diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 894db4e..ac46538 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ editing posts and pages for your website will do the same. Simple and effective.
 > Jekyll
 
 Built on top of Jekyll 3, you get a mature and stable base with the full power
-that Jekyll brings you. You'll have sitemaps and Atom feeds generated, archives
-for your posts created and SEO meta data tags added to your posts and pages.
+that Jekyll brings you. You'll have sitemaps, Atom feeds generated and SEO meta
+data tags added to your posts and pages.
 
 > Optimize your assets
 
diff --git a/generators/jekyll/templates/Gemfile b/generators/jekyll/templates/Gemfile
index aeb0d35..4b55c70 100644
--- a/generators/jekyll/templates/Gemfile
+++ b/generators/jekyll/templates/Gemfile
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ gem 'jekyll'
 gem 'redcarpet'
 
 # jekyll plugins
-gem 'jekyll-archives'
 gem 'jekyll-feed'
 gem 'jekyll-gist'
 gem 'jekyll-paginate'
diff --git a/generators/jekyll/templates/config.yml b/generators/jekyll/templates/config.yml
index 14aa9c3..7ac27ce 100644
--- a/generators/jekyll/templates/config.yml
+++ b/generators/jekyll/templates/config.yml
@@ -44,27 +44,8 @@ highlighter: true
 
 # Extending Jekyll
 gems:
-  - jekyll-archives
   - jekyll-feed
   - jekyll-gist
   - jekyll-paginate
   - jekyll-sitemap
   - jekyll-seo-tag
-
-# Settings for archives
-jekyll-archives:
-  enabled:
-    - year
-    - month
-    - categories
-    - tags
-  layouts:
-    year: 'year-archive'
-    month: 'month-archive'
-    category: 'category-archive'
-    tag: 'tag-archive'
-  permalinks:
-    year: '/archive/:year/'
-    month: '/archive/:year/:month/'
-    category: '/category/:name/'
-    tags: '/tag/:name/'