diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3fb8070e7..c1d4b002c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -276,8 +276,6 @@ archive:
   # Replacements for GOOS and GOARCH on the archive name.
   # The keys should be valid GOOS or GOARCH values followed by your custom
   # replacements.
-  # By default, `replacements` replace GOOS and GOARCH values with valid outputs
-  # of `uname -s` and `uname -m` respectively.
   replacements:
     amd64: 64-bit
     386: 32-bit
diff --git a/goreleaser.yml b/goreleaser.yml
index 0b62b0ed3..533f54853 100644
--- a/goreleaser.yml
+++ b/goreleaser.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ build:
     - arm
     - arm64
 archive:
+  replacements:
+    darwin: Darwin
+    linux: Linux
+    windows: Windows
+    386: i386
+    amd64: x86_64
   format_overrides:
     - goos: windows
       format: zip
diff --git a/pipeline/defaults/defaults.go b/pipeline/defaults/defaults.go
index 67d98f7f0..1ef651210 100644
--- a/pipeline/defaults/defaults.go
+++ b/pipeline/defaults/defaults.go
@@ -81,18 +81,6 @@ func setArchiveDefaults(ctx *context.Context) error {
 	if ctx.Config.Archive.Format == "" {
 		ctx.Config.Archive.Format = "tar.gz"
 	}
-	if len(ctx.Config.Archive.Replacements) == 0 {
-		ctx.Config.Archive.Replacements = map[string]string{
-			"darwin":  "Darwin",
-			"linux":   "Linux",
-			"freebsd": "FreeBSD",
-			"openbsd": "OpenBSD",
-			"netbsd":  "NetBSD",
-			"windows": "Windows",
-			"386":     "i386",
-			"amd64":   "x86_64",
-		}
-	}
 	if len(ctx.Config.Archive.Files) == 0 {
 		ctx.Config.Archive.Files = []string{
 			"licence*",
diff --git a/pipeline/defaults/defaults_test.go b/pipeline/defaults/defaults_test.go
index c051361fc..bdd9051a9 100644
--- a/pipeline/defaults/defaults_test.go
+++ b/pipeline/defaults/defaults_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ func TestFillBasicData(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(ctx.Config.Build.Goarch, "amd64")
 	assert.Contains(ctx.Config.Brew.Install, "bin.install \"goreleaser\"")
 	assert.NotEmpty(
-		ctx.Config.Archive.Replacements,
 		ctx.Config.Archive.NameTemplate,
 		ctx.Config.Build.Ldflags,
 		ctx.Config.Archive.Files,