diff --git a/template/bash_profile.template.bash b/template/bash_profile.template.bash
index 441e06ba..17853b1a 100644
--- a/template/bash_profile.template.bash
+++ b/template/bash_profile.template.bash
@@ -50,8 +50,5 @@ export TODO="t"
 # Set store directory for handmade commandline history tool 
 export hchtstoredir="$HOME/.hcht"
 
-# Set this to the directory to use for the ref plugin
-export REF_DIR="$HOME/.ref/"
-
 # Load Bash It
 source $BASH/bash_it.sh