diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/jinja.py b/qutebrowser/utils/jinja.py
index 737b4aee1..e9ca30c5d 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/jinja.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/jinja.py
@@ -32,38 +32,20 @@ from qutebrowser.utils import utils, urlutils, log
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QUrl
 
-html_fallback = """<!DOCTYPE html>
+html_fallback = """
+<!DOCTYPE html>
 <html>
   <head>
     <meta charset="utf-8">
-    <title>{{ title }}</title>
-    {% if icon %}
-    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="{{ icon }}">
-    {% endif %}
-    <style type="text/css">
-      {% block style %}
-      body {
-      background-color: #fff;
-      margin: 0;
-      padding: 0;
-      }
-      {% endblock %}
-    </style>
+    <title>Error while loading template</title>
   </head>
   <body>
-    <div id="error-container">
-      <table>
-	<tr>
-	  <td style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top;">
-	    <img style="width: 100%; display: block; max-width: 256px;" src="{{ data_url("img/broken_qutebrowser_logo.png") }}" />
-	  </td>
-	  <td style="padding-left: 40px;">
-	    <p><span style="font-size:120%;color:red">The %FILE% template could not be found!<br>Please check your qutebrowser installation</span><br>
-	      %ERROR%</p>
-	  </td>
-	</tr>
-      </table>
-    </div>
+    <p><span style="font-size:120%;color:red">
+	The %FILE% template could not be found!<br>
+	Please check your qutebrowser installation
+      </span><br>
+      %ERROR%
+    </p>
   </body>
 </html>
 """
