1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb
index 72b9044858..f206f97c9d 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb
@@ -389,9 +389,13 @@ module Rails
         end
       end
 
-      def delete_application_layout_file_if_api_option
+      def delete_app_views_if_api_option
         if options[:api]
-          remove_file "app/views/layouts/application.html.erb"
+          if options[:skip_action_mailer]
+            remove_dir "app/views"
+          else
+            remove_file "app/views/layouts/application.html.erb"
+          end
         end
       end