diff --git a/dist/doc/extend.md b/dist/doc/extend.md
index 4dc0040f..35379d7e 100644
--- a/dist/doc/extend.md
+++ b/dist/doc/extend.md
@@ -118,25 +118,6 @@ and
 [Event](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/events)
 Docs.
 
-### Track jQuery AJAX requests in Google Analytics
-
-An article by @JangoSteve explains how to [track jQuery AJAX requests in Google
-Analytics](https://www.alfajango.com/blog/track-jquery-ajax-requests-in-google-analytics/).
-
-Add this to `plugins.js`:
-
-```js
-/*
- * Log all jQuery AJAX requests to Google Analytics
- * See: https://www.alfajango.com/blog/track-jquery-ajax-requests-in-google-analytics/
- */
-if (typeof ga !== "undefined" && ga !== null) {
-    $(document).ajaxSend(function(event, xhr, settings){
-        ga('send', 'pageview', settings.url);
-    });
-}
-```
-
 ### Track JavaScript errors in Google Analytics
 
 Add this function after `ga` is defined:
diff --git a/dist/doc/html.md b/dist/doc/html.md
index a29fddf0..f61c7935 100644
--- a/dist/doc/html.md
+++ b/dist/doc/html.md
@@ -167,13 +167,11 @@ it before the other scripts in the bottom of the page:
 ```html
     <script src="js/vendor/modernizr-3.10.0.min.js"></script>
     <script src="https://polyfill.io/v3/polyfill.min.js"></script>
-    <script src="js/plugins.js"></script>
     <script src="js/app.js"></script>
 </body>
 ```
 
-If you like to just include the polyfills yourself, you could include them in
-`js/plugins.js`. When you have a bunch of polyfills to load in, you could also
+When you have a bunch of polyfills to load in, you could also
 create a `polyfills.js` file in the `js/vendor` directory or include the files
 individually and combine them using a build tool. Always ensure that the
 polyfills are all loaded before any other JavaScript.
diff --git a/dist/doc/js.md b/dist/doc/js.md
index 542c253a..58513cff 100644
--- a/dist/doc/js.md
+++ b/dist/doc/js.md
@@ -11,20 +11,6 @@ This file can be used to contain or reference your site/app JavaScript code. If
 you're working on something more advanced you might replace this file entirely.
 That's cool.
 
-## plugins.js
-
-This file can be used to contain all your plugins, such as jQuery plugins and
-other 3rd party scripts for a simple site.
-
-One approach is to put jQuery plugins inside of a `(function($){ ...})(jQuery);`
-closure to make sure they're in the jQuery namespace safety blanket. Read more
-about [jQuery plugin authoring](https://learn.jquery.com/plugins/).
-
-By default the `plugins.js` file contains a small script to avoid `console`
-errors in browsers that lack a `console`. The script will make sure that, if a
-console method isn't available, that method will have the value of empty
-function, thus, preventing the browser from throwing an error.
-
 ## vendor
 
 This directory can be used to contain all 3rd party library code.
diff --git a/dist/doc/usage.md b/dist/doc/usage.md
index ef85525d..92064644 100644
--- a/dist/doc/usage.md
+++ b/dist/doc/usage.md
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ A basic HTML5 Boilerplate site initially looks something like this:
 ├── img
 ├── js
 │   ├── app.js
-│   ├── plugins.js
 │   └── vendor
 │       └── modernizr.min.js
 ├── .editorconfig
diff --git a/dist/index.html b/dist/index.html
index a6e1472a..b18a6a40 100644
--- a/dist/index.html
+++ b/dist/index.html
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
   <!-- Add your site or application content here -->
   <p>Hello world! This is HTML5 Boilerplate.</p>
   <script src="js/vendor/modernizr-3.11.3.min.js"></script>
-  <script src="js/plugins.js"></script>
   <script src="js/app.js"></script>
 
   <!-- Google Analytics: change UA-XXXXX-Y to be your site's ID. -->
diff --git a/dist/js/plugins.js b/dist/js/plugins.js
deleted file mode 100644
index feb7d19e..00000000
--- a/dist/js/plugins.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-// Avoid `console` errors in browsers that lack a console.
-(function() {
-  var method;
-  var noop = function () {};
-  var methods = [
-    'assert', 'clear', 'count', 'debug', 'dir', 'dirxml', 'error',
-    'exception', 'group', 'groupCollapsed', 'groupEnd', 'info', 'log',
-    'markTimeline', 'profile', 'profileEnd', 'table', 'time', 'timeEnd',
-    'timeline', 'timelineEnd', 'timeStamp', 'trace', 'warn'
-  ];
-  var length = methods.length;
-  var console = (window.console = window.console || {});
-
-  while (length--) {
-    method = methods[length];
-
-    // Only stub undefined methods.
-    if (!console[method]) {
-      console[method] = noop;
-    }
-  }
-}());
-
-// Place any jQuery/helper plugins in here.
diff --git a/src/doc/extend.md b/src/doc/extend.md
index 4dc0040f..35379d7e 100644
--- a/src/doc/extend.md
+++ b/src/doc/extend.md
@@ -118,25 +118,6 @@ and
 [Event](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/events)
 Docs.
 
