diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index d7733988..4855d647 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ Features
 * 12-Factor_ based settings via django-environ_
 * Optimized development and production settings
 * Registration via django-allauth_
-* User avatars via django-avatar_
 * Procfile_ for deploying to Heroku
 * Grunt build for compass and livereload
 * Basic e-mail configurations for send emails via SendGrid_
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/config/settings/common.py b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/config/settings/common.py
index 8d8ae674..6971dbd6 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/config/settings/common.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/config/settings/common.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ DJANGO_APPS = (
 )
 THIRD_PARTY_APPS = (
     'crispy_forms',  # Form layouts
-    'avatar',  # for user avatars
     'allauth',  # registration
     'allauth.account',  # registration
     'allauth.socialaccount',  # registration
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/config/urls.py b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/config/urls.py
index bd730660..fafc1c0f 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/config/urls.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/config/urls.py
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',  # noqa
     url(r'^users/', include("{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}.users.urls", namespace="users")),
     url(r'^accounts/', include('allauth.urls')),
 
-    # Uncomment the next line to enable avatars
-    url(r'^avatar/', include('avatar.urls')),
-
     # Your stuff: custom urls includes go here
 
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.txt
index cb61a20a..5a44667a 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ psycopg2==2.6
 unicode-slugify==0.1.3
 django-autoslug==1.7.2
 
-# Useful things
-django-avatar==2.0
-
 # Time zones support
 pytz==2015.2
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/avatar/add.html b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/avatar/add.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 077b81b5..00000000
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/avatar/add.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-{% raw %}
-{% extends "avatar/base.html" %}
-{% load i18n avatar_tags %}
-{% load url from future %}
-
-{% block content %}
-<div class="container">
-  <div class="row">
-    <div class="col-xs-12">
-      <h2>{% trans "Your current avatar: " %}</h2>
-        {% avatar user %}
-        {% if not avatars %}
-            <p>{% trans "You haven't uploaded an avatar yet. Please upload one now." %}</p>
-        {% endif %}
-        <form enctype="multipart/form-data" method="POST" action="{% url 'avatar_add' %}">
-            {{ upload_avatar_form.as_p }}
-            <p>{% csrf_token %}<input type="submit" value="{% trans "Upload New Image" %}" /></p>
-        </form>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</div>
-{% endblock %}
-{% endraw %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/avatar/avatar_tag.html b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/avatar/avatar_tag.html
deleted file mode 100644
index febc17f0..00000000
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/avatar/avatar_tag.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{% raw %}<img src="{{ url }}" width="{{ size }}" height="{{ size }}" class="img-thumbnail">{% endraw %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/avatar/base.html b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/avatar/base.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a0e6e9d..00000000
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/avatar/base.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{% raw %}{% extends "base.html" %}
-
-{% block title %}django-avatar{% endblock %}
-{% block content %}{% endblock %}
-{% endraw %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/avatar/change.html b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/avatar/change.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 0acbc703..00000000
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/avatar/change.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-{% raw %}{% extends "avatar/base.html" %}
-{% load i18n avatar_tags %}
-{% load url from future %}
-
-{% block content %}
-<div class="container">
-  <div class="row">
-    <div class="col-xs-12">
-        <h2>{% trans "Your current avatar: " %}</h2>
-        {% avatar user %}
-        {% if not avatars %}
-            <p>{% trans "You haven't uploaded an avatar yet. Please upload one now." %}</p>
-        {% else %}
-            <form method="POST" action="{% url 'avatar_change' %}">
-                <ul>
-                    {{ primary_avatar_form.as_ul }}
-                </ul>
-                <p>{% csrf_token %}<input type="submit" value="{% trans "Choose new Default" %}" /></p>
-            </form>
-        {% endif %}
-        <form enctype="multipart/form-data" method="POST" action="{% url 'avatar_add' %}">
-            {{ upload_avatar_form.as_p }}
-            <p>{% csrf_token %}<input type="submit" value="{% trans "Upload New Image" %}" /></p>
-        </form>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</div>
-{% endblock %}
-{% endraw %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/avatar/confirm_delete.html b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/avatar/confirm_delete.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 896b6ea4..00000000
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/avatar/confirm_delete.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-{% raw %}{% extends "avatar/base.html" %}
-{% load i18n %}
-{% load url from future %}
-
-{% block content %}
-<div class="container">
-  <div class="row">
-    <div class="col-xs-12">
-    <h2>{% trans "Please select the avatars that you would like to delete." %}</h2>
-    {% if not avatars %}
-        {% url 'avatar_change' as avatar_change_url %}
-        <p>{% blocktrans %}You have no avatars to delete. Please <a href="{{ avatar_change_url }}">upload one</a> now.{% endblocktrans %}</p>
-    {% else %}
-        <form method="POST" action="{% url 'avatar_delete' %}">
-            <ul>
-                {{ delete_avatar_form.as_ul }}
-            </ul>
-            <p>{% csrf_token %}<input type="submit" value="{% trans "Delete These" %}" /></p>
-        </form>
-    {% endif %}
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</div>
-{% endblock %}
-{% endraw %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/users/user_detail.html b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/users/user_detail.html
index 508c845a..62ef2805 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/users/user_detail.html
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/users/user_detail.html
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {% raw %}{% extends "base.html" %}
-{% load avatar_tags %}
 {% load static %}
 
 {% block title %}User: {{ object.username }}{% endblock %}
@@ -15,13 +14,12 @@
   </div>
 
 {% if object == request.user %}
-<!-- Action buttons -->     
+<!-- Action buttons -->
 <div class="row">
 
   <div class="col-sm-12 ">
     <a class="btn btn-primary" href="{% url 'users:update' %}">My Info</a>
     <a class="btn btn-primary" href="{% url 'account_email' %}">E-Mail</a>
-    <a class="btn btn-info" href="{% url 'avatar_change' %}">Avatar</a>
     <!-- Your Stuff: Custom user template urls -->
   </div>
 
@@ -32,4 +30,4 @@
 
 </div>
 {% endblock content %}
-{% endraw %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{% endraw %}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/users/user_list.html b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/users/user_list.html
index f7c03fd7..a37b70c1 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/users/user_list.html
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/templates/users/user_list.html
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 {% raw %}{% extends "base.html" %}
 {% load static %}{% load i18n %}
-{% load avatar_tags %}
-
 {% block title %}Members{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
 
 <div class="container">
-    
+
   <div class="row">
     <div class="col-xs-12">
       <h2>Users</h2>
@@ -19,15 +17,15 @@
       <div class="list-group">
           {% for user in user_list %}
             <a href="{% url 'users:detail' user.username %}" class="list-group-item">
-              <h4 class="list-group-item-heading">{% avatar user %} {{ user.username }}</h4>
+              <h4 class="list-group-item-heading">{{ user.username }}</h4>
               <p class="list-group-item-text">{{ maker.tagline }}</p>
             </a>
           {% endfor %}
-        
+
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
 
 </div>
 
-{% endblock content %}{% endraw %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{% endblock content %}{% endraw %}