diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/application/index.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/application/index.ts
index 656c45e76145..d4025145be4d 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/application/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/application/index.ts
@@ -324,7 +324,6 @@ export default function (options: ApplicationOptions): Rule {
         routing: options.routing,
         routingScope: 'Root',
         path: sourceDir,
-        spec: false,
         project: options.name,
       }),
       schematic('component', {
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/library/index.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/library/index.ts
index c656b0a100a3..a01a02492273 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/library/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/library/index.ts
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ export default function (options: LibraryOptions): Rule {
         commonModule: false,
         flat: true,
         path: sourceDir,
-        spec: false,
         project: options.name,
       }),
       schematic('component', {
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/module/files/__name@dasherize@if-flat__/__name@dasherize__.module.spec.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/module/files/__name@dasherize@if-flat__/__name@dasherize__.module.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f4854eb34e12..000000000000
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/module/files/__name@dasherize@if-flat__/__name@dasherize__.module.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import { <%= classify(name) %>Module } from './<%= dasherize(name) %>.module';
-
-describe('<%= classify(name) %>Module', () => {
-  let <%= camelize(name) %>Module: <%= classify(name) %>Module;
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    <%= camelize(name) %>Module = new <%= classify(name) %>Module();
-  });
-
-  it('should create an instance', () => {
-    expect(<%= camelize(name) %>Module).toBeTruthy();
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/module/index.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/module/index.ts
index 299ec6f8cdfb..eccb6c415668 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/module/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/module/index.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ export default function (options: ModuleOptions): Rule {
     options.path = parsedPath.path;
 
     const templateSource = apply(url('./files'), [
-      options.spec ? noop() : filter(path => !path.endsWith('.spec.ts')),
       options.routing ? noop() : filter(path => !path.endsWith('-routing.module.ts')),
       template({
         ...strings,
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/module/index_spec.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/module/index_spec.ts
index a3d988d0c809..c267e591e669 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/module/index_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/module/index_spec.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ describe('Module Schematic', () => {
   );
   const defaultOptions: ModuleOptions = {
     name: 'foo',
-    spec: true,
     module: undefined,
     flat: false,
     project: 'bar',
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ describe('Module Schematic', () => {
 
     const tree = schematicRunner.runSchematic('module', options, appTree);
     const files = tree.files;
-    expect(files.indexOf('/projects/bar/src/app/foo/foo.module.spec.ts')).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
     expect(files.indexOf('/projects/bar/src/app/foo/foo.module.ts')).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
   });
 
@@ -104,15 +102,6 @@ describe('Module Schematic', () => {
     expect(routingModuleContent).toMatch(/RouterModule.forChild\(routes\)/);
   });
 
-  it('should respect the spec flag', () => {
-    const options = { ...defaultOptions, spec: false };
-
-    const tree = schematicRunner.runSchematic('module', options, appTree);
-    const files = tree.files;
-    expect(files.indexOf('/projects/bar/src/app/foo/foo.module.ts')).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
-    expect(files.indexOf('/projects/bar/src/app/foo/foo.module.spec.ts')).toEqual(-1);
-  });
-
   it('should dasherize a name', () => {
     const options = { ...defaultOptions, name: 'TwoWord' };
 
@@ -120,8 +109,6 @@ describe('Module Schematic', () => {
     const files = tree.files;
     expect(files.indexOf('/projects/bar/src/app/two-word/two-word.module.ts'))
       .toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
-    expect(files.indexOf('/projects/bar/src/app/two-word/two-word.module.spec.ts'))
-      .toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
   });
 
   it('should respect the sourceRoot value', () => {
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/module/schema.json b/packages/schematics/angular/module/schema.json
index 8dac5b5aa502..c52ffab315a0 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/module/schema.json
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/module/schema.json
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@
       "description": "The scope for the generated routing.",
       "default": "Child"
     },
-    "spec": {
-      "type": "boolean",
-      "description": "Specifies if a spec file is generated.",
-      "default": true
-    },
     "flat": {
       "type": "boolean",
       "description": "Flag to indicate if a dir is created.",