diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/remix/generators/setup-tailwind.json b/docs/generated/packages/remix/generators/setup-tailwind.json
index 2b41acb0af06d..af89b153595e9 100644
--- a/docs/generated/packages/remix/generators/setup-tailwind.json
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/remix/generators/setup-tailwind.json
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
         "type": "string",
         "description": "The name of the project to add tailwind to",
         "$default": { "$source": "projectName" },
-        "x-prompt": "What project would you like to add Tailwind to?",
-        "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z].*$"
+        "x-prompt": "What project would you like to add Tailwind to?"
       },
       "skipFormat": {
         "type": "boolean",
diff --git a/packages/remix/src/generators/setup-tailwind/__snapshots__/setup-tailwind.impl.spec.ts.snap b/packages/remix/src/generators/setup-tailwind/__snapshots__/setup-tailwind.impl.spec.ts.snap
index 899be3df978b4..c6a9a31a7a500 100644
--- a/packages/remix/src/generators/setup-tailwind/__snapshots__/setup-tailwind.impl.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/remix/src/generators/setup-tailwind/__snapshots__/setup-tailwind.impl.spec.ts.snap
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ exports[`setup-tailwind generator should add a tailwind config to an application
   ScrollRestoration,
 } from '@remix-run/react';
 import type { MetaFunction, LinksFunction } from '@remix-run/node';
-import twStyles from './tailwind.css';
+import './tailwind.css';
 
 export const meta: MetaFunction = () => [
   {
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ export const meta: MetaFunction = () => [
 ];
 
 export const links: LinksFunction = () => [
-  { rel: 'stylesheet', href: twStyles },
   { rel: 'preconnect', href: 'https://fonts.googleapis.com' },
   {
     rel: 'preconnect',
diff --git a/packages/remix/src/generators/setup-tailwind/schema.json b/packages/remix/src/generators/setup-tailwind/schema.json
index 9b49050ae7d2a..a718e00600379 100644
--- a/packages/remix/src/generators/setup-tailwind/schema.json
+++ b/packages/remix/src/generators/setup-tailwind/schema.json
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
       "$default": {
         "$source": "projectName"
       },
-      "x-prompt": "What project would you like to add Tailwind to?",
-      "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z].*$"
+      "x-prompt": "What project would you like to add Tailwind to?"
     },
     "skipFormat": {
       "type": "boolean",
diff --git a/packages/remix/src/generators/setup-tailwind/setup-tailwind.impl.ts b/packages/remix/src/generators/setup-tailwind/setup-tailwind.impl.ts
index 666e41127b007..99e7446132c4c 100644
--- a/packages/remix/src/generators/setup-tailwind/setup-tailwind.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/remix/src/generators/setup-tailwind/setup-tailwind.impl.ts
@@ -5,39 +5,34 @@ import {
   installPackagesTask,
   joinPathFragments,
   readProjectConfiguration,
+  stripIndents,
   type Tree,
 } from '@nx/devkit';
 
-import { upsertLinksFunction } from '../../utils/upsert-links-function';
 import {
   autoprefixerVersion,
   postcssVersion,
   tailwindVersion,
 } from '../../utils/versions';
 import type { SetupTailwindSchema } from './schema';
+import { insertStatementAfterImports } from '../../utils/insert-statement-after-imports';
 
 export default async function setupTailwind(
   tree: Tree,
   options: SetupTailwindSchema
 ) {
   const project = readProjectConfiguration(tree, options.project);
-  if (project.projectType !== 'application') {
-    throw new Error(
-      `Project "${options.project}" is not an application. Please ensure the project is an application.`
-    );
-  }
 
   generateFiles(tree, joinPathFragments(__dirname, 'files'), project.root, {
     tpl: '',
   });
 
   const pathToRoot = joinPathFragments(project.root, 'app/root.tsx');
-  upsertLinksFunction(
+
+  insertStatementAfterImports(
     tree,
     pathToRoot,
-    'twStyles',
-    './tailwind.css',
-    `{ rel: "stylesheet", href: twStyles }`
+    stripIndents`import './tailwind.css';`
   );
 
