diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/tasks/eject.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/tasks/eject.ts
index b04637701e83..900f6cf26638 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/tasks/eject.ts
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/tasks/eject.ts
@@ -424,12 +424,6 @@ export default Task.extend({
             Your package.json scripts must not contain a start script as it will be overwritten.
           `);
         }
-        if (scripts['pree2e'] && scripts['prepree2e'] !== 'npm start' && !force) {
-          throw new SilentError(oneLine`
-            Your package.json scripts needs to not contain a prepree2e script as it will be
-            overwritten.
-          `);
-        }
         if (scripts['pree2e'] && scripts['pree2e'] !== pree2eNpmScript && !force) {
           throw new SilentError(oneLine`
             Your package.json scripts must not contain a pree2e script as it will be
@@ -450,7 +444,6 @@ export default Task.extend({
         packageJson['scripts']['build'] = 'webpack';
         packageJson['scripts']['start'] = 'webpack-dev-server --port=4200';
         packageJson['scripts']['test'] = 'karma start ./karma.conf.js';
-        packageJson['scripts']['prepree2e'] = 'npm start';
         packageJson['scripts']['pree2e'] = pree2eNpmScript;
         packageJson['scripts']['e2e'] = 'protractor ./protractor.conf.js';