diff --git a/generator/component/temp.component.js b/generator/component/temp.component.js
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--- a/generator/component/temp.component.js
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@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import template from './<%= name %>.html';
-import controller from './<%= name %>.controller';
-import './<%= name %>.styl';
-
-let <%= name %>Component = {
-  restrict: 'E',
-  bindings: {},
-  template,
-  controller
-};
-
-export default <%= name %>Component;
diff --git a/generator/component/temp.controller.js b/generator/component/temp.controller.js
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--- a/generator/component/temp.controller.js
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@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-class <%= upCaseName %>Controller {
-  constructor() {
-    this.name = '<%= name %>';
-  }
-}
-
-export default <%= upCaseName %>Controller;
diff --git a/generator/component/temp.html b/generator/component/temp.html
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index 38bbb2a..0000000
--- a/generator/component/temp.html
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-<div>
-  <h1>{{ $ctrl.name }}</h1>
-</div>
diff --git a/generator/component/temp.js b/generator/component/temp.js
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index 7df4c04..0000000
--- a/generator/component/temp.js
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@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import angular from 'angular';
-import uiRouter from 'angular-ui-router';
-import <%= name %>Component from './<%= name %>.component';
-
-let <%= name %>Module = angular.module('<%= name %>', [
-  uiRouter
-])
-
-.component('<%= name %>', <%= name %>Component)
-
-.name;
-
-export default <%= name %>Module;
diff --git a/generator/component/temp.spec.js b/generator/component/temp.spec.js
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--- a/generator/component/temp.spec.js
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@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-import <%= upCaseName %>Module from './<%= name %>'
-import <%= upCaseName %>Controller from './<%= name %>.controller';
-import <%= upCaseName %>Component from './<%= name %>.component';
-import <%= upCaseName %>Template from './<%= name %>.html';
-
-describe('<%= upCaseName %>', () => {
-  let $rootScope, makeController;
-
-  beforeEach(window.module(<%= upCaseName %>Module));
-  beforeEach(inject((_$rootScope_) => {
-    $rootScope = _$rootScope_;
-    makeController = () => {
-      return new <%= upCaseName %>Controller();
-    };
-  }));
-
-  describe('Module', () => {
-    // top-level specs: i.e., routes, injection, naming
-  });
-
-  describe('Controller', () => {
-    // controller specs
-    it('has a name property [REMOVE]', () => { // erase if removing this.name from the controller
-      let controller = makeController();
-      expect(controller).to.have.property('name');
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('Template', () => {
-    // template specs
-    // tip: use regex to ensure correct bindings are used e.g., {{  }}
-    it('has name in template [REMOVE]', () => {
-      expect(<%= upCaseName %>Template).to.match(/{{\s?\$ctrl\.name\s?}}/g);
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('Component', () => {
-      // component/directive specs
-      let component = <%= upCaseName %>Component;
-
-      it('includes the intended template',() => {
-        expect(component.template).to.equal(<%= upCaseName %>Template);
-      });
-
-      it('invokes the right controller', () => {
-        expect(component.controller).to.equal(<%= upCaseName %>Controller);
-      });
-  });
-});
diff --git a/generator/component/temp.styl b/generator/component/temp.styl
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--- a/generator/component/temp.styl
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-.<%= name %>
-  color red