diff --git a/.changeset/happy-moose-worry.md b/.changeset/happy-moose-worry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66f0728f7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/happy-moose-worry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Removed unused templating asset.
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/serve_index.html b/packages/create-app/templates/serve_index.html
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index d7aebb7f4b..0000000000
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/serve_index.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
-  <head>
-    <meta charset="utf-8" />
-    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
-    <meta name="theme-color" content="#000000" />
-    <meta
-      name="description"
-      content="Backstage is an open platform for building developer portals"
-    />
-    <title>Backstage</title>
-  </head>
-  <body style="margin: 0">
-    <noscript>You need to enable JavaScript to run this app.</noscript>
-    <div id="root"></div>
-    <!--
-      This HTML file is a template.
-      If you open it directly in the browser, you will see an empty page.
-
-      You can add webfonts, meta tags, or analytics to this file.
-      The build step will place the bundled scripts into the <body> tag.
-
-      To begin the development, run `npm start` or `yarn start`.
-      To create a production bundle, use `npm run build` or `yarn build`.
-    -->
-  </body>
-</html>
