diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/app/assets/config/manifest.js.tt b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/app/assets/config/manifest.js.tt
index f4ee1409af842d10934b7de39931d66d756a5bdd..70b579d10e9d4aa4bbc5be024449edf10ec16c12 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/app/assets/config/manifest.js.tt
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/app/assets/config/manifest.js.tt
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-<% unless options.api? -%>
 //= link_tree ../images
-<% end -%>
 <% unless options.skip_javascript -%>
 //= link_directory ../javascripts .js
 <% end -%>