diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/universal/files/root/__tsconfigFileName__.json.template b/packages/schematics/angular/universal/files/root/__tsconfigFileName__.json.template
index 06b8b6ee92dc..8c588ac885c8 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/universal/files/root/__tsconfigFileName__.json.template
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/universal/files/root/__tsconfigFileName__.json.template
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   "extends": "./<%= tsConfigExtends %>",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "outDir": "<%= outDir %>-server",
-    "module": "commonjs",
     "types": [
       "node"
     ]
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index_spec.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index_spec.ts
index b6d072eef9c4..291c48da379b 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index_spec.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ describe('Universal Schematic', () => {
       extends: './tsconfig.app.json',
       compilerOptions: {
         outDir: './out-tsc/app-server',
-        module: 'commonjs',
         types: ['node'],
       },
       files: [
@@ -116,7 +115,6 @@ describe('Universal Schematic', () => {
       extends: './tsconfig.app.json',
       compilerOptions: {
         outDir: '../../out-tsc/app-server',
-        module: 'commonjs',
         types: ['node'],
       },
       files: [
diff --git a/tests/angular_devkit/build_angular/hello-world-app-ve/src/tsconfig.server.json b/tests/angular_devkit/build_angular/hello-world-app-ve/src/tsconfig.server.json
index ca19d0259199..f3c0d685c1dc 100644
--- a/tests/angular_devkit/build_angular/hello-world-app-ve/src/tsconfig.server.json
+++ b/tests/angular_devkit/build_angular/hello-world-app-ve/src/tsconfig.server.json
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   "extends": "./tsconfig.app.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "outDir": "../dist-server",
-    "module": "commonjs",
     "types": []
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/tests/angular_devkit/build_angular/hello-world-app/src/tsconfig.server.json b/tests/angular_devkit/build_angular/hello-world-app/src/tsconfig.server.json
index eb321efe8f51..b80c86c867df 100644
--- a/tests/angular_devkit/build_angular/hello-world-app/src/tsconfig.server.json
+++ b/tests/angular_devkit/build_angular/hello-world-app/src/tsconfig.server.json
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "outDir": "../dist-server",
     "baseUrl": "./",
-    "module": "commonjs",
     "types": []
   },
   "files": [