diff --git a/packages/animations/browser/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/animations/browser/test/BUILD.bazel
index 4d46b7c1ae..36b06e16ee 100644
--- a/packages/animations/browser/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/animations/browser/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/animations/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/animations/test/BUILD.bazel
index 2b5e4e288b..ce00fd01a7 100644
--- a/packages/animations/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/animations/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/bazel/src/schematics/BUILD.bazel b/packages/bazel/src/schematics/BUILD.bazel
index a51a76767d..15f8f5a4aa 100644
--- a/packages/bazel/src/schematics/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/bazel/src/schematics/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ filegroup(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         "//packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-add:test",
         "//packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-new:test",
         "//packages/bazel/src/schematics/utility:test",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/benchpress/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/benchpress/test/BUILD.bazel
index ea75062fab..7b89609fb4 100644
--- a/packages/benchpress/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/benchpress/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//packages/benchpress",
         "//packages/core/testing",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
         "@npm//protractor",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/common/http/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/common/http/test/BUILD.bazel
index 65eadfbb96..a37e1741d7 100644
--- a/packages/common/http/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/common/http/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/common/http/testing/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/common/http/testing/test/BUILD.bazel
index d9de470171..3aff5b14d3 100644
--- a/packages/common/http/testing/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/common/http/testing/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/common/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/common/test/BUILD.bazel
index 87e8552355..613031ca40 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/common/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/common/upgrade/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/common/upgrade/test/BUILD.bazel
index 12462680c8..9e9b56167e 100644
--- a/packages/common/upgrade/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/common/upgrade/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/integrationtest/bazel/injectable_def/app/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/integrationtest/bazel/injectable_def/app/test/BUILD.bazel
index 6999d6c26a..c734409217 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/integrationtest/bazel/injectable_def/app/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/integrationtest/bazel/injectable_def/app/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//packages/platform-server",
         "//packages/platform-server/testing",
         "//packages/private/testing",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/integrationtest/bazel/injector_def/ivy_build/app/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/integrationtest/bazel/injector_def/ivy_build/app/test/BUILD.bazel
index ab1ed5eb0b..b373b4cb48 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/integrationtest/bazel/injector_def/ivy_build/app/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/integrationtest/bazel/injector_def/ivy_build/app/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
     tags = [
         "ivy-only",
     ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/BUILD.bazel
index 8166e70b85..d7b53adfe0 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_no_angular_spec.js"],
     data = [
         "//packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/fake_core:npm_package",
     ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
-        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular",
+        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ ts_library(
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "integration",
     timeout = "long",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_no_angular_spec.js"],
     data = [
         "//packages/common:npm_package",
         "//packages/core:npm_package",
@@ -75,9 +74,10 @@ jasmine_node_test(
         # Disabled in AOT mode because we want ngcc to compile non-AOT Angular packages.
         "no-ivy-aot",
     ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":integration_lib",
-        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular",
+        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5",
         "@npm//canonical-path",
         "@npm//convert-source-map",
     ],
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/test/BUILD.bazel
index ac632ecd04..e6a1ebd716 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_no_angular_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
-        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular",
+        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/cycles/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/cycles/test/BUILD.bazel
index e95443472f..d95434faa0 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/cycles/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/cycles/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_no_angular_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
-        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular",
+        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/entry_point/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/entry_point/test/BUILD.bazel
index 03c4b93867..ef595d45ee 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/entry_point/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/entry_point/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_no_angular_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
-        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular",
+        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/test/BUILD.bazel
index 84ea6a2849..a84c321523 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_no_angular_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
-        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular",
+        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/imports/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/imports/test/BUILD.bazel
index 7b36f38e5e..5c35f76a07 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/imports/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/imports/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_no_angular_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
-        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular",
+        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/indexer/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/indexer/test/BUILD.bazel
index cc98a4fbab..050f641cc2 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/indexer/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/indexer/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_no_angular_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
-        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular",
+        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/partial_evaluator/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/partial_evaluator/test/BUILD.bazel
index 11c584fa0f..ec5d9b848a 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/partial_evaluator/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/partial_evaluator/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_no_angular_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
