diff --git a/archivebox/config.py b/archivebox/config.py
index dc014ed5..7fd4b2fc 100644
--- a/archivebox/config.py
+++ b/archivebox/config.py
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA: Dict[str, ConfigDefaultDict] = {
         'PUBLIC_SNAPSHOTS':         {'type': bool,  'default': True},
         'PUBLIC_ADD_VIEW':          {'type': bool,  'default': False},
         'FOOTER_INFO':              {'type': str,   'default': 'Content is hosted for personal archiving purposes only.  Contact server owner for any takedown requests.'},
-        'ACTIVE_THEME':             {'type': str,   'default': 'default'},
     },
 
     'ARCHIVE_METHOD_TOGGLES': {
@@ -204,12 +203,11 @@ def get_real_name(key: str) -> str:
 ################################ Constants #####################################
 
 PACKAGE_DIR_NAME = 'archivebox'
-TEMPLATES_DIR_NAME = 'themes'
+TEMPLATES_DIR_NAME = 'templates'
 
 ARCHIVE_DIR_NAME = 'archive'
 SOURCES_DIR_NAME = 'sources'
 LOGS_DIR_NAME = 'logs'
-STATIC_DIR_NAME = 'static'
 SQL_INDEX_FILENAME = 'index.sqlite3'
 JSON_INDEX_FILENAME = 'index.json'
 HTML_INDEX_FILENAME = 'index.html'
@@ -702,7 +700,7 @@ def get_code_locations(config: ConfigDict) -> SimpleConfigValueDict:
         'TEMPLATES_DIR': {
             'path': (config['TEMPLATES_DIR']).resolve(),
             'enabled': True,
-            'is_valid': (config['TEMPLATES_DIR'] / config['ACTIVE_THEME'] / 'static').exists(),
+            'is_valid': (config['TEMPLATES_DIR'] / 'static').exists(),
         },
         # 'NODE_MODULES_DIR': {
         #     'path': ,
diff --git a/archivebox/config_stubs.py b/archivebox/config_stubs.py
index 988f58a1..f9c22a0c 100644
--- a/archivebox/config_stubs.py
+++ b/archivebox/config_stubs.py
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ class ConfigDict(BaseConfig, total=False):
     PUBLIC_INDEX: bool
     PUBLIC_SNAPSHOTS: bool
     FOOTER_INFO: str
-    ACTIVE_THEME: str
 
     SAVE_TITLE: bool
     SAVE_FAVICON: bool
diff --git a/archivebox/core/settings.py b/archivebox/core/settings.py
index bfc0cdc3..bcf9c073 100644
--- a/archivebox/core/settings.py
+++ b/archivebox/core/settings.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from ..config import (
     SECRET_KEY,
     ALLOWED_HOSTS,
     PACKAGE_DIR,
-    ACTIVE_THEME,
     TEMPLATES_DIR_NAME,
     SQL_INDEX_FILENAME,
     OUTPUT_DIR,
@@ -69,13 +68,12 @@ AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
 
 STATICFILES_DIRS = [
-    str(Path(PACKAGE_DIR) / TEMPLATES_DIR_NAME / ACTIVE_THEME / 'static'),
-    str(Path(PACKAGE_DIR) / TEMPLATES_DIR_NAME / 'default' / 'static'),
+    str(Path(PACKAGE_DIR) / TEMPLATES_DIR_NAME / 'static'),
 ]
 
 TEMPLATE_DIRS = [
-    str(Path(PACKAGE_DIR) / TEMPLATES_DIR_NAME / ACTIVE_THEME),
-    str(Path(PACKAGE_DIR) / TEMPLATES_DIR_NAME / 'default'),
+    str(Path(PACKAGE_DIR) / TEMPLATES_DIR_NAME / 'core'),
+    str(Path(PACKAGE_DIR) / TEMPLATES_DIR_NAME / 'admin'),
     str(Path(PACKAGE_DIR) / TEMPLATES_DIR_NAME),
 ]
 
diff --git a/archivebox/main.py b/archivebox/main.py
index c666f5d6..c55a2c04 100644
--- a/archivebox/main.py
+++ b/archivebox/main.py
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ from .config import (
     ARCHIVE_DIR_NAME,
     SOURCES_DIR_NAME,
     LOGS_DIR_NAME,
-    STATIC_DIR_NAME,
     JSON_INDEX_FILENAME,
     HTML_INDEX_FILENAME,
     SQL_INDEX_FILENAME,
@@ -125,10 +124,10 @@ ALLOWED_IN_OUTPUT_DIR = {
     '.virtualenv',
     'node_modules',
     'package-lock.json',
+    'static',
     ARCHIVE_DIR_NAME,
     SOURCES_DIR_NAME,
     LOGS_DIR_NAME,
-    STATIC_DIR_NAME,
     SQL_INDEX_FILENAME,
     JSON_INDEX_FILENAME,
     HTML_INDEX_FILENAME,