diff --git a/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/ng2/files/angular-cli.json b/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/ng2/files/angular-cli.json
index 239ffb31f171..67e6dbeea657 100644
--- a/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/ng2/files/angular-cli.json
+++ b/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/ng2/files/angular-cli.json
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
       }
     }
   ],
-  "addons": [],
-  "packages": [],
   "e2e": {
     "protractor": {
       "config": "./protractor.conf.js"