diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/application.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/application.rb
index f5d7d698a3..d149413e2e 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/application.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/application.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ module <%= app_const_base %>
 
     # Custom directories with classes and modules you want to be autoloadable.
     # config.autoload_paths += %W(#{config.root}/extras)
+
+    # Set Time.zone default to the specified zone and make Active Record auto-convert to this zone.
+    # Run "rake -D time" for a list of tasks for finding time zone names. Default is UTC.
+    # config.time_zone = 'Central Time (US & Canada)'
+
+    # The default locale is :en and all translations from config/locales/*.rb,yml are auto loaded.
+    # config.i18n.load_path += Dir[Rails.root.join('my', 'locales', '*.{rb,yml}').to_s]
+    # config.i18n.default_locale = :de
 <% if options.skip_sprockets? -%>
 
     # Disable the asset pipeline.
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/initializers/locale.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/initializers/locale.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index d89dac7c6a..0000000000
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/initializers/locale.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# Be sure to restart your server when you modify this file.
-
-# Set Time.zone default to the specified zone and make Active Record auto-convert to this zone.
-# Run "rake -D time" for a list of tasks for finding time zone names. Default is UTC.
-# Rails.application.config.time_zone = 'Central Time (US & Canada)'
-
-# The default locale is :en and all translations from config/locales/*.rb,yml are auto loaded.
-# Rails.application.config.i18n.load_path += Dir[Rails.root.join('my', 'locales', '*.{rb,yml}').to_s]
-# Rails.application.config.i18n.default_locale = :de