diff --git a/python/lsst/ip/diffim/detectAndMeasure.py b/python/lsst/ip/diffim/detectAndMeasure.py
index 9e4206c86..0adf1dd42 100644
--- a/python/lsst/ip/diffim/detectAndMeasure.py
+++ b/python/lsst/ip/diffim/detectAndMeasure.py
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ class DetectAndMeasureConfig(pipeBase.PipelineTaskConfig,
                  "base_PixelFlags_flag_saturatedCenter",
                  "base_PixelFlags_flag_saturated_templateCenter",
                  "base_PixelFlags_flag_spikeCenter",
-                 "base_PixelFlags_flag_spike_templateCenter",
                  ),
     )
     clearMaskPlanes = lsst.pex.config.ListField(
@@ -426,11 +425,9 @@ def setDefaults(self):
 
         # Keep track of which footprints contain streaks
         self.measurement.plugins["base_PixelFlags"].masksFpAnywhere = [
-            "STREAK", "INJECTED", "INJECTED_TEMPLATE", "HIGH_VARIANCE", "SATURATED_TEMPLATE",
-            "SPIKE", "SPIKE_TEMPLATE"]
+            "STREAK", "INJECTED", "INJECTED_TEMPLATE", "HIGH_VARIANCE", "SATURATED_TEMPLATE", "SPIKE"]
         self.measurement.plugins["base_PixelFlags"].masksFpCenter = [
-            "STREAK", "INJECTED", "INJECTED_TEMPLATE", "HIGH_VARIANCE", "SATURATED_TEMPLATE",
-            "SPIKE", "SPIKE_TEMPLATE"]
+            "STREAK", "INJECTED", "INJECTED_TEMPLATE", "HIGH_VARIANCE", "SATURATED_TEMPLATE", "SPIKE"]
         self.skySources.avoidMask = ["DETECTED", "DETECTED_NEGATIVE", "BAD", "NO_DATA", "EDGE"]
 
     def validate(self):
diff --git a/python/lsst/ip/diffim/subtractImages.py b/python/lsst/ip/diffim/subtractImages.py
index bae98b493..073bb78c6 100644
--- a/python/lsst/ip/diffim/subtractImages.py
+++ b/python/lsst/ip/diffim/subtractImages.py
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ class AlardLuptonSubtractBaseConfig(lsst.pex.config.Config):
     )
     renameTemplateMask = lsst.pex.config.ListField(
         dtype=str,
-        default=("SAT", "INJECTED", "INJECTED_CORE", "SPIKE"),
+        default=("SAT", "INJECTED", "INJECTED_CORE",),
         doc="Mask planes from the template to propagate to the image difference"
         "with '_TEMPLATE' appended to the name."
     )