diff --git a/import2ledger/config.py b/import2ledger/config.py
index eb65cca13b6be4873617d8b932c0065d7c438bd5..e30ed9cacca50161bb7c869d3290eaf4e36d5220 100644
--- a/import2ledger/config.py
+++ b/import2ledger/config.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import pathlib
 
 import babel
 import babel.numbers
-from . import errors, strparse, template
+from . import errors, strparse
 
 class Configuration:
     HOME_PATH = pathlib.Path(os.path.expanduser('~'))
@@ -241,24 +241,6 @@ class Configuration:
         path = self.get_output_path(section_name)
         return self._open_path(path, self.stdout, 'a')
 
-    def get_template(self, config_key, section_name=None, factory=template.Template):
-        section_config = self.get_section(section_name)
-        try:
-            template_s = section_config[config_key]
-        except KeyError:
-            raise errors.UserInputConfigurationError(
-                "template not defined in [{}]".format(section_name or self.args.use_config),
-                config_key,
-            )
-        return factory(
-            template_s,
-            date_fmt=section_config['date_format'],
-            signed_currencies=[code.strip().upper() for code in section_config['signed_currencies'].split(',')],
-            signed_currency_fmt=section_config['signed_currency_format'],
-            unsigned_currency_fmt=section_config['unsigned_currency_format'],
-            template_name=config_key,
-        )
-
     def setup_logger(self, logger, section_name=None):
         logger.setLevel(self.get_loglevel(section_name))
 
