diff --git a/lib/config/default.js b/lib/config/default.js
index 91ac5d98668e61707dcd0672f595e15cee011b60..028fed68157d78a519f616e0de8b90a293754b77 100644
--- a/lib/config/default.js
+++ b/lib/config/default.js
@@ -5,12 +5,10 @@ module.exports = {
   ignoreDeps: [],
   assignees: [],
   labels: [],
-  templates: {
-    branchName: 'renovate/{{depName}}-{{newVersionMajor}}.x',
-    commitMessage: 'Update dependency {{depName}} to version {{newVersion}}',
-    prTitle: '{{#if isPin}}Pin{{else}}Update{{/if}} dependency {{depName}} to version {{#if isMajor}}{{newVersionMajor}}.x{{else}}{{newVersion}}{{/if}}',
-    prBody: 'This Pull Request updates dependency {{depName}} from version {{currentVersion}} to {{newVersion}}\n\n{{changelog}}',
-  },
+  branchName: 'renovate/{{depName}}-{{newVersionMajor}}.x',
+  commitMessage: 'Update dependency {{depName}} to version {{newVersion}}',
+  prTitle: '{{#if isPin}}Pin{{else}}Update{{/if}} dependency {{depName}} to version {{#if isMajor}}{{newVersionMajor}}.x{{else}}{{newVersion}}{{/if}}',
+  prBody: 'This Pull Request updates dependency {{depName}} from version {{currentVersion}} to {{newVersion}}\n\n{{changelog}}',
   ignoreFuture: true,
   ignoreUnstable: true,
   respectLatest: true,
diff --git a/lib/worker.js b/lib/worker.js
index 391f9443493c98949b2520098560ce2f935d1f2b..0c91d723598f312d2572f74ee5f6a2f55f2fcae3 100644
--- a/lib/worker.js
+++ b/lib/worker.js
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ function updateDependency(upgrade) {
     params.isMinor = true;
   }
   // Use templates to generate strings
-  const branchName = handlebars.transform(config.templates.branchName, params);
-  const commitMessage = handlebars.transform(config.templates.commitMessage, params);
-  const prTitle = handlebars.transform(config.templates.prTitle, params);
+  const branchName = handlebars.transform(config.branchName, params);
+  const commitMessage = handlebars.transform(config.commitMessage, params);
+  const prTitle = handlebars.transform(config.prTitle, params);
 
   return checkForUnmergeablePr()
   .then(ensureBranch)
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ function updateDependency(upgrade) {
   function ensurePr(upgradeWithChangeLog) {
     logger.debug('Ensuring PR');
 
-    const prBody = handlebars.transform(config.templates.prBody, upgradeWithChangeLog);
+    const prBody = handlebars.transform(config.prBody, upgradeWithChangeLog);
 
     return github.getBranchPr(branchName)
     .then(processExistingPr)