diff --git a/lisp/ox-icalendar.el b/lisp/ox-icalendar.el
index 6ee61f4a5..c6ab295db 100644
--- a/lisp/ox-icalendar.el
+++ b/lisp/ox-icalendar.el
@@ -257,10 +257,13 @@ re-read the iCalendar file.")
 
 (org-export-define-derived-backend 'icalendar 'ascii
   :translate-alist '((clock . ignore)
+		     (footnote-definition . ignore)
+		     (footnote-reference . ignore)
 		     (headline . org-icalendar-entry)
 		     (inlinetask . ignore)
 		     (planning . ignore)
 		     (section . ignore)
+		     (inner-template . (lambda (c i) c))
 		     (template . org-icalendar-template))
   :options-alist
   '((:exclude-tags