diff --git a/lib/generators/USAGE b/lib/generators/USAGE
index 6ca9ce66f..c44323a39 100644
--- a/lib/generators/USAGE
+++ b/lib/generators/USAGE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Description:
 
-The react_on_rails:install generator integrates webpack with rails with ease. You can pass the redux option if you'd like to have redux setup for you automatically.  
+The react_on_rails:install generator integrates webpack with rails with ease. You can pass the redux option if you'd like to have redux setup for you automatically.
 
 * Redux
 
diff --git a/lib/generators/react_on_rails/base_generator.rb b/lib/generators/react_on_rails/base_generator.rb
index 87ca28bc4..a5967c3f5 100644
--- a/lib/generators/react_on_rails/base_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/react_on_rails/base_generator.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 module ReactOnRails
   module Generators
-    class BaseGenerator < Rails::Generators::Base # rubocop:disable Metrics/ClassLength
+    class BaseGenerator < Rails::Generators::Base
       include GeneratorHelper
       Rails::Generators.hide_namespace(namespace)
       source_root(File.expand_path("../templates", __FILE__))
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ def update_git_ignore
 
       def update_application_js
         data = <<-DATA.strip_heredoc
-          // DO NOT REQUIRE jQuery or jQuery-ujs in this file!
-          // DO NOT REQUIRE TREE!
-
           //= require webpack-bundle
 
         DATA
@@ -55,13 +52,6 @@ def update_application_js
         end
       end
 
-      def strip_application_js_of_incompatible_sprockets_statements
-        application_js = File.join(destination_root, "app/assets/javascripts/application.js")
-        gsub_file(application_js, "//= require jquery_ujs", "// require jquery_ujs")
-        gsub_file(application_js, %r{//= require jquery$}, "// require jquery")
-        gsub_file(application_js, %r{//= require_tree \.$}, "// require_tree .")
-      end
-
       def strip_application_js_of_double_blank_lines
         application_js = File.join(destination_root, "app/assets/javascripts/application.js")
         gsub_file(application_js, /^\n^\n/, "\n")
diff --git a/lib/generators/react_on_rails/dev_tests_generator.rb b/lib/generators/react_on_rails/dev_tests_generator.rb
index a6beb5461..599ea1215 100644
--- a/lib/generators/react_on_rails/dev_tests_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/react_on_rails/dev_tests_generator.rb
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ def add_test_related_gems_to_gemfile
       end
 
       def gsub_prerender_if_server_rendering
-        return if !options.example_server_rendering
+        return unless options.example_server_rendering
         hello_world_index = File.join(destination_root, "app", "views", "hello_world", "index.html.erb")
         hello_world_contents = File.read(hello_world_index)
-        new_hello_world_contents = hello_world_contents.gsub(/\) %>/,
-                                                             ', prerender: true) %>')
+        new_hello_world_contents = hello_world_contents.gsub(/prerender: false/,
+                                                             "prerender: true")
 
         File.open(hello_world_index, "w+") { |f| f.puts new_hello_world_contents }
       end
diff --git a/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/base/base/app/views/hello_world/index.html.erb.tt b/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/base/base/app/views/hello_world/index.html.erb.tt
index ebf8512fe..266bc15d6 100644
--- a/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/base/base/app/views/hello_world/index.html.erb.tt
+++ b/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/base/base/app/views/hello_world/index.html.erb.tt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <h1 class="alert alert-info this-works">Hello World</h1>
-<%%= react_component("HelloWorldApp", props: @hello_world_props) %>
+<%%= react_component("HelloWorldApp", props: @hello_world_props, prerender: false) %>
 
diff --git a/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/base/base/client/app/bundles/HelloWorld/components/HelloWorldWidget.jsx.tt b/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/base/base/client/app/bundles/HelloWorld/components/HelloWorldWidget.jsx.tt
index 830844197..8cae5993e 100644
--- a/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/base/base/client/app/bundles/HelloWorld/components/HelloWorldWidget.jsx.tt
+++ b/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/base/base/client/app/bundles/HelloWorld/components/HelloWorldWidget.jsx.tt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // all your dump component names with Widget.
 
 import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
-import _ from 'lodash';
 
 // Simple example of a React "dumb" component
 export default class HelloWorldWidget extends React.Component {
@@ -13,15 +12,6 @@ export default class HelloWorldWidget extends React.Component {
     name: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   };
 
