diff --git a/app-config.yaml b/app-config.yaml
index 2eed4762ce..dd72051189 100644
--- a/app-config.yaml
+++ b/app-config.yaml
@@ -255,12 +255,6 @@ catalog:
     # Backstage example entities
     - type: file
       target: ../catalog-model/examples/all.yaml
-
-    - type: file
-      target: ./test-template.yaml
-      rules:
-        - allow: [Template]
-
     # Backstage example groups and users
     - type: file
       target: ../catalog-model/examples/acme-corp.yaml
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/plugins/scaffolder.ts b/packages/backend/src/plugins/scaffolder.ts
index b6275e9883..d079b64c28 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/plugins/scaffolder.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/plugins/scaffolder.ts
@@ -15,12 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { CatalogClient } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
-import { ScmIntegrations } from '@backstage/integration';
-import {
-  createRouter,
-  createTemplateAction,
-  createBuiltinActions,
-} from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend';
+import { createRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend';
 import { Router } from 'express';
 import type { PluginEnvironment } from '../types';
 
@@ -31,26 +26,6 @@ export default async function createPlugin(
     discoveryApi: env.discovery,
   });
 
-  const defaultActions = createBuiltinActions({
-    catalogClient,
-    reader: env.reader,
-    config: env.config,
-    integrations: ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(env.config),
-  });
-
-  const delayAction = createTemplateAction({
-    id: 'mock:delay',
-    async handler(ctx) {
-      const interval = setInterval(
-        () => ctx.logger.info('Writing something', new Date().toISOString()),
-        1000,
-      );
-
-      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000));
-      clearTimeout(interval);
-    },
-  });
-
   return await createRouter({
     logger: env.logger,
     config: env.config,
@@ -59,6 +34,5 @@ export default async function createPlugin(
     reader: env.reader,
     identity: env.identity,
     scheduler: env.scheduler,
-    actions: [...defaultActions, delayAction],
   });
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/test-template.yaml b/packages/backend/test-template.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 13a002e0b9..0000000000
--- a/packages/backend/test-template.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: scaffolder.backstage.io/v1beta3
-# https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-catalog/descriptor-format#kind-template
-kind: Template
-metadata:
-  name: example-delay-tempalte
-  title: Delay template
-  description: An example template for the scaffolder that creates a simple Node.js service
-spec:
-  type: service
-
-  parameters: []
-
-  steps:
-    - id: delay1
-      name: Delay 1
-      action: mock:delay
-
-    - id: delay2
-      name: Delay 2
-      action: mock:delay
-
-    - id: delay3
-      name: Delay 3
-      action: mock:delay
-
-    - id: delay4
-      name: Delay 4
-      action: mock:delay
-
-    - id: delay5
-      if: true
-      name: Delay 5
-      action: mock:delay
-
-    - id: delay6
-      name: Delay 6
-      action: mock:delay
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.local.yaml b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.local.yaml
index 6b4dcd0327..976293b546 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.local.yaml
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.local.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
 # Backstage override configuration for your local development environment
-catalog:
-  locations:
-    - type: file
-      target: ./test-template.yaml