diff --git a/config/_default/params.toml b/config/_default/params.toml
index 0e2f91ab..7ac39c58 100644
--- a/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ disableImageOptimization = true
   showTaxonomies = false
   showAuthorsBadges = false
   showWordCount = true
-  showSummary = true
   # sharingLinks = [ "linkedin", "twitter", "reddit", "pinterest", "facebook", "email", "whatsapp", "telegram"]
 
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diff --git a/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml b/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
index b6bb3fa4..ce797c16 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ smartTOCHideUnfocusedChildren = false
   showTaxonomies = true 
   showAuthorsBadges = true 
   showWordCount = false
-  showSummary = true
   sharingLinks = [ "linkedin", "twitter", "reddit", "whatsapp", "telegram", "pinterest", "facebook", "email"]
 
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diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/index.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/index.md
index ed2f308f..b0eb4a29 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/index.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/index.md
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ Many of the article defaults here can be overridden on a per article basis by sp
 | `article.showAuthorsBadges`           | `false`   | Whether the `authors` taxonomies are are displayed in the article or list header. This requires the setup of `multiple authors` and the `authors` taxonomy. Check [this page]({{< ref "multi-author" >}}) for more details on how to configure that feature.                                                           |
 | `article.showWordCount`               | `false`   | Whether or not article word counts are displayed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
 | `article.showComments`                | `false`   | Whether or not the [comments partial]({{< ref "partials#comments" >}}) is included after the article footer.                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
-| `article.showSummary`                 | `false`   | Whether or not article summaries are displayed on list pages. If a summary is not provided in the [front matter]({{< ref "front-matter" >}}), one will be auto generated using the `summaryLength` parameter in the [site configuration](#site-configuration).                                                         |
 | `article.sharingLinks`                | _Not set_ | Which sharing links to display at the end of each article. When not provided, or set to `false` no links will be displayed.  Available values are: "linkedin", "twitter", "reddit", "pinterest", "facebook", "email", "whatsapp", and "telegram"                                                                       |
 
 ### List