diff --git a/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html b/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html
index 5c1b0d246..66261c11e 100644
--- a/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html
+++ b/sphinx_rtd_theme/footer.html
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
   <div role="contentinfo">
     <p>
     {%- if show_copyright %}
-
-      {# Avoid printing dot when copyright holder already ends with dot (e.g. My Company, Inc.) #}
-      {% set copyright = copyright[:-1] if copyright.endswith('.') else copyright %}
-
       {%- if hasdoc('copyright') %}
         {% trans path=pathto('copyright'), copyright=copyright|e %}&copy; <a href="{{ path }}">Copyright</a> {{ copyright }}{% endtrans %}
       {%- else %}