diff --git a/e2e/angular-core/project.json b/e2e/angular-core/project.json
index 5a6db50376..cf95287366 100644
--- a/e2e/angular-core/project.json
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   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["angular"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/angular-extensions/project.json b/e2e/angular-extensions/project.json
index 209c8a3eb4..411e48cde0 100644
--- a/e2e/angular-extensions/project.json
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@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "sourceRoot": "e2e/angular-extensions",
   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
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   "implicitDependencies": ["angular"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/cypress/project.json b/e2e/cypress/project.json
index 136ae96328..70dc45b433 100644
--- a/e2e/cypress/project.json
+++ b/e2e/cypress/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "sourceRoot": "e2e/cypress",
   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
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   "implicitDependencies": ["cypress", "react"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/detox/project.json b/e2e/detox/project.json
index 87352a5825..ccacb9fb97 100644
--- a/e2e/detox/project.json
+++ b/e2e/detox/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "sourceRoot": "e2e/detox",
   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e-macos": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e-macos": {}
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 }
diff --git a/e2e/esbuild/project.json b/e2e/esbuild/project.json
index 31bb726c66..3e4973fbe8 100644
--- a/e2e/esbuild/project.json
+++ b/e2e/esbuild/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "sourceRoot": "e2e/esbuild",
   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["esbuild"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/expo/project.json b/e2e/expo/project.json
index f660ac0090..8ca70e7e29 100644
--- a/e2e/expo/project.json
+++ b/e2e/expo/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "sourceRoot": "e2e/expo",
   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e-macos": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e-macos": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["expo"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/jest/project.json b/e2e/jest/project.json
index 0fd12e8e48..697d2702d3 100644
--- a/e2e/jest/project.json
+++ b/e2e/jest/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "sourceRoot": "e2e/jest",
   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["jest"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/js/project.json b/e2e/js/project.json
index 3b391463c1..f69517637a 100644
--- a/e2e/js/project.json
+++ b/e2e/js/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "sourceRoot": "e2e/js",
   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["jest"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/lerna-smoke-tests/project.json b/e2e/lerna-smoke-tests/project.json
index be96e4daf6..c0c1f38643 100644
--- a/e2e/lerna-smoke-tests/project.json
+++ b/e2e/lerna-smoke-tests/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "sourceRoot": "e2e/lerna-smoke-tests",
   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["nx", "devkit"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/next/project.json b/e2e/next/project.json
index 11e9c919ce..71081e6cd4 100644
--- a/e2e/next/project.json
+++ b/e2e/next/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "sourceRoot": "e2e/next",
   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["next"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/node/project.json b/e2e/node/project.json
index b6abdf7b72..5bd0ba8505 100644
--- a/e2e/node/project.json
+++ b/e2e/node/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "sourceRoot": "e2e/node",
   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["node", "nest"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/nx-init/project.json b/e2e/nx-init/project.json
index 925231f755..5ac6aed235 100644
--- a/e2e/nx-init/project.json
+++ b/e2e/nx-init/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "sourceRoot": "e2e/nx-init",
   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["nx"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/nx-misc/project.json b/e2e/nx-misc/project.json
index d714187245..68722dafad 100644
--- a/e2e/nx-misc/project.json
+++ b/e2e/nx-misc/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
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   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["js"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/nx-run/project.json b/e2e/nx-run/project.json
index 4422fe23fc..33f0016d33 100644
--- a/e2e/nx-run/project.json
+++ b/e2e/nx-run/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
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   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["js"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/project.json b/e2e/playwright/project.json
index f31e220d58..d03e06e779 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/project.json
+++ b/e2e/playwright/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "sourceRoot": "e2e/playwright",
   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["playwright"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/plugin/project.json b/e2e/plugin/project.json
index 4dc98bec89..88c18ab5f0 100644
--- a/e2e/plugin/project.json
+++ b/e2e/plugin/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "sourceRoot": "e2e/plugin",
   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["create-nx-plugin"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/react-core/project.json b/e2e/react-core/project.json
index 45e531ced3..f08fea409c 100644
--- a/e2e/react-core/project.json
+++ b/e2e/react-core/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "sourceRoot": "e2e/react-core",
   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["react"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/react-extensions/project.json b/e2e/react-extensions/project.json
index c2b16e9226..f67fb84c4e 100644
--- a/e2e/react-extensions/project.json
+++ b/e2e/react-extensions/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "sourceRoot": "e2e/react-extensions",
   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["react"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/react-native/project.json b/e2e/react-native/project.json
index d482495994..2c6f1c0286 100644
--- a/e2e/react-native/project.json
+++ b/e2e/react-native/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "sourceRoot": "e2e/react-native",
   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e-macos": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e-macos": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["react-native"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/rollup/project.json b/e2e/rollup/project.json
index edf2df464a..995aa0f5ed 100644
--- a/e2e/rollup/project.json
+++ b/e2e/rollup/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "sourceRoot": "e2e/rollup",
   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["rollup", "js"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/storybook-angular/project.json b/e2e/storybook-angular/project.json
index 543913e6b3..70e055134e 100644
--- a/e2e/storybook-angular/project.json
+++ b/e2e/storybook-angular/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "sourceRoot": "e2e/storybook-angular",
   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["storybook"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/storybook/project.json b/e2e/storybook/project.json
index 5fa1739625..93bb0f8c18 100644
--- a/e2e/storybook/project.json
+++ b/e2e/storybook/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "sourceRoot": "e2e/storybook",
   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["storybook"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/vite/project.json b/e2e/vite/project.json
index 93ea588285..06f2359776 100644
--- a/e2e/vite/project.json
+++ b/e2e/vite/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "sourceRoot": "e2e/vite",
   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["vite"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/web/project.json b/e2e/web/project.json
index 6161097871..d5bc86d7d9 100644
--- a/e2e/web/project.json
+++ b/e2e/web/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "sourceRoot": "e2e/web",
   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["web"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/webpack/project.json b/e2e/webpack/project.json
index 07cc297f74..14d8f86381 100644
--- a/e2e/webpack/project.json
+++ b/e2e/webpack/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "sourceRoot": "e2e/webpack",
   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["webpack"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/workspace-create-npm/project.json b/e2e/workspace-create-npm/project.json
index 0a105367b6..49c3ca6f63 100644
--- a/e2e/workspace-create-npm/project.json
+++ b/e2e/workspace-create-npm/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
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   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["create-nx-workspace"]
 }
diff --git a/e2e/workspace-create/project.json b/e2e/workspace-create/project.json
index bc1c332c49..529857fed2 100644
--- a/e2e/workspace-create/project.json
+++ b/e2e/workspace-create/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
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   "projectType": "application",
   "targets": {
-    "e2e": {},
-    "run-e2e-tests": {}
+    "e2e": {}
   },
   "implicitDependencies": ["create-nx-workspace"]
 }