diff --git a/remix.init/index.js b/remix.init/index.js
index 02eb1373..bbd92a86 100644
--- a/remix.init/index.js
+++ b/remix.init/index.js
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ async function main({ rootDirectory }) {
     fs.readFile(README_PATH, "utf-8"),
     fs.readFile(EXAMPLE_ENV_PATH, "utf-8"),
     fs.readFile(PACKAGE_JSON_PATH, "utf-8"),
+    fs.rm(path.join(rootDirectory, ".github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE"), {
+      recursive: true,
+    }),
+    fs.rm(path.join(rootDirectory, ".github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md")),
   ]);
 
   const newEnv = env.replace(