diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 333bdd4e45..1c8b73abaf 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace :generate do
 
       # Rails 4 cannot use a `rails` binstub generated by Bundler
       sh "rm -f #{bindir}/rails"
-      sh "bundle exec rails new ./tmp/example_app --skip-javascript --skip-sprockets --skip-git --skip-test-unit --skip-bundle --template=templates/generate_app.rb"
+      sh "bundle exec rails new ./tmp/example_app --skip-javascript --skip-sprockets --skip-git --skip-test-unit --skip-bundle --template=example_app_generator/generate_app.rb"
 
       if test 'd', bindir
         in_example_app do
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace :generate do
 
   desc "generate a bunch of stuff with generators"
   task :stuff do
-    in_example_app "bin/rake rails:template LOCATION='../../templates/generate_stuff.rb'"
+    in_example_app "bin/rake rails:template LOCATION='../../example_app_generator/generate_stuff.rb'"
   end
 end
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ end
 
 desc "run a variety of specs against the generated app"
 task :smoke do
-  in_example_app "LOCATION='../../templates/run_specs.rb' bin/rake rails:template --backtrace"
+  in_example_app "LOCATION='../../example_app_generator/run_specs.rb' bin/rake rails:template --backtrace"
 end
 
 namespace :smoke do
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ namespace :no_active_record do
 
   desc "run a vairety of specs against a non-ActiveRecord generated app"
   task :smoke do
-    in_example_app "LOCATION='../../templates/run_specs.rb' bin/rake rails:template --backtrace",
+    in_example_app "LOCATION='../../example_app_generator/run_specs.rb' bin/rake rails:template --backtrace",
                    :app_dir => example_app_dir
   end
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ namespace :no_active_record do
 
         # Rails 4 cannot use a `rails` binstub generated by Bundler
         sh "rm -f #{bindir}/rails"
-        sh "bundle exec rails new #{example_app_dir} --skip-active-record --skip-javascript --skip-sprockets --skip-git --skip-test-unit --skip-bundle --template=templates/generate_app.rb"
+        sh "bundle exec rails new #{example_app_dir} --skip-active-record --skip-javascript --skip-sprockets --skip-git --skip-test-unit --skip-bundle --template=example_app_generator/generate_app.rb"
 
         if test 'd', bindir
           in_example_app(:app_dir => example_app_dir) do
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ namespace :no_active_record do
 
     desc "generate a bunch of stuff with generators"
     task :stuff do
-      in_example_app "bin/rake rails:template LOCATION='../../templates/generate_stuff.rb'",
+      in_example_app "bin/rake rails:template LOCATION='../../example_app_generator/generate_stuff.rb'",
                      :app_dir => example_app_dir
     end
   end
diff --git a/templates/generate_app.rb b/example_app_generator/generate_app.rb
similarity index 91%
rename from templates/generate_app.rb
rename to example_app_generator/generate_app.rb
index 161856d2f7..07f4c0b0dc 100644
--- a/templates/generate_app.rb
+++ b/example_app_generator/generate_app.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 rails_dependencies_gemfile = File.join(rspec_rails_repo_path, 'Gemfile-rails-dependencies')
 bundle_install_path = File.join(rspec_rails_repo_path, '..', 'bundle')
 maintenance_branch_file = File.join(rspec_rails_repo_path, 'maintenance-branch')
-travis_retry_script = File.join(rspec_rails_repo_path, 'templates', 'travis_retry_bundle_install.sh')
+travis_retry_script = File.join(
+  rspec_rails_repo_path,
+  'example_app_generator',
+  'travis_retry_bundle_install.sh'
+)
 function_script_file = File.join(rspec_rails_repo_path, 'script/functions.sh')
 
 in_root do
diff --git a/templates/generate_stuff.rb b/example_app_generator/generate_stuff.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/generate_stuff.rb
rename to example_app_generator/generate_stuff.rb
diff --git a/templates/no_active_record/app/models/in_memory/model.rb b/example_app_generator/no_active_record/app/models/in_memory/model.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/no_active_record/app/models/in_memory/model.rb
rename to example_app_generator/no_active_record/app/models/in_memory/model.rb
diff --git a/templates/no_active_record/lib/rails/generators/in_memory/model/model_generator.rb b/example_app_generator/no_active_record/lib/rails/generators/in_memory/model/model_generator.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/no_active_record/lib/rails/generators/in_memory/model/model_generator.rb
rename to example_app_generator/no_active_record/lib/rails/generators/in_memory/model/model_generator.rb
diff --git a/templates/no_active_record/lib/rails/generators/in_memory/model/templates/model.rb.erb b/example_app_generator/no_active_record/lib/rails/generators/in_memory/model/templates/model.rb.erb
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/no_active_record/lib/rails/generators/in_memory/model/templates/model.rb.erb
rename to example_app_generator/no_active_record/lib/rails/generators/in_memory/model/templates/model.rb.erb
diff --git a/templates/no_active_record/spec/verify_no_active_record_spec.rb b/example_app_generator/no_active_record/spec/verify_no_active_record_spec.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/no_active_record/spec/verify_no_active_record_spec.rb
rename to example_app_generator/no_active_record/spec/verify_no_active_record_spec.rb
diff --git a/templates/run_specs.rb b/example_app_generator/run_specs.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/run_specs.rb
rename to example_app_generator/run_specs.rb
diff --git a/templates/spec/verify_active_record_spec.rb b/example_app_generator/spec/verify_active_record_spec.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/spec/verify_active_record_spec.rb
rename to example_app_generator/spec/verify_active_record_spec.rb
diff --git a/templates/travis_retry_bundle_install.sh b/example_app_generator/travis_retry_bundle_install.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/travis_retry_bundle_install.sh
rename to example_app_generator/travis_retry_bundle_install.sh