diff --git a/examples/appcache/dist/webpack-1/index.html b/examples/appcache/dist/webpack-1/index.html
index 9cf3475..648a652 100644
--- a/examples/appcache/dist/webpack-1/index.html
+++ b/examples/appcache/dist/webpack-1/index.html
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head>
 <body>
   <img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png">
-<script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body>
+<script src="bundle.js"></script></body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/appcache/dist/webpack-2/index.html b/examples/appcache/dist/webpack-2/index.html
index 9cf3475..648a652 100644
--- a/examples/appcache/dist/webpack-2/index.html
+++ b/examples/appcache/dist/webpack-2/index.html
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head>
 <body>
   <img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png">
-<script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body>
+<script src="bundle.js"></script></body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/custom-template/dist/webpack-1/index.html b/examples/custom-template/dist/webpack-1/index.html
index 1ceade2..a9d8bf4 100644
--- a/examples/custom-template/dist/webpack-1/index.html
+++ b/examples/custom-template/dist/webpack-1/index.html
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 <body>
   <h2>Partial</h2>
 <img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png">
-<script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body>
+<script src="bundle.js"></script></body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/custom-template/dist/webpack-2/index.html b/examples/custom-template/dist/webpack-2/index.html
index 1ceade2..a9d8bf4 100644
--- a/examples/custom-template/dist/webpack-2/index.html
+++ b/examples/custom-template/dist/webpack-2/index.html
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 <body>
   <h2>Partial</h2>
 <img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png">
-<script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body>
+<script src="bundle.js"></script></body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/default/dist/webpack-1/index.html b/examples/default/dist/webpack-1/index.html
index 866dfa4..8a7f3ef 100644
--- a/examples/default/dist/webpack-1/index.html
+++ b/examples/default/dist/webpack-1/index.html
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
     <title>Webpack App</title>
   </head>
   <body>
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body>
+  <script src="bundle.js"></script></body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/default/dist/webpack-2/index.html b/examples/default/dist/webpack-2/index.html
index 866dfa4..8a7f3ef 100644
--- a/examples/default/dist/webpack-2/index.html
+++ b/examples/default/dist/webpack-2/index.html
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
     <title>Webpack App</title>
   </head>
   <body>
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body>
+  <script src="bundle.js"></script></body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/favicon/dist/webpack-1/favicon.html b/examples/favicon/dist/webpack-1/favicon.html
index dd7daeb..7276322 100644
--- a/examples/favicon/dist/webpack-1/favicon.html
+++ b/examples/favicon/dist/webpack-1/favicon.html
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
     <title>HtmlWebpackPlugin example</title>
   <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head>
   <body>
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body>
+  <script src="bundle.js"></script></body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/favicon/dist/webpack-2/favicon.html b/examples/favicon/dist/webpack-2/favicon.html
index dd7daeb..7276322 100644
--- a/examples/favicon/dist/webpack-2/favicon.html
+++ b/examples/favicon/dist/webpack-2/favicon.html
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
     <title>HtmlWebpackPlugin example</title>
   <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head>
   <body>
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body>
+  <script src="bundle.js"></script></body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-1/about.html b/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-1/about.html
index 68c0cab..5689f88 100644
--- a/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-1/about.html
+++ b/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-1/about.html
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head>
 <body>
   <img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png">
-<script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body>
+<script src="bundle.js"></script></body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-1/index.html b/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-1/index.html
index 68c0cab..5689f88 100644
--- a/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-1/index.html
+++ b/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-1/index.html
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head>
 <body>
   <img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png">
-<script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body>
+<script src="bundle.js"></script></body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-2/about.html b/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-2/about.html
index 68c0cab..5689f88 100644
--- a/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-2/about.html
+++ b/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-2/about.html
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head>
 <body>
   <img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png">
-<script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body>
+<script src="bundle.js"></script></body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-2/index.html b/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-2/index.html
index 68c0cab..5689f88 100644
--- a/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-2/index.html
+++ b/examples/html-loader/dist/webpack-2/index.html
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head>
 <body>
   <img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png">
-<script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body>
+<script src="bundle.js"></script></body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/inline/dist/webpack-1/index.html b/examples/inline/dist/webpack-1/index.html
index bd1cda3..eb56c5e 100644
--- a/examples/inline/dist/webpack-1/index.html
+++ b/examples/inline/dist/webpack-1/index.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html><html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><title>Jade demo</title></head><body><style>body {
   background: snow;
-}</style><script type="text/javascript">/******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
+}</style><script>/******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
 /******/ 	// The module cache
 /******/ 	var installedModules = {};
 
