diff --git a/templates/boilerplate/config/blockchain.json b/templates/boilerplate/config/blockchain.json
deleted file mode 100644
index b72f107a1..000000000
--- a/templates/boilerplate/config/blockchain.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "development": {
-    "enabled": true,
-    "networkType": "custom",
-    "networkId": "1337",
-    "isDev": true,
-    "genesisBlock": "config/development/genesis.json",
-    "datadir": ".embark/development/datadir",
-    "mineWhenNeeded": true,
-    "nodiscover": true,
-    "maxpeers": 0,
-    "rpcHost": "localhost",
-    "rpcPort": 8545,
-    "rpcCorsDomain": "auto",
-    "account": {
-      "password": "config/development/password"
-    },
-    "targetGasLimit": 8000000,
-    "wsOrigins": "auto",
-    "wsRPC": true,
-    "wsHost": "localhost",
-    "wsPort": 8546,
-    "simulatorMnemonic": "example exile argue silk regular smile grass bomb merge arm assist farm",
-    "simulatorBlocktime": 0
-  },
-  "testnet": {
-    "enabled": true,
-    "networkType": "testnet",
-    "light": true,
-    "rpcHost": "localhost",
-    "rpcPort": 8545,
-    "rpcCorsDomain": "http://localhost:8000",
-    "account": {
-      "password": "config/testnet/password"
-    }
-  },
-  "livenet": {
-    "enabled": true,
-    "networkType": "livenet",
-    "light": true,
-    "rpcHost": "localhost",
-    "rpcPort": 8545,
-    "rpcCorsDomain": "http://localhost:8000",
-    "account": {
-      "password": "config/livenet/password"
-    }
-  },
-  "privatenet": {
-    "enabled": true,
-    "networkType": "custom",
-    "rpcHost": "localhost",
-    "rpcPort": 8545,
-    "datadir": "yourdatadir",
-    "networkId": "123",
-    "bootnodes": ""
-  }
-}
diff --git a/templates/demo/config/blockchain.json b/templates/demo/config/blockchain.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e299188a..000000000
--- a/templates/demo/config/blockchain.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "development": {
-    "enabled": true,
-    "networkType": "custom",
-    "networkId": "1337",
-    "isDev": true,
-    "genesisBlock": "config/development/genesis.json",
-    "datadir": ".embark/development/datadir",
-    "mineWhenNeeded": true,
-    "nodiscover": true,
-    "maxpeers": 0,
-    "rpcHost": "localhost",
-    "rpcPort": 8545,
-    "rpcCorsDomain": "auto",
-    "account": {
-      "password": "config/development/password"
-    },
-    "targetGasLimit": 8000000,
-    "wsOrigins": "auto",
-    "wsRPC": true,
-    "wsHost": "localhost",
-    "wsPort": 8546,
-    "simulatorMnemonic": "example exile argue silk regular smile grass bomb merge arm assist farm",
-    "simulatorBlocktime": 0
-  },
-  "testnet": {
-    "enabled": true,
-    "networkType": "testnet",
-    "light": true,
-    "rpcHost": "localhost",
-    "rpcPort": 8545,
-    "rpcCorsDomain": "http://localhost:8000",
-    "account": {
-      "password": "config/testnet/password"
-    }
-  },
-  "livenet": {
-    "enabled": true,
-    "networkType": "livenet",
-    "light": true,
-    "rpcHost": "localhost",
-    "rpcPort": 8545,
-    "rpcCorsDomain": "http://localhost:8000",
-    "account": {
-      "password": "config/livenet/password"
-    }
-  },
-  "privatenet": {
-    "enabled": true,
-    "networkType": "custom",
-    "rpcHost": "localhost",
-    "rpcPort": 8545,
-    "rpcCorsDomain": "http://localhost:8000",
-    "datadir": "yourdatadir",
-    "networkId": "123",
-    "bootnodes": ""
-  }
-}