diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/contenttypehelper.service.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/contenttypehelper.service.js
index 5774323e8a..578e1d414b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/contenttypehelper.service.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/contenttypehelper.service.js
@@ -240,26 +240,6 @@ function contentTypeHelper(contentTypeResource, dataTypeResource, $filter) {
 
           return array;
 
-        },
-
-        updateTemplatePlaceholder: function(contentType) {
-
-          // update default template
-          if(contentType.defaultTemplate !== null && contentType.defaultTemplate.placeholder) {
-            contentType.defaultTemplate.name = contentType.name;
-            contentType.defaultTemplate.alias = contentType.alias;
-          }
-
-          // update allowed template
-          angular.forEach(contentType.allowedTemplates, function(allowedTemplate){
-            if(allowedTemplate.placeholder) {
-              allowedTemplate.name = contentType.name;
-              allowedTemplate.alias = contentType.alias;
-            }
-          });
-
-          return contentType;
-
         }
 
     };
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/documenttypes/edit.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/documenttypes/edit.controller.js
index 45ee09d65a..9957b49ec3 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/documenttypes/edit.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/documenttypes/edit.controller.js
@@ -149,11 +149,6 @@
             // reformat allowed content types to array if id's
             vm.contentType.allowedContentTypes = contentTypeHelper.createIdArray(vm.contentType.allowedContentTypes);
 
-            // update placeholder template information on new doc types
-            if (!$routeParams.notemplate && vm.contentType.id === 0) {
-                vm.contentType = contentTypeHelper.updateTemplatePlaceholder(vm.contentType);
-            }
-
             contentEditingHelper.contentEditorPerformSave({
                 statusMessage: "Saving...",
                 saveMethod: contentTypeResource.save,