diff --git a/examples/inline/dist/webpack-2/index.html b/examples/inline/dist/webpack-2/index.html
index 768ce38..65a020a 100644
--- a/examples/inline/dist/webpack-2/index.html
+++ b/examples/inline/dist/webpack-2/index.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html><html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><title>Jade demo</title></head><body><style>body {
   background: snow;
-}</style><script type="text/javascript">/******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
+}</style><script>/******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
 /******/ 	// The module cache
 /******/ 	var installedModules = {};
 
diff --git a/examples/inline/template.jade b/examples/inline/template.jade
index cc47fd6..301b091 100644
--- a/examples/inline/template.jade
+++ b/examples/inline/template.jade
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ html
     each cssFile in htmlWebpackPlugin.files.css
       style !{compilation.assets[cssFile.substr(htmlWebpackPlugin.files.publicPath.length)].source()}
     each jsFile in htmlWebpackPlugin.files.js
-      script(type="text/javascript") !{compilation.assets[jsFile.substr(htmlWebpackPlugin.files.publicPath.length)].source()}
+      script !{compilation.assets[jsFile.substr(htmlWebpackPlugin.files.publicPath.length)].source()}
diff --git a/examples/jade-loader/dist/webpack-1/index.html b/examples/jade-loader/dist/webpack-1/index.html
index f1821b3..e720b25 100644
--- a/examples/jade-loader/dist/webpack-1/index.html
+++ b/examples/jade-loader/dist/webpack-1/index.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title>Jade demo</title><link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head><body><div id="main"><!-- this partial is used for frontend and backend--><div class="time"> <b>Current time</b><p>1998-12-31T23:00:00.000Z</p></div><img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"></div><script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
+<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title>Jade demo</title><link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head><body><div id="main"><!-- this partial is used for frontend and backend--><div class="time"> <b>Current time</b><p>1998-12-31T23:00:00.000Z</p></div><img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"></div><script src="bundle.js"></script></body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/jade-loader/dist/webpack-2/index.html b/examples/jade-loader/dist/webpack-2/index.html
index f1821b3..e720b25 100644
--- a/examples/jade-loader/dist/webpack-2/index.html
+++ b/examples/jade-loader/dist/webpack-2/index.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title>Jade demo</title><link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head><body><div id="main"><!-- this partial is used for frontend and backend--><div class="time"> <b>Current time</b><p>1998-12-31T23:00:00.000Z</p></div><img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"></div><script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
+<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title>Jade demo</title><link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head><body><div id="main"><!-- this partial is used for frontend and backend--><div class="time"> <b>Current time</b><p>1998-12-31T23:00:00.000Z</p></div><img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"></div><script src="bundle.js"></script></body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/javascript-advanced/dist/webpack-1/index.html b/examples/javascript-advanced/dist/webpack-1/index.html
index 61d6408..194f6fb 100644
--- a/examples/javascript-advanced/dist/webpack-1/index.html
+++ b/examples/javascript-advanced/dist/webpack-1/index.html
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 <html><head><title>Webpack App</title><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head><body>Hello World from backend - <h2>Partial</h2>
-<img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"><script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
+<img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"><script src="bundle.js"></script></body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/javascript-advanced/dist/webpack-2/index.html b/examples/javascript-advanced/dist/webpack-2/index.html
index 61d6408..194f6fb 100644
--- a/examples/javascript-advanced/dist/webpack-2/index.html
+++ b/examples/javascript-advanced/dist/webpack-2/index.html
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 <html><head><title>Webpack App</title><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head><body>Hello World from backend - <h2>Partial</h2>
-<img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"><script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script></body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
+<img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"><script src="bundle.js"></script></body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/javascript/dist/webpack-1/index.html b/examples/javascript/dist/webpack-1/index.html
index 0ab3bbd..b6d4333 100644
--- a/examples/javascript/dist/webpack-1/index.html
+++ b/examples/javascript/dist/webpack-1/index.html
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 <head><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head>Hello World from backend2016-10-29T07:02:05.646Z<h2>Partial</h2>
-<img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"><script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script>
\ No newline at end of file
+<img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"><script src="bundle.js"></script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/javascript/dist/webpack-2/index.html b/examples/javascript/dist/webpack-2/index.html
index 299dba1..44306df 100644
--- a/examples/javascript/dist/webpack-2/index.html
+++ b/examples/javascript/dist/webpack-2/index.html
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 <head><link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head>Hello World from backend2016-07-02T10:27:15.263Z<h2>Partial</h2>
-<img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"><script type="text/javascript" src="bundle.js"></script>
\ No newline at end of file
+<img src="0714810ae3fb211173e2964249507195.png"><script src="bundle.js"></script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index be5eb0e..66f5dbb 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -462,7 +462,6 @@ HtmlWebpackPlugin.prototype.generateAssetTags = function (assets) {
   // Turn script files into script tags
   var scripts = assets.js.map(function (scriptPath) {
     return htmlTag.createHtmlTagObject('script', {
-      type: 'text/javascript',
       src: scriptPath
     });
   });
diff --git a/spec/BasicSpec.js b/spec/BasicSpec.js
index 92aef9b..4a46d3a 100644
--- a/spec/BasicSpec.js
+++ b/spec/BasicSpec.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         filename: 'index_bundle.js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin()]
-    }, [/<body>[\s]*<script type="text\/javascript" src="index_bundle.js"><\/script>[\s]*<\/body>/], null, done);
+    }, [/<body>[\s]*<script src="index_bundle.js"><\/script>[\s]*<\/body>/], null, done);
   });
 