-  constructor(props, context) {
-    super(props, context);
-
-    // Uses lodash to bind all methods to the context of the object instance, otherwise
-    // the methods defined here would not refer to the component's class, not the component
-    // instance itself.
-    _.bindAll(this, 'handleChange');
-  }
-
   // React will automatically provide us with the event `e`
   handleChange(e) {
     const name = e.target.value;
@@ -43,7 +33,7 @@ export default class HelloWorldWidget extends React.Component {
           <input
             type="text"
             value={name}
-            onChange={this.handleChange}
+            onChange={e => this.handleChange(e)}
           />
         </form>
       </div>
diff --git a/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/base/base/client/package.json.tt b/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/base/base/client/package.json.tt
index 6e6ce0ec1..c86c77be1 100644
--- a/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/base/base/client/package.json.tt
+++ b/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/base/base/client/package.json.tt
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
     "immutable": "^3.7.6",
     <%- end -%>
     "imports-loader": "^0.6.5",
-    "jquery": "^2.2.2",
-    "jquery-ujs": "^1.2.1",
     <%- if options.redux? -%>
     "mirror-creator": "1.1.0",
     <%- end -%>
diff --git a/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/base/base/client/webpack.config.js b/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/base/base/client/webpack.config.js
index a470a13a9..54d2dd570 100644
--- a/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/base/base/client/webpack.config.js
+++ b/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/base/base/client/webpack.config.js
@@ -16,12 +16,10 @@ config = {
     filename: 'webpack-bundle.js',
     path: '../app/assets/webpack',
   },
-  
+
   resolve: {
     extensions: ['', '.js', '.jsx'],
     alias: {
-      lib: path.join(process.cwd(), 'app', 'lib'),
-      // Look into
       react: path.resolve('./node_modules/react'),
       'react-dom': path.resolve('./node_modules/react-dom'),
     },
@@ -35,11 +33,14 @@ config = {
   ],
   module: {
     loaders: [
-      { test: require.resolve('jquery'), loader: 'expose?jQuery' },
-      { test: require.resolve('jquery'), loader: 'expose?$' },
-      { test: require.resolve('react'), loader: 'imports?shim=es5-shim/es5-shim&sham=es5-shim/es5-sham' },
-      { test: require.resolve('jquery-ujs'), loader: 'imports?jQuery=jquery' },
-      { test: /\.jsx?$/, loader: 'babel-loader', exclude: /node_modules/ },
+      {
+        test: require.resolve('react'),
+        loader: 'imports?shim=es5-shim/es5-shim&sham=es5-shim/es5-sham',
+      },
+      {
+        test: /\.jsx?$/, loader: 'babel-loader',
+        exclude: /node_modules/,
+      },
     ],
   },
 };
diff --git a/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/dev_tests/spec/features/hello_world_spec.rb b/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/dev_tests/spec/features/hello_world_spec.rb
index cca380ab8..23d219890 100644
--- a/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/dev_tests/spec/features/hello_world_spec.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/dev_tests/spec/features/hello_world_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 feature "Hello World", js: true do
   scenario "the hello world example works" do
     visit "/hello_world"
-    expect(heading).to have_text("Rendering")
+    expect(heading).to have_text("Hello World")
     expect(message).to have_text("Stranger")
     name_input.set("John Doe")
     expect(message).to have_text("John Doe")
diff --git a/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/no_redux/base/client/app/bundles/HelloWorld/containers/HelloWorld.jsx b/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/no_redux/base/client/app/bundles/HelloWorld/containers/HelloWorld.jsx
index dd4dd9bd6..a5a52641d 100644
--- a/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/no_redux/base/client/app/bundles/HelloWorld/containers/HelloWorld.jsx
+++ b/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/no_redux/base/client/app/bundles/HelloWorld/containers/HelloWorld.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
 import HelloWorldWidget from '../components/HelloWorldWidget';
-import _ from 'lodash';
 
