diff --git a/recipes/io9.recipe b/recipes/io9.recipe
index 086176e947..dc21866fd2 100644
--- a/recipes/io9.recipe
+++ b/recipes/io9.recipe
@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ class i09(BasicNewsRecipe):
     max_articles_per_feed = 100
     no_stylesheets        = True
     encoding              = 'utf-8'
-    use_embedded_content  = True
+    use_embedded_content  = False
+    auto_cleanup = True
     language              = 'en'
     masthead_url          = 'http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/io9.com/img/logo.png'
     extra_css             = '''
-	body{font-family: "Lucida Grande",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif}
-	img{margin-bottom: 1em}
-	h1{font-family :Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:large}
-	              '''
+    body{font-family: "Lucida Grande",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif}
+    img{margin-bottom: 1em}
+    h1{font-family :Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:large}
+                  '''
     conversion_options = {
                           'comment'   : description
                         , 'tags'      : category
@@ -33,10 +34,6 @@ class i09(BasicNewsRecipe):
 
     feeds = [(u'Articles', u'http://feeds.gawker.com/io9/vip?format=xml')]
 
-    remove_tags = [
-            {'class': 'feedflare'},
-    ]
-
     def preprocess_html(self, soup):
         return self.adeify_images(soup)