diff --git a/packages/cli/generators/app/templates/index.js.ejs b/packages/cli/generators/app/templates/index.js.ejs
index 4042e38c9c50..12484ccad1c7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/generators/app/templates/index.js.ejs
+++ b/packages/cli/generators/app/templates/index.js.ejs
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-<% if (project.loopbackBuild) { -%>
-const application = require('@loopback/dist-util').loadDist(__dirname);
-<% } else { -%>
 const application = require('./dist');
-<% } -%>
 
 module.exports = application;
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/generators/extension/templates/index.js.ejs b/packages/cli/generators/extension/templates/index.js.ejs
index 4ec087be9c35..cce6933584cd 100644
--- a/packages/cli/generators/extension/templates/index.js.ejs
+++ b/packages/cli/generators/extension/templates/index.js.ejs
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-<% if (project.loopbackBuild) { -%>
-module.exports = require('@loopback/dist-util').loadDist(__dirname);
-<% } else { -%>
-  module.exports = require('./dist');
-<% } -%>
+module.exports = require('./dist');
diff --git a/packages/cli/generators/project/templates/package.json.ejs b/packages/cli/generators/project/templates/package.json.ejs
index 3ebb82b5e1c9..2abbdaae9964 100644
--- a/packages/cli/generators/project/templates/package.json.ejs
+++ b/packages/cli/generators/project/templates/package.json.ejs
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
     "@loopback/context": "<%= project.dependencies['@loopback/context'] -%>",
 <% if (project.projectType === 'application') { -%>
     "@loopback/core": "<%= project.dependencies['@loopback/core'] -%>",
-    "@loopback/dist-util": "<%= project.dependencies['@loopback/dist-util'] -%>",
     "@loopback/openapi-v3": "<%= project.dependencies['@loopback/openapi-v3'] -%>",
 <% if (project.repositories) { -%>
     "@loopback/repository": "<%= project.dependencies['@loopback/repository'] -%>",
@@ -85,8 +84,7 @@
     "@loopback/rest": "<%= project.dependencies['@loopback/rest'] -%>"
 <% } -%>
 <% } else { /* NOT AN APPLICATION */-%>
-    "@loopback/core": "<%= project.dependencies['@loopback/core'] -%>",
-    "@loopback/dist-util": "<%= project.dependencies['@loopback/dist-util'] -%>"
+    "@loopback/core": "<%= project.dependencies['@loopback/core'] -%>"
 <% } -%>
   },
   "devDependencies": {