diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bba17da..0d5f4fd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@
 If you want to disable user-facing signup:
 
 - `heroku config:set DISABLE_SIGNUP=true`
+
+If you want to enable Disqus comments:
+
+- `heroku config:set DISQUS_SHORTNAME=whatever`
diff --git a/blogs/templates/blogs/themes/default/list.html b/blogs/templates/blogs/themes/default/list.html
index 94da03c..0a9c272 100644
--- a/blogs/templates/blogs/themes/default/list.html
+++ b/blogs/templates/blogs/themes/default/list.html
@@ -21,29 +21,4 @@
         {% endfor %}
         {% paginate %}
     </section>
-    <script type="text/javascript" id="disqus">
-        var disqus_shortname = '{% firstof blog_user.profile.disqus_shortname "snipt-net" %}';
-        {% if debug %}
-            var disqus_developer = 1;
-        {% endif %}
-        (function () {
-            var s = document.createElement('script'); s.async = true;
-            s.type = 'text/javascript';
-            s.src = 'https://' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/count.js';
-            (document.getElementsByTagName('HEAD')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('BODY')[0]).appendChild(s);
-        }());
-    </script>
-    <script type="text/html" id="disqus-template">
-        var disqus_shortname = 'snipt-net';
-        {% if debug %}
-            var disqus_developer = 1;
-        {% endif %}
-
-        (function () {
-            var s = document.createElement('script'); s.async = true;
-            s.type = 'text/javascript';
-            s.src = 'https://' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/count.js';
-            (document.getElementsByTagName('HEAD')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('BODY')[0]).appendChild(s);
-        }());
-    </script>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/blogs/templates/blogs/themes/default/post.html b/blogs/templates/blogs/themes/default/post.html
index 266a3ca..4bdba23 100644
--- a/blogs/templates/blogs/themes/default/post.html
+++ b/blogs/templates/blogs/themes/default/post.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         {% endwith %}
         <div id="disqus_thread"></div>
         <script type="text/javascript">
-            var disqus_shortname = '{% firstof blog_user.profile.disqus_shortname "snipt-net" %}';
+            var disqus_shortname = '{{ blog_user.profile.disqus_shortname }}';
             {% if debug %}
                 var disqus_developer = 1;
             {% endif %}
diff --git a/blogs/templates/blogs/themes/pro-adams/list.html b/blogs/templates/blogs/themes/pro-adams/list.html
index 9d9b873..1ca3e90 100644
--- a/blogs/templates/blogs/themes/pro-adams/list.html
+++ b/blogs/templates/blogs/themes/pro-adams/list.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     {% endfor %}
     {% paginate %}
     <script type="text/javascript">
-        var disqus_shortname = '{% firstof blog_user.profile.disqus_shortname "snipt-net" %}';
+        var disqus_shortname = '{{ blog_user.profile.disqus_shortname }}';
         {% if debug %}
             var disqus_developer = 1;
         {% endif %}
diff --git a/blogs/templates/blogs/themes/pro-adams/snipt-list.html b/blogs/templates/blogs/themes/pro-adams/snipt-list.html
index aeb813b..4bb13d0 100644
--- a/blogs/templates/blogs/themes/pro-adams/snipt-list.html
+++ b/blogs/templates/blogs/themes/pro-adams/snipt-list.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
             {% if detail %}
                 <div id="disqus_thread"></div>
                 <script type="text/javascript">
-                    var disqus_shortname = '{% firstof blog_user.profile.disqus_shortname "snipt-net" %}';
+                    var disqus_shortname = '{{ firstof blog_user.profile.disqus_shortname }}';
                     {% if debug %}
                         var disqus_developer = 1;
                     {% endif %}
diff --git a/media/js/src/modules/snipt.js b/media/js/src/modules/snipt.js
index a8bf24e..56978a8 100644
--- a/media/js/src/modules/snipt.js
+++ b/media/js/src/modules/snipt.js
@@ -478,9 +478,6 @@
                 this.$el.removeClass('expandable');
             }
 
-            $('script#disqus').remove();
-            window.site.$body.append('<script id="disqus" type="text/javascript">' + $('script#disqus-template').text() + '</script>');
-
             // For new snipts.
