diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/application/index.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/application/index.ts
index f5dae7b33b42..88485f9cc3ff 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/application/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/application/index.ts
@@ -112,14 +112,6 @@ function addAppToWorkspaceFile(
     });
   }
 
-  if (options.strict) {
-    if (!('@schematics/angular:application' in schematics)) {
-      schematics['@schematics/angular:application'] = {};
-    }
-
-    (schematics['@schematics/angular:application'] as JsonObject).strict = true;
-  }
-
   const sourceRoot = join(normalize(projectRoot), 'src');
   let budgets = [];
   if (options.strict) {