diff --git a/assignment_template/mako-mem.sty b/assignment_template/mako-mem.sty
index d8f9fd7..6f5905f 100644
--- a/assignment_template/mako-mem.sty
+++ b/assignment_template/mako-mem.sty
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 
 % >> article-1 << 
 \makechapterstyle{article-1}{
- \renewcommand{\rmdefault}{ugm}
- \renewcommand{\sfdefault}{phv}
-
  \setsecheadstyle{\large\scshape}
  \setsubsecheadstyle{\normalsize\itshape}
  \renewcommand{\printchaptername}{}
@@ -60,9 +57,6 @@
 
 % >> article-2 <<
 \makechapterstyle{article-2}{
- \renewcommand{\rmdefault}{ugm}
- \renewcommand{\sfdefault}{phv}
-
  \setsecheadstyle{\large\scshape} 
  \setsubsecheadstyle{\normalsize\itshape} 
  \setaftersubsubsecskip{-1em}
@@ -118,9 +112,6 @@
 
 % >> article-3 <<
 \makechapterstyle{article-3}{
- \renewcommand{\rmdefault}{ugm}
- \renewcommand{\sfdefault}{phv}
-
  \setsecheadstyle{\large\sffamily\bfseries\MakeUppercase} 
  \setsubsecheadstyle{\normalsize\itshape} 
  \setaftersubsubsecskip{-1em}
diff --git a/paper_template/cdsc-memoir.sty b/paper_template/cdsc-memoir.sty
index 3735dc5..1c370ef 100644
--- a/paper_template/cdsc-memoir.sty
+++ b/paper_template/cdsc-memoir.sty
@@ -103,10 +103,6 @@
 % put a period after the section numbers
 \setsecnumformat{\csname the#1\endcsname.\enspace}
 
-% set fonts to garamond and helvetica
-\renewcommand{\rmdefault}{ugm}
-\renewcommand{\sfdefault}{phv}
-
 % material shared between the two modes
 
 \setsubsecheadstyle{\normalsize\itshape}