   it('generates a default index.html file with multiple entry points', function (done) {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         filename: '[name]_bundle.js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin()]
-    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="util_bundle.js"', '<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script src="util_bundle.js"', '<script src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to specify a custom loader without injection', function (done) {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         template: 'jade-loader!' + path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/template.jade')
       })]
     },
-    ['<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js', 'Some unique text'], null, done);
+    ['<script src="app_bundle.js', 'Some unique text'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('should pass through loader errors', function (done) {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         template: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/template.jade')
       })]
     },
-    ['<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js', 'Some unique text'], null, done);
+    ['<script src="app_bundle.js', 'Some unique text'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('works when using html-loader', function (done) {
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         template: 'html-loader!' + path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/plain.html')
       })]
     },
-    ['<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    ['<script src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to specify your own HTML template file', function (done) {
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         inject: false
       })]
     },
-    ['<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js', 'Some unique text'], null, done);
+    ['<script src="app_bundle.js', 'Some unique text'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to inject the assets into a given html file', function (done) {
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         inject: true,
         template: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/plain.html')
       })]
-    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="util_bundle.js"', '<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script src="util_bundle.js"', '<script src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to inject the assets into the body of the given template', function (done) {
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         inject: 'body',
         template: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/plain.html')
       })]
-    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="util_bundle.js"', '<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script src="util_bundle.js"', '<script src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to inject the assets into the head of the given template', function (done) {
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         inject: 'head',
         template: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/plain.html')
       })]
-    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="util_bundle.js"', '<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script src="util_bundle.js"', '<script src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to inject a specified asset into a given html file', function (done) {
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         chunks: ['app'],
         template: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/plain.html')
       })]
-    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to inject a specified asset into a given html file', function (done) {
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         excludeChunks: ['util'],
         template: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/plain.html')
       })]
-    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to use chunkhash with asset into a given html file', function (done) {
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
     }, [{
       type: 'chunkhash',
       chunkName: 'app',
-      containStr: '<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js?%chunkhash%"'
+      containStr: '<script src="app_bundle.js?%chunkhash%"'
     }], null, done);
   });
 
