diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/angular-v14/init.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/angular-v14/init.ts
deleted file mode 100755
index 4101f85b33..0000000000
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/angular-v14/init.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,209 +0,0 @@
-import { cypressInitGenerator } from '@nrwl/cypress';
-import {
-  addDependenciesToPackageJson,
-  ensurePackage,
-  formatFiles,
-  GeneratorCallback,
-  logger,
-  readNxJson,
-  runTasksInSerial,
-  Tree,
-  updateNxJson,
-} from '@nrwl/devkit';
-import { jestInitGenerator } from '@nrwl/jest';
-import { Linter } from '@nrwl/linter';
-import { initGenerator as jsInitGenerator } from '@nrwl/js';
-
-import { backwardCompatibleVersions } from '../../../utils/backward-compatible-versions';
-import { E2eTestRunner, UnitTestRunner } from '../../../utils/test-runners';
-import {
-  addDependenciesToPackageJsonIfDontExist,
-  getInstalledPackageVersion,
-} from '../../utils/version-utils';
-import { Schema } from './schema';
-
-export async function angularInitGenerator(
-  host: Tree,
-  rawOptions: Schema
-): Promise<GeneratorCallback> {
-  const options = normalizeOptions(rawOptions);
-  setDefaults(host, options);
-  const tasks: GeneratorCallback[] = [];
-
-  const peerDepsToInstall = [
-    '@angular-devkit/core',
-    '@angular-devkit/schematics',
-    '@schematics/angular',
-  ];
-  let devkitVersion: string;
-  peerDepsToInstall.forEach((pkg) => {
-    const packageVersion = getInstalledPackageVersion(host, pkg);
-
-    if (!packageVersion) {
-      devkitVersion ??=
-        getInstalledPackageVersion(host, '@angular-devkit/build-angular') ??
-        backwardCompatibleVersions.angularV14.angularDevkitVersion;
-
-      try {
-        ensurePackage(pkg, devkitVersion);
-      } catch {
-        // @schematics/angular cannot be required so this fails but this will still allow wrapping the schematic later on
-      }
-
-      if (!options.skipPackageJson) {
-        tasks.push(
-          addDependenciesToPackageJson(host, {}, { [pkg]: devkitVersion })
-        );
-      }
-    }
-  });
-
-  const jsTask = await jsInitGenerator(host, {
-    ...options,
-    js: false,
-    tsConfigName: options.rootProject ? 'tsconfig.json' : 'tsconfig.base.json',
-    skipFormat: true,
-  });
-  tasks.push(jsTask);
-
-  if (!options.skipPackageJson) {
-    tasks.push(updateDependencies(host));
-  }
-
-  const unitTestTask = await addUnitTestRunner(host, options);
-  tasks.push(unitTestTask);
-  const e2eTask = await addE2ETestRunner(host, options);
-  tasks.push(e2eTask);
-
-  addGitIgnoreEntry(host, '.angular');
-
-  if (!options.skipFormat) {
-    await formatFiles(host);
-  }
-
-  return runTasksInSerial(...tasks);
-}
-
-function normalizeOptions(options: Schema): Required<Schema> {
-  return {
-    e2eTestRunner: options.e2eTestRunner ?? E2eTestRunner.Cypress,
-    linter: options.linter ?? Linter.EsLint,
-    skipFormat: options.skipFormat ?? false,
-    skipInstall: options.skipInstall ?? false,
-    skipPackageJson: options.skipPackageJson ?? false,
-    style: options.style ?? 'css',
-    unitTestRunner: options.unitTestRunner ?? UnitTestRunner.Jest,
-    rootProject: options.rootProject,
-  };
-}
-
-function setDefaults(host: Tree, options: Schema) {
-  const nxJson = readNxJson(host);
-
-  nxJson.generators = nxJson.generators || {};
-  nxJson.generators['@nrwl/angular:application'] = {
-    style: options.style,
-    linter: options.linter,
-    unitTestRunner: options.unitTestRunner,
-    e2eTestRunner: options.e2eTestRunner,
-    ...(nxJson.generators['@nrwl/angular:application'] || {}),
-  };
-  nxJson.generators['@nrwl/angular:library'] = {
-    linter: options.linter,
-    unitTestRunner: options.unitTestRunner,
-    ...(nxJson.generators['@nrwl/angular:library'] || {}),
-  };
-  nxJson.generators['@nrwl/angular:component'] = {
-    style: options.style,
-    ...(nxJson.generators['@nrwl/angular:component'] || {}),
-  };
-
-  updateNxJson(host, nxJson);
-}
-
-function updateDependencies(tree: Tree): GeneratorCallback {
-  const angularVersion =
-    getInstalledPackageVersion(tree, '@angular/core') ??
