diff --git a/lib/theme_template/theme.gemspec.erb b/lib/theme_template/theme.gemspec.erb
index 13d795ce..dac6ed39 100644
--- a/lib/theme_template/theme.gemspec.erb
+++ b/lib/theme_template/theme.gemspec.erb
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.homepage      = "TODO: Put your gem's website or public repo URL here."
   spec.license       = "MIT"
 
-  spec.files         = `git ls-files -z`.split("\x0").reject { |f| f.match(%r{^(exe|<%= theme_directories.join("|") %>)/}) }
-  spec.bindir        = "exe"
-  spec.executables   = spec.files.grep(%r{^exe/}) { |f| File.basename(f) }
+  spec.files         = `git ls-files -z`.split("\x0").reject { |f| f.match(%r{^(<%= theme_directories.join("|") %>)/}) }
 
   spec.add_development_dependency "jekyll", "~> <%= jekyll_version_with_minor %>"
   spec.add_development_dependency "bundler", "~> 1.12"