diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/integrationtest/test/i18n_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/integrationtest/test/i18n_spec.ts
index 533141fa91469..dde96ecbe1ee6 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/integrationtest/test/i18n_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/integrationtest/test/i18n_spec.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ const EXPECTED_XLIFF = `
translate me
-
src/basic.ts
1
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ const EXPECTED_XLIFF = `
Welcome
-
src/basic.ts
5
@@ -70,7 +68,6 @@ const EXPECTED_XLIFF = `
other-3rdP-component
multi-lines
-
node_modules/third_party/other_comp.d.ts
1
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/i18n/serializers/xliff.ts b/packages/compiler/src/i18n/serializers/xliff.ts
index f64e9a58f15df..5e054f468e55c 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/i18n/serializers/xliff.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/i18n/serializers/xliff.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export class Xliff extends Serializer {
const transUnit = new xml.Tag(_UNIT_TAG, {id: message.id, datatype: 'html'});
transUnit.children.push(
new xml.CR(8), new xml.Tag(_SOURCE_TAG, {}, visitor.serialize(message.nodes)),
- new xml.CR(8), new xml.Tag(_TARGET_TAG), ...contextTags);
+ ...contextTags);
if (message.description) {
transUnit.children.push(
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/i18n/integration_xliff_spec.ts b/packages/compiler/test/i18n/integration_xliff_spec.ts
index a71c95be2e83b..7f2a394e5645d 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/i18n/integration_xliff_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/i18n/integration_xliff_spec.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ const XLIFF_TOMERGE = `
const XLIFF_EXTRACTED = `
i18n attribute on tags
-
file.ts
3
@@ -170,7 +169,6 @@ const XLIFF_EXTRACTED = `
nested
-
file.ts
5
@@ -178,7 +176,6 @@ const XLIFF_EXTRACTED = `
nested
-
file.ts
7
@@ -187,7 +184,6 @@ const XLIFF_EXTRACTED = `
with placeholders
-
file.ts
9
@@ -199,7 +195,6 @@ const XLIFF_EXTRACTED = `
on not translatable node
-
file.ts
13
@@ -207,7 +202,6 @@ const XLIFF_EXTRACTED = `
on translatable node
-
file.ts
14
@@ -215,7 +209,6 @@ const XLIFF_EXTRACTED = `
{VAR_PLURAL, plural, =0 {zero} =1 {one} =2 {two} other {many} }
-
file.ts
19
@@ -229,7 +222,6 @@ const XLIFF_EXTRACTED = `
-
file.ts
21
@@ -237,7 +229,6 @@ const XLIFF_EXTRACTED = `
{VAR_SELECT, select, m {male} f {female} }
-
file.ts
22
@@ -247,7 +238,6 @@ const XLIFF_EXTRACTED = `
-
file.ts
24
@@ -255,7 +245,6 @@ const XLIFF_EXTRACTED = `
{VAR_SELECT, select, m {male} f {female} }
-
file.ts
25
@@ -263,7 +252,6 @@ const XLIFF_EXTRACTED = `
-
file.ts
28
@@ -271,7 +259,6 @@ const XLIFF_EXTRACTED = `
sex =
-
file.ts
29
@@ -279,7 +266,6 @@ const XLIFF_EXTRACTED = `
-
file.ts
30
@@ -287,7 +273,6 @@ const XLIFF_EXTRACTED = `
in a translatable section
-
file.ts
35
@@ -303,7 +288,6 @@ const XLIFF_EXTRACTED = `
-
file.ts
33
@@ -311,7 +295,6 @@ const XLIFF_EXTRACTED = `
it should work
-
file.ts
39
@@ -319,7 +302,6 @@ const XLIFF_EXTRACTED = `
with an explicit ID
-
file.ts
41
@@ -327,7 +309,6 @@ const XLIFF_EXTRACTED = `
{VAR_PLURAL, plural, =0 {zero} =1 {one} =2 {two} other {many} }
-
file.ts
42
@@ -335,7 +316,6 @@ const XLIFF_EXTRACTED = `
{VAR_PLURAL, plural, =0 {Found no results} =1 {Found one result} other {Found results} }
-
file.ts
45
@@ -344,7 +324,6 @@ const XLIFF_EXTRACTED = `
foobar
-
file.ts
53
@@ -352,7 +331,6 @@ const XLIFF_EXTRACTED = `
-
file.ts
55
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/i18n/serializers/xliff_spec.ts b/packages/compiler/test/i18n/serializers/xliff_spec.ts
index 56e929f3967ac..1a1071abf11c0 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/i18n/serializers/xliff_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/i18n/serializers/xliff_spec.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ const WRITE_XLIFF = `
translatable attribute
-
file.ts
2
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ const WRITE_XLIFF = `
translatable element with placeholders
-
file.ts
3
@@ -51,7 +49,6 @@ const WRITE_XLIFF = `
{VAR_PLURAL, plural, =0 {test} }
-
file.ts
4
@@ -59,7 +56,6 @@ const WRITE_XLIFF = `
foo
-
file.ts
5
@@ -73,7 +69,6 @@ const WRITE_XLIFF = `
foo
-
file.ts
7
@@ -83,7 +78,6 @@ const WRITE_XLIFF = `
foo
-
file.ts
8
@@ -91,7 +85,6 @@ const WRITE_XLIFF = `
-
file.ts
9
@@ -100,7 +93,6 @@ const WRITE_XLIFF = `
{VAR_PLURAL, plural, =0 {{VAR_SELECT, select, other {deeply nested} } } }
-
file.ts
10
@@ -108,7 +100,6 @@ const WRITE_XLIFF = `
{VAR_PLURAL, plural, =0 {{VAR_SELECT, select, other {deeply nested} } } }
-
file.ts
11
@@ -117,7 +108,6 @@ const WRITE_XLIFF = `
multi
lines
-
file.ts
12