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 c46422437d..4baa2110e7 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
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ module Rails
     def app
       if mountable?
         directory "app"
-        template "app/views/layouts/application.html.erb.tt",
-                 "app/views/layouts/#{name}/application.html.erb"
         empty_directory_with_gitkeep "app/assets/images/#{name}"
       elsif full?
         empty_directory_with_gitkeep "app/models"
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/plugin_new/templates/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb.tt b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/plugin_new/templates/app/views/layouts/%name%/application.html.erb.tt
similarity index 100%
rename from railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/plugin_new/templates/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb.tt
rename to railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/plugin_new/templates/app/views/layouts/%name%/application.html.erb.tt