diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index f1cc3ad329c5..e0f1dae3a7d9 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ root = true
 charset = utf-8
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 2
-end_of_line = lf
 insert_final_newline = true
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 
diff --git a/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/ng2/files/.editorconfig b/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/ng2/files/.editorconfig
index f3526162d642..06dde115f57e 100644
--- a/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/ng2/files/.editorconfig
+++ b/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/ng2/files/.editorconfig
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ root = true
 charset = utf-8
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 2
-end_of_line = lf
 insert_final_newline = true
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true