diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/models/schematic-command.ts b/packages/angular/cli/models/schematic-command.ts
index 50bff6c1dffb..f36257b1812c 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/models/schematic-command.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/models/schematic-command.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export abstract class SchematicCommand extends Command {
   private _originalOptions: Option[];
   private _engineHost: FileSystemEngineHostBase;
   private _engine: Engine<FileSystemCollectionDesc, FileSystemSchematicDesc>;
-  private _workFlow: workflow.BaseWorkflow;
+  private _workflow: workflow.BaseWorkflow;
   argStrategy = ArgumentStrategy.Nothing;
 
   constructor(
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export abstract class SchematicCommand extends Command {
   /*
    * Runtime hook to allow specifying customized workflow
    */
-  protected getWorkFlow(options: RunSchematicOptions): workflow.BaseWorkflow {
+  protected getWorkflow(options: RunSchematicOptions): workflow.BaseWorkflow {
     const {force, dryRun} = options;
     const fsHost = new virtualFs.ScopedHost(
         new NodeJsSyncHost(), normalize(this.project.root));
@@ -182,12 +182,12 @@ export abstract class SchematicCommand extends Command {
     );
   }
 
-  private _getWorkFlow(options: RunSchematicOptions): workflow.BaseWorkflow {
-    if (!this._workFlow) {
-      this._workFlow = this.getWorkFlow(options);
+  private _getWorkflow(options: RunSchematicOptions): workflow.BaseWorkflow {
+    if (!this._workflow) {
+      this._workflow = this.getWorkflow(options);
     }
 
-    return this._workFlow;
+    return this._workflow;
   }
 
   protected runSchematic(options: RunSchematicOptions) {
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ export abstract class SchematicCommand extends Command {
     let nothingDone = true;
     let loggingQueue: string[] = [];
     let error = false;
-    const workflow = this._getWorkFlow(options);
+    const workflow = this._getWorkflow(options);
 
     const workingDir = process.cwd().replace(this.project.root, '').replace(/\\/g, '/');
     const pathOptions = this.setPathOptions(schematicOptions, workingDir);
diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/schematics/tools/schema-option-transform.ts b/packages/angular_devkit/schematics/tools/schema-option-transform.ts
index 2614cb32b301..1827b1106f62 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/schematics/tools/schema-option-transform.ts
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/schematics/tools/schema-option-transform.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,7 @@
 import { deepCopy, schema } from '@angular-devkit/core';
 import { Observable, of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { first, map, mergeMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import { SchematicDescription } from '../src';
-import { FileSystemCollectionDescription, FileSystemSchematicDescription } from './description';
-
-export type SchematicDesc =
-  SchematicDescription<FileSystemCollectionDescription, FileSystemSchematicDescription>;
-
+import { FileSystemSchematicDescription } from './description';
 
 export class InvalidInputOptions<T = {}> extends schema.SchemaValidationException {
   constructor(options: T, errors: schema.SchemaValidatorError[]) {
@@ -26,7 +21,7 @@ export class InvalidInputOptions<T = {}> extends schema.SchemaValidationExceptio
 
 // This can only be used in NodeJS.
 export function validateOptionsWithSchema(registry: schema.SchemaRegistry) {
-  return <T extends {}>(schematic: SchematicDesc, options: T): Observable<T> => {
+  return <T extends {}>(schematic: FileSystemSchematicDescription, options: T): Observable<T> => {
     // Prevent a schematic from changing the options object by making a copy of it.
     options = deepCopy(options);