diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index 8721688..0cfe618 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "PPTX"
 uuid = "14a86994-10a4-4a7d-b9ad-ef6f3b1fac6a"
 authors = ["Xander de Vries", "Matthijs Cox"]
-version = "0.6.5"
+version = "0.6.6"
 
 [deps]
 DataStructures = "864edb3b-99cc-5e75-8d2d-829cb0a9cfe8"
diff --git a/src/write.jl b/src/write.jl
index 0771c8a..4626b57 100644
--- a/src/write.jl
+++ b/src/write.jl
@@ -68,31 +68,6 @@ function update_table_style!(unzipped_ppt_dir::String=".")
     end
 end
 
-function add_contenttypes!(tmpdir, unzipped_dir)
-    path = joinpath(tmpdir, unzipped_dir, "[Content_Types].xml")
-    doc = readxml(path)
-    r = root(doc)
-    extension_contenttypes = (
-        ("emf", "image/x-emf"),
-        ("gif", "image/gif"),
-        ("jpeg", "image/jpeg"),
-        ("jpg", "application/octet-stream"),
-        ("png", "image/png"),
-        ("svg", "image/svg+xml"),
-        ("tif", "application/octet-stream"),
-        ("wmf", "image/x-wmf")
-    )
-    for extension_contenttype in extension_contenttypes
-        ext, ct = extension_contenttype
-        # do not add the extension if it is already defined in the template
-        isnothing(findfirst(x -> (x.name == "Default" && x["Extension"] == ext), elements(r))) || continue
-        addelement!(r, "Default Extension=\"$ext\" ContentType=\"$ct\"")
-    end
-    open(path, "w") do io
-        prettyprint(io, doc)
-    end
-end
-
 """
 ```julia
 Base.write(
@@ -183,7 +158,6 @@ function Base.write(
                 write_slides!(p)
                 write_shapes!(p)
                 update_table_style!()
-                add_contenttypes!(tmpdir, unzipped_dir)
             end
             zip(unzipped_dir, filename)
             cp(filename, filepath)