diff --git a/packages/core/schematics/migrations/static-queries/index.ts b/packages/core/schematics/migrations/static-queries/index.ts
index 505c404bde..971c01f40e 100644
--- a/packages/core/schematics/migrations/static-queries/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/schematics/migrations/static-queries/index.ts
@@ -21,9 +21,14 @@ import {QueryTemplateStrategy} from './strategies/template_strategy/template_str
 import {QueryTestStrategy} from './strategies/test_strategy/test_strategy';
 import {TimingStrategy} from './strategies/timing-strategy';
 import {QueryUsageStrategy} from './strategies/usage_strategy/usage_strategy';
-import {SELECTED_STRATEGY, promptForMigrationStrategy} from './strategy_prompt';
 import {getTransformedQueryCallExpr} from './transform';
 
+enum SELECTED_STRATEGY {
+  TEMPLATE,
+  USAGE,
+  TESTS,
+}
+
 interface AnalyzedProject {
   program: ts.Program;
   host: ts.CompilerHost;
@@ -50,8 +55,9 @@ async function runMigration(tree: Tree, context: SchematicContext) {
   const logger = context.logger;
 
   logger.info('------ Static Query migration ------');
-  logger.info('In preparation for Ivy, developers can now explicitly specify the');
-  logger.info('timing of their queries. Read more about this here:');
+  logger.info('With Angular version 8, developers need to');
+  logger.info('explicitly specify the timing of ViewChild or');
+  logger.info('ContentChild queries. Read more about this here:');
   logger.info('https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/28810');
 
   if (!buildPaths.length && !testPaths.length) {
@@ -63,6 +69,9 @@ async function runMigration(tree: Tree, context: SchematicContext) {
   const analyzedFiles = new Set<string>();
   const buildProjects = new Set<AnalyzedProject>();
   const failures = [];
+  const strategy = process.env['NG_STATIC_QUERY_USAGE_STRATEGY'] === 'true' ?
+      SELECTED_STRATEGY.USAGE :
+      SELECTED_STRATEGY.TEMPLATE;
 
   for (const tsconfigPath of buildPaths) {
     const project = analyzeProject(tree, tsconfigPath, basePath, analyzedFiles);
@@ -71,10 +80,7 @@ async function runMigration(tree: Tree, context: SchematicContext) {
     }
   }
 
-  // In case there are projects which contain queries that need to be migrated,
-  // we want to prompt for the migration strategy and run the migration.
   if (buildProjects.size) {
-    const strategy = await promptForMigrationStrategy(logger);
     for (let project of Array.from(buildProjects.values())) {
       failures.push(...await runStaticQueryMigration(tree, project, strategy, logger));
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/schematics/migrations/static-queries/strategy_prompt.ts b/packages/core/schematics/migrations/static-queries/strategy_prompt.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e0cbf514a9..0000000000
--- a/packages/core/schematics/migrations/static-queries/strategy_prompt.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
- * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
- */
-
-
-import {logging} from '@angular-devkit/core';
-
-import {getInquirer, supportsPrompt} from '../../utils/schematics_prompt';
-
-export enum SELECTED_STRATEGY {
-  TEMPLATE,
-  USAGE,
-  TESTS,
-}
-
-/**
- * Prompts the user for the migration strategy that should be used. Defaults to the
- * template strategy as it provides a migration with rare manual corrections.
- * */
-export async function promptForMigrationStrategy(logger: logging.LoggerApi) {
-  if (supportsPrompt()) {
-    logger.info('There are two available migration strategies that can be selected:');
-    logger.info('  • Template strategy  -  migration tool (short-term gains, rare corrections)');
-    logger.info('  • Usage strategy  -  best practices (long-term gains, manual corrections)');
-    logger.info('For an easy migration, the template strategy is recommended. The usage');
-    logger.info('strategy can be used for best practices and a code base that will be more');
-    logger.info('flexible to changes going forward.');
-    const {strategyName} = await getInquirer().prompt<{strategyName: string}>({
-      type: 'list',
-      name: 'strategyName',
-      message: 'What migration strategy do you want to use?',
-      choices: [
-        {name: 'Template strategy', value: 'template'}, {name: 'Usage strategy', value: 'usage'}
-      ],
-      default: 'template',
-    });
-    logger.info('');
-    return strategyName === 'usage' ? SELECTED_STRATEGY.USAGE : SELECTED_STRATEGY.TEMPLATE;
-  } else {
-    // In case prompts are not supported, we still want to allow developers to opt
-    // into the usage strategy by specifying an environment variable. The tests also
-    // use the environment variable as there is no headless way to select via prompt.
-    return !!process.env['NG_STATIC_QUERY_USAGE_STRATEGY'] ? SELECTED_STRATEGY.USAGE :
-                                                             SELECTED_STRATEGY.TEMPLATE;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/core/schematics/test/static_queries_migration_usage_spec.ts b/packages/core/schematics/test/static_queries_migration_usage_spec.ts
index fa92fa1e0b..c1e065276f 100644
--- a/packages/core/schematics/test/static_queries_migration_usage_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/schematics/test/static_queries_migration_usage_spec.ts
@@ -1506,23 +1506,6 @@ describe('static-queries migration with usage strategy', () => {
           .toContain(`@${queryType}('test', { static: false }) query: any;`);
     });
 
-    it(`should not prompt for migration strategy if no @${queryType} query is used`, async() => {
-      writeFile('/index.ts', `
-        import {Component, ${queryType}} from '@angular/core';
-
-        @Component({template: '<span #test></span>'})
-        export class NoQueriesDeclared {
-        }
-      `);
-
-      const testModule = require('../migrations/static-queries/strategy_prompt');
-      spyOn(testModule, 'promptForMigrationStrategy').and.callThrough();
-
-      await runMigration();
-
-      expect(testModule.promptForMigrationStrategy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
-    });
-
     it('should support function call with default parameter value', async() => {
       writeFile('/index.ts', `
         import {Component, ${queryType}} from '@angular/core';