-        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular",
+        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/reflection/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/reflection/test/BUILD.bazel
index b786eade07..c99d53bdb1 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/reflection/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/reflection/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_no_angular_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
-        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular",
+        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/scope/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/scope/test/BUILD.bazel
index 4869bbf684..4f2c3e3556 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/scope/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/scope/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_no_angular_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
-        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular",
+        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/shims/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/shims/test/BUILD.bazel
index de435dc818..ff3b3ae3f0 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/shims/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/shims/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_no_angular_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
-        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular",
+        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/transform/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/transform/test/BUILD.bazel
index 9346799eff..ca3f71a02e 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/transform/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/transform/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_no_angular_spec.js"],
+    bootstrap = ["//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
-        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/BUILD.bazel
index a48813d7ad..1095455226 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_no_angular_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
-        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular",
+        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/util/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/util/test/BUILD.bazel
index a4ca97b5af..afd93119be 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/util/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/util/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_no_angular_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
-        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular",
+        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/test/BUILD.bazel
index 3c651e6540..3b93ae4062 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "extract_i18n",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
     data = [
         "//packages/core:npm_package",
     ],
@@ -49,11 +48,13 @@ jasmine_node_test(
         # tool will likely work differently.
         "no-ivy-aot",
     ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":extract_i18n_lib",
         "//packages/common:npm_package",
         "//packages/core",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
         "@npm//minimist",
     ],
 )
@@ -76,7 +77,6 @@ ts_library(
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "ngc",
     timeout = "long",  # 900 seconds
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
     data = [
         "//packages/common:npm_package",
         "//packages/core:npm_package",
@@ -88,10 +88,12 @@ jasmine_node_test(
         # own tests under //packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc.
         "no-ivy-aot",
     ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":ngc_lib",
         "//packages/core",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
         "@npm//minimist",
         "@npm//rxjs",
         "@npm//tsickle",
@@ -116,14 +118,15 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "perform_watch",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
     data = [
         "//packages/core:npm_package",
     ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":perform_watch_lib",
         "//packages/core",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -143,13 +146,14 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "perform_compile",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
     data = [
         "//packages/core:npm_package",
     ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":perform_compile_lib",
         "//packages/core",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/BUILD.bazel
index ad3a15b865..4376113e42 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/BUILD.bazel
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "compliance",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_no_angular_spec.js"],
     data = [
         "//packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/fake_core:npm_package",
     ],
@@ -26,8 +25,9 @@ jasmine_node_test(
     tags = [
         "ivy-only",
     ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
-        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular",
+        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/diagnostics/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/test/diagnostics/BUILD.bazel
index be2cece23f..be532176ae 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/diagnostics/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/diagnostics/BUILD.bazel
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ ts_library(
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "check_types",
     timeout = "long",  # 900 seconds
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
     data = [
         "//packages/common:npm_package",
         "//packages/core:npm_package",
@@ -25,10 +24,12 @@ jasmine_node_test(
         # compiler has its own typechecking implementation and tests.
         "no-ivy-aot",
     ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":check_types_lib",
         "//packages/core",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -45,11 +46,10 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "typescript_version",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
-    data = [
-    ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":typescript_version_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/metadata/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/test/metadata/BUILD.bazel
index 8fe58d3d1e..948b2ae195 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/metadata/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/metadata/BUILD.bazel
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
     data = [
     ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//packages/core",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/BUILD.bazel
index c9ceca5077..a04f658deb 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/BUILD.bazel
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ ts_library(
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "ngtsc",
     timeout = "long",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_no_angular_spec.js"],
     data = [
         "//packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/fake_core:npm_package",
     ],
     shard_count = 4,
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":ngtsc_lib",
-        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular",
+        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5",
         "@npm//minimist",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/transformers/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/test/transformers/BUILD.bazel
index 8c9b603f4f..245858cf0d 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/transformers/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/transformers/BUILD.bazel
