diff --git a/packages/next/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts b/packages/next/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
index 43e2410cd77e5..96c54fdee488b 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
@@ -452,12 +452,12 @@ describe('app', () => {
 
       expect(tree.exists('apps/testApp/pages/styles.css')).toBeFalsy();
 
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/testApp/app/global.css'));
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/testApp/app/page.tsx'));
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/testApp/app/layout.tsx'));
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/testApp/app/api/hello/route.ts'));
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/testApp/app/page.module.css'));
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/testApp/app/favicon.ico'));
+      expect(tree.exists('apps/test-app/app/global.css')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('apps/test-app/app/page.tsx')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('apps/test-app/app/layout.tsx')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('apps/test-app/app/api/hello/route.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('apps/test-app/app/page.module.css')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('apps/test-app/public/favicon.ico')).toBeTruthy();
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/next/src/generators/application/lib/create-application-files.ts b/packages/next/src/generators/application/lib/create-application-files.ts
index ae9fe71e7e141..a1e4290a73b89 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/generators/application/lib/create-application-files.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/generators/application/lib/create-application-files.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { join } from 'path';
 import {
   generateFiles,
+  joinPathFragments,
   names,
   readJson,
   toJS,
@@ -48,6 +49,13 @@ export function createApplicationFiles(host: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
       join(options.appProjectRoot, 'app'),
       templateVariables
     );
+    host.delete(
+      joinPathFragments(
+        options.appProjectRoot,
+        'specs',
+        `index.spec.${options.js ? 'jsx' : 'tsx'}`
+      )
+    );
   } else {
     generateFiles(
       host,