diff --git a/commands/main.ts b/commands/main.ts
index b8d9d9a..39cd7d2 100644
--- a/commands/main.ts
+++ b/commands/main.ts
@@ -63,16 +63,6 @@ export class CreateNewApp extends BaseCommand {
   })
   declare token?: string
 
-  /**
-   * Auto install packages after creating the project. Display prompt
-   * when flag is not mentioned.
-   */
-  @flags.boolean({
-    description: 'Force install or skip dependencies installation',
-    showNegatedVariantInHelp: true,
-  })
-  declare install?: boolean
-
   /**
    * Init git repository. Do not init when flag is not mentioned.
    */
@@ -270,20 +260,6 @@ export class CreateNewApp extends BaseCommand {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Prompt to check if we should install dependencies?
-   */
-  async #promptForInstallingDeps() {
-    if (this.install === undefined) {
-      this.install = await this.prompt.confirm(
-        `Do you want to install dependencies using "${this.packageManager}"`,
-        {
-          default: true,
-        }
-      )
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * Replace the package.json name with the destination directory name.
    * Errors are ignored.
@@ -331,10 +307,6 @@ export class CreateNewApp extends BaseCommand {
    * Generate a fresh app key. Errors are ignored
    */
   async #generateFreshAppKey() {
-    if (this.install === false) {
-      return
-    }
-
     await this.#runBashCommand('node', ['ace', 'generate:key'])
   }
 
@@ -403,7 +375,7 @@ export class CreateNewApp extends BaseCommand {
       '--adapter',
       this.adapter!,
       this.ssr ? '--ssr' : '--no-ssr',
-      this.install ? '--install' : '--no-install',
+      '--install',
     ]
 
     if (this.verbose) {
@@ -442,8 +414,6 @@ export class CreateNewApp extends BaseCommand {
       await this.#promptForInertiaSsr()
     }
 
-    await this.#promptForInstallingDeps()
-
     /**
      * Create tasks instance for displaying
      * actions as tasks
@@ -456,8 +426,7 @@ export class CreateNewApp extends BaseCommand {
      */
     const configureLucid =
       [WEB_STARTER_KIT, API_STARTER_KIT, INERTIA_STARTER_KIT].includes(this.kit || '') &&
-      this.db !== 'skip' &&
-      this.install !== false
+      this.db !== 'skip'
 
     /**
      * Configure auth when using our own starter kits
@@ -465,14 +434,12 @@ export class CreateNewApp extends BaseCommand {
      */
     const configureAuth =
       [WEB_STARTER_KIT, API_STARTER_KIT, INERTIA_STARTER_KIT].includes(this.kit || '') &&
-      this.authGuard !== 'skip' &&
-      this.install !== false
+      this.authGuard !== 'skip'
 
     /**
      * Configure inertia when using our inertia starter kit
      */
-    const configureInertia =
-      this.kit === INERTIA_STARTER_KIT && this.adapter !== 'skip' && this.install !== false
+    const configureInertia = this.kit === INERTIA_STARTER_KIT && this.adapter !== 'skip'
 
     tasks
       .add('Download starter kit', async (task) => {
@@ -489,7 +456,7 @@ export class CreateNewApp extends BaseCommand {
         await this.#runBashCommand('git', ['init'])
         return 'Initialized git repository'
       })
-      .addIf(this.install !== false, 'Install packages', async (task) => {
+      .add('Install packages', async (task) => {
         const spinner = this.logger.await('installing dependencies', {
           silent: this.verbose,
         })
diff --git a/tests/install_adonis.spec.ts b/tests/install_adonis.spec.ts
index acf7487..f5a3856 100644
--- a/tests/install_adonis.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/install_adonis.spec.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ test.group('Create new app', (group) => {
   test('clone template to destination', async ({ assert, fs }) => {
     const command = await kernel.create(CreateNewApp, [
       join(fs.basePath, 'foo'),
-      '--no-install',
       '--db=sqlite',
       '--auth-guard=session',
       '--kit="github:samuelmarina/is-even"',
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ test.group('Create new app', (group) => {
   test('use github as default provider', async ({ assert, fs }) => {
     const command = await kernel.create(CreateNewApp, [
       join(fs.basePath, 'foo'),
-      '--no-install',
       '--kit="samuelmarina/is-even"',
     ])
 