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ ts_library(
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
     timeout = "long",  # 900 seconds
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
     data = [
         "//packages/common:npm_package",
         "//packages/core:npm_package",
@@ -30,10 +29,12 @@ jasmine_node_test(
         # of these transformer utilities.
         "no-ivy-aot",
     ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//packages/core",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
         "@npm//source-map",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler/test/BUILD.bazel
index dd3c84969a..357bb2e322 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
     data = [
         "//packages/animations:npm_package",
         "//packages/common:npm_package",
@@ -80,10 +79,12 @@ jasmine_node_test(
         # Disabled as these tests pertain to the old ngc compilation and are not relevant in Ivy.
         "no-ivy-aot",
     ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         ":test_node_only_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
         "@npm//base64-js",
         "@npm//source-map",
     ],
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/css_parser/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler/test/css_parser/BUILD.bazel
index b70fa84c8d..ec6c66eab0 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/css_parser/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/css_parser/BUILD.bazel
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "css_parser",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":css_parser_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/expression_parser/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler/test/expression_parser/BUILD.bazel
index 9ef9fa8704..3f1b032c4d 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/expression_parser/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/expression_parser/BUILD.bazel
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "expression_parser",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":expression_parser_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/ml_parser/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler/test/ml_parser/BUILD.bazel
index 0569cef2ba..e399b5f2d7 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/ml_parser/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/ml_parser/BUILD.bazel
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "ml_parser",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":ml_parser_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/render3/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler/test/render3/BUILD.bazel
index 25a50c2acb..d6a0769da9 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/render3/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/render3/BUILD.bazel
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/selector/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler/test/selector/BUILD.bazel
index 7353eb1f3d..5d49d1abbc 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/selector/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/selector/BUILD.bazel
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "selector",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":selector_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/core/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/core/test/BUILD.bazel
index ab2ad8f7fa..eed634e303 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/core/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
     shard_count = 4,
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         ":test_node_only_lib",
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ jasmine_node_test(
         "//packages/platform-server/testing",
         "//packages/zone.js/lib:zone_d_ts",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
         "@npm//base64-js",
         "@npm//source-map",
     ],
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/BUILD.bazel b/packages/core/test/acceptance/BUILD.bazel
index cc87ecc34a..65bb7eeb21 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/BUILD.bazel
@@ -37,11 +37,12 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "acceptance",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":acceptance_lib",
         "//packages/zone.js/lib:zone_d_ts",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
         "@npm//base64-js",
         "@npm//source-map",
     ],
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/BUILD.bazel b/packages/core/test/render3/BUILD.bazel
index 6323d85252..fd33e052e1 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/BUILD.bazel
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "render3",
-    bootstrap = [
-        "angular/packages/core/test/render3/load_domino",
-    ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location :domino_es5))"],
     deps = [
+        ":domino",
+        ":domino_es5",
         ":render3_node_lib",
         "//packages/zone.js/lib",
     ],
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/ivy/BUILD.bazel b/packages/core/test/render3/ivy/BUILD.bazel
index 9855dfd764..a35b6ae234 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/ivy/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/ivy/BUILD.bazel
@@ -16,15 +16,14 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "ivy",
-    bootstrap = [
-        "angular/packages/core/test/render3/load_domino",
-    ],
     tags = [
         "ivy-only",
     ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //packages/core/test/render3:domino_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":ivy_lib",
         "//packages/core/test/render3:domino",
+        "//packages/core/test/render3:domino_es5",
         "//packages/zone.js/lib",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/load_domino.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/load_domino.ts
index 8d9d549640..06eaacb5a4 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/load_domino.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/load_domino.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+if (process.env['TEST_SRCDIR']) {
+  // bootstrap the bazel require resolve patch since this
+  // script is a bootstrap script loaded with --node_options=--require=...
