diff --git a/packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-add/files/angular-metadata.tsconfig.json.template b/packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-add/files/angular-metadata.tsconfig.json.template
index de2189f735..a336cee8ce 100644
--- a/packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-add/files/angular-metadata.tsconfig.json.template
+++ b/packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-add/files/angular-metadata.tsconfig.json.template
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   "exclude": [
     "node_modules/@angular/bazel/**",
     "node_modules/@angular/compiler-cli/**",
-    "node_modules/@angular/**/testing/**"
+    "node_modules/@angular/**/testing/**",
+    "node_modules/@angular/router/upgrade*"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-add/index.ts b/packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-add/index.ts
index e8a0d3dd3d..8a1fe694fa 100755
--- a/packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-add/index.ts
+++ b/packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-add/index.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ function addDevDependenciesToPackageJson(options: Schema) {
 
     const devDependencies: {[k: string]: string} = {
       '@angular/bazel': angularCoreVersion,
-      '@angular/upgrade': angularCoreVersion,
       '@bazel/bazel': '^0.23.0',
       '@bazel/ibazel': '^0.9.0',
       '@bazel/karma': '^0.27.4',