diff --git a/registry/registry_test.go b/registry/registry_test.go
index 628e29dc09b5359e0650526c7661837a9a477384..8adc7ca075829844fd7923247675985c85ee096b 100644
--- a/registry/registry_test.go
+++ b/registry/registry_test.go
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ 	pkgPath := filepath.Join(tmplDir, "template", "{{upper package}}")
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(pkgPath, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
-	// .tmplkeep file
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/registry/template.go b/registry/template.go
index 76bf84c425959dc4e15facc9726d9a22ba620ca5..938eff00500886ee1f3a222fd07cb432318d40b6 100644
--- a/registry/template.go
+++ b/registry/template.go
@@ -86,12 +86,6 @@ 			return err
 		}
 
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
-		if strings.EqualFold(walkInfo.Name(), ".tmplkeep") {
-			return nil
-		}
-
-	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/registry/template_test.go b/registry/template_test.go
index a51717be1396de93d93f661ffb6b77aafad1bf12..dd8c317c860422481d6a0c7b3ff6e995b12fc3ce 100644
--- a/registry/template_test.go
+++ b/registry/template_test.go
@@ -72,13 +72,6 @@ 		t.Logf("expected a directory at %s: %v\n", pkgPath, err)
 		t.FailNow()
 	}
 
-	// Check for .tmplkeep
-	tmplKeep := filepath.Join(pkgPath, ".tmplkeep")
-	if _, err := os.Lstat(tmplKeep); err == nil {
-		t.Logf(".tmplkeep files should NOT be retained upon execution: %s\n", tmplKeep)
-		t.FailNow()
-	}
-
 	// Change file to test non-overwrite
 	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(testPath, []byte(tmplNewGold), os.ModePerm); err != nil {
 		t.Logf("could not write file: %v\n", err)