-### Track jQuery AJAX requests in Google Analytics
-
-An article by @JangoSteve explains how to [track jQuery AJAX requests in Google
-Analytics](https://www.alfajango.com/blog/track-jquery-ajax-requests-in-google-analytics/).
-
-Add this to `plugins.js`:
-
-```js
-/*
- * Log all jQuery AJAX requests to Google Analytics
- * See: https://www.alfajango.com/blog/track-jquery-ajax-requests-in-google-analytics/
- */
-if (typeof ga !== "undefined" && ga !== null) {
-    $(document).ajaxSend(function(event, xhr, settings){
-        ga('send', 'pageview', settings.url);
-    });
-}
-```
-
 ### Track JavaScript errors in Google Analytics
 
 Add this function after `ga` is defined:
diff --git a/src/doc/html.md b/src/doc/html.md
index a29fddf0..f61c7935 100644
--- a/src/doc/html.md
+++ b/src/doc/html.md
@@ -167,13 +167,11 @@ it before the other scripts in the bottom of the page:
 ```html
     <script src="js/vendor/modernizr-3.10.0.min.js"></script>
     <script src="https://polyfill.io/v3/polyfill.min.js"></script>
-    <script src="js/plugins.js"></script>
     <script src="js/app.js"></script>
 </body>
 ```
 
-If you like to just include the polyfills yourself, you could include them in
-`js/plugins.js`. When you have a bunch of polyfills to load in, you could also
+When you have a bunch of polyfills to load in, you could also
 create a `polyfills.js` file in the `js/vendor` directory or include the files
 individually and combine them using a build tool. Always ensure that the
 polyfills are all loaded before any other JavaScript.
diff --git a/src/doc/js.md b/src/doc/js.md
index 542c253a..58513cff 100644
--- a/src/doc/js.md
+++ b/src/doc/js.md
@@ -11,20 +11,6 @@ This file can be used to contain or reference your site/app JavaScript code. If
 you're working on something more advanced you might replace this file entirely.
 That's cool.
 
-## plugins.js
-
-This file can be used to contain all your plugins, such as jQuery plugins and
-other 3rd party scripts for a simple site.
-
-One approach is to put jQuery plugins inside of a `(function($){ ...})(jQuery);`
-closure to make sure they're in the jQuery namespace safety blanket. Read more
-about [jQuery plugin authoring](https://learn.jquery.com/plugins/).
-
-By default the `plugins.js` file contains a small script to avoid `console`
-errors in browsers that lack a `console`. The script will make sure that, if a
-console method isn't available, that method will have the value of empty
-function, thus, preventing the browser from throwing an error.
-
 ## vendor
 
 This directory can be used to contain all 3rd party library code.
diff --git a/src/doc/usage.md b/src/doc/usage.md
index ef85525d..92064644 100644
--- a/src/doc/usage.md
+++ b/src/doc/usage.md
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ A basic HTML5 Boilerplate site initially looks something like this:
 ├── img
 ├── js
 │   ├── app.js
-│   ├── plugins.js
 │   └── vendor
 │       └── modernizr.min.js
 ├── .editorconfig
diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html
index 22b12135..15cf4d7e 100644
--- a/src/index.html
+++ b/src/index.html
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
   <!-- Add your site or application content here -->
   <p>Hello world! This is HTML5 Boilerplate.</p>
   <script src="js/vendor/modernizr-{{MODERNIZR_VERSION}}.min.js"></script>
-  <script src="js/plugins.js"></script>
   <script src="js/app.js"></script>
 
   <!-- Google Analytics: change UA-XXXXX-Y to be your site's ID. -->
diff --git a/src/js/plugins.js b/src/js/plugins.js
deleted file mode 100644
index feb7d19e..00000000
--- a/src/js/plugins.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-// Avoid `console` errors in browsers that lack a console.
-(function() {
-  var method;
-  var noop = function () {};
-  var methods = [
-    'assert', 'clear', 'count', 'debug', 'dir', 'dirxml', 'error',
-    'exception', 'group', 'groupCollapsed', 'groupEnd', 'info', 'log',
-    'markTimeline', 'profile', 'profileEnd', 'table', 'time', 'timeEnd',
-    'timeline', 'timelineEnd', 'timeStamp', 'trace', 'warn'
-  ];
-  var length = methods.length;
-  var console = (window.console = window.console || {});
-
-  while (length--) {
-    method = methods[length];
-
-    // Only stub undefined methods.
-    if (!console[method]) {
-      console[method] = noop;
-    }
-  }
-}());
-
-// Place any jQuery/helper plugins in here.
diff --git a/test/file_existence.js b/test/file_existence.js
index 74acfb0a..bd4ff1e8 100644
--- a/test/file_existence.js
+++ b/test/file_existence.js
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ const expectedFilesInDistDir = [
 
   'js/',
   'js/app.js',
-  'js/plugins.js',
   'js/vendor/',
   `js/vendor/modernizr-${pkg.devDependencies.modernizr}.min.js`,