diff --git a/addons/website_event/models/event.py b/addons/website_event/models/event.py
index e4e10667dfc..50e60db63c1 100644
--- a/addons/website_event/models/event.py
+++ b/addons/website_event/models/event.py
@@ -173,3 +173,10 @@ class Event(models.Model):
         google_url = GOOGLE_CALENDAR_URL + encoded_params
         iCal_url = '/event/%s/ics?%s' % (slug(self), encoded_params)
         return {'google_url': google_url, 'iCal_url': iCal_url}
+
+    def _default_website_meta(self):
+        res = super(Event, self)._default_website_meta()
+        res['default_opengraph']['og:title'] = res['default_twitter']['twitter:title'] = self.name
+        res['default_opengraph']['og:description'] = res['default_twitter']['twitter:description'] = self.date_begin
+        res['default_twitter']['twitter:card'] = 'summary'
+        return res
diff --git a/addons/website_event/views/event_templates.xml b/addons/website_event/views/event_templates.xml
index 1e5cdac6afa..aeaa72123d2 100644
--- a/addons/website_event/views/event_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/website_event/views/event_templates.xml
@@ -384,19 +384,6 @@
                 </div>
             </div>
 
-            <t t-set="head">
-                <t t-raw='head'/>
-                <!-- Facebook and linkedin sharing data -->
-                <meta property="og:type" content="website" />
-                <meta property="og:url" t-att-content="request.httprequest.url" />
-                <meta property="og:description" t-attf-content="#{event.date_begin}" />
-                <meta property="og:image" t-attf-content="#{request.httprequest.url_root}logo.png" />
-                <!--  Twitter sharing data -->
-                <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary" />
-                <meta name="twitter:site" t-attf-content="@#{res_company.name}" />
-                <meta name="twitter:title" t-att-content="event.name" />
-                <meta name="twitter:description" t-att-content="event.date_begin" />
-            </t>
         </div>
     </t>
 </template>