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))