+  const path = require('path');
+  require(path.posix.join(
+      process.env['TEST_SRCDIR'], process.env['TEST_WORKSPACE'],
+      (process.env['TEST_BINARY'] as string).replace(/\.(sh|bat)$/, '_loader.js'), ));
+}
+
 // Needed to run animation tests
 import 'zone.js/lib/node/rollup-main';
 import '@angular/compiler'; // For JIT mode. Must be in front of any other @angular/* imports.
diff --git a/packages/core/test/view/BUILD.bazel b/packages/core/test/view/BUILD.bazel
index 481f1bcdf1..b1345c912c 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/view/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/core/test/view/BUILD.bazel
@@ -34,14 +34,15 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "view",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
     tags = [
         "no-ivy-aot",
     ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":view_lib",
         ":view_node_only_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/examples/core/BUILD.bazel b/packages/examples/core/BUILD.bazel
index fce592cd19..98a46a423a 100644
--- a/packages/examples/core/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/examples/core/BUILD.bazel
@@ -78,9 +78,10 @@ protractor_web_test_suite(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":core_tests_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/examples/core/testing/ts/BUILD.bazel b/packages/examples/core/testing/ts/BUILD.bazel
index cbfb89fcca..c9076e5c54 100644
--- a/packages/examples/core/testing/ts/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/examples/core/testing/ts/BUILD.bazel
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":fake_async_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/forms/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/forms/test/BUILD.bazel
index 679a2af5c0..3e71cc2ac8 100644
--- a/packages/forms/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/forms/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/http/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/http/test/BUILD.bazel
index f7d5d2bc1d..ad9bbebbf3 100644
--- a/packages/http/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/http/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/localize/schematics/ng-add/BUILD.bazel b/packages/localize/schematics/ng-add/BUILD.bazel
index 20bce8ad46..a2ca2bcd27 100644
--- a/packages/localize/schematics/ng-add/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/localize/schematics/ng-add/BUILD.bazel
@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/localize/src/localize/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/localize/src/localize/test/BUILD.bazel
index 94cde285ef..1751925a5a 100644
--- a/packages/localize/src/localize/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/localize/src/localize/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -14,11 +14,9 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = [
-        "angular/tools/testing/init_node_no_angular_spec.js",
-    ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
-        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular",
+        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/localize/src/tools/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/localize/src/tools/test/BUILD.bazel
index dea2fea294..294dbaca09 100644
--- a/packages/localize/src/tools/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/localize/src/tools/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -22,12 +22,10 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = [
-        "angular/tools/testing/init_node_no_angular_spec.js",
-    ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
-        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular",
+        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5",
         "@npm//glob",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/localize/src/tools/test/translate/integration/BUILD.bazel b/packages/localize/src/tools/test/translate/integration/BUILD.bazel
index 9f2eeabf1a..c082ada410 100644
--- a/packages/localize/src/tools/test/translate/integration/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/localize/src/tools/test/translate/integration/BUILD.bazel
@@ -14,18 +14,16 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "integration",
-    bootstrap = [
-        "angular/tools/testing/init_node_no_angular_spec.js",
-    ],
     data = glob(
         [
             "locales/**",
             "test_files/**",
         ],
     ),
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
-        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular",
+        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5",
         "@npm//glob",
         "@npm//yargs",
     ],
diff --git a/packages/localize/src/utils/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/localize/src/utils/test/BUILD.bazel
index aaf43dcf63..8390849a2a 100644
--- a/packages/localize/src/utils/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/localize/src/utils/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -14,11 +14,9 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = [
-        "angular/tools/testing/init_node_no_angular_spec.js",
