diff --git a/crates/pop-parachains/src/new_parachain.rs b/crates/pop-parachains/src/new_parachain.rs
index 8974cfed..f9e28e52 100644
--- a/crates/pop-parachains/src/new_parachain.rs
+++ b/crates/pop-parachains/src/new_parachain.rs
@@ -87,12 +87,7 @@ pub fn instantiate_openzeppelin_template(
 	let source = temp_dir.path();
 
 	let tag = Git::clone_and_degit(template.repository_url()?, source, tag_version)?;
-	let mut template_name = template.template_name_without_provider();
-	// Handle deprecated OpenZeppelin template
-	if matches!(template, Parachain::DeprecatedOpenZeppelinGeneric) {
-		template_name = Parachain::OpenZeppelinGeneric.template_name_without_provider();
-	}
-
+	let template_name = template.template_name_without_provider();
 	extract_template_files(template_name, temp_dir.path(), target, None)?;
 	Ok(tag)
 }
diff --git a/crates/pop-parachains/src/templates.rs b/crates/pop-parachains/src/templates.rs
index 0f9ba579..324f6f23 100644
--- a/crates/pop-parachains/src/templates.rs
+++ b/crates/pop-parachains/src/templates.rs
@@ -177,23 +177,6 @@ pub enum Parachain {
 		)
 	)]
 	ParityFPT,
-	// OpenZeppelin
-	#[strum(
-		serialize = "polkadot-generic-runtime-template",
-		message = "Generic Runtime Template",
-		detailed_message = "A generic template for Substrate Runtime.",
-		props(
-			Provider = "OpenZeppelin",
-			Repository = "https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/polkadot-runtime-templates",
-			Network = "./zombienet-config/devnet.toml",
-			SupportedVersions = "v1.0.0,v2.0.1",
-			IsAudited = "true",
-			License = "GPL-3.0",
-			IsDeprecated = "true",
-			DeprecatedMessage = "This template is deprecated. Please use openzeppelin/generic-template in the future.",
-		)
-	)]
-	DeprecatedOpenZeppelinGeneric,
 	// templates for unit tests below
 	#[cfg(test)]
 	#[strum(
@@ -273,7 +256,6 @@ mod tests {
 			// openzeppelin
 			("openzeppelin/generic-template".to_string(), OpenZeppelinGeneric),
 			("openzeppelin/evm-template".to_string(), OpenZeppelinEVM),
-			("polkadot-generic-runtime-template".to_string(), DeprecatedOpenZeppelinGeneric),
 			("cpt".to_string(), ParityContracts),
 			("fpt".to_string(), ParityFPT),
 			("test_01".to_string(), TestTemplate01),
@@ -289,7 +271,6 @@ mod tests {
 			(EVM, "evm".to_string()),
 			(OpenZeppelinGeneric, "generic-template".to_string()),
 			(OpenZeppelinEVM, "evm-template".to_string()),
-			(DeprecatedOpenZeppelinGeneric, "polkadot-generic-runtime-template".to_string()),
 			(ParityContracts, "cpt".to_string()),
 			(ParityFPT, "fpt".to_string()),
 			(TestTemplate01, "test_01".to_string()),
@@ -331,7 +312,6 @@ mod tests {
 			(EVM, Some("./network.toml")),
 			(OpenZeppelinGeneric, Some("./zombienet-config/devnet.toml")),
 			(OpenZeppelinEVM, Some("./zombienet-config/devnet.toml")),
-			(DeprecatedOpenZeppelinGeneric, Some("./zombienet-config/devnet.toml")),
 			(ParityContracts, Some("./zombienet.toml")),
 			(ParityFPT, Some("./zombienet-config.toml")),
 			(TestTemplate01, Some("")),
@@ -348,7 +328,6 @@ mod tests {
 			(EVM, Some("Unlicense")),
 			(OpenZeppelinGeneric, Some("GPL-3.0")),
 			(OpenZeppelinEVM, Some("GPL-3.0")),
-			(DeprecatedOpenZeppelinGeneric, Some("GPL-3.0")),
 			(ParityContracts, Some("Unlicense")),
 			(ParityFPT, Some("Unlicense")),
 			(TestTemplate01, Some("Unlicense")),