diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/BUILD.bazel b/packages/core/test/render3/BUILD.bazel
index fda552e24f..091e1506c0 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/BUILD.bazel
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ ts_library(
             "load_domino.ts",
         ],
     ),
-    # TODO(alexeagle): should not be different tsconfig
-    tsconfig = "//packages:tsconfig.json",
     deps = [
         "//packages:types",
         "//packages/animations",
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/compiler_canonical/injection_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/compiler_canonical/injection_spec.ts
index cbf02d9926..d128b669e6 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/compiler_canonical/injection_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/compiler_canonical/injection_spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {Attribute, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ChangeDetectorRef, Component, ContentChild, ContentChildren, Directive, HostBinding, HostListener, INJECTOR, Inject, InjectFlags, Injectable, InjectableDef, Injector, InjectorDef, Input, NgModule, OnDestroy, Optional, Pipe, PipeTransform, QueryList, SimpleChanges, SkipSelf, TemplateRef, ViewChild, ViewChildren, ViewContainerRef, defineInjectable, defineInjector} from '../../../src/core';
+import {Attribute, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ChangeDetectorRef, Component, ContentChild, ContentChildren, Directive, HostBinding, HostListener, INJECTOR, Inject, InjectFlags, Injectable, InjectableDef, Injector, InjectorDef, Input, NgModule, OnDestroy, Optional, Pipe, PipeTransform, QueryList, SimpleChanges, SkipSelf, TemplateRef, ViewChild, ViewChildren, ViewContainerRef, defineInjectable, defineInjector, inject} from '../../../src/core';
 import * as $r3$ from '../../../src/core_render3_private_export';
 import {renderComponent, toHtml} from '../render_util';