diff --git a/.changeset/fuzzy-dogs-try.md b/.changeset/fuzzy-dogs-try.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c34a5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fuzzy-dogs-try.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-better-t-stack": patch
+---
+
+fix unwanted orm directories (sorry it was pretty bad)
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/helpers/project-generation/template-manager.ts b/apps/cli/src/helpers/project-generation/template-manager.ts
index c3141da..5abb7a5 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/helpers/project-generation/template-manager.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/helpers/project-generation/template-manager.ts
@@ -653,20 +653,6 @@ export async function setupExamplesTemplate(
 					);
 				}
 			}
-
-			const ignorePatterns = [`${context.orm}/**`];
-			if (example === "ai" && context.backend === "next") {
-				ignorePatterns.push("next/**");
-			}
-
-			await processAndCopyFiles(
-				["**/*.ts", "**/*.hbs"],
-				exampleServerSrc,
-				serverAppDir,
-				context,
-				false,
-				ignorePatterns,
-			);
 		}
 
 		if (webAppDirExists) {