diff --git a/.vim/ftplugin/go.vim b/.vim/ftplugin/go.vim
index bcdc40c..179b4fe 100644
--- a/.vim/ftplugin/go.vim
+++ b/.vim/ftplugin/go.vim
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 " don't show go fmt errors
 let g:go_fmt_fail_silently = 1
 
+" don't template out new Go files
+let g:go_template_autocreate = 0
+
 " use literal tab characters in Go
 set noexpandtab