             if (this.$el.attr('id') === 'new-snipt') {
                 this.$el.fadeIn('fast');
diff --git a/snipts/templates/snipts/detail.html b/snipts/templates/snipts/detail.html
index 4816127..fb0bca5 100644
--- a/snipts/templates/snipts/detail.html
+++ b/snipts/templates/snipts/detail.html
@@ -77,29 +77,5 @@
             </footer>
           {% endfor %}
         </div>
-        <div id="disqus_thread">
-            {% if snipt.public %}
-                <script type="text/javascript">
-                    var disqus_shortname = 'snipt-net';
-                    {% if debug %}
-                        var disqus_developer = 1;
-                    {% endif %}
-                    var disqus_url = '{{ snipt.get_full_absolute_url }}';
-                    var disqus_title = '{{ snipt.title }}';
-                    var disqus_identifier = {{ snipt.id }};
-
-                    (function() {
-                        var dsq = document.createElement('script'); dsq.type = 'text/javascript'; dsq.async = true;
-                        dsq.src = 'https://' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/embed.js';
-                        (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(dsq);
-                    })();
-                </script>
-            {% else %}
-                <p class="alert alert-info">
-                    <strong>Disqus comments are disabled on private snipts.</strong><br /><br />
-                    See <a href="https://github.com/nicksergeant/snipt/issues/53">https://github.com/nicksergeant/snipt/issues/53</a> for more information.
-                </p>
-            {% endif %}
-        </div>
     </section>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/snipts/templates/snipts/list.html b/snipts/templates/snipts/list.html
index 34116b7..3e9802e 100644
--- a/snipts/templates/snipts/list.html
+++ b/snipts/templates/snipts/list.html
@@ -57,30 +57,4 @@
           {% paginate %}
         {% endif %}
     </section>
-    <script type="text/javascript" id="disqus">
-        var disqus_shortname = 'snipt-net';
-        {% if debug %}
-            var disqus_developer = 1;
-        {% endif %}
-
-        (function () {
-            var s = document.createElement('script'); s.async = true;
-            s.type = 'text/javascript';
-            s.src = 'https://' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/count.js';
-            (document.getElementsByTagName('HEAD')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('BODY')[0]).appendChild(s);
-        }());
-    </script>
-    <script type="text/html" id="disqus-template">
-        var disqus_shortname = 'snipt-net';
-        {% if debug %}
-            var disqus_developer = 1;
-        {% endif %}
-
-        (function () {
-            var s = document.createElement('script'); s.async = true;
-            s.type = 'text/javascript';
-            s.src = 'https://' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/count.js';
-            (document.getElementsByTagName('HEAD')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('BODY')[0]).appendChild(s);
-        }());
-    </script>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/snipts/templates/snipts/snipt-list.html b/snipts/templates/snipts/snipt-list.html
index 79e12bd..2732be1 100644
--- a/snipts/templates/snipts/snipt-list.html
+++ b/snipts/templates/snipts/snipt-list.html
@@ -214,9 +214,6 @@
             {% else %}
                 <li class="created" title="{{ snipt.created|date:"Y-m-d\TH:i:s" }}">{{ snipt.created|naturaltime }}</li>
             {% endif %}
-            {% if snipt.public and not detail %}
-                <li class="comments"><a href="{{ snipt.get_full_absolute_url }}#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="{{ snipt.pk }}"></a></li>
-            {% endif %}
             <li class="raw">
                 <a href="{{ snipt.get_raw_url }}">Raw</a> / 
                 <a href="{{ snipt.get_raw_url }}?nice">Raw Nice</a>
diff --git a/templates/search/search.html b/templates/search/search.html
index 0ba7780..29efb01 100644
--- a/templates/search/search.html
+++ b/templates/search/search.html
@@ -106,30 +106,4 @@
             </div>
         {% endif %}
     {% endif %}
-    <script type="text/javascript" id="disqus">
-        var disqus_shortname = 'snipt-net';
-        {% if debug %}
-            var disqus_developer = 1;
-        {% endif %}
-
-        (function () {
-            var s = document.createElement('script'); s.async = true;
-            s.type = 'text/javascript';
-            s.src = 'https://' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/count.js';
-            (document.getElementsByTagName('HEAD')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('BODY')[0]).appendChild(s);
-        }());
-    </script>
-    <script type="text/html" id="disqus-template">
-        var disqus_shortname = 'snipt-net';
-        {% if debug %}
-            var disqus_developer = 1;
-        {% endif %}
-
-        (function () {
-            var s = document.createElement('script'); s.async = true;
-            s.type = 'text/javascript';
-            s.src = 'https://' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/count.js';
-            (document.getElementsByTagName('HEAD')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('BODY')[0]).appendChild(s);
-        }());
-    </script>
 {% endblock %}