diff --git a/charmcraft/templates/init-django-framework/requirements.txt.j2 b/charmcraft/templates/init-django-framework/requirements.txt.j2
index d58a30c21..e30202513 100644
--- a/charmcraft/templates/init-django-framework/requirements.txt.j2
+++ b/charmcraft/templates/init-django-framework/requirements.txt.j2
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-ops ~= 2.17
 paas-charm>=1.0,<2
diff --git a/charmcraft/templates/init-expressjs-framework/requirements.txt.j2 b/charmcraft/templates/init-expressjs-framework/requirements.txt.j2
index 113bb427b..e30202513 100644
--- a/charmcraft/templates/init-expressjs-framework/requirements.txt.j2
+++ b/charmcraft/templates/init-expressjs-framework/requirements.txt.j2
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-ops>2.17,<4
 paas-charm>=1.0,<2
diff --git a/charmcraft/templates/init-fastapi-framework/requirements.txt.j2 b/charmcraft/templates/init-fastapi-framework/requirements.txt.j2
index d58a30c21..e30202513 100644
--- a/charmcraft/templates/init-fastapi-framework/requirements.txt.j2
+++ b/charmcraft/templates/init-fastapi-framework/requirements.txt.j2
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-ops ~= 2.17
 paas-charm>=1.0,<2
diff --git a/charmcraft/templates/init-flask-framework/requirements.txt.j2 b/charmcraft/templates/init-flask-framework/requirements.txt.j2
index d58a30c21..e30202513 100644
--- a/charmcraft/templates/init-flask-framework/requirements.txt.j2
+++ b/charmcraft/templates/init-flask-framework/requirements.txt.j2
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-ops ~= 2.17
 paas-charm>=1.0,<2
diff --git a/charmcraft/templates/init-go-framework/requirements.txt.j2 b/charmcraft/templates/init-go-framework/requirements.txt.j2
index d58a30c21..e30202513 100644
--- a/charmcraft/templates/init-go-framework/requirements.txt.j2
+++ b/charmcraft/templates/init-go-framework/requirements.txt.j2
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-ops ~= 2.17
 paas-charm>=1.0,<2
diff --git a/charmcraft/templates/init-spring-boot-framework/requirements.txt.j2 b/charmcraft/templates/init-spring-boot-framework/requirements.txt.j2
index d58a30c21..e30202513 100644
--- a/charmcraft/templates/init-spring-boot-framework/requirements.txt.j2
+++ b/charmcraft/templates/init-spring-boot-framework/requirements.txt.j2
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-ops ~= 2.17
 paas-charm>=1.0,<2