title: How do I completely remove all references to application.js and application.css in a Rails app?
body: <p>I'm working in Rails 4.2.4 to deploy a very simple Web API. This interface does not require JavaScript or CSS, so the requests for <code>application.js</code> and <code>application.css</code> are just generating log spam and increasing response times. I have tried <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/22572676/577298">disabling assets and skipping sprockets</a>, but the pages served by the app continue to reference <code>application.js</code> and <code>application.css</code>, even in my "Hello, world!" controller generated from the <a href="http://guides.rubyonrails.org/getting_started.html#getting-up-and-running" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Getting Started Guide</a>.</p>
  
  <p>How can I permanently disable references to these non-existent, unrequired files?</p>