diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/application/files/standalone-files/src/app/app.component.spec.ts.template b/packages/schematics/angular/application/files/standalone-files/src/app/app.component.spec.ts.template
index 300f7b6466ae..273e49f1d2da 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/application/files/standalone-files/src/app/app.component.spec.ts.template
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/application/files/standalone-files/src/app/app.component.spec.ts.template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
 describe('AppComponent', () => {
   beforeEach(async () => {
     await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      imports: [AppComponent],<% if(experimentalZoneless) { %>
+      <% if(experimentalZoneless) { %>
       providers: [provideExperimentalZonelessChangeDetection()]<% } %>
     }).compileComponents();
   });
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/component/files/__name@dasherize@if-flat__/__name@dasherize__.__type@dasherize__.spec.ts.template b/packages/schematics/angular/component/files/__name@dasherize@if-flat__/__name@dasherize__.__type@dasherize__.spec.ts.template
index 070ef601b634..2e816c3b21a8 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/component/files/__name@dasherize@if-flat__/__name@dasherize__.__type@dasherize__.spec.ts.template
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/component/files/__name@dasherize@if-flat__/__name@dasherize__.__type@dasherize__.spec.ts.template
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe('<%= classify(name) %><%= classify(type) %>', () => {
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      <%= standalone ? 'imports' : 'declarations' %>: [<%= classify(name) %><%= classify(type) %>]
+      <%= standalone ? '' : 'declarations: [<%= classify(name) %><%= classify(type) %>]' %>
     })
     .compileComponents();