diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/.bowerrc b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/.bowerrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 6406626abf..0000000000
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/.bowerrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "directory": "wwwroot/lib"
-}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/Pages/Index.cshtml b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/Pages/Index.cshtml
index c7f588fa3f..728fdfc943 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/Pages/Index.cshtml
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/Pages/Index.cshtml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
             <img src="~/images/banner3.svg" alt="Package Management" class="img-responsive" />
             <div class="carousel-caption" role="option">
                 <p>
-                    Bring in libraries from NuGet, Bower, and npm, and automate tasks using Grunt or Gulp.
+                    Bring in libraries from NuGet and npm, and automate tasks using Grunt or Gulp.
                     <a class="btn btn-default" href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=525029&clcid=0x409">
                         Learn More
                     </a>
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
         <h2>Application uses</h2>
         <ul>
             <li>Sample pages using ASP.NET Core Razor Pages</li>
-            <li><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=518004">Bower</a> for managing client-side libraries</li>
             <li>Theming using <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=398939">Bootstrap</a></li>
         </ul>
     </div>
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@
             <li><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=699315">Manage User Secrets using Secret Manager.</a></li>
             <li><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=699316">Use logging to log a message.</a></li>
             <li><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=699317">Add packages using NuGet.</a></li>
-            <li><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=699318">Add client packages using Bower.</a></li>
             <li><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=699319">Target development, staging or production environment.</a></li>
         </ul>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/bower.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/bower.json
deleted file mode 100644
index b07e3cc5ae..0000000000
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/bower.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "asp.net",
-  "private": true,
-  "dependencies": {
-    "bootstrap": "3.3.7",
-    "jquery": "2.2.0",
-    "jquery-validation": "1.14.0",
-    "jquery-validation-unobtrusive": "3.2.6"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/.bowerrc b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/.bowerrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 6406626abf..0000000000
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/.bowerrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "directory": "wwwroot/lib"
-}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/Views/Home/Index.cshtml b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/Views/Home/Index.cshtml
index 00afab6a0c..f804781a31 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/Views/Home/Index.cshtml
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/Views/Home/Index.cshtml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
             <img src="~/images/banner3.svg" alt="Package Management" class="img-responsive" />
             <div class="carousel-caption" role="option">
                 <p>
-                    Bring in libraries from NuGet, Bower, and npm, and automate tasks using Grunt or Gulp.
+                    Bring in libraries from NuGet and npm, and automate tasks using Grunt or Gulp.
                     <a class="btn btn-default" href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=525029&clcid=0x409">
                         Learn More
                     </a>
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@
         <h2>Application uses</h2>
         <ul>
             <li>Sample pages using ASP.NET Core MVC</li>
-            <li><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=518004">Bower</a> for managing client-side libraries</li>
             <li>Theming using <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=398939">Bootstrap</a></li>
         </ul>
     </div>
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@
             <li><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=699315">Manage User Secrets using Secret Manager.</a></li>
             <li><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=699316">Use logging to log a message.</a></li>
             <li><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=699317">Add packages using NuGet.</a></li>
-            <li><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=699318">Add client packages using Bower.</a></li>
             <li><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=699319">Target development, staging or production environment.</a></li>
         </ul>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/bower.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/bower.json
deleted file mode 100644
index b07e3cc5ae..0000000000
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/bower.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "asp.net",
-  "private": true,
-  "dependencies": {
-    "bootstrap": "3.3.7",
-    "jquery": "2.2.0",
-    "jquery-validation": "1.14.0",
-    "jquery-validation-unobtrusive": "3.2.6"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/.bowerrc b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/.bowerrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 6406626abf..0000000000
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/.bowerrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "directory": "wwwroot/lib"
-}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/Views/Home/Index.cshtml b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/Views/Home/Index.cshtml
index 00afab6a0c..f804781a31 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/Views/Home/Index.cshtml
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/Views/Home/Index.cshtml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
             <img src="~/images/banner3.svg" alt="Package Management" class="img-responsive" />
             <div class="carousel-caption" role="option">
                 <p>
-                    Bring in libraries from NuGet, Bower, and npm, and automate tasks using Grunt or Gulp.
+                    Bring in libraries from NuGet and npm, and automate tasks using Grunt or Gulp.
                     <a class="btn btn-default" href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=525029&clcid=0x409">
                         Learn More
                     </a>
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@
         <h2>Application uses</h2>
         <ul>
             <li>Sample pages using ASP.NET Core MVC</li>
-            <li><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=518004">Bower</a> for managing client-side libraries</li>
             <li>Theming using <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=398939">Bootstrap</a></li>
         </ul>
     </div>
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@
             <li><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=699315">Manage User Secrets using Secret Manager.</a></li>
             <li><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=699316">Use logging to log a message.</a></li>
             <li><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=699317">Add packages using NuGet.</a></li>
-            <li><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=699318">Add client packages using Bower.</a></li>
             <li><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=699319">Target development, staging or production environment.</a></li>
         </ul>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/bower.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/bower.json
deleted file mode 100644
index b07e3cc5ae..0000000000
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.2.0/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/bower.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "asp.net",
-  "private": true,
-  "dependencies": {
-    "bootstrap": "3.3.7",
-    "jquery": "2.2.0",
-    "jquery-validation": "1.14.0",
-    "jquery-validation-unobtrusive": "3.2.6"
-  }
-}