-    ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
-        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular",
+        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/localize/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/localize/test/BUILD.bazel
index 13381b2dad..8db773173c 100644
--- a/packages/localize/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/localize/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = [
-        "angular/tools/testing/init_node_no_angular_spec.js",
-    ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
-        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular",
+        "//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/platform-browser-dynamic/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/platform-browser-dynamic/test/BUILD.bazel
index 0d54237df5..5bfa0bcd0b 100644
--- a/packages/platform-browser-dynamic/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/platform-browser-dynamic/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/platform-browser/animations/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/platform-browser/animations/test/BUILD.bazel
index 4af17f10ba..8835133c33 100644
--- a/packages/platform-browser/animations/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/platform-browser/animations/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/platform-browser/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/platform-browser/test/BUILD.bazel
index 150d014521..2c14cd335e 100644
--- a/packages/platform-browser/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/platform-browser/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/platform-server/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/platform-server/test/BUILD.bazel
index 187430ed56..bd371d35b9 100644
--- a/packages/platform-server/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/platform-server/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
     tags = [
     ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/platform-webworker/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/platform-webworker/test/BUILD.bazel
index f4c2211f22..c111faa7f1 100644
--- a/packages/platform-webworker/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/platform-webworker/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/router/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/router/test/BUILD.bazel
index 30e62191e2..d4bf152368 100644
--- a/packages/router/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/router/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/router/test/aot_ngsummary_test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/router/test/aot_ngsummary_test/BUILD.bazel
index fc804c6b82..8ab47431b0 100644
--- a/packages/router/test/aot_ngsummary_test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/router/test/aot_ngsummary_test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":aot_test_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/service-worker/config/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/service-worker/config/test/BUILD.bazel
index f133a418b5..27c30ad4ff 100644
--- a/packages/service-worker/config/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/service-worker/config/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//packages/service-worker/config",
         "//packages/service-worker/config/testing",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/service-worker/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/service-worker/test/BUILD.bazel
index ad498fde3d..02ae61548c 100644
--- a/packages/service-worker/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/service-worker/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ ts_library(
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/testing/init_node_spec.js"],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location //tools/testing:node_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":test_lib",
         "//tools/testing:node",
+        "//tools/testing:node_es5",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/zone.js/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/zone.js/test/BUILD.bazel
index 6c30bd4810..ac4561a830 100644
--- a/packages/zone.js/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/zone.js/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ ts_library(
     testonly = True,
     srcs = glob(["node/*.ts"]) + [
         "node-env-setup.ts",
-        "node_entry_point.ts",
-        "node_entry_point_no_patch_clock.ts",
         "test-env-setup-jasmine-no-patch-clock.ts",
     ],
     deps = [
@@ -85,12 +83,45 @@ ts_library(
     ],
 )
 
+ts_library(
+    name = "node_entry_point",
+    testonly = True,
+    srcs = ["node_entry_point.ts"],
+    deps = [
+        ":common_spec_env",
+        ":common_spec_srcs",
+        ":common_spec_util",
+        "//packages/zone.js/lib",
+        "@npm//@types/shelljs",
+        "@npm//@types/systemjs",
+        "@npm//rxjs",
+        "@npm//shelljs",
+        "@npm//systemjs",
+    ],
+)
+
+ts_library(
+    name = "node_entry_point_no_patch_clock",
