diff --git a/src/components/sections/TemplateGallery.tsx b/src/components/sections/TemplateGallery.tsx
index 48eafcb..1b921ed 100644
--- a/src/components/sections/TemplateGallery.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sections/TemplateGallery.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import { SectionReveal } from "./SectionReveal";
 import { TemplateCard } from "./TemplateCard";
 import {
   FILTER_TABS,
-  TEMPLATES,
   filterTemplates,
   getTemplateImageSrc,
   type FilterTab,
@@ -61,11 +60,8 @@ export function TemplateGallery({ className, adminItems }: TemplateGalleryProps)
   const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<FilterTab>("All");
   const [usingTemplateId, setUsingTemplateId] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
-  // Use admin items when the service returned data; fall back to hardcoded list
-  const allItems: TemplateItem[] =
-    adminItems && adminItems.length > 0
-      ? adminItems.map(adminProjectToTemplateItem)
-      : TEMPLATES;
+  // Real admin templates only — no hardcoded demo fallback.
+  const allItems: TemplateItem[] = (adminItems ?? []).map(adminProjectToTemplateItem);
 
   const filtered = filterTemplates(activeTab, allItems);
 
diff --git a/src/components/templates/video/VideoTemplatesPageContent.tsx b/src/components/templates/video/VideoTemplatesPageContent.tsx
index d43de54..d61dd3c 100644
--- a/src/components/templates/video/VideoTemplatesPageContent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/templates/video/VideoTemplatesPageContent.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import {
   filterVideoCatalog,
   toProjectTemplate,
   VIDEO_SIDEBAR_CATEGORIES,
-  VIDEO_TEMPLATES_CATALOG,
   type AspectRatioFilter,
   type VideoCatalogTemplate,
   type VideoSidebarCategoryId,
@@ -64,11 +63,8 @@ export function VideoTemplatesPageContent({
     }
   }, [categoryParam]);
 
-  // Use admin-sourced templates when available, fall back to the demo catalog
-  const catalog =
-    initialCatalog && initialCatalog.length > 0
-      ? initialCatalog
-      : VIDEO_TEMPLATES_CATALOG;
+  // Real admin-sourced templates only — no hardcoded demo fallback.
+  const catalog = initialCatalog ?? [];
 
   const filtered = useMemo(
     () =>