diff --git a/src/hooks/useNoteActions.hook.test.ts b/src/hooks/useNoteActions.hook.test.ts
index 123d3d7c..5d15a59d 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useNoteActions.hook.test.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useNoteActions.hook.test.ts
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ describe('useNoteActions hook', () => {
     expect(createdEntry.isA).toBe('Project')
   })
 
-  it('handleCreateNote uses default template for Project type', () => {
+  it('handleCreateNote leaves Project body empty without an explicit type template', () => {
     const { result } = renderHook(() => useNoteActions(makeConfig()))
 
     act(() => {
@@ -335,8 +335,7 @@ describe('useNoteActions hook', () => {
     })
 
     const tabContent = result.current.tabs[0].content
-    expect(tabContent).toContain('## Objective')
-    expect(tabContent).toContain('## Key Results')
+    expect(tabContent).toBe('---\ntitle: My Project\ntype: Project\n---\n')
   })
 
   it('handleCreateNote uses custom template from type entry', () => {
diff --git a/src/hooks/useNoteCreation.extra.test.ts b/src/hooks/useNoteCreation.extra.test.ts
index 824803f6..e8c1b7c7 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useNoteCreation.extra.test.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useNoteCreation.extra.test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
   resolveNewNote,
   resolveNewType,
   planNewTypeCreation,
-  DEFAULT_TEMPLATES,
   resolveTemplate,
 } from './useNoteCreation'
 
@@ -232,8 +231,8 @@ describe('resolveTemplate', () => {
     expect(resolveTemplate({ entries: [typeEntry], typeName: 'Recipe' })).toBe('## Ingredients\n\n## Steps\n\n')
   })
 
-  it('falls back to DEFAULT_TEMPLATES for built-in types', () => {
-    expect(resolveTemplate({ entries: [], typeName: 'Project' })).toBe(DEFAULT_TEMPLATES.Project)
+  it('returns null for built-in types without an explicit type template', () => {
+    expect(resolveTemplate({ entries: [], typeName: 'Project' })).toBeNull()
   })
 
   it('returns null when no template and no default', () => {
@@ -246,15 +245,6 @@ describe('resolveTemplate', () => {
   })
 })
 
-describe('DEFAULT_TEMPLATES', () => {
-  it('has templates for Project, Person, Responsibility, Experiment', () => {
-    expect(DEFAULT_TEMPLATES.Project).toBeDefined()
-    expect(DEFAULT_TEMPLATES.Person).toBeDefined()
-    expect(DEFAULT_TEMPLATES.Responsibility).toBeDefined()
-    expect(DEFAULT_TEMPLATES.Experiment).toBeDefined()
-  })
-})
-
 describe('resolveNewNote', () => {
   it('creates note at vault root', () => {
     const { entry, content } = resolveNewNote({ title: 'My Project', type: 'Project', vaultPath: '/my/vault' })
diff --git a/src/hooks/useNoteCreation.test.ts b/src/hooks/useNoteCreation.test.ts
index 67780107..1616b948 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useNoteCreation.test.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useNoteCreation.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {
   resolveNewType,
   resolveTemplate,
   resolveTypeInstanceDefaults,
-  DEFAULT_TEMPLATES,
   RAPID_CREATE_NOTE_SETTLE_MS,
   planNewNoteCreation,
   useNoteCreation,
@@ -284,8 +283,8 @@ describe('resolveTemplate', () => {
     expect(resolveTemplate({ entries: [typeEntry], typeName: 'Recipe' })).toBe('## Ingredients\n\n')
   })
 
-  it('falls back to DEFAULT_TEMPLATES', () => {
-    expect(resolveTemplate({ entries: [], typeName: 'Project' })).toBe(DEFAULT_TEMPLATES.Project)
+  it('returns null for built-in types without an explicit type template', () => {
+    expect(resolveTemplate({ entries: [], typeName: 'Project' })).toBeNull()
   })
 
   it('returns null when no template and no default', () => {
@@ -473,7 +472,7 @@ describe('useNoteCreation hook', () => {
     })
     expect(addEntry.mock.calls[0][0].isA).toBe('Project')
     expect(addEntry.mock.calls[0][0].status).toBeNull()
-    expect(openTabWithContent.mock.calls[0][1]).toBe('---\ntype: Project\n---\n\n# \n\n## Objective\n\n\n\n## Key Results\n\n\n\n## Notes\n\n')
+    expect(openTabWithContent.mock.calls[0][1]).toBe('---\ntype: Project\n---\n\n# \n\n')
   })
 
   it('handleCreateNoteImmediate persists typed notes under Windows verbatim vault roots', async () => {
diff --git a/src/hooks/useNoteCreation.ts b/src/hooks/useNoteCreation.ts
index b9b39b42..a66e4cec 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useNoteCreation.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useNoteCreation.ts
@@ -88,15 +88,7 @@ export function entryMatchesTarget({ entry, target }: EntryMatchParams): boolean
   return resolveEntry([entry], target) === entry
 }
 
-/** Default templates for built-in types. Used when the type entry has no custom template. */
-export const DEFAULT_TEMPLATES: Record<string, string> = {
-  Project: '## Objective\n\n\n\n## Key Results\n\n\n\n## Notes\n\n',
-  Person: '## Role\n\n\n\n## Contact\n\n\n\n## Notes\n\n',
-  Responsibility: '## Description\n\n\n\n## Key Activities\n\n\n\n## Notes\n\n',
-  Experiment: '## Hypothesis\n\n\n\n## Method\n\n\n\n## Results\n\n\n\n## Conclusion\n\n',
-}
-
-/** Look up the template for a given type from the type entry or defaults. */
+/** Look up the template for a given type from the type entry. */
 export interface TemplateLookupParams {
   entries: VaultEntry[]
   typeName: string
@@ -104,7 +96,7 @@ export interface TemplateLookupParams {
 
 export function resolveTemplate({ entries, typeName }: TemplateLookupParams): string | null {
   const typeEntry = entries.find((entry) => entry.isA === 'Type' && entry.title === typeName)
-  return typeEntry?.template ?? (Reflect.get(DEFAULT_TEMPLATES, typeName) as string | undefined) ?? null
+  return typeEntry?.template ?? null
 }
 
 export interface NoteContentParams {