diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 553b5532..417bb2cd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -266,9 +266,6 @@ paige:
       hide: false
     pages:
       hide: false
-    reading_time:
-      class: "mb-0 text-center text-secondary"
-      hide: false
     section:
       class: "mb-3 w-100"
   math: false # Enable math typesetting
@@ -277,9 +274,6 @@ paige:
     style: "pills" # Must be "links" or "pills"
   metadata:
     max_width: ""
-  reading_time:
-    class: "text-center text-secondary"
-    hide: false
   rss:
     hide_page: false
     managing_editor: ""
diff --git a/layouts/partials/paige/metadata.html b/layouts/partials/paige/metadata.html
index 50475eea..fbe46835 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/paige/metadata.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/paige/metadata.html
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 {{ $dateformat := $page.Param "paige.date.format" | default ":date_long" }}
 {{ $description := $page.Description | markdownify }}
 {{ $nogap := "mb-0" }}
-{{ $readingtime := cond ($page.Param "paige.reading_time.hide" | not) $page.ReadingTime "" }}
-{{ $readingtimeclass := $page.Param "paige.reading_time.class" | default "paige-reading-time text-center text-secondary" }}
+{{ $readingtime := $page.ReadingTime }}
 {{ $tags := $page.Params.tags | default slice | uniq }}
 {{ $title := $page.Title | markdownify }}
 {{ $titlelink := $page.Params.link }}
@@ -72,6 +71,6 @@
     {{ end }}
 
     {{ with $readingtime }}
-        <p {{ with $readingtimeclass }} class="{{ . }}" {{ end }}>{{ . }} {{ i18n "paige_minutes" . }}</p>
+        <p class="paige-reading-time text-center text-secondary">{{ . }} {{ i18n "paige_minutes" . }}</p>
     {{ end }}
 </section>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/paige/pages.html b/layouts/partials/paige/pages.html
index 763e469c..d5f47919 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/paige/pages.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/paige/pages.html
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@
                     {{ $flags := slice }}
                     {{ $future := and .PublishDate (gt .PublishDate now) }}
                     {{ $modified := and .PublishDate .Lastmod (lt .PublishDate .Lastmod) }}
-                    {{ $readingtime := cond ($page.Param "paige.list.reading_time.hide" | not) .ReadingTime "" }}
-                    {{ $readingtimeclass := $page.Param "paige.list.reading_time.class" | default "mb-0 paige-reading-time text-center text-secondary" }}
+                    {{ $readingtime := .ReadingTime }}
                     {{ $sectionclass := $page.Param "paige.list.section.class" | default "mb-3 paige-page w-100" }}
                     {{ $summary := .Summary | htmlUnescape | plainify }}
                     {{ $tags := .Params.tags | default slice | uniq }}
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@
                         {{ end }}
 
                         {{ with $readingtime }}
-                            <p {{ with $readingtimeclass }} class="{{ . }}" {{ end }}>{{ . }} {{ i18n "paige_minutes" . }}</p>
+                            <p class="mb-0 paige-reading-time text-center text-secondary">{{ . }} {{ i18n "paige_minutes" . }}</p>
                         {{ end }}
                     </section>
                 {{ end }}