diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b30b87ba11a7..f3b76f7edf5b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 api_data/v1
 doxygen/
 quantum/version.h
-!quantum/tools/eeprom_reset.hex
 *.bin
 *.eep
 *.hex
diff --git a/quantum/template/avr/config.h b/data/templates/avr/config.h
similarity index 100%
rename from quantum/template/avr/config.h
rename to data/templates/avr/config.h
diff --git a/quantum/template/avr/readme.md b/data/templates/avr/readme.md
similarity index 100%
rename from quantum/template/avr/readme.md
rename to data/templates/avr/readme.md
diff --git a/quantum/template/avr/rules.mk b/data/templates/avr/rules.mk
similarity index 100%
rename from quantum/template/avr/rules.mk
rename to data/templates/avr/rules.mk
diff --git a/quantum/template/base/info.json b/data/templates/base/info.json
similarity index 100%
rename from quantum/template/base/info.json
rename to data/templates/base/info.json
diff --git a/quantum/template/base/keyboard.c b/data/templates/base/keyboard.c
similarity index 100%
rename from quantum/template/base/keyboard.c
rename to data/templates/base/keyboard.c
diff --git a/quantum/template/base/keyboard.h b/data/templates/base/keyboard.h
similarity index 100%
rename from quantum/template/base/keyboard.h
rename to data/templates/base/keyboard.h
diff --git a/quantum/template/base/keymaps/default/keymap.c b/data/templates/base/keymaps/default/keymap.c
similarity index 100%
rename from quantum/template/base/keymaps/default/keymap.c
rename to data/templates/base/keymaps/default/keymap.c
diff --git a/quantum/template/base/keymaps/default/readme.md b/data/templates/base/keymaps/default/readme.md
similarity index 100%
rename from quantum/template/base/keymaps/default/readme.md
rename to data/templates/base/keymaps/default/readme.md
diff --git a/quantum/template/ps2avrgb/config.h b/data/templates/ps2avrgb/config.h
similarity index 100%
rename from quantum/template/ps2avrgb/config.h
rename to data/templates/ps2avrgb/config.h
diff --git a/quantum/template/ps2avrgb/readme.md b/data/templates/ps2avrgb/readme.md
similarity index 100%
rename from quantum/template/ps2avrgb/readme.md
rename to data/templates/ps2avrgb/readme.md
diff --git a/quantum/template/ps2avrgb/rules.mk b/data/templates/ps2avrgb/rules.mk
similarity index 100%
rename from quantum/template/ps2avrgb/rules.mk
rename to data/templates/ps2avrgb/rules.mk
diff --git a/lib/python/qmk/cli/format/c.py b/lib/python/qmk/cli/format/c.py
index b7263e19f315..0160e6036f63 100644
--- a/lib/python/qmk/cli/format/c.py
+++ b/lib/python/qmk/cli/format/c.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 c_file_suffixes = ('c', 'h', 'cpp')
 core_dirs = ('drivers', 'quantum', 'tests', 'tmk_core', 'platforms')
-ignored = ('tmk_core/protocol/usb_hid', 'quantum/template', 'platforms/chibios')
+ignored = ('tmk_core/protocol/usb_hid', 'platforms/chibios/boards')
 
 
 def find_clang_format():
diff --git a/lib/python/qmk/cli/new/keyboard.py b/lib/python/qmk/cli/new/keyboard.py
index 9e4232679dfc..369d2bd7dafb 100644
--- a/lib/python/qmk/cli/new/keyboard.py
+++ b/lib/python/qmk/cli/new/keyboard.py
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ def find_user_name():
 
 
 def copy_templates(keyboard_type, keyboard_path):
-    """Copies the template files from quantum/template to the new keyboard directory.
+    """Copies the template files from data/templates to the new keyboard directory.
     """
-    template_base_path = Path('quantum/template')
+    template_base_path = Path('data/templates')
     keyboard_basename = keyboard_path.name
 
     cli.log.info('Copying base template files...')
diff --git a/quantum/tools/readme.md b/quantum/tools/readme.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f355256def8..000000000000
--- a/quantum/tools/readme.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-`eeprom_reset.hex` is to reset the eeprom on the Atmega32u4, like this:
-
-    dfu-programmer atmega32u4 erase
-    dfu-programmer atmega32u4 flash --eeprom eeprom_reset.hex
-
- You'll need to reflash afterwards, because DFU requires the flash to be erased before messing with the eeprom.
diff --git a/util/new_keyboard.sh b/util/new_keyboard.sh
index 87b7cde0c95a..62e8cb9e133c 100755
--- a/util/new_keyboard.sh
+++ b/util/new_keyboard.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # This script generates a new keyboard directory under keyboards/,
-# and copies the template files from quantum/template/ into it.
+# and copies the template files from data/templates/ into it.
 
 # Print an error message with the word "ERROR" in red.
 echo_error() {
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ copy_templates() {
     mkdir -p "$keyboard_dir"
 
     echo -n "Copying base template files..."
-    cp -r "quantum/template/base/." "${keyboard_dir}"
+    cp -r "data/templates/base/." "${keyboard_dir}"
     echo " done"
 
     echo -n "Copying $keyboard_type template files..."
-    cp -r "quantum/template/${keyboard_type}/." "${keyboard_dir}"
+    cp -r "data/templates/${keyboard_type}/." "${keyboard_dir}"
     echo " done"
 
     echo -n "Renaming keyboard files..."
diff --git a/quantum/tools/eeprom_reset.hex b/util/reset.eep
similarity index 100%
rename from quantum/tools/eeprom_reset.hex
rename to util/reset.eep