diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/angular-v14/lib/normalize-options.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/angular-v14/lib/normalize-options.ts
index 59576dd8a461b..8ff239908cbe5 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/angular-v14/lib/normalize-options.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/angular-v14/lib/normalize-options.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {
   getWorkspaceLayout,
   joinPathFragments,
   names,
-  readJson,
   Tree,
 } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import type { Schema } from '../schema';
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ export function normalizeOptions(
     routing: false,
     inlineStyle: false,
     inlineTemplate: false,
-    skipTests: false,
+    skipTests: options.unitTestRunner === UnitTestRunner.None,
     skipFormat: false,
     unitTestRunner: UnitTestRunner.Jest,
     e2eTestRunner: E2eTestRunner.Cypress,
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
index 393690e65030a..c2a1f2a3873b8 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/application.spec.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,18 @@ describe('app', () => {
       expect(readProjectConfiguration(appTree, 'my-app-e2e')).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
 
+    it('should not produce tests when UnitTestRunner = none', async () => {
+      // ACT
+      await generateApp(appTree, 'my-app', {
+        unitTestRunner: UnitTestRunner.None,
+      });
+      const { targets } = readProjectConfiguration(appTree, 'my-app');
+      expect(targets.test).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(
+        appTree.exists('apps/my-app/src/app/app.component.spec.ts')
+      ).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+
     it('should remove the e2e target on the application', async () => {
       // ACT
       await generateApp(appTree);
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts
index 3968a87732cfa..9dff9fab54d6d 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-import { extractLayoutDirectory, joinPathFragments, Tree } from '@nrwl/devkit';
+import {
+  extractLayoutDirectory,
+  getWorkspaceLayout,
+  joinPathFragments,
+  names,
+  Tree,
+} from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import type { Schema } from '../schema';
 import type { NormalizedSchema } from './normalized-schema';
-
-import { names, getWorkspaceLayout } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import { E2eTestRunner, UnitTestRunner } from '../../../utils/test-runners';
 import { Linter } from '@nrwl/linter';
 import {
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ export function normalizeOptions(
     routing: false,
     inlineStyle: false,
     inlineTemplate: false,
-    skipTests: false,
+    skipTests: options.unitTestRunner === UnitTestRunner.None,
     skipFormat: false,
     unitTestRunner: UnitTestRunner.Jest,
     e2eTestRunner: E2eTestRunner.Cypress,