diff --git a/src/material/BUILD.bazel b/src/material/BUILD.bazel
index ede8ab6b3eb2..0fd97c1f9877 100644
--- a/src/material/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/src/material/BUILD.bazel
@@ -7,21 +7,12 @@ load(
     "MATERIAL_TARGETS",
     "ROLLUP_GLOBALS",
 )
-load("//tools:defaults.bzl", "ng_module", "ng_package")
+load("//tools:defaults.bzl", "ng_package", "ts_library")
 load("//tools:sass_bundle.bzl", "sass_bundle")
 
-# Root "@angular/material" entry-point.
-ng_module(
+ts_library(
     name = "material",
-    srcs = glob(
-        ["*.ts"],
-        exclude = ["**/*.spec.ts"],
-    ),
-    module_name = "@angular/material",
-    deps = ["//src/material/%s" % p for p in MATERIAL_PACKAGES] + [
-        "@npm//@angular/forms",
-        "@npm//@angular/animations",
-    ],
+    srcs = ["index.ts"],
 )
 
 sass_bundle(
@@ -51,7 +42,7 @@ ng_package(
         "//src/material/prebuilt-themes:pink-bluegrey",
         "//src/material/prebuilt-themes:purple-green",
     ],
-    entry_point = ":public-api.ts",
+    entry_point = ":index.ts",
     entry_point_name = "material",
     globals = ROLLUP_GLOBALS,
     packages = ["//src/material/schematics:npm_package"],
diff --git a/src/material/index.ts b/src/material/index.ts
index 676ca90f1ffa..5221a1cb959e 100644
--- a/src/material/index.ts
+++ b/src/material/index.ts
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-export * from './public-api';
+// primary entry-point which is empty as of version 9. All components should
+// be imported through their individual entry-points. This file is needed to
+// satisfy the "ng_package" bazel rule which also requires a primary entry-point.
diff --git a/src/material/public-api.ts b/src/material/public-api.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index fb190ea11fae..000000000000
--- a/src/material/public-api.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
- * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
- */
-
-export * from '@angular/material/autocomplete';
-export * from '@angular/material/badge';
-export * from '@angular/material/bottom-sheet';
-export * from '@angular/material/button';
-export * from '@angular/material/button-toggle';
-export * from '@angular/material/card';
-export * from '@angular/material/checkbox';
-export * from '@angular/material/chips';
-export * from '@angular/material/core';
-export * from '@angular/material/datepicker';
-export * from '@angular/material/dialog';
-export * from '@angular/material/divider';
-export * from '@angular/material/expansion';
-export * from '@angular/material/form-field';
-export * from '@angular/material/grid-list';
-export * from '@angular/material/icon';
-export * from '@angular/material/input';
-export * from '@angular/material/list';
-export * from '@angular/material/menu';
-export * from '@angular/material/paginator';
-export * from '@angular/material/progress-bar';
-export * from '@angular/material/progress-spinner';
-export * from '@angular/material/radio';
-export * from '@angular/material/select';
-export * from '@angular/material/sidenav';
-export * from '@angular/material/slide-toggle';
-export * from '@angular/material/slider';
-export * from '@angular/material/snack-bar';
-export * from '@angular/material/sort';
-export * from '@angular/material/stepper';
-export * from '@angular/material/table';
-export * from '@angular/material/tabs';
-export * from '@angular/material/toolbar';
-export * from '@angular/material/tooltip';
-export * from '@angular/material/tree';