diff --git a/packages/nx/presets/core.json b/packages/nx/presets/core.json
index da77b195126a7..7816bd9f011a8 100644
--- a/packages/nx/presets/core.json
+++ b/packages/nx/presets/core.json
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 {
   "implicitDependencies": {
-    "package.json": {
-      "dependencies": "*",
-      "devDependencies": "*"
-    },
-    ".eslintrc.json": "*"
+    "package.json": "*"
   },
   "tasksRunnerOptions": {
     "default": {
@@ -14,10 +10,6 @@
       }
     }
   },
-  "workspaceLayout": {
-    "libsDir": "packages",
-    "appsDir": "packages"
-  },
   "pluginsConfig": {
     "@nrwl/js": {
       "analyzeSourceFiles": false
diff --git a/packages/nx/presets/npm.json b/packages/nx/presets/npm.json
index 7816bd9f011a8..b754765d75508 100644
--- a/packages/nx/presets/npm.json
+++ b/packages/nx/presets/npm.json
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
       }
     }
   },
+  "workspaceLayout": {
+    "libsDir": "packages",
+    "appsDir": "packages"
+  },
   "pluginsConfig": {
     "@nrwl/js": {
       "analyzeSourceFiles": false
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/command-line/init.ts b/packages/nx/src/command-line/init.ts
index 1ef1617bf267d..4a18973a5d29a 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/command-line/init.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/command-line/init.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export function initHandler() {
   if (!fileExists('nx.json')) {
     writeJsonFile(
       'nx.json',
-      readJsonFile(join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'presets', 'npm.json'))
+      readJsonFile(join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'presets', 'core.json'))
     );
 
     output.success({
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/config/workspaces.ts b/packages/nx/src/config/workspaces.ts
index 861dc646420d7..7cdf858113123 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/config/workspaces.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/config/workspaces.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,9 @@ export class Workspaces {
       }
     } else {
       try {
-        return readJsonFile(join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'presets', 'npm.json'));
+        return readJsonFile(
+          join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'presets', 'core.json')
+        );
       } catch (e) {
         return {};
       }