diff --git a/app-template/apply.js b/app-template/apply.js
index ab705912b..15c00dd5e 100755
--- a/app-template/apply.js
+++ b/app-template/apply.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 var templates = {
   'Makefile': 'cordova/',
   'ProjectMakefile': 'cordova/',
-  'config.xml': 'cordova/',
   'config-template.xml': '/',
   'ionic.config.json': '/',
   'Package.appxmanifest': 'cordova/wp/',
diff --git a/app-template/config-template.xml b/app-template/config-template.xml
index 83e00b2ee..93082d59c 100644
--- a/app-template/config-template.xml
+++ b/app-template/config-template.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     <plugin name="cordova-plugin-customurlscheme" spec="~4.2.0">
       <variable name="URL_SCHEME" value="UNUSED" />
     </plugin>
+    <plugin name="phonegap-plugin-push" spec="1.5.3" />
 
     <!-- Supported Platforms -->
     <engine name="ios" spec="~4.2.1" />
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@
 
     <!-- Platform Specific Settings -->
     <platform name="ios">
-      <plugin name="phonegap-plugin-push" spec="1.5.3" />
       <!-- <hook type="after_prepare" src="util/hooks/ios/add-custom-urls-to-plist.js" />
       <hook type="after_prepare" src="util/hooks/ios/add-uistatusbarhidden-to-plist.js" /> -->
     </platform>
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
       <hook type="after_prepare" src="util/hooks/android/add-custom-urls-to-android-manifest.js" />
       <hook type="after_prepare" src="util/hooks/android/prohibit-cloud-backups-in-android-manifest.js" />
       <!-- https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-plugin-push/issues/424 -->
-      <plugin name="phonegap-plugin-push" spec="1.2.3" />
     </platform>
 
