diff --git a/scripts/new-exercise.py b/scripts/new-exercise.py
index eb5a91da..ab340892 100755
--- a/scripts/new-exercise.py
+++ b/scripts/new-exercise.py
@@ -109,14 +109,11 @@ def create_download_py_file() -> None:
     # TODO: conditionally add the git tagging only when requires_repo is True
     with open("download.py", "w") as download_script_file:
         download_script = """
-        from exercise_utils.cli import run_command
-        from exercise_utils.gitmastery import create_start_tag
-
-        __resources__ = {}
+        __resources__ = {} # Delete if no resources needed
 
 
         def setup(verbose: bool = False):
-            create_start_tag(verbose)
+            pass
         """
         download_script_file.write(textwrap.dedent(download_script).lstrip())
 
diff --git a/scripts/new-hands-on.py b/scripts/new-hands-on.py
index e8bb8365..31666045 100644
--- a/scripts/new-hands-on.py
+++ b/scripts/new-hands-on.py
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ def create_download_py_file(config: HandsOnConfig) -> None:
         f"{config.hands_on_name.replace('-', '_')}.py", "w"
     ) as download_script_file:
         download_script = f"""
-        from exercise_utils.cli import run_command
-        from exercise_utils.gitmastery import create_start_tag
-
         __requires_git__ = {config.requires_git}
         __requires_github__ = {config.requires_github}