diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/main.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/main.ts
index 4901f71966..a13c1f9944 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/main.ts
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ export function mainNgcc(
       const format = getEntryPointFormat(fileSystem, entryPoint, formatProperty);
 
       // All properties listed in `propertiesToProcess` are guaranteed to point to a format-path
-      // (i.e. they exist in `entryPointPackageJson`). Furthermore, they are also guaranteed to be
-      // among `SUPPORTED_FORMAT_PROPERTIES`.
+      // (i.e. they are defined in `entryPoint.packageJson`). Furthermore, they are also guaranteed
+      // to be among `SUPPORTED_FORMAT_PROPERTIES`.
       // Based on the above, `formatPath` should always be defined and `getEntryPointFormat()`
       // should always return a format here (and not `undefined`).
       if (!formatPath || !format) {
@@ -375,10 +375,10 @@ function getPropertiesToProcessAndMarkAsProcessed(
 
   const propertiesToProcess: EntryPointJsonProperty[] = [];
   for (const prop of propertiesToConsider) {
-    // Ignore properties that are not in `package.json`.
-    if (!packageJson.hasOwnProperty(prop)) continue;
+    const formatPath = packageJson[prop];
 
-    const formatPath = packageJson[prop] !;
+    // Ignore properties that are not defined in `package.json`.
+    if (typeof formatPath !== 'string') continue;
 
     // Ignore properties that map to the same format-path as a preceding property.
     if (formatPathsToConsider.has(formatPath)) continue;
@@ -390,10 +390,10 @@ function getPropertiesToProcessAndMarkAsProcessed(
 
   const formatPathToProperties: {[formatPath: string]: EntryPointJsonProperty[]} = {};
   for (const prop of SUPPORTED_FORMAT_PROPERTIES) {
-    // Ignore properties that are not in `package.json`.
-    if (!packageJson.hasOwnProperty(prop)) continue;
+    const formatPath = packageJson[prop];
 
-    const formatPath = packageJson[prop] !;
+    // Ignore properties that are not defined in `package.json`.
+    if (typeof formatPath !== 'string') continue;
 
     // Ignore properties that do not map to a format-path that will be considered.
     if (!formatPathsToConsider.has(formatPath)) continue;
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/integration/ngcc_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/integration/ngcc_spec.ts
index ec9e07ed8c..3600befbb1 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/integration/ngcc_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/integration/ngcc_spec.ts
@@ -530,6 +530,67 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
           typings: '0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER',
         });
       });
+
+      it('should support removing a format property by setting it to `undefined`', () => {
+        loadTestFiles([
+          {
+            name: _('/ngcc.config.js'),
+            contents: `
+              module.exports = {
+                packages: {
+                  'test-package': {
+                    entryPoints: {
+                      '.': {
+                        override: {
+                          fesm2015: undefined,
+                        },
+                      },
+                    },
+                  },
+                },
+              };
+            `,
+          },
+          {
+            name: _('/node_modules/test-package/package.json'),
+            contents: `
+              {
+                "name": "test-package",
+                "fesm2015": "./index.es2015.js",
+                "fesm5": "./index.es5.js",
+                "typings": "./index.d.ts"
+              }
+            `,
+          },
+          {
+            name: _('/node_modules/test-package/index.es5.js'),
+            contents: `
+              var TestService = (function () {
+                function TestService() {
+                }
+                return TestService;
+              }());
+            `,
+          },
+          {
+            name: _('/node_modules/test-package/index.d.js'),
+            contents: `
+              export declare class TestService {}
+            `,
+          },
+        ]);
+
+        mainNgcc({
+          basePath: '/node_modules',
+          targetEntryPointPath: 'test-package',
+          propertiesToConsider: ['fesm2015', 'fesm5'],
+        });
+
+        expect(loadPackage('test-package').__processed_by_ivy_ngcc__).toEqual({
+          fesm5: '0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER',
+          typings: '0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER',
+        });
+      });
     });
 
     function loadPackage(