diff --git a/import2ledger/hooks/ledger_entry.py b/import2ledger/hooks/ledger_entry.py
index f1b10dea4d7f68afa76a963a2fd262c5fb6b2232..46b46b2b5e92c3e366a0132b726f4527a1698cc2 100644
--- a/import2ledger/hooks/ledger_entry.py
+++ b/import2ledger/hooks/ledger_entry.py
@@ -1,6 +1,273 @@
+import collections
+import datetime
+import decimal
+import functools
+import io
+import operator
+import re
+import tokenize
+
+import babel.numbers
+
 from . import HOOK_KINDS
+from .. import errors, strparse
+
+class TokenTransformer:
+    def __init__(self, source):
+        try:
+            source = source.readline
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+        self.in_tokens = tokenize.tokenize(source)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_bytes(cls, b):
+        return cls(io.BytesIO(b).readline)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_str(cls, s, encoding='utf-8'):
+        return cls.from_bytes(s.encode(encoding))
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        for ttype, tvalue, _, _, _ in self.in_tokens:
+            try:
+                transformer = getattr(self, 'transform_' + tokenize.tok_name[ttype])
+            except AttributeError:
+                raise ValueError("{} token {!r} not supported".format(ttype, tvalue))
+            yield from transformer(ttype, tvalue)
+
+    def _noop_transformer(self, ttype, tvalue):
+        yield (ttype, tvalue)
+
+    transform_ENDMARKER = _noop_transformer
+
+    def transform_ENCODING(self, ttype, tvalue):
+        self.in_encoding = tvalue
+        return self._noop_transformer(ttype, tvalue)
+
+    def transform(self):
+        out_bytes = tokenize.untokenize(self)
+        return out_bytes.decode(self.in_encoding)
+
+
+class AmountTokenTransformer(TokenTransformer):
+    SUPPORTED_OPS = frozenset('+-*/()')
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        tokens = super().__iter__()
+        for token in tokens:
+            yield token
+            if token[0] == tokenize.NAME:
+                break
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("no amount in expression")
+        yield from tokens
+
+    def transform_NUMBER(self, ttype, tvalue):
+        yield (tokenize.NAME, 'Decimal')
+        yield (tokenize.OP, '(')
+        yield (tokenize.STRING, repr(tvalue))
+        yield (tokenize.OP, ')')
+
+    def transform_OP(self, ttype, tvalue):
+        if tvalue == '{':
+            try:
+                name_type, name_value, _, _, _ = next(self.in_tokens)
+                close_type, close_value, _, _, _ = next(self.in_tokens)
+                if (name_type != tokenize.NAME
+                    or name_value != name_value.lower()
+                    or close_type != tokenize.OP
+                    or close_value != '}'):
+                    raise ValueError()
+            except (StopIteration, ValueError):
+                raise ValueError("opening { does not name variable")
+            yield (tokenize.NAME, name_value)
+        elif tvalue in self.SUPPORTED_OPS:
+            yield from self._noop_transformer(ttype, tvalue)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("unsupported operator {!r}".format(tvalue))
+
+
+class AccountSplitter:
+    TARGET_LINE_LEN = 78
+    # -4 because that's how many spaces prefix an account line.
+    TARGET_ACCTLINE_LEN = TARGET_LINE_LEN - 4
+
+    def __init__(self, signed_currencies, signed_currency_fmt, unsigned_currency_fmt,
+                 template_name):
+        self.splits = []
+        self.metadata = []
+        self.signed_currency_fmt = signed_currency_fmt
+        self.unsigned_currency_fmt = unsigned_currency_fmt
+        self.signed_currencies = set(signed_currencies)
+        self.template_name = template_name
+        self._last_template_vars = object()
+
+    def is_empty(self):
+        return not self.splits
+
+    def add(self, account, amount_expr):
+        try:
+            clean_expr = AmountTokenTransformer.from_str(amount_expr).transform()
+            compiled_expr = compile(clean_expr, self.template_name, 'eval')
+        except (SyntaxError, tokenize.TokenError, ValueError) as error:
+            raise errors.UserInputConfigurationError(error.args[0], amount_expr)
+        else:
+            self.splits.append((account, compiled_expr))
+            self.metadata.append('')
+
+    def set_metadata(self, metadata_s):
+        self.metadata[-1] = metadata_s
+
+    def _currency_decimal(self, amount, currency):
+        return decimal.Decimal(babel.numbers.format_currency(amount, currency, '###0.###'))
+
+    def _balance_amounts(self, amounts, to_amount):
+        cmp_func = operator.lt if to_amount > 0 else operator.gt
+        should_balance = functools.partial(cmp_func, 0)
+        remainder = to_amount
+        balance_index = None
+        for index, (_, amount) in enumerate(amounts):
+            if should_balance(amount):
+                remainder -= amount
+                balance_index = index
+        if balance_index is None:
+            pass
+        elif (abs(remainder) / abs(to_amount)) >= decimal.Decimal('.1'):
+            raise errors.UserInputConfigurationError(
+                "template can't balance amounts to {}".format(to_amount),
