4 files changed, 2 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/rails/generators/active_record/model/model_generator.rb b/activerecord/lib/rails/generators/active_record/model/model_generator.rb
index 5cec07d2e3..25e54f3ac8 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/rails/generators/active_record/model/model_generator.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/rails/generators/active_record/model/model_generator.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
 require "rails/generators/active_record"
 
 module ActiveRecord
@@ -21,13 +23,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
       end
 
       def create_model_file
-        generate_application_record
         template "model.rb", File.join("app/models", class_path, "#{file_name}.rb")
       end
 
       def create_module_file
         return if regular_class_path.empty?
-        generate_application_record
         template "module.rb", File.join("app/models", "#{class_path.join('/')}.rb") if behavior == :invoke
       end
 
@@ -39,31 +39,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
           attributes.select { |a| !a.reference? && a.has_index? }
         end
 
-        # FIXME: Change this file to a symlink once RubyGems 2.5.0 is required.
-        def generate_application_record
-          if behavior == :invoke && !application_record_exist?
-            template "application_record.rb", application_record_file_name
-          end
-        end
-
         # Used by the migration template to determine the parent name of the model
         def parent_class_name
           options[:parent] || "ApplicationRecord"
         end
-
-        def application_record_exist?
-          file_exist = nil
-          in_root { file_exist = File.exist?(application_record_file_name) }
-          file_exist
-        end
-
-        def application_record_file_name
-          @application_record_file_name ||= if mountable_engine?
-            "app/models/#{namespaced_path}/application_record.rb"
-          else
-            "app/models/application_record.rb"
-          end
-        end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/rails/generators/active_record/model/templates/application_record.rb b/activerecord/lib/rails/generators/active_record/model/templates/application_record.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 60050e0bf8..0000000000
--- a/activerecord/lib/rails/generators/active_record/model/templates/application_record.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<% module_namespacing do -%>
-class ApplicationRecord < ActiveRecord::Base
-  self.abstract_class = true
-end
-<% end -%>
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/rails/generators/active_record/model/templates/model.rb b/activerecord/lib/rails/generators/active_record/model/templates/model.rb.tt
index 55dc65c8ad..55dc65c8ad 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/rails/generators/active_record/model/templates/model.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/rails/generators/active_record/model/templates/model.rb.tt
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/rails/generators/active_record/model/templates/module.rb b/activerecord/lib/rails/generators/active_record/model/templates/module.rb.tt
index a3bf1c37b6..a3bf1c37b6 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/rails/generators/active_record/model/templates/module.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/rails/generators/active_record/model/templates/module.rb.tt