+    testonly = True,
+    srcs = ["node_entry_point_no_patch_clock.ts"],
+    deps = [
+        ":common_spec_env",
+        ":common_spec_srcs",
+        ":common_spec_util",
+        "//packages/zone.js/lib",
+        "@npm//@types/shelljs",
+        "@npm//@types/systemjs",
+        "@npm//rxjs",
+        "@npm//shelljs",
+        "@npm//systemjs",
+    ],
+)
+
 ts_library(
     name = "bluebird_spec",
     testonly = True,
     srcs = [
         "extra/bluebird.spec.ts",
-        "node_bluebird_entry_point.ts",
     ],
     deps = [
         ":common_spec_env",
@@ -100,13 +131,33 @@ ts_library(
 )
 
 ts_library(
-    name = "error_spec",
+    name = "node_bluebird_entry_point",
     testonly = True,
-    srcs = [
-        "node_error_disable_policy_entry_point.ts",
-        "node_error_entry_point.ts",
-        "node_error_lazy_policy_entry_point.ts",
+    srcs = ["node_bluebird_entry_point.ts"],
+    deps = [
+        ":common_spec_env",
+        "//packages/zone.js/lib",
+        "@npm//bluebird",
     ],
+)
+
+ts_library(
+    name = "node_error_disable_policy_entry_point",
+    testonly = True,
+    srcs = ["node_error_disable_policy_entry_point.ts"],
+    deps = [
+        ":common_spec_env",
+        ":common_spec_util",
+        ":error_spec_srcs",
+        ":node_error_entry_point",
+        "//packages/zone.js/lib",
+    ],
+)
+
+ts_library(
+    name = "node_error_entry_point",
+    testonly = True,
+    srcs = ["node_error_entry_point.ts"],
     deps = [
         ":common_spec_env",
         ":common_spec_util",
@@ -115,53 +166,61 @@ ts_library(
     ],
 )
 
+ts_library(
+    name = "node_error_lazy_policy_entry_point",
+    testonly = True,
+    srcs = ["node_error_lazy_policy_entry_point.ts"],
+    deps = [
+        ":common_spec_env",
+        ":common_spec_util",
+        ":error_spec_srcs",
+        ":node_error_entry_point",
+        "//packages/zone.js/lib",
+    ],
+)
+
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test_node",
-    bootstrap = [
-        "angular/packages/zone.js/test/node_entry_point.js",
-    ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location :node_entry_point_es5))"],
     deps = [
+        ":node_entry_point_es5",
         ":test_node_lib",
     ],
 )
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test_node_no_jasmine_clock",
-    bootstrap = [
-        "angular/packages/zone.js/test/node_entry_point_no_patch_clock.js",
-    ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location :node_entry_point_no_patch_clock_es5))"],
     deps = [
+        ":node_entry_point_no_patch_clock_es5",
         ":test_node_lib",
     ],
 )
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test_node_bluebird",
-    bootstrap = [
-        "angular/packages/zone.js/test/node_bluebird_entry_point.js",
-    ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location :node_bluebird_entry_point_es5))"],
     deps = [
         ":bluebird_spec",
+        ":node_bluebird_entry_point_es5",
     ],
 )
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test_node_error_disable_policy",
-    bootstrap = [
-        "angular/packages/zone.js/test/node_error_disable_policy_entry_point.js",
-    ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location :node_error_disable_policy_entry_point_es5))"],
     deps = [
-        ":error_spec",
+        ":node_error_disable_policy_entry_point",
+        ":node_error_disable_policy_entry_point_es5",
     ],
 )
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test_node_error_lazy_policy",
-    bootstrap = [
-        "angular/packages/zone.js/test/node_error_lazy_policy_entry_point.js",
-    ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location :node_error_lazy_policy_entry_point_es5))"],
     deps = [
-        ":error_spec",
+        ":node_error_lazy_policy_entry_point",
+        ":node_error_lazy_policy_entry_point_es5",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/zone.js/test/node_bluebird_entry_point.ts b/packages/zone.js/test/node_bluebird_entry_point.ts
index ae0da24027..7406499b54 100644
--- a/packages/zone.js/test/node_bluebird_entry_point.ts
+++ b/packages/zone.js/test/node_bluebird_entry_point.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+if (process.env['TEST_SRCDIR']) {
+  // bootstrap the bazel require resolve patch since this
+  // script is a bootstrap script loaded with --node_options=--require=...
+  const path = require('path');
+  require(path.posix.join(
+      process.env['TEST_SRCDIR'], process.env['TEST_WORKSPACE'],
+      (process.env['TEST_BINARY'] as string).replace(/\.(sh|bat)$/, '_loader.js'), ));
+}
+
 // Must be loaded before zone loads, so that zone can detect WTF.
 import './test_fake_polyfill';
 
diff --git a/packages/zone.js/test/node_entry_point.ts b/packages/zone.js/test/node_entry_point.ts
index e63e7595d6..c3b3a436e9 100644
--- a/packages/zone.js/test/node_entry_point.ts
+++ b/packages/zone.js/test/node_entry_point.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+if (process.env['TEST_SRCDIR']) {
+  // bootstrap the bazel require resolve patch since this
+  // script is a bootstrap script loaded with --node_options=--require=...