+                self.template_name,
+            )
+        else:
+            account_name, start_amount = amounts[balance_index]
+            amounts[balance_index] = (account_name, start_amount + remainder)
+
+    def _build_amounts(self, template_vars):
+        amount_vars = {k: v for k, v in template_vars.items() if isinstance(v, decimal.Decimal)}
+        amount_vars['Decimal'] = decimal.Decimal
+        amounts = [
+            (account, self._currency_decimal(eval(amount_expr, amount_vars),
+                                             template_vars['currency']))
+            for account, amount_expr in self.splits
+        ]
+        self._balance_amounts(amounts, template_vars['amount'])
+        self._balance_amounts(amounts, -template_vars['amount'])
+        return amounts
+
+    def _iter_splits(self, template_vars):
+        amounts = self._build_amounts(template_vars)
+        if template_vars['currency'] in self.signed_currencies:
+            amt_fmt = self.signed_currency_fmt
+        else:
+            amt_fmt = self.unsigned_currency_fmt
+        for (account, amount), metadata in zip(amounts, self.metadata):
+            if amount == 0:
+                yield ''
+            else:
+                account_s = account.format_map(template_vars)
+                amount_s = babel.numbers.format_currency(amount, template_vars['currency'], amt_fmt)
+                sep_len = max(2, self.TARGET_ACCTLINE_LEN - len(account_s) - len(amount_s))
+                yield '\n    {}{}{}{}'.format(
+                    account_s, ' ' * sep_len, amount_s,
+                    metadata.format_map(template_vars),
+                )
+
+    def render_next(self, template_vars):
+        if template_vars is not self._last_template_vars:
+            self._split_iter = self._iter_splits(template_vars)
+            self._last_template_vars = template_vars
+        return next(self._split_iter)
+
+
+class Template:
+    ACCOUNT_SPLIT_RE = re.compile(r'(?:\t|  )\s*')
+    DATE_FMT = '%Y/%m/%d'
+    PAYEE_LINE_RE = re.compile(r'\{(\w*_)*date\}')
+    SIGNED_CURRENCY_FMT = '¤#,##0.###;¤-#,##0.###'
+    UNSIGNED_CURRENCY_FMT = '#,##0.### ¤¤'
+
+    def __init__(self, template_s, signed_currencies=frozenset(),
+                 date_fmt=DATE_FMT,
+                 signed_currency_fmt=SIGNED_CURRENCY_FMT,
+                 unsigned_currency_fmt=UNSIGNED_CURRENCY_FMT,
+                 template_name='<template>'):
+        self.date_fmt = date_fmt
+        self.splitter = AccountSplitter(
+            signed_currencies, signed_currency_fmt, unsigned_currency_fmt, template_name)
+
+        lines = self._template_lines(template_s)
+        self.format_funcs = []
+        try:
+            self.format_funcs.append(next(lines).format_map)
+        except StopIteration:
+            return
+        metadata = []
+        for line in lines:
+            if line.startswith(';'):
+                metadata.append(line)
+            else:
+                self._add_str_func(metadata)
+                metadata = []
+                line = line.strip()
+                match = self.ACCOUNT_SPLIT_RE.search(line)
+                if match is None:
+                    raise errors.UserInputError("no amount expression found", line)
+                account = line[:match.start()]
+                amount_expr = line[match.end():]
+                self.splitter.add(account, amount_expr)
+                self.format_funcs.append(self.splitter.render_next)
+        self._add_str_func(metadata)
+        self.format_funcs.append('\n'.format_map)
+
+    def _nonblank_lines(self, s):
+        for line in s.splitlines(True):
+            line = line.strip()
+            if line:
+                yield line
+
+    def _template_lines(self, template_s):
+        lines = self._nonblank_lines(template_s)
+        try:
+            line1 = next(lines)
+        except StopIteration:
+            return
+        if self.PAYEE_LINE_RE.match(line1):
+            yield '\n' + line1
+        else:
+            yield '\n{date} {payee}'
+            yield line1
+        yield from lines
+
+    def _add_str_func(self, str_seq):
+        str_flat = ''.join('\n      ' + s for s in str_seq)
+        if not str_flat:
+            pass
+        elif self.splitter.is_empty():
+            self.format_funcs.append(str_flat.format_map)
+        else:
+            self.splitter.set_metadata(str_flat)
+
+    def render(self, template_vars):
+        # template_vars must have these keys.  Raise a KeyError if not.
+        template_vars['currency']
+        template_vars['payee']
+        try:
+            date = template_vars['date']
+        except KeyError:
+            date = datetime.date.today()
+        render_vars = {
+            'amount': strparse.currency_decimal(template_vars['amount']),
+            'date': date.strftime(self.date_fmt),
+        }
+        for key, value in template_vars.items():
+            if key.endswith('_date'):
+                render_vars[key] = value.strftime(self.date_fmt)
+        all_vars = collections.ChainMap(render_vars, template_vars)
+        return ''.join(f(all_vars) for f in self.format_funcs)
+
+    def is_empty(self):
+        return not self.format_funcs
 
