diff --git a/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/package.json b/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/package.json
index 8e510312dd..b9bd1e4323 100644
--- a/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "bin": "dist/index.js",
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "ts-node --esm src/index.ts",
+    "dev": "node --loader ts-node/esm src/index.ts",
     "start": "node dist/index.js",
     "build": "tsc",
     "watch": "tsc --watch",
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     "boxen": "^5",
     "chalk": "^5.2.0",
     "commander": "^10.0.1",
-    "glob": "^7.1.6",
     "inquirer": "^9.2.2",
     "medusa-telemetry": "^0.0.17",
     "nanoid": "^4.0.2",
diff --git a/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/commands/create.ts b/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/commands/create.ts
index 05444bc7f6..f36e1adcc0 100644
--- a/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/commands/create.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/commands/create.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ const slugify = slugifyType.default
 export type CreateOptions = {
   repoUrl?: string
   seed?: boolean
-  boilerplate?: boolean
   skipDb?: boolean
   dbUrl?: string
   browser?: boolean
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ export type CreateOptions = {
 export default async ({
   repoUrl = "",
   seed,
-  boilerplate,
   skipDb,
   dbUrl,
   browser,
@@ -108,7 +106,6 @@ export default async ({
   track("CMA_OPTIONS", {
     repoUrl,
     seed,
-    boilerplate,
     skipDb,
     browser,
     migrations,
@@ -176,7 +173,6 @@ export default async ({
       directory: projectPath,
       dbConnectionString,
       seed,
-      boilerplate,
       spinner,
       processManager,
       abortController,
diff --git a/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/index.ts
index eed6075d03..b62a57a89a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/index.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ program
   .description("Create a new Medusa project")
   .option("--repo-url <url>", "URL of repository to use to setup project.")
   .option("--seed", "Seed the created database with demo data.")
-  .option(
-    "--no-boilerplate",
-    "Install a Medusa project without the boilerplate and demo files."
-  )
   .option(
     "--skip-db",
     "Skips creating the database, running migrations, and seeding, and subsequently skips opening the browser.",
diff --git a/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/clear-project.ts b/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/clear-project.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 391d20fc2a..0000000000
--- a/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/clear-project.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-import fs from "fs"
-import glob from "glob"
-import path from "path"
-
-export function clearProject(directory: string) {
-  const adminFiles = glob.sync(path.join(directory, `src`, `admin/**/*`))
-  const onboardingFiles = glob.sync(
-    path.join(directory, `src`, `**/onboarding/`)
-  )
-  const typeFiles = glob.sync(path.join(directory, `src`, `types`))
-  const srcFiles = glob.sync(
-    path.join(directory, `src`, `**/*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx}`)
-  )
-
-  const files = [...adminFiles, ...onboardingFiles, ...typeFiles, ...srcFiles]
-
-  files.forEach((file) =>
-    fs.rmSync(file, {
-      recursive: true,
-      force: true,
-    })
-  )
-  // add empty typescript file to avoid build errors
-  fs.openSync(path.join(directory, "src", "index.ts"), "w")
-}
diff --git a/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/prepare-project.ts b/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/prepare-project.ts
index 0af9c37b59..6e61b7d03e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/prepare-project.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/prepare-project.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import execute from "./execute.js"
 import { EOL } from "os"
 import { displayFactBox, FactBoxOptions } from "./facts.js"
 import ProcessManager from "./process-manager.js"
-import { clearProject } from "./clear-project.js"
 import type { Client } from "pg"
 
 const ADMIN_EMAIL = "admin@medusa-test.com"
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ type PrepareOptions = {
   directory: string
   dbConnectionString: string
   seed?: boolean
-  boilerplate?: boolean
   spinner: Ora
   processManager: ProcessManager
   abortController?: AbortController
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ export default async ({
   directory,
   dbConnectionString,
   seed,
-  boilerplate,
   spinner,
   processManager,
   abortController,
@@ -111,19 +108,6 @@ export default async ({
     message: "Installed Dependencies",
   })
 
-  if (!boilerplate) {
-    factBoxOptions.interval = displayFactBox({
-      ...factBoxOptions,
-      title: "Preparing Project Directory...",
-    })
-    // delete files and directories related to onboarding
-    clearProject(directory)
-    displayFactBox({
-      ...factBoxOptions,
-      message: "Prepared Project Directory",
-    })
-  }
-
   factBoxOptions.interval = displayFactBox({
     ...factBoxOptions,
     title: "Building Project...",
diff --git a/www/apps/resources/app/create-medusa-app/page.mdx b/www/apps/resources/app/create-medusa-app/page.mdx
index 523783ac56..a85b28945d 100644
--- a/www/apps/resources/app/create-medusa-app/page.mdx
+++ b/www/apps/resources/app/create-medusa-app/page.mdx
@@ -72,23 +72,6 @@ npx create-medusa-app@latest
 
       </Table.Cell>
     </Table.Row>
-    <Table.Row>
-      <Table.Cell>
-
-        `--no-boilerplate`
-
-      </Table.Cell>
-      <Table.Cell>
-
-        Whether to remove all files added for an enhanced onboarding experience (files under `src/admin`, `src/api`, etc...). Useful if you want to create a clean project, and is only recommended if you're familiar with Medusa.
-
-      </Table.Cell>
-      <Table.Cell>
-      
-        `false`
-
-      </Table.Cell>
-    </Table.Row>
     <Table.Row>
       <Table.Cell>
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ed6c258818..cd33a342f0 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -15409,7 +15409,6 @@ __metadata:
     eslint-config-google: ^0.14.0
     eslint-config-prettier: ^8.8.0
     eslint-plugin-prettier: ^4.2.1
-    glob: ^7.1.6
     inquirer: ^9.2.2
     medusa-telemetry: ^0.0.17
     nanoid: ^4.0.2