diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/integration_spec.ts
index 3749e655f9..a4ce0e59b1 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/integration_spec.ts
@@ -1380,35 +1380,39 @@ function declareTests({useJit, viewEngine}: {useJit: boolean, viewEngine: boolea
            }));
       }
 
-      it('should specify a location of an error that happened during change detection (text)',
-         () => {
-           TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyComp]});
-           const template = '<div>{{a.b}}</div>';
-           TestBed.overrideComponent(MyComp, {set: {template}});
-           const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MyComp);
+      // TODO(tbosch): delete these tests once view engine is the default as we handle
+      // these errors via source maps!
+      if (!viewEngine) {
+        it('should specify a location of an error that happened during change detection (text)',
+           () => {
+             TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyComp]});
+             const template = '<div>{{a.b}}</div>';
+             TestBed.overrideComponent(MyComp, {set: {template}});
+             const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MyComp);
 
-           expect(() => fixture.detectChanges()).toThrowError(/:0:5/);
-         });
+             expect(() => fixture.detectChanges()).toThrowError(/:0:5/);
+           });
 
-      it('should specify a location of an error that happened during change detection (element property)',
-         () => {
-           TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyComp]});
-           const template = '<div [title]="a.b"></div>';
-           TestBed.overrideComponent(MyComp, {set: {template}});
-           const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MyComp);
+        it('should specify a location of an error that happened during change detection (element property)',
+           () => {
+             TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyComp]});
+             const template = '<div [title]="a.b"></div>';
+             TestBed.overrideComponent(MyComp, {set: {template}});
+             const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MyComp);
 
-           expect(() => fixture.detectChanges()).toThrowError(/:0:5/);
-         });
+             expect(() => fixture.detectChanges()).toThrowError(/:0:5/);
+           });
 
-      it('should specify a location of an error that happened during change detection (directive property)',
-         () => {
-           TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyComp, ChildComp, MyDir]});
-           const template = '<child-cmp [dirProp]="a.b"></child-cmp>';
-           TestBed.overrideComponent(MyComp, {set: {template}});
-           const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MyComp);
+        it('should specify a location of an error that happened during change detection (directive property)',
+           () => {
+             TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyComp, ChildComp, MyDir]});
+             const template = '<child-cmp [dirProp]="a.b"></child-cmp>';
+             TestBed.overrideComponent(MyComp, {set: {template}});
+             const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MyComp);
 
-           expect(() => fixture.detectChanges()).toThrowError(/:0:11/);
-         });
+             expect(() => fixture.detectChanges()).toThrowError(/:0:11/);
+           });
+      }
     });
 
     it('should support imperative views', () => {