-from .. import errors
 
 class LedgerEntryHook:
     KIND = HOOK_KINDS.OUTPUT
@@ -8,9 +275,29 @@ class LedgerEntryHook:
     def __init__(self, config):
         self.config = config
 
+    @staticmethod
+    @functools.lru_cache()
+    def _load_template(config, section_name, config_key):
+        section_config = config.get_section(section_name)
+        try:
+            template_s = section_config[config_key]
+        except KeyError:
+            raise errors.UserInputConfigurationError(
+                "template not defined in [{}]".format(section_name),
+                config_key,
+            )
+        return Template(
+            template_s,
+            date_fmt=section_config['date_format'],
+            signed_currencies=[code.strip().upper() for code in section_config['signed_currencies'].split(',')],
+            signed_currency_fmt=section_config['signed_currency_format'],
+            unsigned_currency_fmt=section_config['unsigned_currency_format'],
+            template_name=config_key,
+        )
+
     def run(self, entry_data):
         try:
-            template = self.config.get_template(entry_data['template'])
+            template = self._load_template(self.config, None, entry_data['template'])
         except errors.UserInputConfigurationError as error:
             if error.strerror.startswith('template not defined '):
                 have_template = False
diff --git a/import2ledger/template.py b/import2ledger/template.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3933f8fc218b3eac16d5bc2f2d5aa302f4cba5e2..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/import2ledger/template.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,268 +0,0 @@
-import collections
-import datetime
-import decimal
-import functools
-import io
-import operator
-import re
-import tokenize
-
-import babel.numbers
-
-from . import errors, strparse
-
-class TokenTransformer:
-    def __init__(self, source):
-        try:
-            source = source.readline
-        except AttributeError:
-            pass
-        self.in_tokens = tokenize.tokenize(source)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def from_bytes(cls, b):
-        return cls(io.BytesIO(b).readline)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def from_str(cls, s, encoding='utf-8'):
-        return cls.from_bytes(s.encode(encoding))
-
-    def __iter__(self):
-        for ttype, tvalue, _, _, _ in self.in_tokens:
-            try:
-                transformer = getattr(self, 'transform_' + tokenize.tok_name[ttype])
-            except AttributeError:
-                raise ValueError("{} token {!r} not supported".format(ttype, tvalue))
-            yield from transformer(ttype, tvalue)
-
-    def _noop_transformer(self, ttype, tvalue):
-        yield (ttype, tvalue)
-
-    transform_ENDMARKER = _noop_transformer
-
-    def transform_ENCODING(self, ttype, tvalue):
-        self.in_encoding = tvalue
-        return self._noop_transformer(ttype, tvalue)
-
-    def transform(self):
-        out_bytes = tokenize.untokenize(self)
-        return out_bytes.decode(self.in_encoding)
-
-
-class AmountTokenTransformer(TokenTransformer):
-    SUPPORTED_OPS = frozenset('+-*/()')
-
-    def __iter__(self):
-        tokens = super().__iter__()
-        for token in tokens:
-            yield token
-            if token[0] == tokenize.NAME:
-                break
-        else:
-            raise ValueError("no amount in expression")
-        yield from tokens
-
-    def transform_NUMBER(self, ttype, tvalue):
-        yield (tokenize.NAME, 'Decimal')
-        yield (tokenize.OP, '(')
-        yield (tokenize.STRING, repr(tvalue))
-        yield (tokenize.OP, ')')
-
-    def transform_OP(self, ttype, tvalue):
-        if tvalue == '{':
-            try:
-                name_type, name_value, _, _, _ = next(self.in_tokens)
-                close_type, close_value, _, _, _ = next(self.in_tokens)
-                if (name_type != tokenize.NAME
-                    or name_value != name_value.lower()
-                    or close_type != tokenize.OP
-                    or close_value != '}'):
-                    raise ValueError()
-            except (StopIteration, ValueError):
-                raise ValueError("opening { does not name variable")
-            yield (tokenize.NAME, name_value)
-        elif tvalue in self.SUPPORTED_OPS:
-            yield from self._noop_transformer(ttype, tvalue)
-        else:
-            raise ValueError("unsupported operator {!r}".format(tvalue))
-
-
-class AccountSplitter:
-    TARGET_LINE_LEN = 78
-    # -4 because that's how many spaces prefix an account line.
-    TARGET_ACCTLINE_LEN = TARGET_LINE_LEN - 4
-
-    def __init__(self, signed_currencies, signed_currency_fmt, unsigned_currency_fmt,
-                 template_name):
-        self.splits = []
-        self.metadata = []
-        self.signed_currency_fmt = signed_currency_fmt
-        self.unsigned_currency_fmt = unsigned_currency_fmt
-        self.signed_currencies = set(signed_currencies)
-        self.template_name = template_name
-        self._last_template_vars = object()
-
-    def is_empty(self):
-        return not self.splits
-
-    def add(self, account, amount_expr):
-        try:
-            clean_expr = AmountTokenTransformer.from_str(amount_expr).transform()
-            compiled_expr = compile(clean_expr, self.template_name, 'eval')
-        except (SyntaxError, tokenize.TokenError, ValueError) as error:
-            raise errors.UserInputConfigurationError(error.args[0], amount_expr)
-        else:
-            self.splits.append((account, compiled_expr))
-            self.metadata.append('')
-
-    def set_metadata(self, metadata_s):
-        self.metadata[-1] = metadata_s
-
-    def _currency_decimal(self, amount, currency):
-        return decimal.Decimal(babel.numbers.format_currency(amount, currency, '###0.###'))
-
-    def _balance_amounts(self, amounts, to_amount):
-        cmp_func = operator.lt if to_amount > 0 else operator.gt
-        should_balance = functools.partial(cmp_func, 0)
-        remainder = to_amount
-        balance_index = None
-        for index, (_, amount) in enumerate(amounts):
-            if should_balance(amount):
-                remainder -= amount
-                balance_index = index
-        if balance_index is None:
