diff --git a/CrossPlatformModules.csproj b/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
index 16f5e7368..ce25ffaa0 100644
--- a/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
+++ b/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
@@ -693,11 +693,6 @@
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\tests\pages\page7.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\tests\layouts\grid-layout-tests.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\tests\layouts\stack-layout-tests.ts" />
-    <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\template-hello-world\app.ts" />
-    <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\template-hello-world\main-page.ts">
-      <DependentUpon>main-page.xml</DependentUpon>
-    </TypeScriptCompile>
-    <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\template-hello-world\main-view-model.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\tests\testRunner.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\ui-tests-app\app.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\ui-tests-app\mainPage.ts" />
@@ -1198,7 +1193,6 @@
     <Content Include="apps\ui-tests-app\pages\handlers.xml" />
     <Content Include="apps\ui-tests-app\pages\i86.xml" />
     <Content Include="apps\template-blank\app.css" />
-    <Content Include="apps\template-hello-world\app.css" />
     <Content Include="apps\template-master-detail\app.css" />
     <Content Include="apps\template-tab-navigation\app.css" />
     <Content Include="apps\ui-tests-app\modal-view\login-page.xml">
@@ -1326,7 +1320,6 @@
     </Content>
     <Content Include=".gitignore" />
     <Content Include="apps\template-blank\main-page.xml" />
-    <Content Include="apps\template-hello-world\main-page.xml" />
     <Content Include="apps\tests\small-image.png" />
     <Content Include="apps\tests\pages\page14.xml">
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
@@ -2018,11 +2011,6 @@
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Include="apps\template-hello-world\package.json">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
-  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Content Include="apps\tests\styling\package.json" />
   </ItemGroup>
@@ -2205,7 +2193,7 @@
           <SaveServerSettingsInUserFile>False</SaveServerSettingsInUserFile>
         </WebProjectProperties>
       </FlavorProperties>
-      <UserProperties ui_2scroll-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2editable-text-demo_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2absolute-layout-demo_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2gallery-app_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2content-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2web-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2layouts_2absolute-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2layouts_2dock-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="" ui_2layouts_2grid-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="" ui_2layouts_2wrap-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" />
+      <UserProperties ui_2layouts_2wrap-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2layouts_2grid-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="" ui_2layouts_2dock-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="" ui_2layouts_2absolute-layout_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2web-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2content-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2gallery-app_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2absolute-layout-demo_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" apps_2editable-text-demo_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" ui_2scroll-view_2package_1json__JSONSchema="http://json.schemastore.org/package" />
     </VisualStudio>
   </ProjectExtensions>
 </Project>
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diff --git a/apps/template-hello-world/app.css b/apps/template-hello-world/app.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 341995193..000000000
--- a/apps/template-hello-world/app.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-.title {
-    font-size: 30;
-    horizontal-align: center;
-    margin:20;
-}
-
-button {
-    font-size: 42;
-    horizontal-align: center;
-}
-
-.message {
-    font-size: 20;
-    color: #284848;
-    horizontal-align: center;
-}
diff --git a/apps/template-hello-world/app.ts b/apps/template-hello-world/app.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 142aa1ad2..000000000
--- a/apps/template-hello-world/app.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-import application = require("application");
-
-// Remove this in the AppBuilder templates
-application.cssFile = "./app.css"
-
-application.start({ moduleName: "main-page" });
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diff --git a/apps/template-hello-world/main-page.ts b/apps/template-hello-world/main-page.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d1e03da4..000000000
--- a/apps/template-hello-world/main-page.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-import observable = require("data/observable");
-import pages = require("ui/page");
-import vmModule = require("./main-view-model");
-
-// Event handler for Page "loaded" event attached in main-page.xml
-export function pageLoaded(args: observable.EventData) {
-    // Get the event sender
-    var page = <pages.Page>args.object;
-    page.bindingContext = vmModule.mainViewModel;
-}
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diff --git a/apps/template-hello-world/main-page.xml b/apps/template-hello-world/main-page.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index a87b76484..000000000
--- a/apps/template-hello-world/main-page.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-<Page xmlns="http://schemas.nativescript.org/tns.xsd" loaded="pageLoaded">
-  <StackLayout>
-    <Label text="Tap the button" class="title"/>
-    <Button text="TAP" tap="{{ tapAction }}" />
-    <Label text="{{ message }}" class="message" textWrap="true"/>
-  </StackLayout>
-</Page>
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diff --git a/apps/template-hello-world/main-view-model.ts b/apps/template-hello-world/main-view-model.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 57d56c697..000000000
--- a/apps/template-hello-world/main-view-model.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-import observable = require("data/observable");
-
-export class HelloWorldModel extends observable.Observable {
-    private counter: number;
-    constructor() {
-        super();
-
-        // Initialize default values.
-        this.counter = 42;
-        this.set("message", this.counter + " taps left");
-    }
-
-    public tapAction() {
-        this.counter--;
-        if (this.counter <= 0) {
-            this.set("message", "Hoorraaay! You unlocked the NativeScript clicker achievement!");
-        }
-        else {
-            this.set("message", this.counter + " taps left")
-        }
-    }
-}
-export var mainViewModel = new HelloWorldModel();
-
-// Equivalent JS code:
-//var observable = require("data/observable");
-//
-//var counter = 42;
-//
-//var mainViewModel = new observable.Observable();
-//mainViewModel.set("message", counter + " taps left");
-//mainViewModel.tapAction = function () {
-//    counter--;
-//    if (counter <= 0) {
-//    	mainViewModel.set("message", "Hoorraaay! You unlocked the NativeScript clicker achievement!");
-//    }
-//    else {
-//    	mainViewModel.set("message", counter + " taps left");
-//    }
-//};
-//exports.mainViewModel = mainViewModel;
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diff --git a/apps/template-hello-world/package.json b/apps/template-hello-world/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 31b5cfd85..000000000
--- a/apps/template-hello-world/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-{ "name" : "template-hello-world",
-  "main" : "app.js" }
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 493b49479..caf8977c6 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -136,9 +136,6 @@
         "apps/tab-view-demo/mainPage.ts",
         "apps/template-blank/app.ts",
         "apps/template-blank/main-page.ts",
-        "apps/template-hello-world/app.ts",
-        "apps/template-hello-world/main-page.ts",
-        "apps/template-hello-world/main-view-model.ts",
         "apps/template-master-detail/app.ts",
         "apps/template-master-detail/details-page.ts",
         "apps/template-master-detail/main-page.ts",