+  const path = require('path');
+  require(path.posix.join(
+      process.env['TEST_SRCDIR'], process.env['TEST_WORKSPACE'],
+      (process.env['TEST_BINARY'] as string).replace(/\.(sh|bat)$/, '_loader.js'), ));
+}
+
 // Must be loaded before zone loads, so that zone can detect WTF.
 import './node-env-setup';
 import './test_fake_polyfill';
diff --git a/packages/zone.js/test/node_entry_point_no_patch_clock.ts b/packages/zone.js/test/node_entry_point_no_patch_clock.ts
index a91766407f..a6b24aa7b4 100644
--- a/packages/zone.js/test/node_entry_point_no_patch_clock.ts
+++ b/packages/zone.js/test/node_entry_point_no_patch_clock.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+if (process.env['TEST_SRCDIR']) {
+  // bootstrap the bazel require resolve patch since this
+  // script is a bootstrap script loaded with --node_options=--require=...
+  const path = require('path');
+  require(path.posix.join(
+      process.env['TEST_SRCDIR'], process.env['TEST_WORKSPACE'],
+      (process.env['TEST_BINARY'] as string).replace(/\.(sh|bat)$/, '_loader.js'), ));
+}
+
 // Must be loaded before zone loads, so that zone can detect WTF.
 import './node-env-setup';
 import './test_fake_polyfill';
diff --git a/packages/zone.js/test/node_error_disable_policy_entry_point.ts b/packages/zone.js/test/node_error_disable_policy_entry_point.ts
index 841039900d..1158768f44 100644
--- a/packages/zone.js/test/node_error_disable_policy_entry_point.ts
+++ b/packages/zone.js/test/node_error_disable_policy_entry_point.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+if (process.env['TEST_SRCDIR']) {
+  // bootstrap the bazel require resolve patch since this
+  // script is a bootstrap script loaded with --node_options=--require=...
+  const path = require('path');
+  require(path.posix.join(
+      process.env['TEST_SRCDIR'], process.env['TEST_WORKSPACE'],
+      (process.env['TEST_BINARY'] as string).replace(/\.(sh|bat)$/, '_loader.js'), ));
+}
+
 process.env['errorpolicy'] = (global as any)['__Zone_Error_BlacklistedStackFrames_policy'] =
     'disable';
 import './node_error_entry_point';
diff --git a/packages/zone.js/test/node_error_lazy_policy_entry_point.ts b/packages/zone.js/test/node_error_lazy_policy_entry_point.ts
index 61b5e56093..70c57c0549 100644
--- a/packages/zone.js/test/node_error_lazy_policy_entry_point.ts
+++ b/packages/zone.js/test/node_error_lazy_policy_entry_point.ts
@@ -6,5 +6,14 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+if (process.env['TEST_SRCDIR']) {
+  // bootstrap the bazel require resolve patch since this
+  // script is a bootstrap script loaded with --node_options=--require=...
+  const path = require('path');
+  require(path.posix.join(
+      process.env['TEST_SRCDIR'], process.env['TEST_WORKSPACE'],
+      (process.env['TEST_BINARY'] as string).replace(/\.(sh|bat)$/, '_loader.js'), ));
+}
+
 process.env['errorpolicy'] = (global as any)['__Zone_Error_BlacklistedStackFrames_policy'] = 'lazy';
 import './node_error_entry_point';
diff --git a/tools/defaults.bzl b/tools/defaults.bzl
index c761e3e78d..aec19d7cf6 100644
--- a/tools/defaults.bzl
+++ b/tools/defaults.bzl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Re-export of some bazel rules with repository-wide defaults."""
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", _nodejs_binary = "nodejs_binary", _npm_package = "npm_package")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", _nodejs_binary = "nodejs_binary", _pkg_npm = "pkg_npm")
 load("@npm_bazel_jasmine//:index.bzl", _jasmine_node_test = "jasmine_node_test")
 load("@npm_bazel_karma//:index.bzl", _karma_web_test = "karma_web_test", _karma_web_test_suite = "karma_web_test_suite")
 load("@npm_bazel_typescript//:index.bzl", _ts_devserver = "ts_devserver", _ts_library = "ts_library")
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def ts_devserver(**kwargs):
         **kwargs
     )
 
-def ts_library(tsconfig = None, testonly = False, deps = [], module_name = None, **kwargs):
+def ts_library(name, tsconfig = None, testonly = False, deps = [], module_name = None, **kwargs):
     """Default values for ts_library"""
     deps = deps + ["@npm//tslib"]
     if testonly:
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ def ts_library(tsconfig = None, testonly = False, deps = [], module_name = None,
         module_name = _default_module_name(testonly)
 
     _ts_library(
+        name = name,
         tsconfig = tsconfig,
         testonly = testonly,
         deps = deps,
@@ -115,6 +116,17 @@ def ts_library(tsconfig = None, testonly = False, deps = [], module_name = None,
         **kwargs
     )
 
+    # Select the es5 .js output of the ts_library for use in downstream boostrap targets
+    # with `output_group = "es5_sources"`. This exposes an internal detail of ts_library
+    # that is not ideal.
