diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index ab1e29ede7..9fb52447b1 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ theme_settings:
   share_buttons:
     facebook: true
     twitter: true
-    google_plus: true
     tumblr:
     pinterest:
     pocket:
diff --git a/_includes/share_buttons.html b/_includes/share_buttons.html
index 4908a78073..0449dff5da 100644
--- a/_includes/share_buttons.html
+++ b/_includes/share_buttons.html
@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@
 			<span class="sr-only">{{ site.theme_settings.str_tweet }}</span>
 		</a>
         </li>
-        {% endif %} {% if site.theme_settings.share_buttons.google_plus %}
-        <li>
-            <a href="https://plus.google.com/share?url={{ page.url | absolute_url }}" target="_blank" title="{{ site.theme_settings.str_share_on }} Google+">
-			<i class="fa fa-google-plus-square fa-2x" aria-hidden="true"></i>
-			<span class="sr-only">{{ site.theme_settings.str_share_on }} Google+</span>
-		</a>
-        </li>
         {% endif %} {% if site.theme_settings.share_buttons.tumblr %}
         <li>
             <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/share?v=3&u={{ page.url | absolute_url }}&quote={{ page.title | url_encode }}%20%7C%20{{ site.title | url_encode }}&s=" target="_blank" title="{{ site.theme_settings.str_share_on }} Tumblr">
@@ -73,4 +66,4 @@
         </li>
         {% endif %}
     </ul>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>