Index: pygeoapi/util.py
--- pygeoapi/util.py.orig
+++ pygeoapi/util.py
@@ -332,15 +332,13 @@ def render_j2_template(config: dict, template: Path,
     try:
         templates_path = config['server']['templates']['path']
         env = Environment(loader=FileSystemLoader(templates_path),
-                          extensions=['jinja2.ext.i18n',
-                                      'jinja2.ext.autoescape'],
+                          extensions=['jinja2.ext.i18n'],
                           autoescape=select_autoescape(['html', 'xml']))
         custom_templates = True
         LOGGER.debug(f'using custom templates: {templates_path}')
     except (KeyError, TypeError):
         env = Environment(loader=FileSystemLoader(TEMPLATES),
-                          extensions=['jinja2.ext.i18n',
-                                      'jinja2.ext.autoescape'],
+                          extensions=['jinja2.ext.i18n'],
                           autoescape=select_autoescape(['html', 'xml']))
         LOGGER.debug(f'using default templates: {TEMPLATES}')
 