+    # TODO(gregmagolan): clean this up by using tsc() in these cases rather than ts_library
+    native.filegroup(
+        name = "%s_es5" % name,
+        srcs = [":%s" % name],
+        testonly = testonly,
+        output_group = "es5_sources",
+    )
+
 def ng_module(name, tsconfig = None, entry_point = None, testonly = False, deps = [], module_name = None, bundle_dts = True, **kwargs):
     """Default values for ng_module"""
     deps = deps + ["@npm//tslib"]
diff --git a/tools/testing/init_node_spec.ts b/tools/testing/init_node_spec.ts
index 7a0aa0eec6..0c8dbdebef 100644
--- a/tools/testing/init_node_spec.ts
+++ b/tools/testing/init_node_spec.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+if (process.env['TEST_SRCDIR']) {
+  // bootstrap the bazel require resolve patch since this
+  // script is a bootstrap script loaded with --node_options=--require=...
+  const path = require('path');
+  require(path.posix.join(
+      process.env['TEST_SRCDIR'], process.env['TEST_WORKSPACE'],
+      (process.env['TEST_BINARY'] as string).replace(/\.(sh|bat)$/, '_loader.js'), ));
+}
+
 import 'zone.js/lib/node/rollup-main';
 import 'zone.js/lib/zone-spec/long-stack-trace';
 import 'zone.js/lib/zone-spec/task-tracking';
diff --git a/tools/ts-api-guardian/BUILD.bazel b/tools/ts-api-guardian/BUILD.bazel
index 045b44d0ec..7841891db7 100644
--- a/tools/ts-api-guardian/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/tools/ts-api-guardian/BUILD.bazel
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ pkg_npm(
 ts_library(
     name = "test_lib",
     testonly = True,
-    srcs = glob(["test/*.ts"]),
+    srcs = glob(
+        ["test/*.ts"],
+        exclude = ["test/bootstrap.ts"],
+    ),
     tsconfig = "//tools:tsconfig-test",
     deps = [
         ":lib",
@@ -68,18 +71,40 @@ ts_library(
     ],
 )
 
+ts_library(
+    name = "bootstrap",
+    testonly = True,
+    srcs = ["test/bootstrap.ts"],
+    tsconfig = "//tools:tsconfig-test",
+    deps = ["@npm//@types/node"],
+)
+
+# Select the es5 .js output of the ts_library :boostrap target
+# with `output_group = "es5_sources"` for use in the jasmine_node_test
+# below. This exposes an internal detail of ts_library that is not ideal.
+# TODO(gregmagolan): clean this up by using tsc() in this case rather than ts_library
+filegroup(
+    name = "bootstrap_es5",
+    testonly = True,
+    srcs = [":bootstrap"],
+    output_group = "es5_sources",
+)
+
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "tests",
-    srcs = [":test_lib"],
-    bootstrap = ["angular/tools/ts-api-guardian/test/bootstrap.js"],
+    srcs = [
+        ":test_lib",
+    ],
     data = glob([
         "test/fixtures/*.ts",
         "test/fixtures/*.patch",
     ]) + [
+        ":bootstrap_es5",
         ":ts-api-guardian",
         # TODO: remove this once the boostrap.js workaround has been removed.
         ":package.json",
     ],
+    templated_args = ["--node_options=--require=$(rlocation $(location :bootstrap_es5))"],
 )
 # END-INTERNAL