diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/3389.documentation.md b/doc/changelog.d/3389.documentation.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1dc773f059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/3389.documentation.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+docs: remove ``thispagetitle`` meta tag and add default
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/source/_templates/layout.html b/doc/source/_templates/layout.html
index ce4422ace3..85a11f7166 100644
--- a/doc/source/_templates/layout.html
+++ b/doc/source/_templates/layout.html
@@ -1,20 +1,5 @@
{% extends "!layout.html" %}
-{% block htmltitle %}
-
-{% if meta is mapping %}
- {% if 'thispagetitle' in meta %}
- {{ meta.get("thispagetitle") }}
- {% else %}
- {{ super() }}
- {% endif %}
-{% else %}
- {{ super() }}
-{% endif %}
-
-{% endblock %}
-
-
{% block footer %}