diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/builders.json b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/builders.json
index fa89a35d33..7cdbbafb36 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/builders.json
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/builders.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     },
     "extract-i18n": {
       "class": "./src/extract-i18n",
+      "implementation": "./src/extract-i18n/index2",
       "schema": "./src/extract-i18n/schema.json",
       "description": "Extract i18n strings from a browser app."
     },
diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/extract-i18n/index2.ts b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/extract-i18n/index2.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff81e34d80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/extract-i18n/index2.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+import {
+  BuilderContext,
+  createBuilder,
+  targetFromTargetString,
+} from '@angular-devkit/architect/src/index2';
+import { runWebpack } from '@angular-devkit/build-webpack/src/webpack/index2';
+import { JsonObject } from '@angular-devkit/core';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import * as webpack from 'webpack';
+import {
+  getAotConfig,
+  getCommonConfig,
+  getStatsConfig,
+  getStylesConfig,
+} from '../angular-cli-files/models/webpack-configs';
+import { Schema as BrowserBuilderOptions } from '../browser/schema';
+import { generateBrowserWebpackConfigFromContext } from '../utils/webpack-browser-config';
+import { Schema as ExtractI18nBuilderOptions } from './schema';
+
+function getI18nOutfile(format: string | undefined) {
+  switch (format) {
+    case 'xmb':
+      return 'messages.xmb';
+    case 'xlf':
+    case 'xlif':
+    case 'xliff':
+    case 'xlf2':
+    case 'xliff2':
+      return 'messages.xlf';
+    default:
+      throw new Error(`Unsupported format "${format}"`);
+  }
+}
+
+class InMemoryOutputPlugin {
+  apply(compiler: webpack.Compiler): void {
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
+    compiler.outputFileSystem = new (webpack as any).MemoryOutputFileSystem();
+  }
+}
+
+export async function execute(options: ExtractI18nBuilderOptions, context: BuilderContext) {
+  const browserTarget = targetFromTargetString(options.browserTarget);
+  const browserOptions = await context.validateOptions<JsonObject & BrowserBuilderOptions>(
+    await context.getTargetOptions(browserTarget),
+    await context.getBuilderNameForTarget(browserTarget),
+  );
+
+  // We need to determine the outFile name so that AngularCompiler can retrieve it.
+  let outFile = options.outFile || getI18nOutfile(options.i18nFormat);
+  if (options.outputPath) {
+    // AngularCompilerPlugin doesn't support genDir so we have to adjust outFile instead.
+    outFile = path.join(options.outputPath, outFile);
+  }
+
+  const { config } = await generateBrowserWebpackConfigFromContext(
+    {
+      ...browserOptions,
+      optimization: {
+        scripts: false,
+        styles: false,
+      },
+      i18nLocale: options.i18nLocale,
+      i18nFormat: options.i18nFormat,
+      i18nFile: outFile,
+      aot: true,
+      progress: options.progress,
+      assets: [],
+      scripts: [],
+      styles: [],
+      deleteOutputPath: false,
+    },
+    context,
+    wco => [
+      { plugins: [new InMemoryOutputPlugin()] },
+      getCommonConfig(wco),
+      getAotConfig(wco, true),
+      getStylesConfig(wco),
+      getStatsConfig(wco),
+    ],
+  );
+
+  return runWebpack(config, context).toPromise();
+}
+
+export default createBuilder<JsonObject & ExtractI18nBuilderOptions>(execute);
diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/extract-i18n/schema.json b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/extract-i18n/schema.json
index 574a453c78..a40af39254 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/extract-i18n/schema.json
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/extract-i18n/schema.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema",
   "title": "Extract i18n Target",
   "description": "Extract i18n target options for Build Facade.",
   "type": "object",
diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/test/extract-i18n/works_spec_large.ts b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/test/extract-i18n/works_spec_large.ts
index 2c69b92dd2..625722c3a8 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/test/extract-i18n/works_spec_large.ts
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/test/extract-i18n/works_spec_large.ts
@@ -5,105 +5,119 @@
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
-
-import { DefaultTimeout, TestLogger, runTargetSpec } from '@angular-devkit/architect/testing';
+import { Architect } from '@angular-devkit/architect/src/index2';
+import { TestLogger } from '@angular-devkit/architect/testing';
 import { join, normalize, virtualFs } from '@angular-devkit/core';
-import { tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import { extractI18nTargetSpec, host } from '../utils';
+import { createArchitect, extractI18nTargetSpec, host } from '../utils';
 
