diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 71d83a7de..6a8d5b501 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Bugs fixed
 * #2988: linkcheck: retry with GET request if denied HEAD request
 * #2990: linkcheck raises "Can't convert 'bytes' object to str implicitly" error
   if linkcheck_anchors enabled
+* #3004: Invalid link types "top" and "up" are used
 
 
 Documentation
diff --git a/sphinx/themes/basic/layout.html b/sphinx/themes/basic/layout.html
index 1e5d39e0a..2d37d7134 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/basic/layout.html
+++ b/sphinx/themes/basic/layout.html
@@ -140,10 +140,6 @@
     {%- if hasdoc('copyright') %}
     <link rel="copyright" title="{{ _('Copyright') }}" href="{{ pathto('copyright') }}" />
     {%- endif %}
-    <link rel="top" title="{{ docstitle|e }}" href="{{ pathto(master_doc) }}" />
-    {%- if parents %}
-    <link rel="up" title="{{ parents[-1].title|striptags|e }}" href="{{ parents[-1].link|e }}" />
-    {%- endif %}
     {%- if next %}
     <link rel="next" title="{{ next.title|striptags|e }}" href="{{ next.link|e }}" />
     {%- endif %}