@@ -60,7 +58,6 @@ test.group('Create new app', (group) => {
 
   test('prompt for destination when not provided', async ({ assert }) => {
     const command = await kernel.create(CreateNewApp, [
-      '--no-install',
       '--db=sqlite',
       '--auth-guard=session',
       '--kit="github:samuelmarina/is-even"',
@@ -78,7 +75,6 @@ test.group('Create new app', (group) => {
     const command = await kernel.create(CreateNewApp, [
       join(fs.basePath, 'foo'),
       '--pkg="npm"',
-      '--install',
       // not provide `--db` and `--auth-guard` to test that it will not prompt for slim kit
     ])
 
@@ -102,7 +98,6 @@ test.group('Create new app', (group) => {
       '--pkg="npm"',
       '-K=web',
       '--db=sqlite',
-      '--install',
     ])
 
     command.verbose = VERBOSE
@@ -127,7 +122,6 @@ test.group('Create new app', (group) => {
       '--pkg="npm"',
       '-K=api',
       '--auth-guard=session',
-      '--install',
     ])
 
     command.verbose = VERBOSE
@@ -143,29 +137,6 @@ test.group('Create new app', (group) => {
     await assert.fileExists('foo/config/database.ts')
   })
 
-  test('prompt for install dependencies when --install flag is not used', async ({
-    assert,
-    fs,
-  }) => {
-    const command = await kernel.create(CreateNewApp, [
-      join(fs.basePath, 'foo'),
-      '--pkg="npm"',
-      '--db=sqlite',
-      '--auth-guard=session',
-      '-K=slim',
-    ])
-
-    command.verbose = VERBOSE
-    command.prompt.trap('Do you want to install dependencies using "npm"').replyWith(true)
-
-    await command.exec()
-
-    const result = await execa('node', ['ace', '--help'], { cwd: join(fs.basePath, 'foo') })
-
-    assert.deepEqual(result.exitCode, 0)
-    assert.deepInclude(result.stdout, 'View list of available commands')
-  })
-
   test('do not configure lucid when user skip database driver selection', async ({
     assert,
     fs,
@@ -173,7 +144,6 @@ test.group('Create new app', (group) => {
     const command = await kernel.create(CreateNewApp, [
       join(fs.basePath, 'foo'),
       '--pkg="npm"',
-      '--install',
       '-K=web',
       '--auth-guard=session',
     ])
@@ -196,7 +166,6 @@ test.group('Create new app', (group) => {
     const command = await kernel.create(CreateNewApp, [
       join(fs.basePath, 'foo'),
       '--pkg="npm"',
-      '--install',
       '-K=web',
       '--db=sqlite',
     ])
@@ -220,7 +189,6 @@ test.group('Create new app', (group) => {
 
     const command = await kernel.create(CreateNewApp, [
       join(fs.basePath, 'foo'),
-      '--no-install',
       '--kit="github:samuelmarina/is-even"',
     ])
 
@@ -245,7 +213,6 @@ test.group('Create new app', (group) => {
 
       const command = await kernel.create(CreateNewApp, [
         join(fs.basePath, 'foo'),
-        '--install',
         '--db=sqlite',
         '--auth-guard=session',
         '--kit="github:samuelmarina/is-even"',
@@ -259,25 +226,9 @@ test.group('Create new app', (group) => {
       process.env.npm_config_user_agent = undefined
     })
 
