diff --git a/sphinx/templates/quickstart/conf.py_t b/sphinx/templates/quickstart/conf.py_t
index 1d7095bbc..6e72439d4 100644
--- a/sphinx/templates/quickstart/conf.py_t
+++ b/sphinx/templates/quickstart/conf.py_t
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ release = u'{{ release_str }}'
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 
-# If your documentation needs a minimal Sphinx version, state it here.
-#
-# needs_sphinx = '1.0'
-
 # Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be
 # extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom
 # ones.
@@ -79,9 +75,6 @@ language = {{ language | repr }}
 # This pattern also affects html_static_path and html_extra_path.
 exclude_patterns = [{{ exclude_patterns }}]
 
-# The name of the Pygments (syntax highlighting) style to use.
-pygments_style = None
-
 
 # -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------------