diff --git a/layouts/_default/baseof.html b/layouts/_default/baseof.html
index 11eba47..f40a55a 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/baseof.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/baseof.html
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
   <body data-spy="scroll" data-target="#TableOfContents" data-offset="80">
 
     <div class="container-fluid bg-dimmed wrapper">
+
+      <!-- INITIALIZE DARK THEME -->
+      {{ if site.Params.darkTheme.enable }}
+        {{ partial "helpers/darkmode.html" }}
+      {{ end }}
+
       <!----- ADD NAVBAR --------------->
       {{ block "navbar" . }} {{ end }}
 
diff --git a/layouts/index.html b/layouts/index.html
index 6b8f29e..66d8452 100644
--- a/layouts/index.html
+++ b/layouts/index.html
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
   </head>
   <body data-spy="scroll" data-target="#top-navbar" data-offset="100">
 
+    <!-- INITIALIZE DARK THEME -->
+    {{ if site.Params.darkTheme.enable }}
+      {{ partial "helpers/darkmode.html" }}
+    {{ end }}
+
     <!--- NAVBAR ------------------------->
     {{- partial "navigators/navbar.html" . -}}
 
diff --git a/layouts/partials/helpers/darkmode.html b/layouts/partials/helpers/darkmode.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0ccb5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/partials/helpers/darkmode.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<!-- This is a 'hack' for initializing the color scheme selection. See /js/darkmode.js -->
+<div id="themeInitialization" style="display: none;"
+    default-theme=" {{ site.Params.darkTheme.default }} "></div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/layouts/partials/navigators/theme-selector.html b/layouts/partials/navigators/theme-selector.html
index 9d299c5..ef4f294 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/navigators/theme-selector.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/navigators/theme-selector.html
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 <li class="nav-item dropdown">
-<!-- This is a 'hack' for initializing the color scheme selection. See /js/darkmode.js -->
-<div id="themeInitialization" style="display: none;"
-    default-theme=" {{ site.Params.darkTheme.default }} "></div>
 <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle"  href="#" id="themeSelector" role="button"
     data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Theme</a>
 <div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="themeSelector">
diff --git a/layouts/partials/scripts.html b/layouts/partials/scripts.html
index bce0bf2..be10bb8 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/scripts.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/scripts.html
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 <script type="text/javascript" src="{{ "/js/plyr.js" | relURL }}"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="{{ "/js/main.js" | relURL }}"></script>
 
-<script type="text/javascript" defer src="{{ "/js/katex.min.js" | relURL }}"></script>
-<script type="text/javascript" defer src="{{ "/js/auto-render.min.js" | relURL }}" onload="renderMathInElement(document.body);"></script>
-
 
 {{ if site.Params.darkTheme.enable }}
 <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/darkreader@4.9.51/darkreader.js"></script>