-            pass
-        elif (abs(remainder) / abs(to_amount)) >= decimal.Decimal('.1'):
-            raise errors.UserInputConfigurationError(
-                "template can't balance amounts to {}".format(to_amount),
-                self.template_name,
-            )
-        else:
-            account_name, start_amount = amounts[balance_index]
-            amounts[balance_index] = (account_name, start_amount + remainder)
-
-    def _build_amounts(self, template_vars):
-        amount_vars = {k: v for k, v in template_vars.items() if isinstance(v, decimal.Decimal)}
-        amount_vars['Decimal'] = decimal.Decimal
-        amounts = [
-            (account, self._currency_decimal(eval(amount_expr, amount_vars),
-                                             template_vars['currency']))
-            for account, amount_expr in self.splits
-        ]
-        self._balance_amounts(amounts, template_vars['amount'])
-        self._balance_amounts(amounts, -template_vars['amount'])
-        return amounts
-
-    def _iter_splits(self, template_vars):
-        amounts = self._build_amounts(template_vars)
-        if template_vars['currency'] in self.signed_currencies:
-            amt_fmt = self.signed_currency_fmt
-        else:
-            amt_fmt = self.unsigned_currency_fmt
-        for (account, amount), metadata in zip(amounts, self.metadata):
-            if amount == 0:
-                yield ''
-            else:
-                account_s = account.format_map(template_vars)
-                amount_s = babel.numbers.format_currency(amount, template_vars['currency'], amt_fmt)
-                sep_len = max(2, self.TARGET_ACCTLINE_LEN - len(account_s) - len(amount_s))
-                yield '\n    {}{}{}{}'.format(
-                    account_s, ' ' * sep_len, amount_s,
-                    metadata.format_map(template_vars),
-                )
-
-    def render_next(self, template_vars):
-        if template_vars is not self._last_template_vars:
-            self._split_iter = self._iter_splits(template_vars)
-            self._last_template_vars = template_vars
-        return next(self._split_iter)
-
-
-class Template:
-    ACCOUNT_SPLIT_RE = re.compile(r'(?:\t|  )\s*')
-    DATE_FMT = '%Y/%m/%d'
-    PAYEE_LINE_RE = re.compile(r'\{(\w*_)*date\}')
-    SIGNED_CURRENCY_FMT = '¤#,##0.###;¤-#,##0.###'
-    UNSIGNED_CURRENCY_FMT = '#,##0.### ¤¤'
-
-    def __init__(self, template_s, signed_currencies=frozenset(),
-                 date_fmt=DATE_FMT,
-                 signed_currency_fmt=SIGNED_CURRENCY_FMT,
-                 unsigned_currency_fmt=UNSIGNED_CURRENCY_FMT,
-                 template_name='<template>'):
-        self.date_fmt = date_fmt
-        self.splitter = AccountSplitter(
-            signed_currencies, signed_currency_fmt, unsigned_currency_fmt, template_name)
-
-        lines = self._template_lines(template_s)
-        self.format_funcs = []
-        try:
-            self.format_funcs.append(next(lines).format_map)
-        except StopIteration:
-            return
-        metadata = []
-        for line in lines:
-            if line.startswith(';'):
-                metadata.append(line)
-            else:
-                self._add_str_func(metadata)
-                metadata = []
-                line = line.strip()
-                match = self.ACCOUNT_SPLIT_RE.search(line)
-                if match is None:
-                    raise errors.UserInputError("no amount expression found", line)
-                account = line[:match.start()]
-                amount_expr = line[match.end():]
-                self.splitter.add(account, amount_expr)
-                self.format_funcs.append(self.splitter.render_next)
-        self._add_str_func(metadata)
-        self.format_funcs.append('\n'.format_map)
-
-    def _nonblank_lines(self, s):
-        for line in s.splitlines(True):
-            line = line.strip()
-            if line:
-                yield line
-
-    def _template_lines(self, template_s):
-        lines = self._nonblank_lines(template_s)
-        try:
-            line1 = next(lines)
-        except StopIteration:
-            return
-        if self.PAYEE_LINE_RE.match(line1):
-            yield '\n' + line1
-        else:
-            yield '\n{date} {payee}'
-            yield line1
-        yield from lines
-
-    def _add_str_func(self, str_seq):
-        str_flat = ''.join('\n      ' + s for s in str_seq)
-        if not str_flat:
-            pass
-        elif self.splitter.is_empty():
-            self.format_funcs.append(str_flat.format_map)
-        else:
-            self.splitter.set_metadata(str_flat)
-
-    def render(self, template_vars):
-        # template_vars must have these keys.  Raise a KeyError if not.
-        template_vars['currency']
-        template_vars['payee']
-        try:
-            date = template_vars['date']
-        except KeyError:
-            date = datetime.date.today()
-        render_vars = {
-            'amount': strparse.currency_decimal(template_vars['amount']),
-            'date': date.strftime(self.date_fmt),
-        }
-        for key, value in template_vars.items():
-            if key.endswith('_date'):
-                render_vars[key] = value.strftime(self.date_fmt)
-        all_vars = collections.ChainMap(render_vars, template_vars)
-        return ''.join(f(all_vars) for f in self.format_funcs)
-
-    def is_empty(self):
-        return not self.format_funcs
diff --git a/tests/data/templates.ini b/tests/data/templates.ini
index fff0c75aa3ab5d9141b6e2f6305f415832730c5c..640f44c977ff2fec7a66d56016bbb06e5a33469d 100644
--- a/tests/data/templates.ini
+++ b/tests/data/templates.ini
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+[DEFAULT]
+date_format = %%Y-%%m-%%d
+signed_currencies = USD, CAD
+signed_currency_format = ¤#,##0.###
+unsigned_currency_format = #,##0.### ¤¤
+
 [Simplest]
 template = Accrued:Accounts Receivable  {amount}
  Income:Donations  -{amount}
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index dc6a3038aa9372b97e03b694a07645e09d5d776a..1ac2953c87263628f8455f1771164b43cf16bd4e 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -21,32 +21,6 @@ def config_from_file(path, arglist=[], stdout=None, stderr=None):
     arglist = ['-C', path.as_posix(), *arglist, os.devnull]
     return config.Configuration(arglist, stdout, stderr)
 
