diff --git a/autotests/export/docbook/bibliography_precooked_aastex.xml b/autotests/export/docbook/bibliography_precooked_aastex.xml
index b6638686ac..37dada807b 100644
--- a/autotests/export/docbook/bibliography_precooked_aastex.xml
+++ b/autotests/export/docbook/bibliography_precooked_aastex.xml
@@ -5,21 +5,21 @@
 <info>
 <title>Collapsed Cores in Globular Clusters,  Gauge-Boson Couplings, and AASTeX Examples</title>
 <author><personname>S. Djorgovski and Ivan R. King</personname></author>
-<author><affiliation><orgname>Astronomy Department, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720</orgname></affiliation></author>
-<author><affiliation role="alternate"><orgname>Visiting Astronomer Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory.CTIO is operated by AURA Inc. under contract to the National Science Foundation.</orgname></affiliation></author>
-<author><affiliation role="alternate"><orgname>Society of Fellows, Harvard University.</orgname></affiliation></author>
-<author><affiliation role="alternate"><orgname>present address: Center for Astrophysics60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138</orgname></affiliation></author>
+<author><affiliation>Astronomy Department, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720</affiliation></author>
+<author><affiliation role="alternate">Visiting Astronomer Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory.CTIO is operated by AURA Inc. under contract to the National Science Foundation.</affiliation></author>
+<author><affiliation role="alternate">Society of Fellows, Harvard University.</affiliation></author>
+<author><affiliation role="alternate">present address: Center for Astrophysics60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138</affiliation></author>
 <author><personname>C. D. Biemesderfer</personname></author>
-<author><affiliation><orgname>National Optical Astronomy Observatories, Tucson, AZ 85719</orgname></affiliation></author>
-<author><affiliation role="alternate"><orgname>Visiting Programmer, Space Telescope Science Institute</orgname></affiliation></author>
-<author><affiliation role="alternate"><orgname>Patron, Alonso's Bar and Grill</orgname></affiliation></author>
+<author><affiliation>National Optical Astronomy Observatories, Tucson, AZ 85719</affiliation></author>
+<author><affiliation role="alternate">Visiting Programmer, Space Telescope Science Institute</affiliation></author>
+<author><affiliation role="alternate">Patron, Alonso's Bar and Grill</affiliation></author>
 <author><email>aastex-help@aas.org</email></author>
 <author><personname>R. J. Hanisch</personname></author>
-<author><affiliation><orgname>Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD 21218</orgname></affiliation></author>
-<author><affiliation role="alternate"><orgname>Patron, Alonso's Bar and Grill</orgname></affiliation></author>
-<abstract><para>
+<author><affiliation>Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD 21218</affiliation></author>
+<author><affiliation role="alternate">Patron, Alonso's Bar and Grill</affiliation></author>
+<abstract>
 <para>This is a preliminary report on surface photometry of the major fraction of known globular clusters, to see which of them show the signs of a collapsed core. We also explore some diversionary mathematics and recreational tables. </para>
-</para></abstract>
+</abstract>
 </info>
 <section>
 <title>Introduction</title>
diff --git a/lib/layouts/aastex.layout b/lib/layouts/aastex.layout
index 5db7deea01..275018a83c 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/aastex.layout
+++ b/lib/layouts/aastex.layout
@@ -155,9 +155,6 @@ Style Author
 	  Series	Medium
 	  Shape		SmallCaps
 	EndFont
-	DocBookTag            personname
-	DocBookWrapperTag     author
-	DocBookInInfo         always
 End
 
 
@@ -175,10 +172,6 @@ Style Affiliation
 	  Family	Roman
 	  Size		Normal
 	EndFont
-	DocBookTag            affiliation
-	DocBookWrapperTag     author
-	DocBookItemTag        orgname
-	DocBookInInfo         always
 End
 
 
@@ -201,11 +194,6 @@ Style Altaffilation
 	LabelFont
 	  Color		green
 	EndFont
-	DocBookTag            affiliation
-	DocBookAttr           role="alternate"
-	DocBookItemTag        orgname
-	DocBookWrapperTag     author
-	DocBookInInfo         always
 End
 
 
@@ -225,9 +213,6 @@ Style Email
 	  Size		Normal
 	  Shape		Italic
 	EndFont
-	DocBookTag            email
-	DocBookWrapperTag     author
-	DocBookInInfo         always
 End
 
 
diff --git a/src/output_docbook.cpp b/src/output_docbook.cpp
index 2e7b637969..434148bc86 100644
--- a/src/output_docbook.cpp
+++ b/src/output_docbook.cpp
@@ -191,25 +191,20 @@ namespace {
 
 void openParTag(XMLStream & xs, Layout const & lay)
 {
-	if (lay.docbookwrappertag() != "NONE")
+	if (lay.docbookwrappertag() != "NONE") {
 		xs << xml::StartTag(lay.docbookwrappertag(), lay.docbookwrapperattr());
+	}
 
 	string tag = lay.docbooktag();
 	if (tag == "Plain Layout")
 		tag = "para";
 
 	xs << xml::ParTag(tag, lay.docbookattr());
-
-	if (lay.docbookitemtag() != "NONE")
-		xs << xml::StartTag(lay.docbookitemtag(), lay.docbookitemattr());
 }
 
 
 void closeTag(XMLStream & xs, Layout const & lay)
 {
-	if (lay.docbookitemtag() != "NONE")
-		xs << xml::EndTag(lay.docbookitemtag());
-
 	string tag = lay.docbooktag();
 	if (tag == "Plain Layout")
 		tag = "para";