diff --git a/new_project.sh b/new_project.sh
index 199ced411..28de9c2f9 100755
--- a/new_project.sh
+++ b/new_project.sh
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@ sed -e "s;%KEYBOARD%;$KEYBOARD;g" quantum/template/config.h > keyboard/$KEYBOARD
 sed -e "s;%KEYBOARD%;$KEYBOARD;g" quantum/template/README.md > keyboard/$KEYBOARD/README.md
 sed -e "s;%KEYBOARD%;$KEYBOARD;g" quantum/template/Makefile > keyboard/$KEYBOARD/Makefile
 sed -e "s;%KEYBOARD%;$KEYBOARD;g" quantum/template/keymaps/default.c > keyboard/$KEYBOARD/keymaps/default.c
-cp quantum/template/bootloader.hex keyboard/$KEYBOARD/bootloader.hex
 
 echo "######################################################"
 echo "# keyboard/$KEYBOARD project created. To start"
 echo "# working on things, use the following command:"
 echo "# cd keyboard/$KEYBOARD"
-echo "######################################################"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "######################################################"