diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/workspace.json b/docs/generated/packages/workspace.json
index 416b5a6e7ada9..6c7f15bd35e94 100644
--- a/docs/generated/packages/workspace.json
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/workspace.json
@@ -276,6 +276,10 @@
             "aliases": ["skip-format"],
             "description": "Skip formatting files.",
             "default": false
+          },
+          "importPath": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "The library name used at creation time"
           }
         },
         "required": ["projectName"],
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/lib/update-tsconfig.spec.ts b/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/lib/update-tsconfig.spec.ts
index 6e75027d1206b..9b358e98750bd 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/lib/update-tsconfig.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/lib/update-tsconfig.spec.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { libraryGenerator } from '../../library/library';
 describe('updateTsconfig', () => {
   let tree: Tree;
   let schema: Schema;
+  let schemaWithImportPath: Schema;
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     tree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace();
@@ -16,6 +17,13 @@ describe('updateTsconfig', () => {
       skipFormat: false,
       forceRemove: false,
     };
+
+    schemaWithImportPath = {
+      projectName: 'my-lib',
+      skipFormat: false,
+      forceRemove: false,
+      importPath: '@proj/whatever-name',
+    };
   });
 
   it('should delete project ref from the root tsconfig.base.json', async () => {
@@ -31,6 +39,20 @@ describe('updateTsconfig', () => {
     expect(tsConfig.compilerOptions.paths).toEqual({});
   });
 
+  it('should delete project ref with importPath from the root tsconfig.base.json', async () => {
+    await libraryGenerator(tree, {
+      name: 'my-lib',
+      standaloneConfig: false,
+      importPath: '@proj/whatever-name',
+    });
+    const project = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-lib');
+
+    updateTsconfig(tree, schemaWithImportPath, project);
+
+    const tsConfig = readJson(tree, '/tsconfig.base.json');
+    expect(tsConfig.compilerOptions.paths).toEqual({});
+  });
+
   it('should delete project ref from the root tsconfig.json when no tsconfig.base.json', async () => {
     tree.rename('tsconfig.base.json', 'tsconfig.json');
     await libraryGenerator(tree, {
@@ -44,4 +66,19 @@ describe('updateTsconfig', () => {
     const tsConfig = readJson(tree, '/tsconfig.json');
     expect(tsConfig.compilerOptions.paths).toEqual({});
   });
+
+  it('should delete project ref with importPath from the root tsconfig.json when no tsconfig.base.json', async () => {
+    tree.rename('tsconfig.base.json', 'tsconfig.json');
+    await libraryGenerator(tree, {
+      name: 'my-lib',
+      standaloneConfig: false,
+      importPath: '@proj/whatever-name',
+    });
+    const project = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-lib');
+
+    updateTsconfig(tree, schemaWithImportPath, project);
+
+    const tsConfig = readJson(tree, '/tsconfig.json');
+    expect(tsConfig.compilerOptions.paths).toEqual({});
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/lib/update-tsconfig.ts b/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/lib/update-tsconfig.ts
index 96f16c5aabf63..a3f8145e7a1cf 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/lib/update-tsconfig.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/lib/update-tsconfig.ts
@@ -20,16 +20,15 @@ export function updateTsconfig(
   const { appsDir, libsDir, npmScope } = getWorkspaceLayout(tree);
 
   const tsConfigPath = getRootTsConfigPathInTree(tree);
+  const defaultImportPath = `@${npmScope}/${project.root.substr(
+    project.projectType === 'application'
+      ? appsDir.length + 1
+      : libsDir.length + 1
+  )}`;
+  const importPath = schema.importPath || defaultImportPath;
   if (tree.exists(tsConfigPath)) {
     updateJson(tree, tsConfigPath, (json) => {
-      delete json.compilerOptions.paths[
-        `@${npmScope}/${project.root.substr(
-          project.projectType === 'application'
-            ? appsDir.length + 1
-            : libsDir.length + 1
-        )}`
-      ];
-
+      delete json.compilerOptions.paths[importPath];
       return json;
     });
   }
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/schema.d.ts b/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/schema.d.ts
index d69859109639e..bfc6a591bb1ad 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/schema.d.ts
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ export interface Schema extends Json {
   projectName: string;
   skipFormat: boolean;
   forceRemove: boolean;
+  importPath?: string;
 }
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/schema.json b/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/schema.json
index 1dd6219c216b1..ab27686b603c4 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/schema.json
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/remove/schema.json
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
       "aliases": ["skip-format"],
       "description": "Skip formatting files.",
       "default": false
+    },
+    "importPath": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "The library name used at creation time"
     }
   },
   "required": ["projectName"]