-def test_defaults():
-    config = config_from_file('test_config.ini', ['--sign', 'GBP', '-O', 'out_arg'])
-    factory = mock.Mock(name='Template')
-    template = config.get_template('one', 'Templates', factory)
-    assert factory.called
-    kwargs = factory.call_args[1]
-    assert list(kwargs.pop('signed_currencies', '')) == ['GBP']
-    assert kwargs == {
-        'date_fmt': '%Y-%m-%d',
-        'signed_currency_fmt': kwargs['signed_currency_fmt'],
-        'template_name': 'one',
-        'unsigned_currency_fmt': kwargs['unsigned_currency_fmt'],
-    }
-
-def test_template_parsing():
-    config = config_from_file('test_config.ini')
-    factory = mock.Mock(name='Template')
-    template = config.get_template('two', 'Templates', factory)
-    try:
-        tmpl_s = factory.call_args[0][0]
-    except IndexError as error:
-        assert False, error
-    assert "\n;Tag1: {value}\n" in tmpl_s
-    assert "\nIncome:Donations  -{amount}\n" in tmpl_s
-    assert "\n;IncomeTag: Donations\n" in tmpl_s
-
 def test_get_section():
     config = config_from_file('test_config.ini', ['--date-format', '%m/%d/%Y'])
     section = config.get_section('Templates')
@@ -126,9 +100,3 @@ def test_bad_loglevel():
     with bad_config('wraning'):
         config = config_from_file('test_config.ini', ['-c', 'Bad Loglevel'])
         config.get_loglevel()
-
-def test_undefined_template():
-    template_name = 'template nonexistent'
-    config = config_from_file(os.devnull)
-    with bad_config(template_name):
-        config.get_template(template_name)
diff --git a/tests/test_templates.py b/tests/test_hook_ledger_entry.py
similarity index 86%
rename from tests/test_templates.py
rename to tests/test_hook_ledger_entry.py
index 5cc03dc87cfeea2c3b1ad4d918c8e353c2070394..e748be0ae8c10035bc0fc078966de18f658461ab 100644
--- a/tests/test_templates.py
+++ b/tests/test_hook_ledger_entry.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import io
 import pathlib
 
