diff --git a/packages/api/core/src/api/init.ts b/packages/api/core/src/api/init.ts
index f880950d5d..2a44df4b9e 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/src/api/init.ts
+++ b/packages/api/core/src/api/init.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export interface InitOptions {
    */
   interactive?: boolean;
   /**
-   * Whether to copy Travis and AppVeyor CI files
+   * Whether to copy template CI files
    */
   copyCIFiles?: boolean;
   /**
diff --git a/packages/api/core/test/slow/api_spec_slow.ts b/packages/api/core/test/slow/api_spec_slow.ts
index a8fa85048e..4b1b63567e 100644
--- a/packages/api/core/test/slow/api_spec_slow.ts
+++ b/packages/api/core/test/slow/api_spec_slow.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ for (const nodeInstaller of ['npm', 'yarn']) {
       after(() => fs.remove(dir));
     });
 
-    describe('init with CI files enabled', () => {
+    describe.skip('init with CI files enabled', () => {
       beforeInitTest({ copyCIFiles: true });
 
       it('should copy over the CI config files correctly', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/template/base/src/BaseTemplate.ts b/packages/template/base/src/BaseTemplate.ts
index 6567b53bee..dd4818e86c 100644
--- a/packages/template/base/src/BaseTemplate.ts
+++ b/packages/template/base/src/BaseTemplate.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ export class BaseTemplate implements ForgeTemplate {
           d('creating directory:', path.resolve(directory, 'src'));
           await fs.mkdirs(path.resolve(directory, 'src'));
           const rootFiles = ['_gitignore', 'forge.config.js'];
-          if (copyCIFiles) rootFiles.push(...['_travis.yml', '_appveyor.yml']);
+          if (copyCIFiles) {
+            d(`Copying CI files is currently not supported - this will be updated in a later version of Forge`);
+          }
           const srcFiles = ['index.css', 'index.js', 'index.html', 'preload.js'];
 
           for (const file of rootFiles) {
diff --git a/packages/template/base/tmpl/_appveyor.yml b/packages/template/base/tmpl/_appveyor.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ed01dd8a0f..0000000000
--- a/packages/template/base/tmpl/_appveyor.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-platform:
-  - x64
-environment:
-  nodejs_version: '8'
-cache:
-  - '%APPDATA%\npm-cache'
-  - '%USERPROFILE%\.electron'
-  - node_modules
-branches:
-  only:
-    - main
-    - /^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+/
-install:
-  - ps: Install-Product node $env:nodejs_version $env:platform
-  - set PATH=%APPDATA%\npm;%PATH%
-  - npm install
-  - npm update
-
-test_script:
-  - node --version
-  - npm --version
-  - npm run lint
-  - if %APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG% EQU false npm run make
-
-build_script:
-  - IF %APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG% EQU true npm run publish
diff --git a/packages/template/base/tmpl/_travis.yml b/packages/template/base/tmpl/_travis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 86937a7f6e..0000000000
--- a/packages/template/base/tmpl/_travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-language: node_js
-node_js: '10'
-os:
-  - linux
-  - osx
-dist: bionic
-osx_image: xcode10.1
-
-cache:
-  npm: true
-  yarn: true
-  directories:
-    - $HOME/.cache/electron
-
-addons:
-  apt:
-    packages:
-      - fakeroot
-      - rpm
-
-branches:
-  only:
-    - master
-    - /^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+/
-
-script:
-  - npm run lint
-  - if test -z "$TRAVIS_TAG"; then npm run make; fi
-after_success: if test -n "$TRAVIS_TAG"; then npm run publish; fi