diff --git a/packages/ionic-angular/src/generators/configuration/generator.spec.ts b/packages/ionic-angular/src/generators/configuration/generator.spec.ts
index 9822e8d66..869c1d5a5 100644
--- a/packages/ionic-angular/src/generators/configuration/generator.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/ionic-angular/src/generators/configuration/generator.spec.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ describe('configuration schematic', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('should remove app files', async () => {
+    await configurationGenerator(host, options);
+
+    expect(
+      host.exists(`${projectRoot}/src/app/nx-welcome.component.ts`)
+    ).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(host.exists(`${projectRoot}/src/app/app.config.ts`)).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+
   it('should update assets in project configuration', async () => {
     await configurationGenerator(host, options);
     const project = readProjectConfiguration(host, appName);
diff --git a/packages/ionic-angular/src/generators/configuration/lib/files.ts b/packages/ionic-angular/src/generators/configuration/lib/files.ts
index 7921c4abe..32f65ba5a 100644
--- a/packages/ionic-angular/src/generators/configuration/lib/files.ts
+++ b/packages/ionic-angular/src/generators/configuration/lib/files.ts
@@ -22,5 +22,7 @@ export function addFiles(host: Tree, options: NormalizedOptions) {
 export function removeFiles(host: Tree, options: NormalizedOptions) {
   host.delete(`${options.projectRoot}/public/favicon.ico`);
   host.delete(`${options.projectRoot}/src/favicon.ico`);
-  host.delete(`${options.projectRoot}/src/app`);
+  for (const child of host.children(`${options.projectRoot}/src/app`)) {
+    host.delete(`${options.projectRoot}/src/app/${child}`);
+  }
 }