 import pytest
-from import2ledger import errors, template
+from import2ledger import errors
 from import2ledger.hooks import ledger_entry
 
 from . import DATA_DIR, normalize_whitespace
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ with pathlib.Path(DATA_DIR, 'templates.ini').open() as conffile:
     config.read_file(conffile)
 
 def template_from(section_name, *args, **kwargs):
-    return template.Template(config[section_name]['template'], *args, **kwargs)
+    return ledger_entry.Template(config[section_name]['template'], *args, **kwargs)
 
 def template_vars(payee, amount, currency='USD', date=DATE, other_vars=None):
     call_vars = {
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def template_vars(payee, amount, currency='USD', date=DATE, other_vars=None):
         'currency': currency,
         'date': date,
         'payee': payee,
+        'template': 'template',
     }
     if other_vars is None:
         return call_vars
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ def test_currency_formatting():
     assert_easy_render(tmpl, 'CC', '7.99', 'USD', '2015/03/14', '$7.99')
 
 def test_empty_template():
-    tmpl = template.Template("\n \n")
+    tmpl = ledger_entry.Template("\n \n")
     assert tmpl.render(template_vars('BB', '8.99')) == ''
     assert tmpl.is_empty()
 
@@ -201,49 +202,43 @@ def test_line1_not_custom_payee():
 ])
 def test_bad_amount_expression(amount_expr):
     with pytest.raises(errors.UserInputError):
-        template.Template(" Income  " + amount_expr)
+        ledger_entry.Template(" Income  " + amount_expr)
 
 class Config:
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, use_section):
+        self.section_name = use_section
         self.stdout = io.StringIO()
 
     @contextlib.contextmanager
     def open_output_file(self):
         yield self.stdout
 
-    def get_template(self, key):
-        try:
-            return template_from(key)
-        except KeyError:
-            raise errors.UserInputConfigurationError(
-                "template not defined in test config", key)
+    def get_section(self, name=None):
+        return config[self.section_name]
 
 
-def run_hook(entry_data):
-    hook_config = Config()
+def run_hook(entry_data, config_section):
+    hook_config = Config(config_section)
     hook = ledger_entry.LedgerEntryHook(hook_config)
     assert hook.run(entry_data) is None
     stdout = hook_config.stdout.getvalue()
     return normalize_whitespace(stdout).splitlines()
 
-def hook_vars(template_key, payee, amount):
-    return template_vars(payee, amount, other_vars={'template': template_key})
-
 def test_hook_renders_template():
-    entry_data = hook_vars('Simplest', 'BB', '0.99')
-    lines = run_hook(entry_data)
+    entry_data = template_vars('BB', '0.99')
+    lines = run_hook(entry_data, 'Simplest')
     assert lines == [
         "",
-        "2015/03/14 BB",
-        "  Accrued:Accounts Receivable  0.99 USD",
-        "  Income:Donations  -0.99 USD",
+        "2015-03-14 BB",
+        "  Accrued:Accounts Receivable  $0.99",
+        "  Income:Donations  -$0.99",
     ]
 
 def test_hook_handles_empty_template():
-    entry_data = hook_vars('Empty', 'CC', 1)
-    assert not run_hook(entry_data)
+    entry_data = template_vars('CC', 1)
+    assert not run_hook(entry_data, 'Empty')
 
 def test_hook_handles_template_undefined():
-    entry_data = hook_vars('Nonexistent', 'DD', 1)
-    assert not run_hook(entry_data)
+    entry_data = template_vars('DD', 1)
+    assert not run_hook(entry_data, 'Nonexistent')