diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/index.ts b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/index.ts
index 175a3cfaca..fffadccaf7 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/index.ts
@@ -178,9 +178,6 @@ export default function docusaurusThemeClassic(
         preBodyTags: [
           {
             tagName: 'script',
-            attributes: {
-              type: 'text/javascript',
-            },
             innerHTML: noFlashColorMode(colorMode),
           },
         ],
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/client/templates/ssr.html.template.js b/packages/docusaurus/src/client/templates/ssr.html.template.js
index 0915f8ac2a..c2c47a7593 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/client/templates/ssr.html.template.js
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/client/templates/ssr.html.template.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module.exports = `
       <%~ metaAttribute %>
     <% }); %>
     <% it.stylesheets.forEach((stylesheet) => { %>
-      <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<%= it.baseUrl %><%= stylesheet %>" />
+      <link rel="stylesheet" href="<%= it.baseUrl %><%= stylesheet %>" />
     <% }); %>
     <% it.scripts.forEach((script) => { %>
       <link rel="preload" href="<%= it.baseUrl %><%= script %>" as="script">
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module.exports = `
       <%~ it.appHtml %>
     </div>
     <% it.scripts.forEach((script) => { %>
-      <script type="text/javascript" src="<%= it.baseUrl %><%= script %>"></script>
+      <script src="<%= it.baseUrl %><%= script %>"></script>
     <% }); %>
     <%~ it.postBodyTags %>
   </body>
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/server/configValidation.ts b/packages/docusaurus/src/server/configValidation.ts
index ce7d635735..194dfdda45 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/server/configValidation.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/server/configValidation.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ const ConfigSchema = Joi.object({
     Joi.string(),
     Joi.object({
       href: Joi.string().required(),
-      type: Joi.string().required(),
+      type: Joi.string(),
     }).unknown(),
   ),
   clientModules: Joi.array().items(Joi.string()),
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/server/index.ts b/packages/docusaurus/src/server/index.ts
index fd7ec3d4a1..d0979aba6f 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/server/index.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/server/index.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import loadThemeAlias from './themes';
 import {
   DocusaurusConfig,
   DocusaurusSiteMetadata,
+  HtmlTagObject,
   LoadContext,
   PluginConfig,
   Props,
@@ -194,24 +195,23 @@ export async function load(
       const stylesheetsTags = stylesheets.map((source) =>
         typeof source === 'string'
           ? `<link rel="stylesheet" href="${source}">`
-          : {
+          : ({
               tagName: 'link',
               attributes: {
                 rel: 'stylesheet',
                 ...source,
               },
-            },
+            } as HtmlTagObject),
       );
       const scriptsTags = scripts.map((source) =>
         typeof source === 'string'
-          ? `<script type="text/javascript" src="${source}"></script>`
-          : {
+          ? `<script src="${source}"></script>`
+          : ({
               tagName: 'script',
               attributes: {
-                type: 'text/javascript',
                 ...source,
               },
-            },
+            } as HtmlTagObject),
       );
       return {
         headTags: [...stylesheetsTags, ...scriptsTags],
diff --git a/website/docs/api/docusaurus.config.js.md b/website/docs/api/docusaurus.config.js.md
index b44fb6a32c..f39090326d 100644
--- a/website/docs/api/docusaurus.config.js.md
+++ b/website/docs/api/docusaurus.config.js.md
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ module.exports = {
       <%~ metaAttribute %>
     <% }); %>
     <% it.stylesheets.forEach((stylesheet) => { %>
-      <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<%= it.baseUrl %><%= stylesheet %>" />
+      <link rel="stylesheet" href="<%= it.baseUrl %><%= stylesheet %>" />
     <% }); %>
     <% it.scripts.forEach((script) => { %>
       <link rel="preload" href="<%= it.baseUrl %><%= script %>" as="script">
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ module.exports = {
       <span>Custom markup</span>
     </div>
     <% it.scripts.forEach((script) => { %>
-      <script type="text/javascript" src="<%= it.baseUrl %><%= script %>"></script>
+      <script src="<%= it.baseUrl %><%= script %>"></script>
     <% }); %>
     <%~ it.postBodyTags %>
   </body>
@@ -445,7 +445,6 @@ module.exports = {
     // Object format.
     {
       href: 'http://mydomain.com/style.css',
-      type: 'text/css',
     },
   ],
 };
diff --git a/website/docs/guides/markdown-features/markdown-features-math-equations.mdx b/website/docs/guides/markdown-features/markdown-features-math-equations.mdx
index 15c1e670df..71a876da48 100644
--- a/website/docs/guides/markdown-features/markdown-features-math-equations.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/guides/markdown-features/markdown-features-math-equations.mdx
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ Include the KaTeX CSS in your config under `stylesheets`:
 stylesheets: [
     {
         href: "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/katex@0.13.11/dist/katex.min.css",
-        type: "text/css",
         integrity: "sha384-Um5gpz1odJg5Z4HAmzPtgZKdTBHZdw8S29IecapCSB31ligYPhHQZMIlWLYQGVoc",
         crossorigin: "anonymous",
     },
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ module.exports = {
 + stylesheets: [
 +   {
 +     href: 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/katex@0.13.11/dist/katex.min.css',
-+     type: 'text/css',
 +     integrity:
 +       'sha384-Um5gpz1odJg5Z4HAmzPtgZKdTBHZdw8S29IecapCSB31ligYPhHQZMIlWLYQGVoc',
 +     crossorigin: 'anonymous',
diff --git a/website/docusaurus.config.js b/website/docusaurus.config.js
index fcb7baf8ae..1b27cff79f 100644
--- a/website/docusaurus.config.js
+++ b/website/docusaurus.config.js
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ const isVersioningDisabled = !!process.env.DISABLE_VERSIONING || isI18nStaging;
   stylesheets: [
     {
       href: 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/katex@0.13.11/dist/katex.min.css',
-      type: 'text/css',
       integrity:
         'sha384-Um5gpz1odJg5Z4HAmzPtgZKdTBHZdw8S29IecapCSB31ligYPhHQZMIlWLYQGVoc',
       crossorigin: 'anonymous',