diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/tslint.json.template b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/tslint.json.template
deleted file mode 100644
index 733008b755..0000000000
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/tslint.json.template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,140 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "extends": "tslint:recommended",
-  "rulesDirectory": [
-    "codelyzer"
-  ],
-  "rules": {
-    "align": {
-      "options": [
-        "parameters",
-        "statements"
-      ]
-    },
-    "array-type": false,
-    "arrow-return-shorthand": true,
-    "curly": true,
-    "deprecation": {
-      "severity": "warning"
-    },
-    "eofline": true,
-    "import-blacklist": [
-      true,
-      "rxjs/Rx"
-    ],
-    "import-spacing": true,
-    "indent": {
-      "options": [
-        "spaces"
-      ]
-    },
-    "max-classes-per-file": false,
-    "max-line-length": [
-      true,
-      140
-    ],
-    "member-ordering": [
-      true,
-      {
-        "order": [
-          "static-field",
-          "instance-field",
-          "static-method",
-          "instance-method"
-        ]
-      }
-    ],
-    "no-console": [
-      true,
-      "debug",
-      "info",
-      "time",
-      "timeEnd",
-      "trace"
-    ],
-    "no-empty": false,
-    "no-inferrable-types": [
-      true,
-      "ignore-params"
-    ],
-    "no-non-null-assertion": true,
-    "no-redundant-jsdoc": true,
-    "no-switch-case-fall-through": true,
-    "no-var-requires": false,
-    "object-literal-key-quotes": [
-      true,
-      "as-needed"
-    ],
-    "quotemark": [
-      true,
-      "single"
-    ],
-    "semicolon": {
-      "options": [
-        "always"
-      ]
-    },
-    "space-before-function-paren": {
-      "options": {
-        "anonymous": "never",
-        "asyncArrow": "always",
-        "constructor": "never",
-        "method": "never",
-        "named": "never"
-      }
-    },
-    "typedef": [
-      true,
-      "call-signature"
-    ],
-    "typedef-whitespace": {
-      "options": [
-        {
-          "call-signature": "nospace",
-          "index-signature": "nospace",
-          "parameter": "nospace",
-          "property-declaration": "nospace",
-          "variable-declaration": "nospace"
-        },
-        {
-          "call-signature": "onespace",
-          "index-signature": "onespace",
-          "parameter": "onespace",
-          "property-declaration": "onespace",
-          "variable-declaration": "onespace"
-        }
-      ]
-    },
-    "variable-name": {
-      "options": [
-        "ban-keywords",
-        "check-format",
-        "allow-pascal-case"
-      ]
-    },
-    "whitespace": {
-      "options": [
-        "check-branch",
-        "check-decl",
-        "check-operator",
-        "check-separator",
-        "check-type",
-        "check-typecast"
-      ]
-    },
-    "component-class-suffix": true,
-    "contextual-lifecycle": true,
-    "directive-class-suffix": true,
-    "no-conflicting-lifecycle": true,
-    "no-host-metadata-property": true,
-    "no-input-rename": true,
-    "no-inputs-metadata-property": true,
-    "no-output-native": true,
-    "no-output-on-prefix": true,
-    "no-output-rename": true,
-    "no-outputs-metadata-property": true,
-    "template-banana-in-box": true,
-    "template-no-negated-async": true,
-    "use-lifecycle-interface": true,
-    "use-pipe-transform-interface": true
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/index.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/index.ts
index 05282267ba..fe40febfdc 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/index.ts
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@ import { Schema as WorkspaceOptions } from './schema';
 
 
 export default function (options: WorkspaceOptions): Rule {
-  const minimalFilesRegExp = /(.editorconfig|tslint.json)\.template$/;
-
   return mergeWith(apply(url('./files'), [
-    options.minimal ? filter(path => !minimalFilesRegExp.test(path)) : noop(),
+    options.minimal ? filter(path => !path.endsWith('editorconfig.template')) : noop(),
     applyTemplates({
       utils: strings,
       ...options,
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/index_spec.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/index_spec.ts
index e3ff5984f2..a57e925285 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/index_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/index_spec.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ describe('Workspace Schematic', () => {
       '/package.json',
       '/README.md',
       '/tsconfig.json',
-      '/tslint.json',
     ]));
   });
 
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ describe('Workspace Schematic', () => {
       '/tsconfig.json',
     ]));
 
-    expect(files).not.toContain('/tslint.json');
     expect(files).not.toContain('/.editorconfig');
   });
 
diff --git a/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/commands/new/new-minimal.ts b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/commands/new/new-minimal.ts
index 54998811d7..0b080efa92 100644
--- a/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/commands/new/new-minimal.ts
+++ b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/commands/new/new-minimal.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ export default function() {
       .then(() => expectFileNotToExist('protractor.conf.js'))
       .then(() => expectFileNotToExist('src/test.ts'))
       .then(() => expectFileNotToExist('tsconfig.spec.json'))
-      .then(() => expectFileNotToExist('tslint.json'))
       .then(() => expectFileNotToExist('src/app/app.component.html'))
       .then(() => expectFileNotToExist('src/app/app.component.css'))
       .then(() => expectFileNotToExist('src/app/app.component.spec.ts'))