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         }
       })]
     },
-    ['<script type="text/javascript" src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    ['<script src="app_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('works with source maps', function (done) {
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         filename: 'index_bundle.js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin()]
-    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="index_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script src="index_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('handles hashes in bundle filenames', function (done) {
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         filename: 'index_bundle_[hash].js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin()]
-    }, [/<script type="text\/javascript" src="index_bundle_[0-9a-f]+\.js"*/], null, done);
+    }, [/<script src="index_bundle_[0-9a-f]+\.js"*/], null, done);
   });
 
   it('handles hashes in the directory which has the bundle file', function (done) {
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         filename: 'index_bundle_[hash].js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin()]
-    }, [/<script type="text\/javascript" src="\/dist\/[0-9a-f]+\/index_bundle_[0-9a-f]+\.js"*/], null, done);
+    }, [/<script src="\/dist\/[0-9a-f]+\/index_bundle_[0-9a-f]+\.js"*/], null, done);
   });
 
   it('allows to append hashes to the assets', function (done) {
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         filename: 'index_bundle.js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({hash: true})]
-    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="index_bundle.js?%hash%"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script src="index_bundle.js?%hash%"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('allows to append hashes to the assets', function (done) {
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         filename: 'index_bundle.js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({hash: true, inject: true})]
-    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="index_bundle.js?%hash%"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script src="index_bundle.js?%hash%"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('should work with the css extract plugin', function (done) {
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         publicPath: 'http://cdn.example.com/assets/'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin()]
-    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.example.com/assets/index_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script src="http://cdn.example.com/assets/index_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('handles subdirectories in the webpack output bundles', function (done) {
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         filename: 'assets/index_bundle.js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin()]
-    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="assets/index_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script src="assets/index_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('handles subdirectories in the webpack output bundles along with a public path', function (done) {
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         publicPath: 'http://cdn.example.com/'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin()]
-    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.example.com/assets/index_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<script src="http://cdn.example.com/assets/index_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to configure the title of the generated HTML page', function (done) {
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         filename: 'index_bundle.js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({filename: 'test.html'})]
-    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="index_bundle.js"'], 'test.html', done);
+    }, ['<script src="index_bundle.js"'], 'test.html', done);
   });
 
   it('will replace [hash] in the filename with the child compilation hash', function (done) {
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
         filename: 'test-[hash].html'
       })]
-    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="index_bundle.js"'], /test-\S+\.html$/, done);
+    }, ['<script src="index_bundle.js"'], /test-\S+\.html$/, done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to use an absolute output filename', function (done) {
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
         filename: path.resolve(OUTPUT_DIR, 'subfolder', 'test.html')
       })]
-    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="../index_bundle.js"'], path.join('subfolder', 'test.html'), done);
+    }, ['<script src="../index_bundle.js"'], path.join('subfolder', 'test.html'), done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to use an absolute output filename outside the output path', function (done) {
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
         filename: path.resolve(OUTPUT_DIR, 'test.html')
       })]
-    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="app/index_bundle.js"'], 'test.html', done);
+    }, ['<script src="app/index_bundle.js"'], 'test.html', done);
   });
 
   it('allows you to use an relative output filename outside the output path', function (done) {
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
         filename: '../test.html'
       })]
-    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="app/index_bundle.js"'], 'test.html', done);
+    }, ['<script src="app/index_bundle.js"'], 'test.html', done);
   });
 