   addDependenciesToPackageJson(
diff --git a/packages/remix/src/utils/upsert-links-function.spec.ts b/packages/remix/src/utils/upsert-links-function.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ccf75dcfac28d..0000000000000
--- a/packages/remix/src/utils/upsert-links-function.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-import { stripIndents } from '@nx/devkit';
-import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '@nx/devkit/testing';
-import { upsertLinksFunction } from './upsert-links-function';
-
-describe('upsertLinksFunctions', () => {
-  it('should add the imports and the link function when it does not exist', () => {
-    // ARRANGE
-    const tree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace();
-    tree.write(`root.tsx`, ``);
-
-    // ACT
-    upsertLinksFunction(
-      tree,
-      'root.tsx',
-      'styles',
-      './tailwind.css',
-      '{ rel: "stylesheet", href: styles }'
-    );
-
-    // ASSERT
-    expect(tree.read('root.tsx', 'utf-8')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      "import type { LinksFunction } from '@remix-run/node';
-      import styles from "./tailwind.css";
-      export const links: LinksFunction = () => [
-      { rel: "stylesheet", href: styles },
-      ];"
-    `);
-  });
-
-  it('should update an existing links function with the new object', () => {
-    // ARRANGE
-    const tree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace();
-    tree.write(
-      `root.tsx`,
-      stripIndents`import type { LinksFunction } from '@remix-run/node';
-
-    export const links: LinksFunction = () => [
-      { rel: "icon", href: "/favicon.png" type: "image/png" }
-    `
-    );
-
-    // ACT
-    upsertLinksFunction(
-      tree,
-      'root.tsx',
-      'styles',
-      './tailwind.css',
-      '{ rel: "stylesheet", href: styles }'
-    );
-
-    // ASSERT
-    expect(tree.read('root.tsx', 'utf-8')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      "import type { LinksFunction } from '@remix-run/node';
-      import styles from "./tailwind.css";
-
-      export const links: LinksFunction = () => [
-      { rel: "stylesheet", href: styles },
-      { rel: "icon", href: "/favicon.png" type: "image/png" }"
-    `);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/remix/src/utils/upsert-links-function.ts b/packages/remix/src/utils/upsert-links-function.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index aac4c79c358fb..0000000000000
--- a/packages/remix/src/utils/upsert-links-function.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-import { stripIndents, type Tree } from '@nx/devkit';
-import { tsquery } from '@phenomnomnominal/tsquery';
-import { insertImport } from './insert-import';
-import { insertStatementAfterImports } from './insert-statement-after-imports';
-
-export function upsertLinksFunction(
-  tree: Tree,
-  filePath: string,
-  importName: string,
-  importPath: string,
-  linkObject: string
-) {
-  insertImport(tree, filePath, 'LinksFunction', '@remix-run/node', {
-    typeOnly: true,
-  });
-  insertStatementAfterImports(
-    tree,
-    filePath,
-    stripIndents`import ${importName} from "${importPath}";`
-  );
-
-  const fileContents = tree.read(filePath, 'utf-8');
-  const LINKS_FUNCTION_SELECTOR =
-    'VariableDeclaration:has(TypeReference > Identifier[name=LinksFunction])';
-  const ast = tsquery.ast(fileContents);
-
-  const linksFunctionNodes = tsquery(ast, LINKS_FUNCTION_SELECTOR, {
-    visitAllChildren: true,
-  });
-  if (linksFunctionNodes.length === 0) {
-    insertStatementAfterImports(
-      tree,
-      filePath,
-      stripIndents`export const links: LinksFunction = () => [
-  ${linkObject},
-];`
-    );
-  } else {
-    const linksArrayNodes = tsquery(
-      linksFunctionNodes[0],
-      'ArrayLiteralExpression',
-      { visitAllChildren: true }
-    );
-    const arrayNode = linksArrayNodes[0];
-    const updatedFileContents = `${fileContents.slice(
-      0,
-      arrayNode.getStart() + 1
-    )}\n${linkObject},${fileContents.slice(arrayNode.getStart() + 1)}`;
-    tree.write(filePath, updatedFileContents);
-  }
-}