diff --git a/middleman-core/fixtures/asciidoc-app/source/hello-with-title.adoc b/middleman-core/fixtures/asciidoc-app/source/hello-with-title.adoc
index e2c7673b..d687c940 100644
--- a/middleman-core/fixtures/asciidoc-app/source/hello-with-title.adoc
+++ b/middleman-core/fixtures/asciidoc-app/source/hello-with-title.adoc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 = Page Title
+:showtitle:
 :page-layout: default
 
 Hello, AsciiDoc!
diff --git a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/renderers/asciidoc.rb b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/renderers/asciidoc.rb
index 9ad14a53..c8fa1d78 100644
--- a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/renderers/asciidoc.rb
+++ b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/renderers/asciidoc.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Middleman
           app.config.define_setting :asciidoc, {
             safe: :safe,
             backend: :html5,
-            attributes: %W(showtitle env=middleman env-middleman middleman-version=#{::Middleman::VERSION})
+            attributes: %W(env=middleman env-middleman middleman-version=#{::Middleman::VERSION})
           }, 'AsciiDoc engine options (Hash)'
           app.config.define_setting :asciidoc_attributes, [], 'AsciiDoc custom attributes (Array)'
           app.before_configuration do