1 files changed, 2 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 248ad20019..885f0c20f6 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb
@@ -276,9 +276,9 @@ module Rails
         end
       end
 
-      def delete_app_views_if_api_option
+      def delete_application_layout_file_if_api_option
         if options[:api]
-          remove_dir 'app/views'
+          remove_file 'app/views/layouts/application.html.erb'
         end
       end