diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_create_flake.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_create_flake.py
index d0721c6e..dc5a6dc8 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_create_flake.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_create_flake.py
@@ -60,9 +60,8 @@ def test_ui_template(
     clan_core: Path,
 ) -> None:
     flake_dir = temporary_home / "test-flake"
-    url = f"{clan_core}#empty"
+    url = f"{clan_core}#minimal"
     cli.run(["flakes", "create", str(flake_dir), f"--url={url}"])
-    assert (flake_dir / ".clan-flake").exists()
     monkeypatch.chdir(flake_dir)
     cli.run(["machines", "create", "machine1"])
     capsys.readouterr()  # flush cache
diff --git a/templates/empty/.clan-flake b/templates/empty/.clan-flake
deleted file mode 100644
index 406fcfeb..00000000
--- a/templates/empty/.clan-flake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# DO NOT DELETE
-# This file is used by the clan cli to discover a clan flake
diff --git a/templates/empty/clan/meta.json b/templates/empty/clan/meta.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 26fbf95e..00000000
--- a/templates/empty/clan/meta.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "My Empty Clan",
-  "description": "some nice description",
-  "icon": "A path to the png"
-}
diff --git a/templates/empty/flake.nix b/templates/empty/flake.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index f6a3b6c9..00000000
--- a/templates/empty/flake.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# Clan configuration file
-# TODO: This file is used as a template for the simple GUI workflow
-{
-  inputs.clan-core.url = "git+https://git.clan.lol/clan/clan-core";
-  outputs =
-    { self, clan-core, ... }:
-    let
-      clan = clan-core.lib.buildClan {
-        # This clan builds all its configuration out of the current directory
-        directory = self;
-      };
-    in
-    {
-      inherit (clan) nixosConfigurations clanInternals;
-    };
-}
diff --git a/templates/flake-module.nix b/templates/flake-module.nix
index aa1eaf39..e48375b5 100644
--- a/templates/flake-module.nix
+++ b/templates/flake-module.nix
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
       description = "Initialize a new clan flake";
       path = ./new-clan;
     };
-    empty = {
-      description = "A empty clan template. Primarily for usage with the clan ui";
-      path = ./empty;
-    };
     default = self.templates.new-clan;
     minimal = {
       description = "for clans managed via (G)UI";