WordPress 3.9 filter to remove the blog and archive page templates from Genesis, and function to remove the Genesis theme settings blog metabox

functions.php

<?php //Do not include opening php tag

add_filter( 'theme_page_templates', 'bourncreative_remove_page_templates' );
/**
* Remove Genesis blog and archive templates from page templates dropdown.
*
* @author Brian Bourn
* @link http://www.bourncreative.com/remove-genesis-blog-archive-page-templates/
*
* @param array $templates List of templates.
*
* @return array Amended list of templates.
*/
function bourncreative_remove_page_templates( $templates ) {
	unset( $templates['page_blog.php'] );
	unset( $templates['page_archive.php'] );
	return $templates;
}

add_action( 'genesis_admin_before_metaboxes', 'bourncreative_remove_metaboxes' );
/**
* Remove Genesis blog settings metabox from theme settings page.
*
* @author Brian Bourn
* @link http://www.bourncreative.com/remove-genesis-blog-archive-page-templates/
*
*
*/
function bourncreative_remove_metaboxes( $hook ) {
	remove_meta_box( 'genesis-theme-settings-blogpage', $hook, 'main' );
}