diff --git a/homeassistant/components/template/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/template/__init__.py
index de9d60feceb..0c205a0196c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/template/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/template/__init__.py
@@ -1,60 +1 @@
 """The template component."""
-
-from itertools import chain
-import logging
-
-from homeassistant.const import MATCH_ALL
-
-_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-def initialise_templates(hass, templates, attribute_templates=None):
-    """Initialise templates and attribute templates."""
-    if attribute_templates is None:
-        attribute_templates = {}
-    for template in chain(templates.values(), attribute_templates.values()):
-        if template is None:
-            continue
-        template.hass = hass
-
-
-def extract_entities(
-    device_name, device_type, manual_entity_ids, templates, attribute_templates=None
-):
-    """Extract entity ids from templates and attribute templates."""
-    if attribute_templates is None:
-        attribute_templates = {}
-    entity_ids = set()
-    if manual_entity_ids is None:
-        invalid_templates = []
-        for template_name, template in chain(
-            templates.items(), attribute_templates.items()
-        ):
-            if template is None:
-                continue
-
-            template_entity_ids = template.extract_entities()
-
-            if template_entity_ids != MATCH_ALL:
-                entity_ids |= set(template_entity_ids)
-            else:
-                invalid_templates.append(template_name.replace("_template", ""))
-
-        entity_ids = list(entity_ids)
-
-        if invalid_templates:
-            if not entity_ids:
-                entity_ids = MATCH_ALL
-            _LOGGER.warning(
-                "Template %s '%s' has no entity ids configured to track nor"
-                " were we able to extract the entities to track from the %s "
-                "template(s). This entity will only be able to be updated "
-                "manually",
-                device_type,
-                device_name,
-                ", ".join(invalid_templates),
-            )
-    else:
-        entity_ids = manual_entity_ids
-
-    return entity_ids