Yup, deleting code often removes the problem... but... are you sure you want to delete it? You have just removed a useful piece of information for the browser... it *could* cause you problems if the default character encoding is not the same as that one...
I'd say better to fix the busted tag... how about you paste us up the code, a few lines either side of it will do and then I will try to fix it for you so that the encoding stays put but doesn't show up in your browser.
