diff --git a/frappe/website/router.py b/frappe/website/router.py
index 84efd4e6c64..0f999a23454 100644
--- a/frappe/website/router.py
+++ b/frappe/website/router.py
@@ -110,10 +110,6 @@ def get_pages_from_path(start, app, app_path):
 	start_path = os.path.join(app_path, start)
 	if os.path.exists(start_path):
 		for basepath, folders, files in os.walk(start_path):  # noqa: B007
-			# add missing __init__.py
-			if "__init__.py" not in files and frappe.conf.get("developer_mode"):
-				open(os.path.join(basepath, "__init__.py"), "a").close()
-
 			for fname in files:
 				fname = frappe.utils.cstr(fname)
 				if "." not in fname:
@@ -128,7 +124,6 @@ def get_pages_from_path(start, app, app_path):
 						os.path.join(basepath, fname), app, start, basepath, app_path, fname
 					)
 					pages[page_info.route] = page_info
-					# print frappe.as_json(pages[-1])
 
 	return pages