diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.1.md b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.1.md
index 7d5414a..8300ff4 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.1.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.1.md
@@ -65,12 +65,13 @@ Below only new and removed languages are listed.
 
 ### Deprecations
 
+* (issue #24) Converted to the new hook system.
+* (T262067, issue #33) Migrated `templateDirectory` option to `skin.json`.
 * …
 
 ### Other changes
 
 * (issue #22) Fixed capitalization in README.
-* (issue #24) Converted to the new hook system.
 * Reordered skin.json based on mediawiki/core `docs/extension.schema.v2.json`
   (`6d71df9`).
 * (issue #28, #29) Added documentations.
diff --git a/includes/SkinLakeus.php b/includes/SkinLakeus.php
index bc0b07b..84edba5 100644
--- a/includes/SkinLakeus.php
+++ b/includes/SkinLakeus.php
@@ -10,15 +10,11 @@
 use TemplateParser;
 
 class SkinLakeus extends SkinMustache {
-
-	public const TEMPLATE_DIR = __DIR__ . '/templates';
-
 	/**
 	 * @param BagOStuff $localServerObjectCache
 	 * @param array $options
 	 */
 	public function __construct( BagOStuff $localServerObjectCache, array $options ) {
-		$options['templateDirectory'] = self::TEMPLATE_DIR;
 		parent::__construct( $options );
 
 		$this->templateParser = new TemplateParser( $this->options['templateDirectory'], $localServerObjectCache );
diff --git a/skin.json b/skin.json
index 2e15fcc..616176d 100644
--- a/skin.json
+++ b/skin.json
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@
 			"args": [
 				{
 					"name": "lakeus",
+					"templateDirectory": "includes/templates",
 					"responsive": true,
 					"styles": [
 						"mediawiki.hlist",