diff --git a/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/cli/angular.json b/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/cli/angular.json
index 30a28e9c07..0aebc63a97 100644
--- a/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/cli/angular.json
+++ b/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/cli/angular.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
             "main": "src/main.ts",
             "polyfills": "src/polyfills.ts",
             "tsConfig": "tsconfig.app.json",
+            "aot": true,
             "assets": [
               "src/favicon.ico",
               "src/assets"
@@ -44,7 +45,6 @@
               "sourceMap": false,
               "extractCss": true,
               "namedChunks": false,
-              "aot": true,
               "extractLicenses": true,
               "vendorChunk": false,
               "buildOptimizer": true,
diff --git a/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/i18n/angular.json b/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/i18n/angular.json
index fa780a0eab..63e865b85c 100644
--- a/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/i18n/angular.json
+++ b/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/i18n/angular.json
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
           "builder": "@angular-devkit/build-angular:browser",
           "options": {
             "localize": true,
-            "aot": true,
             "outputPath": "dist",
             "index": "src/index.html",
             "main": "src/main.ts",
             "polyfills": "src/polyfills.ts",
             "tsConfig": "tsconfig.app.json",
+            "aot": true,
             "assets": [
               "src/favicon.ico",
               "src/assets"
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
               "sourceMap": false,
               "extractCss": true,
               "namedChunks": false,
-              "aot": true,
               "extractLicenses": true,
               "vendorChunk": false,
               "buildOptimizer": true,
diff --git a/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/schematics/angular.json b/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/schematics/angular.json
index 8adae6229b..bfdd1d0c85 100644
--- a/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/schematics/angular.json
+++ b/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/schematics/angular.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
             "main": "src/main.ts",
             "polyfills": "src/polyfills.ts",
             "tsConfig": "tsconfig.app.json",
+            "aot": true,
             "assets": [
               "src/favicon.ico",
               "src/assets"
@@ -44,7 +45,6 @@
               "sourceMap": false,
               "extractCss": true,
               "namedChunks": false,
-              "aot": true,
               "extractLicenses": true,
               "vendorChunk": false,
               "buildOptimizer": true,
diff --git a/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/service-worker/angular.json b/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/service-worker/angular.json
index 8f9de53b56..75f201a394 100644
--- a/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/service-worker/angular.json
+++ b/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/service-worker/angular.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
             "main": "src/main.ts",
             "polyfills": "src/polyfills.ts",
             "tsConfig": "tsconfig.app.json",
+            "aot": true,
             "assets": [
               "src/favicon.ico",
               "src/assets"
@@ -44,7 +45,6 @@
               "sourceMap": false,
               "extractCss": true,
               "namedChunks": false,
-              "aot": true,
               "extractLicenses": true,
               "vendorChunk": false,
               "buildOptimizer": true,
diff --git a/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/testing/angular.json b/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/testing/angular.json
index 4a0b7d36a2..3226b2e515 100644
--- a/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/testing/angular.json
+++ b/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/testing/angular.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
             "main": "src/main.ts",
             "polyfills": "src/polyfills.ts",
             "tsConfig": "tsconfig.app.json",
+            "aot": true,
             "assets": [
               "src/favicon.ico",
               "src/assets"
@@ -45,7 +46,6 @@
               "sourceMap": false,
               "extractCss": true,
               "namedChunks": false,
-              "aot": true,
               "extractLicenses": true,
               "vendorChunk": false,
               "buildOptimizer": true,
diff --git a/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/universal/angular.json b/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/universal/angular.json
index 63de3b7952..f763842ea5 100644
--- a/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/universal/angular.json
+++ b/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/universal/angular.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
             "main": "src/main.ts",
             "polyfills": "src/polyfills.ts",
             "tsConfig": "tsconfig.app.json",
+            "aot": true,
             "assets": [
               "src/favicon.ico",
               "src/assets"
@@ -44,7 +45,6 @@
               "sourceMap": false,
               "extractCss": true,
               "namedChunks": false,
-              "aot": true,
               "extractLicenses": true,
               "vendorChunk": false,
               "buildOptimizer": true,