diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/application/index.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/application/index.ts
index 176cbbb2b1cf..80a71d0153ff 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/application/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/application/index.ts
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ export default function (options: ApplicationOptions): Rule {
       name: `${options.name}-e2e`,
       relatedAppName: options.name,
       rootSelector: appRootSelector,
-      prefix: options.prefix || 'app',
     };
     if (options.projectRoot !== undefined) {
       e2eOptions.projectRoot = 'e2e';
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/files/src/app.e2e-spec.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/files/src/app.e2e-spec.ts
index 142212d50d64..d097198b3f96 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/files/src/app.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/files/src/app.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ describe('workspace-project App', () => {
 
   it('should display welcome message', () => {
     page.navigateTo();
-    expect(page.getParagraphText()).toEqual('Welcome to <%= prefix %>!');
+    expect(page.getParagraphText()).toEqual('Welcome to <%= relatedAppName %>!');
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/schema.d.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/schema.d.ts
index 5d29ba12d437..2180f6941220 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/schema.d.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,4 @@ export interface Schema {
      * The name of the app being tested.
      */
     relatedAppName: string;
-    /**
-     * The prefix to apply.
-     */
-    prefix?: string;
 }
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/schema.json b/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/schema.json
index 491d77d426a1..df166cf4a22f 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/schema.json
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/schema.json
@@ -26,13 +26,6 @@
     "relatedAppName": {
       "description": "The name of the app being tested.",
       "type": "string"
-    },
-    "prefix": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "format": "html-selector",
-      "description": "The prefix to apply to generated selectors.",
-      "default": "app",
-      "alias": "p"
     }
   },
   "required": [