 
 describe('Extract i18n Target', () => {
   const extractionFile = join(normalize('src'), 'messages.xlf');
+  let architect: Architect;
 
-  beforeEach(done => host.initialize().toPromise().then(done, done.fail));
-  afterEach(done => host.restore().toPromise().then(done, done.fail));
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await host.initialize().toPromise();
+    architect = (await createArchitect(host.root())).architect;
+  });
 
-  it('works', (done) => {
+  afterEach(() => host.restore().toPromise());
+
+  it('works', async () => {
     host.appendToFile('src/app/app.component.html', '<p i18n>i18n test</p>');
 
-    runTargetSpec(host, extractI18nTargetSpec).pipe(
-      tap((buildEvent) => expect(buildEvent.success).toBe(true)),
-      tap(() => {
-        expect(host.scopedSync().exists((extractionFile))).toBe(true);
-        expect(virtualFs.fileBufferToString(host.scopedSync().read(extractionFile)))
-          .toMatch(/i18n test/);
-      }),
-    ).toPromise().then(done, done.fail);
+    const run = await architect.scheduleTarget(extractI18nTargetSpec);
+
+    await expectAsync(run.result).toBeResolvedTo(jasmine.objectContaining({ success: true }));
+
+    await run.stop();
+
+    const exists = host.scopedSync().exists(extractionFile);
+    expect(exists).toBe(true);
+
+    if (exists) {
+      const content = virtualFs.fileBufferToString(host.scopedSync().read(extractionFile));
+      expect(content).toContain('i18n test');
+    }
   }, 30000);
 
-  it('shows errors', (done) => {
+  it('shows errors', async () => {
     const logger = new TestLogger('i18n-errors');
     host.appendToFile('src/app/app.component.html',
       '<p i18n>Hello world <span i18n>inner</span></p>');
 
-    runTargetSpec(host, extractI18nTargetSpec, {}, DefaultTimeout, logger).pipe(
-      tap((buildEvent) => {
-        expect(buildEvent.success).toBe(false);
-        const msg = 'Could not mark an element as translatable inside a translatable section';
-        expect(logger.includes(msg)).toBe(true);
-      }),
-    ).toPromise().then(done, done.fail);
+    const run = await architect.scheduleTarget(extractI18nTargetSpec, undefined, { logger });
+
+    await expectAsync(run.result).toBeResolvedTo(jasmine.objectContaining({ success: false }));
+
+    await run.stop();
+
+    const msg = 'Could not mark an element as translatable inside a translatable section';
+    expect(logger.includes(msg)).toBe(true);
   }, 30000);
 
-  it('supports locale', (done) => {
+  it('supports locale', async () => {
     host.appendToFile('src/app/app.component.html', '<p i18n>i18n test</p>');
     const overrides = { i18nLocale: 'fr' };
 
-    runTargetSpec(host, extractI18nTargetSpec, overrides).pipe(
-      tap((buildEvent) => expect(buildEvent.success).toBe(true)),
-      tap(() => {
-        expect(host.scopedSync().exists((extractionFile))).toBe(true);
-        expect(virtualFs.fileBufferToString(host.scopedSync().read(extractionFile)))
-          .toContain('source-language="fr"');
-      }),
-    ).toPromise().then(done, done.fail);
+    const run = await architect.scheduleTarget(extractI18nTargetSpec, overrides);
+
+    await expectAsync(run.result).toBeResolvedTo(jasmine.objectContaining({ success: true }));
+
+    await run.stop();
+
+    expect(host.scopedSync().exists((extractionFile))).toBe(true);
+    expect(virtualFs.fileBufferToString(host.scopedSync().read(extractionFile)))
+      .toContain('source-language="fr"');
   }, 30000);
 
