diff --git a/resources/recipes/usatoday.recipe b/resources/recipes/usatoday.recipe
index 67fe725302..1a314f652e 100644
--- a/resources/recipes/usatoday.recipe
+++ b/resources/recipes/usatoday.recipe
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ class USAToday(BasicNewsRecipe):
             .vaTextBold{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:x-small;font-weight:bold; color:#666666;}
             '''
     remove_tags = [
-                   {'class':['tagListLabel','piped-taglist-string',]}
+                   {'class':['tagListLabel','piped-taglist-string','socialcontainer','social-wrapper',]},
+                   {'id':['topSocialButtons']},
                   ]
 
     conversion_options = { 'linearize_tables' : True }