diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index 08402266..eb01db77 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -385,9 +385,9 @@ curl http://localhost:11434/api/show -d '{
 ```json
 {
   "license": "<contents of license block>",
-  "modelfile": "# Modelfile generated by \"ollama show\"\n# To build a new Modelfile based on this one, replace the FROM line with:\n# FROM llama2:latest\n\nFROM /Users/username/.ollama/models/blobs/sha256:8daa9615cce30c259a9555b1cc250d461d1bc69980a274b44d7eda0be78076d8\nTEMPLATE \"\"\"[INST] {{ if and .First .System }}<<SYS>>{{ .System }}<</SYS>>\n\n{{ end }}{{ .Prompt }} [/INST] \"\"\"\nSYSTEM \"\"\"\"\"\"\nPARAMETER stop [INST]\nPARAMETER stop [/INST]\nPARAMETER stop <<SYS>>\nPARAMETER stop <</SYS>>\n",
+  "modelfile": "# Modelfile generated by \"ollama show\"\n# To build a new Modelfile based on this one, replace the FROM line with:\n# FROM llama2:latest\n\nFROM /Users/username/.ollama/models/blobs/sha256:8daa9615cce30c259a9555b1cc250d461d1bc69980a274b44d7eda0be78076d8\nTEMPLATE \"\"\"[INST] <<SYS>>{{ .System }}<</SYS>>\n\n{{ .Prompt }} [/INST] \"\"\"\nSYSTEM \"\"\"\"\"\"\nPARAMETER stop [INST]\nPARAMETER stop [/INST]\nPARAMETER stop <<SYS>>\nPARAMETER stop <</SYS>>\n",
   "parameters": "stop                           [INST]\nstop                           [/INST]\nstop                           <<SYS>>\nstop                           <</SYS>>",
-  "template": "[INST] {{ if and .First .System }}<<SYS>>{{ .System }}<</SYS>>\n\n{{ end }}{{ .Prompt }} [/INST] "
+  "template": "[INST] <<SYS>>{{ .System }}<</SYS>>\n\n{{ .Prompt }} [/INST] "
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/modelfile.md b/docs/modelfile.md
index 47386b67..1270b6fd 100644
--- a/docs/modelfile.md
+++ b/docs/modelfile.md
@@ -129,14 +129,11 @@ PARAMETER <parameter> <parametervalue>
 | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
 | `{{ .System }}` | The system prompt used to specify custom behavior, this must also be set in the Modelfile as an instruction. |
 | `{{ .Prompt }}` | The incoming prompt, this is not specified in the model file and will be set based on input.                 |
-| `{{ .First }}`  | A boolean value used to render specific template information for the first generation of a session.          |
 
 ```modelfile
 TEMPLATE """
-{{- if .First }}
 ### System:
 {{ .System }}
-{{- end }}
 
 ### User:
 {{ .Prompt }}
diff --git a/examples/modelfile-sentiments/Modelfile b/examples/modelfile-sentiments/Modelfile
index 15f0f9d0..2943b195 100644
--- a/examples/modelfile-sentiments/Modelfile
+++ b/examples/modelfile-sentiments/Modelfile
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
 
 FROM orca
 TEMPLATE """
-{{- if .First }}
 ### System:
 {{ .System }}
-{{- end }}
 ### User: 
 I hate it when my phone dies
 ### Response: 
diff --git a/examples/modelfile-sentiments/Readme.md b/examples/modelfile-sentiments/Readme.md
index 6fe0c001..f89f9437 100644
--- a/examples/modelfile-sentiments/Readme.md
+++ b/examples/modelfile-sentiments/Readme.md
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
 This is a simple sentiments analyzer using the Orca model. When you pull Orca from the registry, it has a Template already defined that looks like this:
 
 ```Modelfile
-{{- if .First }}
 ### System:
 {{ .System }}
-{{- end }}
 
 ### User:
 {{ .Prompt }}
diff --git a/server/images.go b/server/images.go
index 8d784fef..92215014 100644
--- a/server/images.go
+++ b/server/images.go
@@ -60,12 +60,10 @@ func (m *Model) Prompt(request api.GenerateRequest) (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	var vars struct {
-		First  bool
 		System string
 		Prompt string
 	}
 
-	vars.First = len(request.Context) == 0
 	vars.System = m.System
 	vars.Prompt = request.Prompt