diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/add/cli.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/add/cli.ts
index fb352f70edfd..d7efd10906d9 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/add/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/add/cli.ts
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ import { NgAddSaveDependency, PackageManifest, PackageMetadata } from '../../pac
 import { assertIsError } from '../../utilities/error';
 import { isTTY } from '../../utilities/tty';
 import { VERSION } from '../../utilities/version';
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
-// @ts-ignore strict-deps: Markdown files are asset dependencies bundled/loaded at runtime
 import longDescription from './long-description.md';
 
 class CommandError extends Error {}
diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/analytics/cli.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/analytics/cli.ts
index 9639cbab50e6..bcd67b0bba45 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/analytics/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/analytics/cli.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ import {
   demandCommandFailureMessage,
 } from '../../command-builder/utilities/command';
 import { AnalyticsInfoCommandModule } from './info/cli';
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
-// @ts-ignore strict-deps: Markdown files are asset dependencies bundled/loaded at runtime
 import longDescription from './long-description.md';
 import {
   AnalyticsDisableModule,
diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/build/cli.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/build/cli.ts
index 031e31b5140f..c722f70709e3 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/build/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/build/cli.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 import { ArchitectCommandModule } from '../../command-builder/architect-command-module';
 import { CommandModuleImplementation } from '../../command-builder/command-module';
 import { RootCommands } from '../command-config';
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
-// @ts-ignore strict-deps: Markdown files are asset dependencies bundled/loaded at runtime
 import longDescription from './long-description.md';
 
 export default class BuildCommandModule
diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/cache/cli.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/cache/cli.ts
index 25140041ae0e..4ce2b7ebd1e4 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/cache/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/cache/cli.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ import {
 } from '../../command-builder/utilities/command';
 import { CacheCleanModule } from './clean/cli';
 import { CacheInfoCommandModule } from './info/cli';
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
-// @ts-ignore strict-deps: Markdown files are asset dependencies bundled/loaded at runtime
 import longDescription from './long-description.md';
 import { CacheDisableModule, CacheEnableModule } from './settings/cli';
 
diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/completion/cli.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/completion/cli.ts
index ab81ce5636d8..5b7bc066e577 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/completion/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/completion/cli.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import { addCommandModuleToYargs } from '../../command-builder/utilities/command
 import { colors } from '../../utilities/color';
 import { hasGlobalCliInstall, initializeAutocomplete } from '../../utilities/completion';
 import { assertIsError } from '../../utilities/error';
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
-// @ts-ignore strict-deps: Markdown files are asset dependencies bundled/loaded at runtime
 import longDescription from './long-description.md';
 
 export default class CompletionCommandModule
diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/config/cli.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/config/cli.ts
index f339fd9bb1ba..ae25f3839e22 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/config/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/config/cli.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ import {
 } from '../../command-builder/command-module';
 import { getWorkspaceRaw, validateWorkspace } from '../../utilities/config';
 import { JSONFile, parseJson } from '../../utilities/json-file';
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
-// @ts-ignore strict-deps: Markdown files are asset dependencies bundled/loaded at runtime
 import longDescription from './long-description.md';
 
 interface ConfigCommandArgs {
diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/deploy/cli.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/deploy/cli.ts
index 28317cff1ee1..fb305c94aaf1 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/deploy/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/deploy/cli.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 import { MissingTargetChoice } from '../../command-builder/architect-base-command-module';
 import { ArchitectCommandModule } from '../../command-builder/architect-command-module';
 import { CommandModuleImplementation } from '../../command-builder/command-module';
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
-// @ts-ignore strict-deps: Markdown files are asset dependencies bundled/loaded at runtime
 import longDescription from './long-description.md';
 
 export default class DeployCommandModule
diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/lint/cli.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/lint/cli.ts
index 3fdd38fc169c..dd7e7c6f193b 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/lint/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/lint/cli.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 import { MissingTargetChoice } from '../../command-builder/architect-base-command-module';
 import { ArchitectCommandModule } from '../../command-builder/architect-command-module';
 import { CommandModuleImplementation } from '../../command-builder/command-module';
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
-// @ts-ignore strict-deps: Markdown files are asset dependencies bundled/loaded at runtime
 import longDescription from './long-description.md';
 
 export default class LintCommandModule
diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/new/cli.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/new/cli.ts
index c47f3c63153b..a873fefeefe0 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/new/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/new/cli.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ import {
 } from '../../command-builder/schematics-command-module';
 import { VERSION } from '../../utilities/version';
 import { RootCommands } from '../command-config';
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
-// @ts-ignore strict-deps: Markdown files are asset dependencies bundled/loaded at runtime
 import longDescription from './long-description.md';
 
 interface NewCommandArgs extends SchematicsCommandArgs {
diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/run/cli.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/run/cli.ts
index 774f811aa2a5..134910ef2885 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/run/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/run/cli.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ import {
   Options,
   OtherOptions,
 } from '../../command-builder/command-module';
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
-// @ts-ignore strict-deps: Markdown files are asset dependencies bundled/loaded at runtime
 import longDescription from './long-description.md';
 
 export interface RunCommandArgs {
diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/test/cli.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/test/cli.ts
index f9dcaaf92c8c..c08789714c1c 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/test/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/test/cli.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 import { ArchitectCommandModule } from '../../command-builder/architect-command-module';
 import { CommandModuleImplementation } from '../../command-builder/command-module';
 import { RootCommands } from '../command-config';
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
-// @ts-ignore strict-deps: Markdown files are asset dependencies bundled/loaded at runtime
 import longDescription from './long-description.md';
 
 export default class TestCommandModule
diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/update/cli.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/update/cli.ts
index 45a4468e0c85..cbe703552c9a 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/update/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/update/cli.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ import type { InstalledPackage, PackageManager, PackageManifest } from '../../pa
 import { colors } from '../../utilities/color';
 import { disableVersionCheck } from '../../utilities/environment-options';
 import { assertIsError } from '../../utilities/error';
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
-// @ts-ignore strict-deps: Markdown files are asset dependencies bundled/loaded at runtime
 import longDescription from './long-description.md';
 import {
   UpdatePlan,
diff --git a/tools/defaults.bzl b/tools/defaults.bzl
index dd054c9c1462..20153614ac80 100644
--- a/tools/defaults.bzl
+++ b/tools/defaults.bzl
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ def ts_project(
     if tsconfig == None:
         tsconfig = "//:test-tsconfig" if testonly else "//:build-tsconfig"
 
+    package_json = kwargs.pop("package_json", None)
+    if not package_json and native.glob(["package.json"], allow_empty = True):
+        package_json = "package.json"
+
     _ts_project(
         name = name,
         testonly = testonly,
@@ -32,6 +36,8 @@ def ts_project(
     strict_deps_test(
         name = "%s_strict_deps_test" % name,
         srcs = kwargs.get("srcs", []),
+        data = kwargs.get("data", []),
+        package_json = package_json,
         tsconfig = tsconfig,
         deps = deps,
     )