diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/package.json b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/package.json
index c69cfa622..542f99437 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/package.json
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/package.json
@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@
         "scopeName": "source.yaml",
         "path": "./yaml-support/yaml.tmLanguage"
       }
-    ],
-    "snippets": [
-      {
-        "language": "manifest-yaml",
-        "path": "./snippets.json"
-      }
     ]
   },
   "main": "./out/lib/Main",
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/snippets.json b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/snippets.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c90e3a6a..000000000
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/snippets.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "Minimal CF Manifest": {
-    "prefix": "applications",
-    "body": [
-      "applications:",
-      "- name: ${1:name}",
-      "  $0"
-    ],
-    "description": "Minimal CF Manifest"
-  }
-}