-  test('do not install dependencies when --no-install flag is provided', async ({ assert, fs }) => {
-    const command = await kernel.create(CreateNewApp, [
-      join(fs.basePath, 'foo'),
-      '--db=sqlite',
-      '--auth-guard=session',
-      '--no-install',
-      '--kit="github:samuelmarina/is-even"',
-    ])
-
-    command.verbose = VERBOSE
-    await command.exec()
-
-    await assert.fileNotExists(`foo/package-lock.json`)
-  })
-
   test('initialize git repo when --git-init flag is provided', async ({ assert, fs }) => {
     const command = await kernel.create(CreateNewApp, [
       join(fs.basePath, 'foo'),
-      '--no-install',
       '--git-init',
       '--kit="github:samuelmarina/is-even"',
     ])
@@ -294,7 +245,6 @@ test.group('Create new app', (group) => {
       '--pkg="yarn"',
       '--db=sqlite',
       '--auth-guard=session',
-      '--install',
       '--kit="github:samuelmarina/is-even"',
     ])
 
@@ -308,7 +258,6 @@ test.group('Create new app', (group) => {
     const command = await kernel.create(CreateNewApp, [
       join(fs.basePath, 'foo'),
       '--pkg="npm"',
-      '--install',
       '--kit="github:adonisjs/slim-starter-kit"',
     ])
 
@@ -325,7 +274,6 @@ test.group('Create new app', (group) => {
     const command = await kernel.create(CreateNewApp, [
       join(fs.basePath, 'foo'),
       '--pkg="npm"',
-      '--no-install',
       '--kit="github:adonisjs/slim-starter-kit"',
     ])
 
@@ -338,7 +286,6 @@ test.group('Create new app', (group) => {
     const command = await kernel.create(CreateNewApp, [
       join(fs.basePath, 'foo'),
       '--pkg="npm"',
-      '--no-install',
       '--kit="github:adonisjs/slim-starter-kit"',
     ])
 
@@ -351,7 +298,6 @@ test.group('Create new app', (group) => {
     const command = await kernel.create(CreateNewApp, [
       join(fs.basePath, 'foo/bar'),
       '--pkg="npm"',
-      '--no-install',
       '--kit="github:adonisjs/slim-starter-kit"',
     ])
 
@@ -359,21 +305,6 @@ test.group('Create new app', (group) => {
     await command.exec()
     await assert.fileContains('foo/bar/package.json', `"name": "bar"`)
   })
-
-  test('remove existing lockfile if starter kit contains one', async ({ assert, fs }) => {
-    const command = await kernel.create(CreateNewApp, [
-      join(fs.basePath, 'foo'),
-      '--pkg="npm"',
-      '--no-install',
-      '--kit="github:adonisjs/slim-starter-kit"',
-    ])
-
-    command.verbose = VERBOSE
-    await command.exec()
-    await assert.fileNotExists('foo/yarn.lock')
-    await assert.fileNotExists('foo/package-lock.json')
-    await assert.fileNotExists('foo/pnpm-lock.yaml')
-  })
 })
 
 test.group('Configure | Web starter kit', (group) => {
@@ -385,7 +316,6 @@ test.group('Configure | Web starter kit', (group) => {
       '--pkg="npm"',
       '--db=sqlite',
       '--auth-guard=session',
-      '--install',
       '-K=web',
     ])
 
@@ -417,7 +347,6 @@ test.group('Configure | Web starter kit', (group) => {
     const command = await kernel.create(CreateNewApp, [
       join(fs.basePath, 'foo'),
       '--pkg="npm"',
-      '--install',
       '-K=web',
       '--auth-guard=session',
       '--db=postgres',
@@ -442,7 +371,6 @@ test.group('Configure | API starter kit', (group) => {
     const command = await kernel.create(CreateNewApp, [
       join(fs.basePath, 'foo'),
       '--pkg="npm"',
-      '--install',
       '-K=api',
       '--db=sqlite',
       '--auth-guard=session',
@@ -485,7 +413,6 @@ test.group('Configure | API starter kit', (group) => {
     const command = await kernel.create(CreateNewApp, [
       join(fs.basePath, 'foo'),
       '--pkg="npm"',
-      '--install',
       '-K=api',
       '--db=sqlite',
       '--auth-guard=access_tokens',
@@ -516,7 +443,6 @@ test.group('Configure | Inertia Starter Kit', (group) => {
     const command = await kernel.create(CreateNewApp, [
       join(fs.basePath, 'foo'),
       '--pkg="npm"',
-      '--install',
       '-K=inertia',
       '--db=sqlite',
       '--auth-guard=session',