--- a/ForgeGit/forgegit/git_main.py
+++ b/ForgeGit/forgegit/git_main.py
@@ -105,10 +105,6 @@
     @property
     def repo(self):
         return model.GitRepository.query.get(app_config_id=self.config._id)
-
-    @property
-    def templates(self):
-         return pkg_resources.resource_filename('forgegit', 'templates')
 
     def install(self, project):
         'Set up any default permissions and roles here'