diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/application.spec.ts b/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/application.spec.ts
index ce46fb2778..ba2f317247 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/application.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/application.spec.ts
@@ -236,17 +236,6 @@ describe('app', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('should import NgModule', async () => {
-    const tree = await runSchematic(
-      'app',
-      { name: 'myApp', directory: 'myDir' },
-      appTree
-    );
-    expect(
-      getFileContent(tree, 'apps/my-dir/my-app/src/app/app.module.ts')
-    ).toContain('NxModule.forRoot()');
-  });
-
   describe('routing', () => {
     it('should include RouterTestingModule', async () => {
       const tree = await runSchematic(
diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/index.ts b/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/index.ts
index 6063bb1f0e..c48369c0ec 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/index.ts
@@ -44,24 +44,6 @@ interface NormalizedSchema extends Schema {
   parsedTags: string[];
 }
 
-function addNxModule(options: NormalizedSchema): Rule {
-  return (host: Tree) => {
-    const modulePath = `${options.appProjectRoot}/src/app/app.module.ts`;
-    const moduleSource = host.read(modulePath)!.toString('utf-8');
-    const sourceFile = ts.createSourceFile(
-      modulePath,
-      moduleSource,
-      ts.ScriptTarget.Latest,
-      true
-    );
-    insert(host, modulePath, [
-      insertImport(sourceFile, modulePath, 'NxModule', '@nrwl/nx'),
-      ...addImportToModule(sourceFile, modulePath, 'NxModule.forRoot()')
-    ]);
-    return host;
-  };
-}
-
 function addRouterRootConfiguration(options: NormalizedSchema): Rule {
   return (host: Tree) => {
     const modulePath = `${options.appProjectRoot}/src/app/app.module.ts`;
@@ -379,7 +361,6 @@ export default function(schema: Schema): Rule {
       updateProject(options),
 
       updateComponentTemplate(options),
-      addNxModule(options),
       options.routing ? addRouterRootConfiguration(options) : noop(),
       options.unitTestRunner === 'jest'
         ? schematic('jest-project', {