diff --git a/DOCS.md b/DOCS.md
index 57ffe318192a6bc35ca05e5bfc85555c1ceb32dc..889b7f0c14d2300a38eda9b9e92d2970e668f0de 100644
--- a/DOCS.md
+++ b/DOCS.md
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ 2. A `template` directory that serves as the "root" of the template.
 
 ## template.toml
 
-**NOTE:** The template.toml file will be expanded, though not with the full power of the template itself.  
-The template.toml file will only expand environment variables with syntax `$USER` or `${USER}`.  
-For full documentation on the syntax, see [os.ExpandEnv](https://golang.org/pkg/os/#ExpandEnv).
-
 ```toml
 # Key-value pairs can be simple
 # The user will receive a basic prompt asking them to fill out the variable
@@ -29,7 +25,7 @@ prompt = "The name of the author of this project"
 # help would be extra information (generally seen by giving '?' to a prompt)
 help = "Who will be primarily writing this project"
 # default is the "value" part of the simple pair. This could be a suggested value
-default = "$USER"
+default = "me"
 ```
 
 ## template directory
diff --git a/registry/prompt.go b/registry/prompt.go
index dfa47cecf78e26359c0cb42b4eb4057421f4a77e..b683205df5a629705312d4ad1b5063a3af76ee8d 100644
--- a/registry/prompt.go
+++ b/registry/prompt.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package registry
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
@@ -26,16 +25,7 @@ 	if _, err := os.Lstat(templatePath); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	templateBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(templatePath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// Expand the template with environment variables
-	templateContents := os.ExpandEnv(string(templateBytes))
-
-
 	"text/template"
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/registry/template_test.go b/registry/template_test.go
index 11f2d0f3548374aba8c3218c464e562af160d079..be32ced12b454cee374abb3fed0f5829aa1c1eb4 100644
--- a/registry/template_test.go
+++ b/registry/template_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ 	tmplContents = `{{title name}} {{.year}}`
 	tmplTemplate = `name = "john olheiser"
 
 [year]
-default = ${TMPL_TEST}
+default = 2020
 
 [package]
 default = "pkg"`
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@ 	tmplNewGold = "DO NOT OVERWRITE!"
 )
 
 func testExecute(t *testing.T) {
-	// Set environment variable
-	if err := os.Setenv("TMPL_TEST", "2020"); err != nil {
-		t.Logf("could not set environment: %v", err)
-		t.FailNow()
-	}
-
 	// Get template
 	tmpl, err := reg.GetTemplate("test")
 	if err != nil {