lang="<?php echo $lang['USER_LANG']; ?>">
 <head>
-<meta charset="utf-8">
 
 <title><?php echo $lang['UPDATING_TO_LATEST_STABLE']; ?></title>
 
diff --git a/phpBB/install/index.php b/phpBB/install/index.php
index d8a953fd28..b2a2caa145 100644
--- a/phpBB/install/index.php
+++ b/phpBB/install/index.php
@@ -557,7 +557,6 @@ class module
 		echo '<!DOCTYPE html>';
 		echo '<html dir="ltr">';
 		echo '<head>';
-		echo '<meta charset="utf-8">';
 		echo '<title>' . $lang['INST_ERR_FATAL'] . '</title>';
 		echo '<link href="../adm/style/admin.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" />';
 		echo '</head>';
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/overall_header.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/overall_header.html
index 8783584b58..ab7b70179a 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/overall_header.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/overall_header.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html dir="{S_CONTENT_DIRECTION}" lang="{S_USER_LANG}">
 <head>
-<meta charset="{S_CONTENT_ENCODING}">
 <meta name="keywords" content="" />
 <meta name="description" content="" />
 {META}
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/simple_header.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/simple_header.html
index 034a4aae5b..11cc3bd6e9 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/simple_header.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/simple_header.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html dir="{S_CONTENT_DIRECTION}" lang="{S_USER_LANG}">
 <head>
-<meta charset="{S_CONTENT_ENCODING}">
 <meta name="keywords" content="" />
 <meta name="description" content="" />
 {META}
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/ucp_pm_viewmessage_print.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/ucp_pm_viewmessage_print.html
index 7ad8632e8a..10879c5b14 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/ucp_pm_viewmessage_print.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/ucp_pm_viewmessage_print.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html dir="{S_CONTENT_DIRECTION}" lang="{S_USER_LANG}">
 <head>
-<meta charset="{S_CONTENT_ENCODING}">
 <title>{SITENAME} :: {PAGE_TITLE}</title>
 
 <style type="text/css">
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/viewtopic_print.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/viewtopic_print.html
index e54532dcdb..c268163854 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/viewtopic_print.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/viewtopic_print.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html dir="{S_CONTENT_DIRECTION}" lang="{S_USER_LANG}">
 <head>
-<meta charset="{S_CONTENT_ENCODING}">
 <meta name="keywords" content="" />
 <meta name="description" content="" />
 <meta name="robots" content="noindex" />
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/overall_header.html b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/overall_header.html
index cd6afb0a4d..4d646ac0e7 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/overall_header.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/overall_header.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html dir="{S_CONTENT_DIRECTION}" lang="{S_USER_LANG}">
 <head>
-<meta charset="{S_CONTENT_ENCODING}">
 <meta name="keywords" content="" />
 <meta name="description" content="" />
 {META}
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/simple_header.html b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/simple_header.html
index 37046fd3b5..c88eea524a 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/simple_header.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/simple_header.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html dir="{S_CONTENT_DIRECTION}" lang="{S_USER_LANG}">
 <head>
-<meta charset="{S_CONTENT_ENCODING}">
 <meta name="keywords" content="" />
 <meta name="description" content="" />
 {META}
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/ucp_pm_viewmessage_print.html b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/ucp_pm_viewmessage_print.html
index c1faeb2460..6eb8396dbf 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/ucp_pm_viewmessage_print.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/ucp_pm_viewmessage_print.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html dir="{S_CONTENT_DIRECTION}" lang="{S_USER_LANG}">
 <head>
-<meta charset="{S_CONTENT_ENCODING}">
 <title>{SITENAME} :: {PAGE_TITLE}</title>
 
 <style type="text/css">
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/viewtopic_print.html b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/viewtopic_print.html
index 0deae2427a..c05066aa14 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/viewtopic_print.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/viewtopic_print.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html dir="{S_CONTENT_DIRECTION}" lang="{S_USER_LANG}">
 <head>
-<meta charset="{S_CONTENT_ENCODING}">
 <title>{SITENAME} :: {PAGE_TITLE}</title>
 
 <style type="text/css">
