diff --git a/core/server/apps/subscribers/lib/helpers/subscribe_form.js b/core/server/apps/subscribers/lib/helpers/subscribe_form.js
index 271e9d52bd..2c78bc5c6d 100644
--- a/core/server/apps/subscribers/lib/helpers/subscribe_form.js
+++ b/core/server/apps/subscribers/lib/helpers/subscribe_form.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function makeHidden(name, extras) {
  * document.querySelector['.location']['value'] = document.querySelector('.location')['value'] || window.location.href;
  */
 subscribeScript =
-    '<script type="text/javascript">' +
+    '<script>' +
     '(function(g,h,o,s,t){' +
     'h[o](\'.location\')[s]=h[o](\'.location\')[s] || g.location.href;' +
     'h[o](\'.referrer\')[s]=h[o](\'.referrer\')[s] || h.referrer;' +
diff --git a/core/server/helpers/ghost_head.js b/core/server/helpers/ghost_head.js
index c6942595af..847860057f 100644
--- a/core/server/helpers/ghost_head.js
+++ b/core/server/helpers/ghost_head.js
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ function finaliseStructuredData(metaData) {
 }
 
 function getAjaxHelper(clientId, clientSecret) {
-    return '<script type="text/javascript" src="' +
+    return '<script src="' +
         getAssetUrl('public/ghost-sdk.js', true) +
         '"></script>\n' +
-        '<script type="text/javascript">\n' +
+        '<script>\n' +
         'ghost.init({\n' +
         '\tclientId: "' + clientId + '",\n' +
         '\tclientSecret: "' + clientSecret + '"\n' +
diff --git a/core/test/unit/helpers/ghost_foot_spec.js b/core/test/unit/helpers/ghost_foot_spec.js
index d59147bf61..71c12a2c7c 100644
--- a/core/test/unit/helpers/ghost_foot_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/unit/helpers/ghost_foot_spec.js
@@ -20,18 +20,18 @@ describe('{{ghost_foot}} helper', function () {
     });
 
     it('outputs global injected code', function (done) {
-        settingsCacheStub.withArgs('ghost_foot').returns('<script type="text/javascript">var test = \'I am a variable!\'</script>');
+        settingsCacheStub.withArgs('ghost_foot').returns('<script>var test = \'I am a variable!\'</script>');
 
         helpers.ghost_foot({data: {}}).then(function (rendered) {
             should.exist(rendered);
-            rendered.string.should.match(/<script type="text\/javascript">var test = 'I am a variable!'<\/script>/);
+            rendered.string.should.match(/<script>var test = 'I am a variable!'<\/script>/);
 
             done();
         }).catch(done);
     });
 
     it('outputs post injected code', function (done) {
-        settingsCacheStub.withArgs('ghost_foot').returns('<script type="text/javascript">var test = \'I am a variable!\'</script>');
+        settingsCacheStub.withArgs('ghost_foot').returns('<script>var test = \'I am a variable!\'</script>');
 
         helpers.ghost_foot({
             data: {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe('{{ghost_foot}} helper', function () {
             }
         }).then(function (rendered) {
             should.exist(rendered);
-            rendered.string.should.match(/<script type="text\/javascript">var test = 'I am a variable!'<\/script>/);
+            rendered.string.should.match(/<script>var test = 'I am a variable!'<\/script>/);
             rendered.string.should.match(/post-codeinjection/);
 
             done();
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ describe('{{ghost_foot}} helper', function () {
     });
 
     it('handles post injected code being null', function (done) {
-        settingsCacheStub.withArgs('ghost_foot').returns('<script type="text/javascript">var test = \'I am a variable!\'</script>');
+        settingsCacheStub.withArgs('ghost_foot').returns('<script>var test = \'I am a variable!\'</script>');
 
         helpers.ghost_foot({
             data: {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe('{{ghost_foot}} helper', function () {
             }
         }).then(function (rendered) {
             should.exist(rendered);
-            rendered.string.should.match(/<script type="text\/javascript">var test = 'I am a variable!'<\/script>/);
+            rendered.string.should.match(/<script>var test = 'I am a variable!'<\/script>/);
             rendered.string.should.not.match(/post-codeinjection/);
 
             done();
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe('{{ghost_foot}} helper', function () {
     });
 
     it('handles post injected code being empty', function (done) {
-        settingsCacheStub.withArgs('ghost_foot').returns('<script type="text/javascript">var test = \'I am a variable!\'</script>');
+        settingsCacheStub.withArgs('ghost_foot').returns('<script>var test = \'I am a variable!\'</script>');
 
         helpers.ghost_foot({
             data: {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe('{{ghost_foot}} helper', function () {
             }
         }).then(function (rendered) {
             should.exist(rendered);
-            rendered.string.should.match(/<script type="text\/javascript">var test = 'I am a variable!'<\/script>/);
+            rendered.string.should.match(/<script>var test = 'I am a variable!'<\/script>/);
             rendered.string.should.not.match(/post-codeinjection/);
 
             done();
diff --git a/core/test/unit/helpers/ghost_head_spec.js b/core/test/unit/helpers/ghost_head_spec.js
index ef6d79e991..36ab7c1aae 100644
--- a/core/test/unit/helpers/ghost_head_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/unit/helpers/ghost_head_spec.js
@@ -1539,7 +1539,7 @@ describe('{{ghost_head}} helper', function () {
                 }
             })).then(function (rendered) {
                 should.exist(rendered);
-                rendered.string.should.match(/<script type="text\/javascript" src="\/public\/ghost-sdk\.js\?v=/);
+                rendered.string.should.match(/<script src="\/public\/ghost-sdk\.js\?v=/);
 
                 done();
             });
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@ describe('{{ghost_head}} helper', function () {
                 }
             })).then(function (rendered) {
                 should.exist(rendered);
-                rendered.string.should.match(/<script type="text\/javascript">\n/);
+                rendered.string.should.match(/<script src="/);
                 rendered.string.should.match(/ghost\.init\(\{/);
                 rendered.string.should.match(/\tclientId: "/);
                 rendered.string.should.match(/\tclientSecret: "/);
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ describe('{{ghost_head}} helper', function () {
                 }
             })).then(function (rendered) {
                 should.exist(rendered);
-                rendered.string.should.not.match(/<script type="text\/javascript">\n/);
+                rendered.string.should.not.match(/<script src="/);
                 rendered.string.should.not.match(/ghost\.init\(\{/);
                 rendered.string.should.not.match(/\tclientId: "/);
                 rendered.string.should.not.match(/\tclientSecret: "/);