diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb
index bf086e0e0d..0d2766c1ca 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb
@@ -159,10 +159,6 @@ module Rails
           remove_file "config/initializers/cookies_serializer.rb"
         end
 
-        unless assets_config_exist
-          remove_file "config/initializers/assets.rb"
-        end
-
         unless csp_config_exist
           remove_file "config/initializers/content_security_policy.rb"
         end