diff --git a/extlink.js b/extlink.js
index 7d57dc9..91dcbb9 100644
--- a/extlink.js
+++ b/extlink.js
@@ -146,12 +146,14 @@
       $(external_links).attr('rel', function (i, val) {
         // If no rel attribute is present, create one with the value noopener.
         if (val === null || typeof val === 'undefined') {
-          return 'noopener';
+          // return 'noopener';
+          return '';
         }
         // Check to see if rel contains noopener. Add what doesn't exist.
         if (val.indexOf('noopener') > -1) {
           if (val.indexOf('noopener') === -1) {
-            return val + ' noopener';
+            // return val + ' noopener';
+            return val;
           }
           // Noopener exists. Nothing needs to be added.
           else {
@@ -160,7 +162,8 @@
         }
         // Else, append noopener to val.
         else {
-          return val + ' noopener';
+          // return val + ' noopener';
+          return val;
         }
       });
     }
@@ -187,10 +190,12 @@
       $(external_links).attr('rel', function (i, val) {
         // When the link does not have a rel attribute set it to 'noreferrer'.
         if (val === null || typeof val === 'undefined') {
-          return 'noreferrer';
+          // return 'noreferrer';
+          return '';
         }
         if (val.indexOf('noreferrer') === -1) {
-          return val + ' noreferrer';
+          // return val + ' noreferrer';
+          return '';
         }
         return val;
       });