diff --git a/roles/matrix-sms-bridge/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix-sms-bridge/defaults/main.yml
index 8c0aa0265..aa2dba7ed 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-sms-bridge/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-sms-bridge/defaults/main.yml
@@ -68,19 +68,6 @@ matrix_sms_bridge_configuration_yaml: |
         # (optional) SMS messages without a valid token a routed to this room.
         # Note that you must invite @smsbot:yourHomeServer to this room.
         defaultRoomId: "{{ matrix_sms_bridge_default_room }}"
-        templates:
-          # (optional) The message, that will be sent as SMS. Valid placeholders are {sender}, {body} and {token}.
-          outgoingMessage: "{sender} wrote:\n\n{body}\n\nTo answer to this message add this token to your message: {token}"
-          # (optional) The message, that will be sent as SMS, when an incoming SMS didn't contain a valid token
-          # and was routed to a default room. By default no answer will be sent.
-          answerInvalidTokenWithDefaultRoom: "Your token was invalid. The message will be sent to a default matrix room."
-          # (optional) The message, that will be sent as SMS, when an incoming SMS didn't contain a valid token
-          # and no default room is configured.
-          answerInvalidTokenWithoutDefaultRoom: "Your message did not contain any valid token. Nobody will read your message.",
-          # (optional) The message, that will be sent to a matrix room, when sending a bridged message via SMS failed.
-          sendSmsError: "Could not send SMS to this user. Please try it again later."
-          # (optional) The content of bridged SMS message into the default room. Valid placeholders are {sender} and {body}.
-          defaultRoomIncomingMessage: "{sender} wrote:\n{body}"
         provider:
           gammu:
             # (optional) default is disabled