diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/tasks/lint.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/tasks/lint.ts
index 12cf4c4c9725..23412e3b92b7 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/tasks/lint.ts
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/tasks/lint.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import * as ts from 'typescript';
 import { requireProjectModule } from '../utilities/require-project-module';
 import { CliConfig } from '../models/config';
 import { LintCommandOptions } from '../commands/lint';
-import { oneLine } from 'common-tags';
 
 interface CliLintConfig {
   files?: (string | string[]);
@@ -21,11 +20,7 @@ export default Task.extend({
     const lintConfigs: CliLintConfig[] = CliConfig.fromProject().config.lint || [];
 
     if (lintConfigs.length === 0) {
-      ui.writeLine(chalk.yellow(oneLine`
-        No lint config(s) found.
-        If this is not intended, run "ng update".
-      `));
-
+      ui.writeLine(chalk.yellow('No lint configuration(s) found.'));
       return Promise.resolve(0);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/tests/lint/lint-no-config-section.ts b/tests/e2e/tests/lint/lint-no-config-section.ts
index 07d67aef518c..d2bfc1e4992d 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/tests/lint/lint-no-config-section.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/tests/lint/lint-no-config-section.ts
@@ -6,23 +6,13 @@ export default function () {
     .then(() => ng('set', 'lint', '[]'))
     .then(() => ng('lint'))
     .then(({ stdout }) => {
-      if (!stdout.match(/No lint config\(s\) found\./)) {
+      if (!stdout.match(/No lint configuration\(s\) found\./)) {
         throw new Error(oneLine`
-          Expected to match "No lint configs found."
+          Expected to match "No lint configuration(s) found."
           in ${stdout}.
         `);
       }
 
       return stdout;
-    })
-    .then((output) => {
-      if (!output.match(/If this is not intended, run "ng update"\./)) {
-        throw new Error(oneLine`
-          Expected to match "If this is not intended, run "ng update"."
-          in ${output}.
-        `);
-      }
-
-      return output;
     });
 }