     <platform name="wp8">
diff --git a/app-template/config.xml b/app-template/config.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index d58694e1e..000000000
--- a/app-template/config.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<widget id="com.bitpay.*BUNDLENAME*"
-  version="*VERSION*"
-  android-versionCode="*ANDROIDVERSION*"
-  ios-CFBundleVersion="*VERSION*">
-    <name>*USERVISIBLENAME*</name>
-    <description>
-      *PURPOSELINE*
-    </description>
-    <author email="support@bitpay.com" href="*URL*">
-        BitPay Inc.
-    </author>
-    <content src="index.html" />
-    <access origin="*" />
-    <preference name="AndroidPersistentFileLocation" value="Internal" />
-    <preference name="iosPersistentFileLocation" value="Library" />
-    <preference name="DisallowOverscroll" value="true"/>
-    <preference name="HideKeyboardFormAccessoryBar" value="true"/>
-    <preference name="SplashScreen" value="copayscreen" />
-    <preference name="ShowSplashScreenSpinner" value="false" />
-    <preference name="AutoHideSplashScreen" value="false" />
-    <preference name="FadeSplashScreen" value="true" />
-    <preference name="FadeSplashScreenDuration" value="1" />
-    <preference name="StatusBarOverlaysWebView" value="true" />
-    <preference name="StatusBarBackgroundColor" value="#1e3186" />
-    <preference name="StatusBarStyle" value="lightcontent" />
-    <preference name="BackupWebStorage" value="none"/>
-    <preference name="windows-target-version" value="8.1"/>
-    <preference name="Orientation" value="default" />
-
-    <!-- Supported Platforms -->
-    <!-- <engine name="ios" spec="~4.2.1" />
-    <engine name="android" spec="~5.2.2" />
-    <engine name="wp8" spec="~3.8.2" /> -->
-
-    <!-- Plugins -->
-    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-globalization" spec="~1.0.4" />
-    <plugin name="cordova.plugins.diagnostic" spec="~3.2.1" />
-    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-splashscreen" spec="~4.0.0" />
-    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-statusbar" spec="~2.2.0" />
-    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-inappbrowser" spec="~1.5.0" />
-    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-x-toast" spec="~2.5.2" />
-    <plugin name="com.verso.cordova.clipboard" spec="https://github.com/VersoSolutions/CordovaClipboard" />
-    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-x-socialsharing" spec="https://github.com/EddyVerbruggen/SocialSharing-PhoneGap-Plugin.git" />
-    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-spinner-dialog" spec="~1.3.1" />
-    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-dialogs" spec="~1.3.0" />
-    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-network-information" spec="~1.3.0" />
-    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-console" spec="~1.0.4" />
-    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-uniquedeviceid" spec="~1.3.2" />
-    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-file" spec="~4.3.0" />
-    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-touch-id" spec="~3.2.0" />
-    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-transport-security" spec="~0.1.2" />
-    <plugin name="cordova-ios-requires-fullscreen" spec="~0.0.2" />
-    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-disable-bitcode" spec="~1.3.2" />
-    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-android-fingerprint-auth" spec="~0.2.0" />
-    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-screen-orientation" spec="~1.4.2" />
-    <plugin name="ionic-plugin-keyboard" spec="~2.2.1" />
-    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-whitelist" spec="~1.3.0" />
-    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-wkwebview-engine" spec="https://github.com/driftyco/cordova-plugin-wkwebview-engine.git" />
-    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-qrscanner" spec="~2.3.3" />
-
-    <!-- Hooks -->
-
-    <platform name="android">
-      <hook type="after_run" src="scripts/afterRun.js" />
-    </platform>
-
-    <platform name="ios">
-      <hook type="before_build" src="../../node_modules/cordova-plugin-qrscanner/scripts/swift-support.js" />
-      <config-file target="*-Info.plist" parent="NSCameraUsageDescription">
-        <string>The camera is used to read QR codes.</string>
-      </config-file>
-    </platform>
-
-    <!-- Assets -->
-
-    <platform name="ios">
-      <!-- iOS 8.0+ -->
-      <!-- iPad Pro  -->
-      <icon src="../ios/icons/icon-83.5@2x.png" width="167" height="167" />
-      <!-- iPhone 6 Plus  -->
-      <icon src="../ios/icons/icon-60@3x.png" width="180" height="180" />
-      <!-- iOS 7.0+ -->
-      <!-- iPhone / iPod Touch  -->
-      <icon src="../ios/icons/icon-60@2x.png" width="120" height="120" />
-      <!-- iPad -->
-      <icon src="../ios/icons/icon-76.png" width="76" height="76" />
-      <icon src="../ios/icons/icon-76@2x.png" width="152" height="152" />
-      <!-- iOS 6.1 -->
-      <!-- Spotlight Icon -->
-      <icon src="../ios/icons/icon-40.png" width="40" height="40" />
-      <icon src="../ios/icons/icon-40@2x.png" width="80" height="80" />
-      <!-- iPhone / iPod Touch -->
-      <icon src="../ios/icons/icon.png" width="57" height="57" />
-      <icon src="../ios/icons/icon@2x.png" width="114" height="114" />
-      <!-- iPad -->
-      <icon src="../ios/icons/icon-72.png" width="72" height="72" />
-      <icon src="../ios/icons/icon-72@2x.png" width="144" height="144" />
-      <!-- iPhone Spotlight and Settings Icon -->
-      <icon src="../ios/icons/icon-small.png" width="29" height="29" />
-      <icon src="../ios/icons/icon-small@2x.png" width="58" height="58" />
-      <icon src="../ios/icons/icon-small@3x.png" width="87" height="87" />
-      <!-- iPad Spotlight and Settings Icon -->
-      <icon src="../ios/icons/icon-50.png" width="50" height="50" />
-      <icon src="../ios/icons/icon-50@2x.png" width="100" height="100" />
-
-      <!-- Splash -->
-      <splash src="../ios/splash/Default~iphone.png" width="320" height="480"/>
-      <splash src="../ios/splash/Default@2x~iphone.png" width="640" height="960"/>
-      <splash src="../ios/splash/Default-Portrait~ipad.png" width="768" height="1024"/>
-      <splash src="../ios/splash/Default-Portrait@2x~ipad.png" width="1536" height="2048"/>
-      <splash src="../ios/splash/Default-568h@2x~iphone.png" width="640" height="1136"/>
-      <splash src="../ios/splash/Default-667h.png" width="750" height="1334"/>
-      <splash src="../ios/splash/Default-736h.png" width="1242" height="2208"/>
-    </platform>
-  </widget>