diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/bin/setup.tt b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/bin/setup.tt
index e95910e1bcca6..223dc69272a9c 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/bin/setup.tt
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/bin/setup.tt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 require "fileutils"
 
 APP_ROOT = File.expand_path("..", __dir__)
-APP_NAME = "<%= app_name.dasherize %>"
 
 def system!(*args)
   system(*args, exception: true)