diff --git a/packages/kbn-plugin-generator/src/integration_tests/generate_plugin.test.ts b/packages/kbn-plugin-generator/src/integration_tests/generate_plugin.test.ts
index c4aae98d54e6..124041fb025e 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-generator/src/integration_tests/generate_plugin.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-generator/src/integration_tests/generate_plugin.test.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ it('generates a plugin', async () => {
       <absolute path>/plugins/foo/package.json,
       <absolute path>/plugins/foo/public/application.tsx,
       <absolute path>/plugins/foo/public/components/app.tsx,
-      <absolute path>/plugins/foo/public/index.scss,
       <absolute path>/plugins/foo/public/index.ts,
       <absolute path>/plugins/foo/public/plugin.ts,
       <absolute path>/plugins/foo/public/types.ts,
@@ -123,7 +122,6 @@ it('generates a plugin without server plugin', async () => {
       <absolute path>/plugins/baz/package.json,
       <absolute path>/plugins/baz/public/application.tsx,
       <absolute path>/plugins/baz/public/components/app.tsx,
-      <absolute path>/plugins/baz/public/index.scss,
       <absolute path>/plugins/baz/public/index.ts,
       <absolute path>/plugins/baz/public/plugin.ts,
       <absolute path>/plugins/baz/public/types.ts,
diff --git a/packages/kbn-plugin-generator/template/public/index.scss b/packages/kbn-plugin-generator/template/public/index.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d1..000000000000
diff --git a/packages/kbn-plugin-generator/template/public/index.ts.ejs b/packages/kbn-plugin-generator/template/public/index.ts.ejs
index 55227214d05e..518f534e3e1c 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-generator/template/public/index.ts.ejs
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-generator/template/public/index.ts.ejs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import './index.scss';
-
 import { <%= upperCamelCase(name) %>Plugin } from './plugin';
 
 // This exports static code and TypeScript types,