diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 5ef6e3de6c..ac1d4fa81c 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Bugfixes
(Issue #3750)
* Fix the new plugin manager not loading plugins if the plugin folder is a symlink (Issue #3741)
* Fix the ``nikola plugin`` command not working (Issue #3736)
+* Remove no longer used leftovers of annotations support (Issue #3764)
Other
-----
diff --git a/nikola/data/themes/base-jinja/templates/annotation_helper.tmpl b/nikola/data/themes/base-jinja/templates/annotation_helper.tmpl
deleted file mode 100644
index 86d09b2739..0000000000
--- a/nikola/data/themes/base-jinja/templates/annotation_helper.tmpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-{% macro css() %}
-
-{% endmacro %}
-
-{% macro code() %}
-
-
-
-{% endmacro %}
diff --git a/nikola/data/themes/base/templates/annotation_helper.tmpl b/nikola/data/themes/base/templates/annotation_helper.tmpl
deleted file mode 100644
index 70077ab3cd..0000000000
--- a/nikola/data/themes/base/templates/annotation_helper.tmpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-<%def name="css()">
-
-%def>
-
-<%def name="code()">
-
-
-
-%def>
diff --git a/nikola/data/themes/bootblog4-jinja/templates/base.tmpl b/nikola/data/themes/bootblog4-jinja/templates/base.tmpl
index 0adf4471e9..43b91ff6fd 100644
--- a/nikola/data/themes/bootblog4-jinja/templates/base.tmpl
+++ b/nikola/data/themes/bootblog4-jinja/templates/base.tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
{# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- #}
{% import 'base_helper.tmpl' as base with context %}
-{% import 'annotation_helper.tmpl' as notes with context %}
{{ set_locale(lang) }}
{{ base.html_headstart() }}
{% block extra_head %}
diff --git a/nikola/data/themes/bootblog4/templates/base.tmpl b/nikola/data/themes/bootblog4/templates/base.tmpl
index 69b9d30c92..c924c87473 100644
--- a/nikola/data/themes/bootblog4/templates/base.tmpl
+++ b/nikola/data/themes/bootblog4/templates/base.tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
## -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
<%namespace name="base" file="base_helper.tmpl" import="*" />
-<%namespace name="notes" file="annotation_helper.tmpl" import="*" />
${set_locale(lang)}
${base.html_headstart()}
<%block name="extra_head">
diff --git a/nikola/data/themes/bootstrap4-jinja/templates/base.tmpl b/nikola/data/themes/bootstrap4-jinja/templates/base.tmpl
index 0748bb2afd..d8c834e128 100644
--- a/nikola/data/themes/bootstrap4-jinja/templates/base.tmpl
+++ b/nikola/data/themes/bootstrap4-jinja/templates/base.tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
{# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- #}
{% import 'base_helper.tmpl' as base with context %}
-{% import 'annotation_helper.tmpl' as notes with context %}
{{ set_locale(lang) }}
{{ base.html_headstart() }}
{% block extra_head %}
diff --git a/nikola/data/themes/bootstrap4/templates/base.tmpl b/nikola/data/themes/bootstrap4/templates/base.tmpl
index 21b6141694..a8f46b4f11 100644
--- a/nikola/data/themes/bootstrap4/templates/base.tmpl
+++ b/nikola/data/themes/bootstrap4/templates/base.tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
## -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
<%namespace name="base" file="base_helper.tmpl" import="*" />
-<%namespace name="notes" file="annotation_helper.tmpl" import="*" />
${set_locale(lang)}
${base.html_headstart()}
<%block name="extra_head">