 // Simple example of a React "smart" component
 export default class HelloWorld extends React.Component {
@@ -14,11 +13,6 @@ export default class HelloWorld extends React.Component {
     // How to set initial state in ES6 class syntax
     // https://facebook.github.io/react/docs/reusable-components.html#es6-classes
     this.state = { name: this.props.name };
-
-    // Uses lodash to bind all methods to the context of the object instance, otherwise
-    // the methods defined here would not refer to the component's class, not the component
-    // instance itself.
-    _.bindAll(this, 'updateName');
   }
 
   updateName(name) {
@@ -28,7 +22,7 @@ export default class HelloWorld extends React.Component {
   render() {
     return (
       <div>
-        <HelloWorldWidget name={this.state.name} updateName={this.updateName} />
+        <HelloWorldWidget name={this.state.name} updateName={e => this.updateName(e)} />
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/redux/base/client/app/bundles/HelloWorld/startup/HelloWorldApp.jsx.tt b/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/redux/base/client/app/bundles/HelloWorld/startup/HelloWorldApp.jsx.tt
index 5cada08cf..c0e72aa82 100644
--- a/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/redux/base/client/app/bundles/HelloWorld/startup/HelloWorldApp.jsx.tt
+++ b/lib/generators/react_on_rails/templates/redux/base/client/app/bundles/HelloWorld/startup/HelloWorldApp.jsx.tt
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ const HelloWorldApp = (props) => {
 };
 
 // This is how react_on_rails can see the HelloWorldApp in the browser.
-ReactOnRails.register({ HelloWorldApp });
\ No newline at end of file
+ReactOnRails.register({ HelloWorldApp });
diff --git a/spec/react_on_rails/support/generator_spec_helper.rb b/spec/react_on_rails/support/generator_spec_helper.rb
index 0ab8a065c..9623e8f31 100644
--- a/spec/react_on_rails/support/generator_spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/react_on_rails/support/generator_spec_helper.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def simulate_existing_rails_files(options)
   if options.fetch(:hello_world_file, false)
     simulate_existing_file(
       "app/views/hello_world/index.html.erb",
-      "<%= react_component('HelloWorldApp', props: @hello_world_props) %>"
+      "<%= react_component('HelloWorldApp', props: @hello_world_props, prerender: false) %>"
     )
   end
   simulate_existing_file("Gemfile", "")
diff --git a/spec/react_on_rails/support/shared_examples/base_generator_examples.rb b/spec/react_on_rails/support/shared_examples/base_generator_examples.rb
index 8f8eec0cf..c095928e1 100644
--- a/spec/react_on_rails/support/shared_examples/base_generator_examples.rb
+++ b/spec/react_on_rails/support/shared_examples/base_generator_examples.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-shared_examples "base_generator" do |options|
+shared_examples "base_generator" do
   it "adds a route for get 'hello_world' to 'hello_world#index'" do
     match = <<-MATCH.strip_heredoc
       Rails.application.routes.draw do
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
 
   it "updates application.js" do
     match = <<-MATCH.strip_heredoc
-      // DO NOT REQUIRE jQuery or jQuery-ujs in this file!
-      // DO NOT REQUIRE TREE!
-
       //= require webpack-bundle
 
     MATCH
@@ -34,36 +31,17 @@
     end
   end
 
-  it "doesn't include incompatible sprockets require statements" do
-    assert_file("app/assets/javascripts/application.js") do |contents|
-      refute_match(%r{//= require_tree \.$}, contents)
-      refute_match(%r{//= require jquery$}, contents)
-      refute_match("//= require jquery_ujs", contents)
-    end
-  end
-
-  it "comments out incompatible sprockets require statements" do
-    assert_file("app/assets/javascripts/application.js") do |contents|
-      if options[:application_js]
-        assert_match(%r{// require_tree \.$}, contents)
-        assert_match(%r{// require jquery$}, contents)
-        assert_match("//= require jquery-ui", contents)
-        assert_match("// require jquery_ujs", contents)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   it "creates react directories" do
     dirs = %w(components containers startup)
     dirs.each { |dirname| assert_directory "client/app/bundles/HelloWorld/#{dirname}" }
   end
 
   it "copies react files" do
-    # client/app/bundles/HelloWorld/startup/HelloWorldApp.jsx
     %w(app/controllers/hello_world_controller.rb
        app/views/hello_world/index.html.erb
        client/webpack.config.js
        client/.babelrc
+       client/app/bundles/HelloWorld/startup/HelloWorldApp.jsx
        client/package.json
        config/initializers/react_on_rails.rb
        package.json