diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eb0cc3d8..934bd36d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,9 +13,14 @@ on how to do that, including how to develop and test locally and the versioning
 
 ## Release Notes
 
+### 7.X.X
+*Released*: TBD
+(Earliest compatible LabKey version: 25.10)
+- Remove `ContainerListener` from module template
+
 ### 7.1.0
 *Released*: 17 October 2025
-(Earliest compatible LabKeyversion: 25.10)
+(Earliest compatible LabKey version: 25.10)
 - [Issue 53244](https://www.labkey.org/home/Developer/issues/issues-details.view?issueId=53244): Update `stopLabKey` task to work without Spring's shutdown endpoint
 - [Issue 53792](https://www.labkey.org/home/Developer/issues/issues-details.view?issueId=53792): Conditionally enable Java heap dumps in `StartLabKey` task
 - Fix output destination of `application.properties` for `DeployApp` task
diff --git a/moduleTemplate/src/org/labkey/MODULE_DIR_NAME/MODULE_NAMEContainerListener.java b/moduleTemplate/src/org/labkey/MODULE_DIR_NAME/MODULE_NAMEContainerListener.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 85acd2be..00000000
--- a/moduleTemplate/src/org/labkey/MODULE_DIR_NAME/MODULE_NAMEContainerListener.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) @@CURRENT_YEAR@@ LabKey Corporation
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.labkey.@@MODULE_LOWERCASE_NAME@@;
-
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-import org.labkey.api.data.Container;
-import org.labkey.api.data.ContainerManager.ContainerListener;
-import org.labkey.api.security.User;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.Collection;
-
-import java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent;
-
-public class @@MODULE_NAME@@ContainerListener implements ContainerListener
-{
-    @Override
-    public void containerCreated(Container c, User user)
-    {
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void containerDeleted(Container c, User user)
-    {
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt)
-    {
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void containerMoved(Container c, Container oldParent, User user)
-    {
-    }
-
-    @NotNull @Override
-    public Collection<String> canMove(Container c, Container newParent, User user)
-    {
-        return Collections.emptyList();
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/moduleTemplate/src/org/labkey/MODULE_DIR_NAME/MODULE_NAMEModule.java b/moduleTemplate/src/org/labkey/MODULE_DIR_NAME/MODULE_NAMEModule.java
index 11527bc5..5dc15fc1 100644
--- a/moduleTemplate/src/org/labkey/MODULE_DIR_NAME/MODULE_NAMEModule.java
+++ b/moduleTemplate/src/org/labkey/MODULE_DIR_NAME/MODULE_NAMEModule.java
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ protected void init()
     @Override
     public void doStartup(ModuleContext moduleContext)
     {
-        // add a container listener so we'll know when our container is deleted:
-        ContainerManager.addContainerListener(new @@MODULE_NAME@@ContainerListener());
     }
 
     @Override