diff --git a/generators/app/index.js b/generators/app/index.js
index 2026f04..930be52 100644
--- a/generators/app/index.js
+++ b/generators/app/index.js
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@ module.exports = class extends Generator {
   constructor(args, options) {
     super(args, options);
 
-    this.option('babel', {
-      type: Boolean,
-      required: false,
-      desc: 'Compile your JS with Babel'
-    });
-
     this.option('readme', {
       type: String,
       required: false,
@@ -56,12 +50,6 @@ module.exports = class extends Generator {
         name: 'authorEmail',
         message: "What's your email?",
         store: true
-      },
-      {
-        name: 'babel',
-        type: 'confirm',
-        message: 'Compile your JS with Babel?',
-        when: this.options.babel === undefined
       }
     ];
 
@@ -92,9 +80,7 @@ module.exports = class extends Generator {
 
     this.composeWith(require.resolve('../git'));
 
-    this.composeWith(require.resolve('../gulp'), {
-      babel: this.props.babel
-    });
+    this.composeWith(require.resolve('../gulp'));
 
     this.composeWith(require.resolve('../readme'), {
       projectName: this.props.projectName,
diff --git a/generators/gulp/babel.test.js b/generators/gulp/babel.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 71fd826..0000000
--- a/generators/gulp/babel.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-var path = require('path');
-var assert = require('yeoman-assert');
-var helpers = require('yeoman-test');
-
-beforeAll(() => {
-  return helpers.run(path.join(__dirname, '.')).withOptions({
-    'skip-install': true,
-    uploading: 'None',
-    babel: true
-  });
-});
-
-test('creates gulpfile.js', () => {
-  assert.file('gulpfile.js');
-});
-
-test('contains babel', () => {
-  ['.pipe($.babel({'].forEach(field => {
-    assert.fileContent('gulpfile.js', field);
-  });
-});
-
-test('creates package.json', () => {
-  assert.file('package.json');
-});
-
-test('contains gulp-babel', () => {
-  assert.jsonFileContent('package.json', {
-    devDependencies: {
-      'gulp-babel': '^6.1.2'
-    }
-  });
-});
diff --git a/generators/gulp/gulp.test.js b/generators/gulp/gulp.test.js
index 7e9dc7d..01b423e 100644
--- a/generators/gulp/gulp.test.js
+++ b/generators/gulp/gulp.test.js
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ describe('generator-statisk -- no babel', () => {
     return helpers.run(path.join(__dirname, '.')).withOptions({
       name: pkg.name,
       version: pkg.version,
-      'skip-install': true,
-      babel: false
+      'skip-install': true
     });
   });
 
@@ -71,9 +70,11 @@ describe('generator-statisk -- no babel', () => {
     assert.jsonFileContent('package.json', {
       devDependencies: {
         autoprefixer: '^6.2.3',
+        'babel-preset-es2015': '^6.9.0',
         'browser-sync': '^2.11.0',
         del: '^2.2.0',
         gulp: 'git://github.com/gulpjs/gulp.git#4.0',
+        'gulp-babel': '^6.1.2',
         'gulp-cache': '^0.4.1',
         'gulp-concat': '^2.6.0',
         'gulp-cssnano': '^2.1.0',
@@ -97,34 +98,3 @@ describe('generator-statisk -- no babel', () => {
     });
   });
 });
-
-describe('generator-statisk -- with babel', () => {
-  beforeAll(() => {
-    const pkg = require('../../package.json');
-
-    return helpers.run(require.resolve('.')).withOptions({
-      name: pkg.name,
-      version: pkg.version,
-      'skip-install': true,
-      babel: true
-    });
-  });
-
-  test('creates gulpfile', () => {
-    assert.file('gulpfile.js');
-  });
-
-  test('package.json contains babel packages', () => {
-    assert.jsonFileContent('package.json', {
-      devDependencies: {
-        'gulp-babel': '^6.1.2',
-        'babel-preset-es2015': '^6.9.0'
-      }
-    });
-  });
-
-  test('gulpfile contains babel', () => {
-    assert.fileContent('gulpfile.js', 'babel');
-    assert.fileContent('gulpfile.js', 'es2015');
-  })
-});
diff --git a/generators/gulp/index.js b/generators/gulp/index.js
index ccc2dcc..239b92a 100644
--- a/generators/gulp/index.js
+++ b/generators/gulp/index.js
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@ module.exports = class extends Generator {
   constructor(args, options) {
     super(args, options);
 
-    this.option('babel', {
-      type: Boolean,
-      required: true
-    });
-
     this.option('name', {
       type: String,
       required: true,
@@ -36,9 +31,11 @@ module.exports = class extends Generator {
     pkg.devDependencies = pkg.devDependencies || {};
     _.extend(pkg.devDependencies, {
       autoprefixer: '^6.2.3',
+      'babel-preset-es2015': '^6.9.0',
       'browser-sync': '^2.11.0',
       del: '^2.2.0',
       gulp: 'git://github.com/gulpjs/gulp.git#4.0',
+      'gulp-babel': '^6.1.2',
       'gulp-cache': '^0.4.1',
       'gulp-concat': '^2.6.0',
       'gulp-cssnano': '^2.1.0',
@@ -60,15 +57,6 @@ module.exports = class extends Generator {
       yargs: '^5.0.0'
     });
 
-    if (this.options.babel) {
-      _.merge(pkg, {
-        devDependencies: {
-          'gulp-babel': '^6.1.2',
-          'babel-preset-es2015': '^6.9.0'
-        }
-      });
-    }
-
     this.fs.writeJSON(this.destinationPath('package.json'), pkg);
 
     this.fs.copyTpl(
@@ -78,8 +66,7 @@ module.exports = class extends Generator {
         date: new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0],
         name: this.options.name,
         version: this.options.version,
-        buildContent: this.options.buildContent,
-        babel: this.options.babel
+        buildContent: this.options.buildContent
       }
     );
   }
diff --git a/generators/gulp/templates/gulpfile b/generators/gulp/templates/gulpfile
index ca7de80..6f1cf65 100644
--- a/generators/gulp/templates/gulpfile
+++ b/generators/gulp/templates/gulpfile
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ gulp.task('scripts', () =>
     'src/assets/javascript/main.js'
   ])
     .pipe($.newer('.tmp/assets/javascript/index.js', {dest: '.tmp/assets/javascript', ext: '.js'}))
-    .pipe($.if(!argv.prod, $.sourcemaps.init()))<% if (babel) { %>
+    .pipe($.if(!argv.prod, $.sourcemaps.init()))
     .pipe($.babel({
       presets: ['es2015']
-    }))<% } %>
+    }))
     .pipe($.concat('index.js'))
     .pipe($.size({
       showFiles: true