diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/capture.html b/layouts/shortcodes/capture.html
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index cc762273c3..0000000000
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/capture.html
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-{{ $_hugo_config := `{ "version": 1 }`}}
-{{- $id := .Get 0 -}}
-{{- if not $id -}}
-{{- errorf "missing id in capture" -}}
-{{- end -}}
-{{- $capture_id := printf "capture %s" $id -}}
-{{- .Page.Scratch.Set $capture_id .Inner -}}
-{{ warnf "Invalid shortcode: %s, in %q" $capture_id (relLangURL .Page.Path) }}
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