diff --git a/spec/features/new_project_spec.rb b/spec/features/new_project_spec.rb
index c9fcb2518..094768522 100644
--- a/spec/features/new_project_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/new_project_spec.rb
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ def app_name
     expect(read_project_file(flashes_path)).to match(/\$flashes/m)
 
     app_css = read_project_file(%w(app assets stylesheets application.scss))
-    expect(app_css).to match(/normalize-rails.*bourbon.*neat.*base.*refills/m)
+    expect(app_css).to match(/normalize-css.*bourbon.*neat.*base.*refills/m)
   end
 
   it "doesn't use turbolinks" do
diff --git a/templates/Gemfile.erb b/templates/Gemfile.erb
index 88a734717..72c98d169 100644
--- a/templates/Gemfile.erb
+++ b/templates/Gemfile.erb
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ gem "delayed_job_active_record"
 gem "flutie"
 gem "honeybadger"
 gem "jquery-rails"
-gem "normalize-rails", "~> 3.0.0"
 gem "pg"
 gem "puma"
 gem "rack-canonical-host"
 gem "rails", "<%= Suspenders::RAILS_VERSION %>"
+gem "rails-assets-normalize-css", source: "https://rails-assets.org"
 gem "recipient_interceptor"
 gem "sass-rails", "~> 5.0"
 gem "simple_form"
diff --git a/templates/application.scss b/templates/application.scss
index 53a8c66de..4a1dd47a3 100644
--- a/templates/application.scss
+++ b/templates/application.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @charset "utf-8";
 
-@import "normalize-rails";
+@import "normalize-css";
 
 @import "bourbon";
 @import "neat";