HTML: suppress abstract in html body?

For HTML Output, I notice that with a parameter
(generate.meta.abstract), the value of ABSTRACT can be used to
generate  <meta description=""> information in the head.

Can anyone suggest a way to suppress the value of the abstract element
in HTML output  (i.e.,

<div class="abstract" title="Abstract"><p>This is a test of the
emergency broadcast system. </p></div>

I realize that in css I could change the class to visibility: hidden,
but I want to avoid doing that if possible.
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