diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts
index a71fb5f2b6207..04b9b9eeddaab 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts
@@ -26,20 +26,8 @@ export async function normalizeOptions(
   options.rootProject = appProjectRoot === '.';
   options.projectNameAndRootFormat = projectNameAndRootFormat;
 
-  let e2eProjectName = 'e2e';
-  let e2eProjectRoot = 'e2e';
-  if (!options.rootProject) {
-    const projectNameAndRoot = await determineProjectNameAndRootOptions(host, {
-      name: `${options.name}-e2e`,
-      projectType: 'application',
-      directory: options.directory,
-      projectNameAndRootFormat: options.projectNameAndRootFormat,
-      rootProject: options.rootProject,
-      callingGenerator: '@nx/angular:application',
-    });
-    e2eProjectName = projectNameAndRoot.projectName;
-    e2eProjectRoot = projectNameAndRoot.projectRoot;
-  }
+  const e2eProjectName = options.rootProject ? 'e2e' : `${appProjectName}-e2e`;
+  const e2eProjectRoot = options.rootProject ? 'e2e' : `${appProjectRoot}-e2e`;
 
   const parsedTags = options.tags
     ? options.tags.split(',').map((s) => s.trim())
diff --git a/packages/next/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts b/packages/next/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts
index b031d02f2babe..93425139a958c 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts
@@ -35,20 +35,8 @@ export async function normalizeOptions(
   options.rootProject = appProjectRoot === '.';
   options.projectNameAndRootFormat = projectNameAndRootFormat;
 
-  let e2eProjectName = 'e2e';
-  let e2eProjectRoot = 'e2e';
-  if (!options.rootProject) {
-    const projectNameAndRoot = await determineProjectNameAndRootOptions(host, {
-      name: `${options.name}-e2e`,
-      projectType: 'application',
-      directory: options.directory,
-      projectNameAndRootFormat: options.projectNameAndRootFormat,
-      rootProject: options.rootProject,
-      callingGenerator: '@nx/next:application',
-    });
-    e2eProjectName = projectNameAndRoot.projectName;
-    e2eProjectRoot = projectNameAndRoot.projectRoot;
-  }
+  const e2eProjectName = options.rootProject ? 'e2e' : `${appProjectName}-e2e`;
+  const e2eProjectRoot = options.rootProject ? 'e2e' : `${appProjectRoot}-e2e`;
 
   const name = names(options.name).fileName;
 
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts
index d55da30eb8c10..f8ac90a154df0 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts
@@ -36,20 +36,8 @@ export async function normalizeOptions<T extends Schema = Schema>(
   options.rootProject = appProjectRoot === '.';
   options.projectNameAndRootFormat = projectNameAndRootFormat;
 
-  let e2eProjectName = 'e2e';
-  let e2eProjectRoot = 'e2e';
-  if (!options.rootProject) {
-    const projectNameAndRoot = await determineProjectNameAndRootOptions(host, {
-      name: `${options.name}-e2e`,
-      projectType: 'application',
-      directory: options.directory,
-      projectNameAndRootFormat: options.projectNameAndRootFormat,
-      rootProject: options.rootProject,
-      callingGenerator,
-    });
-    e2eProjectName = projectNameAndRoot.projectName;
-    e2eProjectRoot = projectNameAndRoot.projectRoot;
-  }
+  const e2eProjectName = options.rootProject ? 'e2e' : `${appProjectName}-e2e`;
+  const e2eProjectRoot = options.rootProject ? 'e2e' : `${appProjectRoot}-e2e`;
 
   const parsedTags = options.tags
     ? options.tags.split(',').map((s) => s.trim())