diff --git a/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/categories.html b/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/categories.html
deleted file mode 100644
index e29be0ca..00000000
--- a/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/categories.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "base.html" %}
-{% block content %}
-<ul>
-{% for category, articles in categories %}
-    <li><a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ category.url }}">{{ category }}</a></li>
-{% endfor %}
-</ul>
-{% endblock %}
diff --git a/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/tags.html b/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/tags.html
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/index.html b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/index.html
index ad2a3b2e..dfdb0b45 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/index.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/index.html
@@ -17,18 +17,6 @@
         </article></li>
 {% endfor %}
 </ol><!-- /#posts-list -->
-<p class="paginator">
-    {% if articles_page.has_previous() %}
-        {% if articles_page.previous_page_number() == 1 %}
-            <a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ page_name }}.html">&laquo;</a>
-        {% else %}
-            <a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ page_name }}{{ articles_page.previous_page_number() }}.html">&laquo;</a>
-        {% endif %}
-    {% endif %}
-    Page {{ articles_page.number }} / {{ articles_paginator.num_pages }}
-    {% if articles_page.has_next() %}
-        <a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ page_name }}{{ articles_page.next_page_number() }}.html">&raquo;</a>
-    {% endif %}
-</p>
+{% include 'pagination.html' %}
 </section><!-- /#content -->
 {% endblock content %}
diff --git a/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/pagination.html b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/pagination.html
similarity index 100%
rename from pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/pagination.html
rename to pelican/themes/simple/templates/pagination.html