   it('will try to use a relative name if the filename is in a subdirectory', function (done) {
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         filename: 'index_bundle.js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({filename: 'assets/test.html'})]
-    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="../index_bundle.js"'], 'assets/test.html', done);
+    }, ['<script src="../index_bundle.js"'], 'assets/test.html', done);
   });
 
   it('will try to use a relative name if the filename and the script are in a subdirectory', function (done) {
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         filename: 'assets/index_bundle.js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({filename: 'assets/demo/test.html'})]
-    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="../../assets/index_bundle.js"'], 'assets/demo/test.html', done);
+    }, ['<script src="../../assets/index_bundle.js"'], 'assets/demo/test.html', done);
   });
 
   it('allows you write multiple HTML files', function (done) {
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
           template: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/test.html')
         })
       ]
-    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="index_bundle.js"'], null, function () {
+    }, ['<script src="index_bundle.js"'], null, function () {
       expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, 'second-file.html'))).toBe(true);
       expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, 'third-file.html'))).toBe(true);
       done();
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         new HtmlWebpackPlugin({template: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/empty_html.html')}),
         new ExtractTextPlugin('styles.css')
       ]
-    }, ['<link href="styles.css"', '<script type="text/javascript" src="index_bundle.js"'], null, done);
+    }, ['<link href="styles.css"', '<script src="index_bundle.js"'], null, done);
   });
 
   it('exposes the webpack configuration to templates', function (done) {
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         examplePlugin
       ]
     },
-    [/<body>[\s]*<script type="text\/javascript" src="app_bundle.js" async><\/script>[\s]*<\/body>/],
+    [/<body>[\s]*<script src="app_bundle.js" async><\/script>[\s]*<\/body>/],
     null, done, false, false);
   });
 
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         examplePlugin
       ]
     },
-    [/<body>[\s]*<script type="text\/javascript" src="app_bundle.js"><\/script>[\s]*<\/body>/],
+    [/<body>[\s]*<script src="app_bundle.js"><\/script>[\s]*<\/body>/],
     null, done, false, false);
   });
 
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         new HtmlWebpackPlugin(),
         examplePlugin
       ]
-    }, ['Injected by plugin', '<script type="text/javascript" src="funky-script.js"'], null, function () {
+    }, ['Injected by plugin', '<script src="funky-script.js"'], null, function () {
       expect(eventFired).toBe(true);
       done();
     }, false, true);
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         }),
         examplePlugin
       ]
-    }, ['<script type="text/javascript" src="funky-script.js"'], null, function () {
+    }, ['<script src="funky-script.js"'], null, function () {
       expect(eventFired).toBe(true);
       done();
     });
@@ -1167,8 +1167,8 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         new HtmlWebpackPlugin()
       ]
     }, [
-      /<script type="text\/javascript" src="common_bundle.js">[\s\S]*<script type="text\/javascript" src="util_bundle.js">/,
-      /<script type="text\/javascript" src="common_bundle.js"[\s\S]*<script type="text\/javascript" src="index_bundle.js">/], null, done);
+      /<script src="common_bundle.js">[\s\S]*<script src="util_bundle.js">/,
+      /<script src="common_bundle.js"[\s\S]*<script src="index_bundle.js">/], null, done);
   });
 
   it('adds a favicon', function (done) {
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         })
       ]
     }, [
-      /<script type="text\/javascript" src="common_bundle.js">.+<script type="text\/javascript" src="util_bundle.js">.+<script type="text\/javascript" src="index_bundle.js">/], null, done);
+      /<script src="common_bundle.js">.+<script src="util_bundle.js">.+<script src="index_bundle.js">/], null, done);
   });
 
   it('should sort the chunks in custom (reverse alphabetical) order', function (done) {
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
           }
         })
       ]
-    }, [/<script type="text\/javascript" src="c_bundle.js">.+<script type="text\/javascript" src="b_bundle.js">.+<script type="text\/javascript" src="a_bundle.js">/], null, done);
+    }, [/<script src="c_bundle.js">.+<script src="b_bundle.js">.+<script src="a_bundle.js">/], null, done);
   });
 
