diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-misk/settings.gradle.kts.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-misk/settings.gradle.kts.mustache
index c43b3eccdc6f..b58794c2daf4 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-misk/settings.gradle.kts.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-misk/settings.gradle.kts.mustache
@@ -11,5 +11,4 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
     }
 }
 
-include(":models")
-rootProject.name = "{{artifactId}}"
\ No newline at end of file
+rootProject.name = "{{artifactId}}"
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/kotlin/misk/KotlinMiskServerCodegenTest.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/kotlin/misk/KotlinMiskServerCodegenTest.java
index f44a7f57de99..4b59d58488b0 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/kotlin/misk/KotlinMiskServerCodegenTest.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/kotlin/misk/KotlinMiskServerCodegenTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
 
 import static org.openapitools.codegen.TestUtils.assertFileContains;
+import static org.openapitools.codegen.TestUtils.assertFileNotContains;
 
 public class KotlinMiskServerCodegenTest {
 
@@ -60,9 +61,13 @@ public void testBuildGradleKts() throws IOException {
 
         Path buildGradle = Paths.get(output + "/build.gradle.kts");
         Assert.assertTrue(buildGradle.toFile().exists());
+
+        Path settingsGradle = Paths.get(output + "/settings.gradle.kts");
+        Assert.assertTrue(settingsGradle.toFile().exists());
+        assertFileNotContains(settingsGradle, "include(\":models\")");
         
         // Verify build.gradle.kts content
         assertFileContains(buildGradle, "id(\"org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm\")");
         assertFileContains(buildGradle, "implementation(\"com.squareup.misk:misk:");
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/kotlin-misk-config/settings.gradle.kts b/samples/server/petstore/kotlin-misk-config/settings.gradle.kts
index ac3678f99c1e..b57f6a1f938c 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/kotlin-misk-config/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/kotlin-misk-config/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -11,5 +11,4 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
     }
 }
 
-include(":models")
-rootProject.name = "openapi-kotlin-misk-server"
\ No newline at end of file
+rootProject.name = "openapi-kotlin-misk-server"
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/kotlin-misk/settings.gradle.kts b/samples/server/petstore/kotlin-misk/settings.gradle.kts
index ac3678f99c1e..b57f6a1f938c 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/kotlin-misk/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/kotlin-misk/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -11,5 +11,4 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
     }
 }
 
-include(":models")
-rootProject.name = "openapi-kotlin-misk-server"
\ No newline at end of file
+rootProject.name = "openapi-kotlin-misk-server"