diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Filter/Base.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Filter/Base.pm
index d54570fd..631393ee 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Filter/Base.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Filter/Base.pm
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ sub No ($) { "*** We only accept plain-text mail, No $_[0] ***" }
 
 our %DEFAULTS = (
 	reject_suffix => [ qw(exe bat cmd com pif scr vbs cpl zip swf swfl) ],
-	reject_type => [ 'text/html:'.No('HTML'), 'text/xhtml:'.No('HTML'),
+	reject_type => [
 		'application/vnd.*:'.No('vendor-specific formats'),
 		'image/*:'.No('images'), 'video/*:'.No('video'),
 		'audio/*:'.No('audio') ],