diff --git a/.gitea/pull_request_template.md b/.gitea/pull_request_template.md
deleted file mode 100644
index f4def42..0000000
--- a/.gitea/pull_request_template.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<!-- 
-1. Did you add documentation?
-2. Did you add tests?
-3. Do you need to re-run formatting?
-4. Do you need to re-run docs.go?
--->
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DOCS.md b/DOCS.md
index 7a3f2b9..638b13b 100644
--- a/DOCS.md
+++ b/DOCS.md
@@ -119,13 +119,4 @@ I realize that many users will be using GitHub, and most will likely still be us
 1. The simplest solution is to make a copy of your `registry.toml` (default: `~/.tmpl/registry.toml`).
    * Once in the new location, you will need to use `tmpl restore`.
    
-2. Alternatively, you can copy/paste the entire registry (default: `~/.tmpl`) and skip the restore step.
-
-## `.tmplkeep`
-
-Perhaps you are familiar with `.gitkeep` and its unofficial status in git. Git does not like empty directories, so usually
-a `.gitkeep` (or just `.keep`) file is added to retain the directory while keeping it effectively empty.
-
-tmpl instead uses `.tmplkeep` files for this purpose. The difference is, tmpl will **not** create the `.tmplkeep` file
-when the template is executed. This allows you to set up directory structures (for staging, examples, etc.) that
-will *actually* be empty after execution.
\ No newline at end of file
+2. Alternatively, you can copy/paste the entire registry (default: `~/.tmpl`) and skip the restore step.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs.go b/docs.go
index aa13bf6..3ca29f5 100644
--- a/docs.go
+++ b/docs.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func main() {
 	md = md[strings.Index(md, "#"):]
 
 	// CLI is using real default instead of DefaultText
-	md = regexp.MustCompile(`[\/\\:\w]+\.tmpl`).ReplaceAllString(md, "~/.tmpl")
+	md = regexp.MustCompile(`[\/\w]+\.tmpl`).ReplaceAllString(md, "~/.tmpl")
 
 	if _, err := fi.WriteString(md); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
diff --git a/registry/registry_test.go b/registry/registry_test.go
index 628e29d..8adc7ca 100644
--- a/registry/registry_test.go
+++ b/registry/registry_test.go
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ func setupTemplate() {
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(pkgPath, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
-	// .tmplkeep file
-	fi, err = os.Create(filepath.Join(pkgPath, ".tmplkeep"))
+	fi, err = os.Create(filepath.Join(pkgPath, ".keep"))
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/registry/template.go b/registry/template.go
index 76bf84c..938eff0 100644
--- a/registry/template.go
+++ b/registry/template.go
@@ -85,11 +85,6 @@ func (t *Template) Execute(dest string, defaults, overwrite bool) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		// Skip .tmplkeep files, after creating the directory structure
-		if strings.EqualFold(walkInfo.Name(), ".tmplkeep") {
-			return nil
-		}
-
 		oldFi, err := os.Lstat(walkPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/registry/template_test.go b/registry/template_test.go
index a51717b..dd8c317 100644
--- a/registry/template_test.go
+++ b/registry/template_test.go
@@ -72,13 +72,6 @@ func testExecute(t *testing.T) {
 		t.FailNow()
 	}
 
-	// Check for .tmplkeep
-	tmplKeep := filepath.Join(pkgPath, ".tmplkeep")
-	if _, err := os.Lstat(tmplKeep); err == nil {
-		t.Logf(".tmplkeep files should NOT be retained upon execution: %s\n", tmplKeep)
-		t.FailNow()
-	}
-
 	// Change file to test non-overwrite
 	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(testPath, []byte(tmplNewGold), os.ModePerm); err != nil {
 		t.Logf("could not write file: %v\n", err)