diff --git a/dev/data/templates/recipes.md b/dev/data/templates/recipes.md
deleted file mode 100644
index eda4c6e14..000000000
--- a/dev/data/templates/recipes.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-
-
-![Recipe Image](../../images/{{ recipe.slug }}/original.jpg)
-
-# {{ recipe.name }}
-{{ recipe.description }}
-
-## Ingredients
-{% for ingredient in recipe.recipeIngredient %}
-- [ ] {{ ingredient }} {% endfor %}
-
-## Instructions
-{% for step in recipe.recipeInstructions %}
-- [ ] {{ step.text }} {% endfor %}
-
-{% for note in recipe.notes %}
-**{{ note.title }}:** {{ note.text }}
-{% endfor %}
-
----
-
-Tags: {{ recipe.tags }}
-Categories: {{ recipe.categories }}
-Original URL: {{ recipe.orgURL }}
diff --git a/mealie/assets/templates/__init__.py b/mealie/assets/templates/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c3db204f..000000000
--- a/mealie/assets/templates/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-from pathlib import Path
-
-CWD = Path(__file__).parent
-
-recipes_markdown = CWD / "recipes.md"
diff --git a/mealie/assets/templates/recipes.md b/mealie/assets/templates/recipes.md
deleted file mode 100644
index eda4c6e14..000000000
--- a/mealie/assets/templates/recipes.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-
-
-![Recipe Image](../../images/{{ recipe.slug }}/original.jpg)
-
-# {{ recipe.name }}
-{{ recipe.description }}
-
-## Ingredients
-{% for ingredient in recipe.recipeIngredient %}
-- [ ] {{ ingredient }} {% endfor %}
-
-## Instructions
-{% for step in recipe.recipeInstructions %}
-- [ ] {{ step.text }} {% endfor %}
-
-{% for note in recipe.notes %}
-**{{ note.title }}:** {{ note.text }}
-{% endfor %}
-
----
-
-Tags: {{ recipe.tags }}
-Categories: {{ recipe.categories }}
-Original URL: {{ recipe.orgURL }}
diff --git a/mealie/core/settings/directories.py b/mealie/core/settings/directories.py
index f55032444..86a4dc1dc 100644
--- a/mealie/core/settings/directories.py
+++ b/mealie/core/settings/directories.py
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-import shutil
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from mealie.assets import templates
-
 
 class AppDirectories:
     def __init__(self, data_dir: Path) -> None:
@@ -38,9 +35,3 @@ class AppDirectories:
 
         for dir in required_dirs:
             dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-
-        # Bootstrap Templates
-        markdown_template = self.TEMPLATE_DIR.joinpath("recipes.md")
-
-        if not markdown_template.exists():
-            shutil.copyfile(templates.recipes_markdown, markdown_template)
diff --git a/mealie/routes/recipe/_base.py b/mealie/routes/recipe/_base.py
index 146cbe2bb..8a48a8744 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/recipe/_base.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/recipe/_base.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ class JSONBytes(JSONResponse):
 class FormatResponse(BaseModel):
     jjson: list[str] = Field(..., alias="json")
     zip: list[str]
-    jinja2: list[str]
 
 
 class BaseRecipeController(BaseCrudController):
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/user_recipe_tests/test_recipe_export_as.py b/tests/integration_tests/user_recipe_tests/test_recipe_export_as.py
index 7729a437e..37e25d44a 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/user_recipe_tests/test_recipe_export_as.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/user_recipe_tests/test_recipe_export_as.py
@@ -18,28 +18,9 @@ def test_get_available_exports(api_client: TestClient, unique_user: TestUser) ->
 
     as_json = response.json()
 
-    assert "recipes.md" in as_json["jinja2"]
     assert "raw" in as_json["json"]
 
 
-def test_render_jinja_template(api_client: TestClient, unique_user: TestUser) -> None:
-    # Create Recipe
-    recipe_name = random_string()
-    response = api_client.post(api_routes.recipes, json={"name": recipe_name}, headers=unique_user.token)
-    assert response.status_code == 201
-    slug = response.json()
-
-    # Render Template
-    response = api_client.get(
-        api_routes.recipes_slug_exports(slug) + "?template_name=recipes.md", headers=unique_user.token
-    )
-    assert response.status_code == 200
-
-    # Assert Template is Rendered Correctly
-    # TODO: More robust test
-    assert f"# {recipe_name}" in response.text
-
-
 def test_get_recipe_as_zip(api_client: TestClient, unique_user: TestUser) -> None:
     # Create Recipe
     recipe_name = random_string()
@@ -61,13 +42,3 @@ def test_get_recipe_as_zip(api_client: TestClient, unique_user: TestUser) -> Non
     with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_file, "r") as zip_fp:
         with zip_fp.open(f"{slug}.json") as json_fp:
             assert json.loads(json_fp.read())["name"] == recipe_name
-
-
-# TODO: Allow users to upload templates to their own directory
-# def test_upload_template(api_client: TestClient, unique_user: TestUser) -> None:
-#     assert False
-
-
-# # TODO: Allow users to upload templates to their own directory
-# def test_delete_template(api_client: TestClient, unique_user: TestUser) -> None:
-#     assert False