diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/component/index.js b/addon/ng2/blueprints/component/index.js
index 6e81ce1c77f2..7f8758026328 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/component/index.js
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/component/index.js
@@ -115,20 +115,7 @@ module.exports = {
     }
 
     if (!options.flat) {
-      var filePath = path.join(this.project.ngConfig.defaults.sourceDir, 'system-config.ts');
-      var barrelUrl = this.appDir.replace(/\\/g, '/');
-      if (barrelUrl[0] === '/') {
-        barrelUrl = barrelUrl.substr(1);
-      }
-
-      return addBarrelRegistration(this, this.generatePath)
-        .then(() => {
-          return this.insertIntoFile(
-            filePath,
-            `  '${barrelUrl}',`,
-            { before: '  /** @cli-barrel */' }
-          );
-        });
+      return addBarrelRegistration(this, this.generatePath);
     } else {
       return addBarrelRegistration(
         this,
diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/system-config.ts b/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/system-config.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 55e4ac712886..000000000000
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/system-config.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-// SystemJS configuration file, see links for more information
-// https://github.com/systemjs/systemjs
-// https://github.com/systemjs/systemjs/blob/master/docs/config-api.md
-
-/***********************************************************************************************
- * User Configuration.
- **********************************************************************************************/
-/** Map relative paths to URLs. */
-const map: any = {
-};
-
-/** User packages configuration. */
-const packages: any = {
-};
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-/***********************************************************************************************
- * Everything underneath this line is managed by the CLI.
- **********************************************************************************************/
-const barrels: string[] = [
-  // Angular specific barrels.
-  '@angular/core',
-  '@angular/common',
-  '@angular/compiler',
-  '@angular/forms',
-  '@angular/http',
-  '@angular/router',
-  '@angular/platform-browser',
-  '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic',<% if(isMobile) { %>
-  '@angular/app-shell',<% } %>
-
-  // Thirdparty barrels.
-  'rxjs',
-
-  // App specific barrels.
-  'app',
-  'app/shared',
-  /** @cli-barrel */
-];
-
-const cliSystemConfigPackages: any = {};
-barrels.forEach((barrelName: string) => {
-  cliSystemConfigPackages[barrelName] = { main: 'index' };
-});
-
-/** Type declaration for ambient System. */
-declare var System: any;
-
-// Apply the CLI SystemJS configuration.
-System.config({
-  map: {
-    '@angular': 'vendor/@angular',
-    'rxjs': 'vendor/rxjs',
-    'main': 'main.js'
-  },
-  packages: cliSystemConfigPackages
-});
-
-// Apply the user's configuration.
-System.config({ map, packages });
diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/config/karma-test-shim.js b/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/config/karma-test-shim.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b62ba72ff17a..000000000000
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/config/karma-test-shim.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-// Test shim for Karma, needed to load files via SystemJS
-
-/*global jasmine, __karma__, window*/
-Error.stackTraceLimit = Infinity;
-jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = 1000;
-
-__karma__.loaded = function () {
-};
-
-var distPath = '/base/dist/';
-var appPaths = ['app']; //Add all valid source code folders here
-
-function isJsFile(path) {
-  return path.slice(-3) == '.js';
-}
-
-function isSpecFile(path) {
-  return path.slice(-8) == '.spec.js';
-}
-
-function isAppFile(path) {
-  return isJsFile(path) && appPaths.some(function(appPath) {
-    var fullAppPath = distPath + appPath + '/';
-    return path.substr(0, fullAppPath.length) == fullAppPath;
-  });
-}
-
-var allSpecFiles = Object.keys(window.__karma__.files)
-  .filter(isSpecFile)
-  .filter(isAppFile);
-
-// Load our SystemJS configuration.
-System.config({
-  baseURL: distPath
-});
-
-System.import('system-config.js').then(function() {
-  // Load and configure the TestComponentBuilder.
-  return Promise.all([
-    System.import('@angular/core/testing'),
-    System.import('@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/testing')
-  ]).then(function (providers) {
-    var testing = providers[0];
-    var testingBrowser = providers[1];
-
-    testing.setBaseTestProviders(testingBrowser.TEST_BROWSER_DYNAMIC_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS,
-      testingBrowser.TEST_BROWSER_DYNAMIC_APPLICATION_PROVIDERS);
-  });
-}).then(function() {
-  // Finally, load all spec files.
-  // This will run the tests directly.
-  return Promise.all(
-    allSpecFiles.map(function (moduleName) {
-      return System.import(moduleName);
-    }));
-}).then(__karma__.start, __karma__.error);
diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/package.json b/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/package.json
index f3027ebe6b7e..bc6179cced14 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/package.json
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
     "@angular/router": "3.0.0-beta.2",
     "core-js": "^2.4.0",
     "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.6",
-    "systemjs": "0.19.26",
     "ts-helpers": "^1.1.1",
     "zone.js": "0.6.12"
   },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a93ccae5ae3d..0e7e62a39c39 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@
     "stylus": "^0.54.5",
     "stylus-loader": "^2.1.0",
     "symlink-or-copy": "^1.0.3",
-    "systemjs-builder": "0.15.17",
     "ts-helpers": "^1.1.1",
     "ts-loader": "^0.8.2",
     "tslint": "^3.11.0",
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/generate-component.spec.js b/tests/acceptance/generate-component.spec.js
index a0b126e9cba7..f25005165cbe 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/generate-component.spec.js
+++ b/tests/acceptance/generate-component.spec.js
@@ -178,15 +178,4 @@ describe('Acceptance: ng generate component', function () {
       expect(existsSync(testPath)).to.equal(false);
     });
   });
-
-  it('ng generate component my-comp --dry-run does not register a barrel in system-config.ts', () => {
-    var configPath = path.join(root, 'tmp', 'foo', 'src', 'system-config.ts');
-    var unmodifiedFile = fs.readFileSync(configPath, 'utf8');
-
-    return ng(['generate', 'component', 'my-comp', '--dry-run']).then(() => {
-      var afterGenerateFile = fs.readFileSync(configPath, 'utf8');
-
-      expect(afterGenerateFile).to.equal(unmodifiedFile);
-    });
-  });
 });