diff --git a/cumulus_library/__init__.py b/cumulus_library/__init__.py
index 7f7ca9a..542bf51 100644
--- a/cumulus_library/__init__.py
+++ b/cumulus_library/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@
 from cumulus_library.builders.base_table_builder import BaseTableBuilder
 from cumulus_library.builders.counts import CountsBuilder
 from cumulus_library.study_manifest import StudyManifest
+from cumulus_library.template_sql.base_templates import get_template
 
-__all__ = ["BaseTableBuilder", "CountsBuilder", "StudyConfig", "StudyManifest"]
+# A note about the `get_template` function:
+# As of this writing, the get_template function is used internally by the
+# Cumulus team across multiple study repos for creating SQL in databases, both
+# from the templates in this repo and in the various other projects (while leveraging
+# some of our syntax helper macros, which are auto loaded by this function).
+# Breaking changes to these templates will result in a major version bump.
+
+# This API should be usable for your own study efforts - but the documentation
+# is all code level. See template_sql for more information.
+
+__all__ = ["BaseTableBuilder", "CountsBuilder", "StudyConfig", "StudyManifest", "get_template"]
 __version__ = "4.2.0"
diff --git a/cumulus_library/template_sql/base_templates.py b/cumulus_library/template_sql/base_templates.py
index 766f15c..954e148 100644
--- a/cumulus_library/template_sql/base_templates.py
+++ b/cumulus_library/template_sql/base_templates.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ class TableView(enum.Enum):
 
 def get_base_template(*args, **kwargs):
     """Legacy wrapper for get_template"""
+    # TODO: Isolate this as sole library entrypoint after cutting over studies to use
+    # the public get_template
     return get_template(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_data/study_python_counts_valid/module1.py b/tests/test_data/study_python_counts_valid/module1.py
index e173364..37223e8 100644
--- a/tests/test_data/study_python_counts_valid/module1.py
+++ b/tests/test_data/study_python_counts_valid/module1.py
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 class ModuleOneRunner(cumulus_library.CountsBuilder):
     display_text = "module1"
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(study_prefix="study_python_counts_valid")
-
     def prepare_queries(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.queries.append(
             "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS study_python_counts_valid__table1 (test int);"
diff --git a/tests/test_data/study_python_counts_valid/module2.py b/tests/test_data/study_python_counts_valid/module2.py
index e785662..c78feda 100644
--- a/tests/test_data/study_python_counts_valid/module2.py
+++ b/tests/test_data/study_python_counts_valid/module2.py
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 class ModuleTwoRunner(cumulus_library.CountsBuilder):
     display_text = "module2"
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(study_prefix="study_python_counts_valid")
-
     def prepare_queries(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.queries.append(
             "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS study_python_counts_valid__table2 (test int);"