diff --git a/ext/bg/js/api.js b/ext/bg/js/api.js
index cd6a9d18..4f1595c7 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/api.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/api.js
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
  */
 
 
-function apiTemplateRender(template, data, dynamic) {
-    return _apiInvoke('templateRender', {data, template, dynamic});
+function apiTemplateRender(template, data) {
+    return _apiInvoke('templateRender', {data, template});
 }
 
 function apiAudioGetUrl(definition, source, optionsContext) {
diff --git a/ext/bg/js/backend.js b/ext/bg/js/backend.js
index 7b2ec46d..da50bade 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/backend.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/backend.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 /*global optionsSave, utilIsolate
 conditionsTestValue, profileConditionsDescriptor, profileOptionsGetDefaultFieldTemplates
-handlebarsRenderDynamic, handlebarsRenderStatic
+handlebarsRenderDynamic
 requestText, requestJson, optionsLoad
 dictConfigured, dictTermsSort, dictEnabledSet, dictNoteFormat
 audioGetUrl, audioInject
@@ -459,12 +459,8 @@ class Backend {
         return this.anki.guiBrowse(`nid:${noteId}`);
     }
 
-    async _onApiTemplateRender({template, data, dynamic}) {
-        return (
-            dynamic ?
-            handlebarsRenderDynamic(template, data) :
-            handlebarsRenderStatic(template, data)
-        );
+    async _onApiTemplateRender({template, data}) {
+        return handlebarsRenderDynamic(template, data);
     }
 
     async _onApiCommandExec({command, params}) {
diff --git a/ext/bg/js/dictionary.js b/ext/bg/js/dictionary.js
index e03dece0..491632a0 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/dictionary.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/dictionary.js
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ async function dictFieldFormat(field, definition, mode, options, templates, exce
         }
         data.marker = marker;
         try {
-            return await apiTemplateRender(templates, data, true);
+            return await apiTemplateRender(templates, data);
         } catch (e) {
             if (exceptions) { exceptions.push(e); }
             return `{${marker}-render-error}`;
diff --git a/ext/bg/js/handlebars.js b/ext/bg/js/handlebars.js
index e8cb67eb..b1443447 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/handlebars.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/handlebars.js
@@ -135,11 +135,6 @@ function handlebarsRegisterHelpers() {
     }
 }
 
-function handlebarsRenderStatic(name, data) {
-    handlebarsRegisterHelpers();
-    return Handlebars.templates[name](data).trim();
-}
-
 function handlebarsRenderDynamic(template, data) {
     handlebarsRegisterHelpers();
     const cache = handlebarsRenderDynamic._cache;
diff --git a/ext/mixed/js/api.js b/ext/mixed/js/api.js
index 0b1e7e4f..8eea0628 100644
--- a/ext/mixed/js/api.js
+++ b/ext/mixed/js/api.js
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ function apiNoteView(noteId) {
     return _apiInvoke('noteView', {noteId});
 }
 
-function apiTemplateRender(template, data, dynamic) {
-    return _apiInvoke('templateRender', {data, template, dynamic});
-}
-
 function apiAudioGetUrl(definition, source, optionsContext) {
     return _apiInvoke('audioGetUrl', {definition, source, optionsContext});
 }