diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/plugin_new/plugin_new_generator.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/plugin_new/plugin_new_generator.rb
index 5abb8d0e35..563bff28be 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/plugin_new/plugin_new_generator.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/plugin_new/plugin_new_generator.rb
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ task :default => :test
     end
 
     def images
-      if mountable? || full?
+      if mountable?
         empty_directory_with_gitkeep "app/assets/images"
       end
     end