   it('should sort the chunks by chunk dependencies', function (done) {
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         })
       ]
     }, [
-      /<script type="text\/javascript" src="common_bundle.js">.+<script type="text\/javascript" src="aTheme_bundle.js">.+<script type="text\/javascript" src="util_bundle.js">/], null, done);
+      /<script src="common_bundle.js">.+<script src="aTheme_bundle.js">.+<script src="util_bundle.js">/], null, done);
   });
 
   it('should sort the chunks by chunk dependencies even if a parent chunk is excluded', function (done) {
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         })
       ]
     }, [
-      /<script type="text\/javascript" src="aTheme_bundle.js">.+<script type="text\/javascript" src="util_bundle.js">/], null, done);
+      /<script src="aTheme_bundle.js">.+<script src="util_bundle.js">/], null, done);
   });
 
   it('should add the webpack compilation object as a property of the templateParam object', function (done) {
@@ -1478,6 +1478,6 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function () {
         templateContent: ''
       })]
     },
-    [/^<script type="text\/javascript" src="app_bundle\.js"><\/script>$/], null, done);
+    [/^<script src="app_bundle\.js"><\/script>$/], null, done);
   });
 });
diff --git a/spec/ExampleSpec.js b/spec/ExampleSpec.js
index 9032183..f8d6f7f 100644
--- a/spec/ExampleSpec.js
+++ b/spec/ExampleSpec.js
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ function runExample (exampleName, done) {
 
       expect(err).toBeFalsy();
       expect(res.same).toBe(true);
+      if (!res.same) {
+        console.log(
+        console.log(exampleName, res));
+      }
       done();
     });
   });
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/invalid.html b/spec/fixtures/invalid.html
index 92bb231..842b2f2 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/invalid.html
+++ b/spec/fixtures/invalid.html
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
   </head>
   <body>
     <p>Some unique text</p>
-    <script type="text/javascript" src="<%=foo.bar%>"></script>
+    <script src="<%=foo.bar%>"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/legacy.html b/spec/fixtures/legacy.html
index 91cb157..f7473d1 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/legacy.html
+++ b/spec/fixtures/legacy.html
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
   </head>
   <body>
     <p>Some unique text</p>
-    <script type="text/javascript" src="{%=o.htmlWebpackPlugin.assets.app%}"></script>
+    <script src="{%=o.htmlWebpackPlugin.assets.app%}"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/template.jade b/spec/fixtures/template.jade
index 39aa1a9..5f56e94 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/template.jade
+++ b/spec/fixtures/template.jade
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ html
   body
     p Some unique text
     each jsFile in htmlWebpackPlugin.files.js
-      script(type="text/javascript" src!=jsFile)
+      script(src!=jsFile)
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/test.html b/spec/fixtures/test.html
index fa8a9ec..78d0485 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/test.html
+++ b/spec/fixtures/test.html
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
   </head>
   <body>
     <p>Some unique text</p>
-    <script type="text/javascript" src="<%=htmlWebpackPlugin.files.chunks.app.entry%>"></script>
+    <script src="<%=htmlWebpackPlugin.files.chunks.app.entry%>"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/webpackconfig.html b/spec/fixtures/webpackconfig.html
index 3359eb7..31d8cb6 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/webpackconfig.html
+++ b/spec/fixtures/webpackconfig.html
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
   </head>
   <body>
     <p>Public path is <%= webpackConfig.output.publicPath %></p>
-    <script type="text/javascript" src="<%= htmlWebpackPlugin.files.chunks.app.entry %>?<%= htmlWebpackPlugin.files.chunks.app.hash %>"></script>
+    <script src="<%= htmlWebpackPlugin.files.chunks.app.entry %>?<%= htmlWebpackPlugin.files.chunks.app.hash %>"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
