diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7145bfef..00000000
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-version: 2
-jobs:
-  build:
-    working_directory: ~/django-init
-    environment:
-      TEST_RESULTS: /tmp/test-results
-    docker:
-      - image: circleci/python:3.7.2
-        environment:
-          DATABASE_URL: postgresql://root@localhost/hello_world?sslmode=disable
-      - image: circleci/postgres:11.0
-        environment:
-          POSTGRES_USER: root
-          POSTGRES_DB: hello_world
-    steps:
-      - checkout  # Get the latest clone of the repo in CI.
-      - run:
-          name: Set-up test_results directory and set-up permissions
-          command: |
-            mkdir -p $TEST_RESULTS
-            sudo chown -R circleci:circleci /usr/local/bin
-      - run:
-          name: Setup nvm and npm
-          command: |
-            wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.8/install.sh | bash
-            # Activate nvm
-            export NVM_DIR=$HOME/.nvm
-            touch $HOME/.nvmrc
-            source $NVM_DIR/nvm.sh
-            # Use node 8.9
-            nvm install 8.9 && nvm alias default 8.9
-            echo 8.9 > $HOME/.nvmrc
-            echo 'export NVM_DIR=$HOME/.nvm' >> $BASH_ENV
-            echo 'source $NVM_DIR/nvm.sh' >> $BASH_ENV
-            # To fix npm install : "node-pre-gyp: Permission denied"
-            npm config set user 0
-            npm config set unsafe-perm true
-            npm install -g npx webpack webpack-cli jest npm
-            node --version
-            npm --version
-      - run:
-          name: Update apt source list for Postgres
-          command: |
-            wget --quiet -O - https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | sudo apt-key add -
-            sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ bionic-pgdg main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/PostgreSQL.list'
-            sudo apt update
-            sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y postgresql-client-11
-      - run:
-          name: Waiting for Postgres to be ready
-          command: |
-            for i in `seq 1 10`;
-            do
-              nc -z localhost 5432 && echo Success && exit 0
-              echo -n .
-              sleep 1
-            done
-            echo Failed waiting for Postgres && exit 1
-      - run:
-          name: Install requirements
-          command: |
-            virtualenv venv
-            source venv/bin/activate
-            pip install cookiecutter
-            pip install -U pip cookiecutter ansible==2.5.0 fabric3==1.14.post1
-      - run:
-          name: Run tests
-          command: |
-            source venv/bin/activate
-            ./run_test.sh
-      - store_test_results: # Upload test results for display in Test Summary: https://circleci.com/docs/2.0/collect-test-data/
-          path: test-results
-      - store_artifacts: # Upload test summary for display in Artifacts: https://circleci.com/docs/2.0/artifacts/
-          path: test-results
-          destination: tr1
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 140d7608..60b6b8b0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [2.x]
 
+- Remove support for Circle CI ([@theskumar])
 - vendor media type for accept headers. ([@tucosaurus]) 
 - Add black in pre-commit and also formatted exiting code as per black. ([@theskumar])
 - Upgrade to run on Python 3.7 ([@theskumar])
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.github_repository}}/circle.yml b/{{cookiecutter.github_repository}}/circle.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e3de0c5..00000000
--- a/{{cookiecutter.github_repository}}/circle.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-## Customize the test machine
-machine:
-  python:
-    version: '3.6.4'
-  environment:
-    # each command runs in its own shell, so just adding an export FOO=bar command won't work
-    DATABASE_URL: "postgres://ubuntu@localhost/circle_test"
-  #services: # By default popular ones are running on our build machines (bound to localhost), including Postgres, MySQL, Redis and MongoDB
-  # -redis
-
-## Customize checkout
-#checkout:
-#  post:
-#	   - git submodule sync
-
-## Customize dependencies
-dependencies:
-  override:
-    {% if cookiecutter.add_ansible.lower() == 'y' %}- pip install ansible{% endif %}
-    - pip install -r requirements/development.txt
-
-{% if cookiecutter.postgis == 'y' %}
-## Customize database setup
-database:
-  post:
-    - psql -c "CREATE EXTENSION postgis;" -d circle_test{% endif %}
-
-## Customize test commands
-test:
-  override:
-    - flake8
-    - pytest --cov --cov-report term-missing -v --tb=native --junitxml=$CIRCLE_TEST_REPORTS/summary.xml
-    - coverage html -d $CIRCLE_ARTIFACTS
-    {% if cookiecutter.add_ansible.lower() == 'y' %}- ansible-playbook -i provisioner/hosts provisioner/site.yml --syntax-check{% endif %}
-
-## Customize deployment commands
-{% if cookiecutter.enable_heroku_deployment.lower() == 'y' %}
-# To enable Heroku deployment add heroku API key under project settings deployment in circle
-deployment:
-  dev:
-    branch: master
-    owner: {{ cookiecutter.github_username }}
-    heroku: # add key via https://circleci.com/account/heroku
-      appname: {{ cookiecutter.main_module }}-dev
-  qa:
-    branch: qa
-    owner: {{ cookiecutter.github_username }}
-    heroku:
-      appname: {{ cookiecutter.main_module }}-qa
-  prod:
-    branch: prod
-    owner: {{ cookiecutter.github_username }}
-    heroku:
-      appname: {{ cookiecutter.main_module }}-prod
-{% endif %}
-
-## Custom notifications
-#notify:
- # webhooks:
-    # A list of hashes representing hooks. Only the url field is supported.
-   # - url: https://someurl.com/hooks/circle