-  it('supports out file', (done) => {
+  it('supports out file', async () => {
     host.appendToFile('src/app/app.component.html', '<p i18n>i18n test</p>');
     const outFile = 'messages.fr.xlf';
     const extractionFile = join(normalize('src'), outFile);
     const overrides = { outFile };
 
-    runTargetSpec(host, extractI18nTargetSpec, overrides).pipe(
-      tap((buildEvent) => expect(buildEvent.success).toBe(true)),
-      tap(() => {
-        expect(host.scopedSync().exists(extractionFile)).toBe(true);
-        expect(virtualFs.fileBufferToString(host.scopedSync().read(extractionFile)))
-          .toMatch(/i18n test/);
-      }),
-    ).toPromise().then(done, done.fail);
+    const run = await architect.scheduleTarget(extractI18nTargetSpec, overrides);
+
+    await expectAsync(run.result).toBeResolvedTo(jasmine.objectContaining({ success: true }));
+
+    await run.stop();
+
+    expect(host.scopedSync().exists(extractionFile)).toBe(true);
+    expect(virtualFs.fileBufferToString(host.scopedSync().read(extractionFile)))
+      .toMatch(/i18n test/);
   }, 30000);
 
-  it('supports output path', (done) => {
+  it('supports output path', async () => {
     host.appendToFile('src/app/app.component.html', '<p i18n>i18n test</p>');
     // Note: this folder will not be created automatically. It must exist beforehand.
     const outputPath = 'app';
     const extractionFile = join(normalize('src'), outputPath, 'messages.xlf');
     const overrides = { outputPath };
 
-    runTargetSpec(host, extractI18nTargetSpec, overrides).pipe(
-      tap((buildEvent) => expect(buildEvent.success).toBe(true)),
-      tap(() => {
-        expect(host.scopedSync().exists(extractionFile)).toBe(true);
-        expect(virtualFs.fileBufferToString(host.scopedSync().read(extractionFile)))
-          .toMatch(/i18n test/);
-      }),
-    ).toPromise().then(done, done.fail);
+    const run = await architect.scheduleTarget(extractI18nTargetSpec, overrides);
+
+    await expectAsync(run.result).toBeResolvedTo(jasmine.objectContaining({ success: true }));
+
+    await run.stop();
+
+    expect(host.scopedSync().exists(extractionFile)).toBe(true);
+    expect(virtualFs.fileBufferToString(host.scopedSync().read(extractionFile)))
+      .toMatch(/i18n test/);
   }, 30000);
 
-  it('supports i18n format', (done) => {
+  it('supports i18n format', async () => {
     host.appendToFile('src/app/app.component.html', '<p i18n>i18n test</p>');
     const extractionFile = join(normalize('src'), 'messages.xmb');
     const overrides = { i18nFormat: 'xmb' };
 
-    runTargetSpec(host, extractI18nTargetSpec, overrides).pipe(
-      tap((buildEvent) => expect(buildEvent.success).toBe(true)),
-      tap(() => {
-        expect(host.scopedSync().exists(extractionFile)).toBe(true);
-        expect(virtualFs.fileBufferToString(host.scopedSync().read(extractionFile)))
-          .toMatch(/i18n test/);
-      }),
-    ).toPromise().then(done, done.fail);
+    const run = await architect.scheduleTarget(extractI18nTargetSpec, overrides);
+
+    await expectAsync(run.result).toBeResolvedTo(jasmine.objectContaining({ success: true }));
+
+    await run.stop();
+
+    expect(host.scopedSync().exists(extractionFile)).toBe(true);
+    expect(virtualFs.fileBufferToString(host.scopedSync().read(extractionFile)))
+      .toMatch(/i18n test/);
   }, 30000);
 });