diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/Footer/Logo/index.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/Footer/Logo/index.tsx
index b72ac38e104b..5c6cd813541d 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/Footer/Logo/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/Footer/Logo/index.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import Link from '@docusaurus/Link';
 import {useBaseUrlUtils} from '@docusaurus/useBaseUrl';
-import isInternalUrl from '@docusaurus/isInternalUrl';
 import ThemedImage from '@theme/ThemedImage';
 import type {Props} from '@theme/Footer/Logo';
 
@@ -35,11 +34,6 @@ export default function FooterLogo({logo}: Props): JSX.Element {
   let logoLinkProps = {};
   if (logo.target) {
     logoLinkProps = {target: logo.target};
-  } else if (!isInternalUrl(logo.href)) {
-    logoLinkProps = {
-      rel: 'noopener noreferrer',
-      target: '_blank',
-    };
   }
   return logo.href ? (
     <Link href={logo.href} className={styles.footerLogoLink} {...logoLinkProps}>