-    backwardCompatibleVersions.angularV14.angularVersion;
-  const angularDevkitVersion =
-    getInstalledPackageVersion(tree, '@angular-devkit/build-angular') ??
-    backwardCompatibleVersions.angularV14.angularDevkitVersion;
-
-  return addDependenciesToPackageJsonIfDontExist(
-    tree,
-    {
-      '@angular/animations': angularVersion,
-      '@angular/common': angularVersion,
-      '@angular/compiler': angularVersion,
-      '@angular/core': angularVersion,
-      '@angular/forms': angularVersion,
-      '@angular/platform-browser': angularVersion,
-      '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic': angularVersion,
-      '@angular/router': angularVersion,
-      rxjs: backwardCompatibleVersions.angularV14.rxjsVersion,
-      tslib: backwardCompatibleVersions.angularV14.tsLibVersion,
-      'zone.js': backwardCompatibleVersions.angularV14.zoneJsVersion,
-    },
-    {
-      '@angular/cli': angularDevkitVersion,
-      '@angular/compiler-cli': angularVersion,
-      '@angular/language-service': angularVersion,
-      '@angular-devkit/build-angular': angularDevkitVersion,
-    }
-  );
-}
-
-async function addUnitTestRunner(
-  tree: Tree,
-  options: Schema
-): Promise<GeneratorCallback> {
-  switch (options.unitTestRunner) {
-    case UnitTestRunner.Jest:
-      if (!options.skipPackageJson) {
-        addDependenciesToPackageJsonIfDontExist(
-          tree,
-          {},
-          {
-            'jest-preset-angular':
-              backwardCompatibleVersions.angularV14.jestPresetAngularVersion,
-          }
-        );
-      }
-
-      return jestInitGenerator(tree, {
-        skipPackageJson: options.skipPackageJson,
-      });
-    default:
-      return () => {};
-  }
-}
-
-async function addE2ETestRunner(
-  tree: Tree,
-  options: Schema
-): Promise<GeneratorCallback> {
-  switch (options.e2eTestRunner) {
-    case E2eTestRunner.Cypress:
-      return await cypressInitGenerator(tree, {
-        skipPackageJson: options.skipPackageJson,
-      });
-    default:
-      return () => {};
-  }
-}
-
-function addGitIgnoreEntry(host: Tree, entry: string) {
-  if (host.exists('.gitignore')) {
-    let content = host.read('.gitignore', 'utf-8');
-    if (/^\.angular$/gm.test(content)) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    content = `${content}\n${entry}\n`;
-    host.write('.gitignore', content);
-  } else {
-    logger.warn(`Couldn't find .gitignore file to update`);
-  }
-}
-
-export default angularInitGenerator;
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/angular-v14/schema.d.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/angular-v14/schema.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 171b5d834e..0000000000
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/angular-v14/schema.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import { Linter } from '@nrwl/linter';
-import { E2eTestRunner, UnitTestRunner } from '../../utils/test-runners';
-import type { Styles } from '../utils/types';
-
-export interface Schema {
-  unitTestRunner?: UnitTestRunner;
-  e2eTestRunner?: E2eTestRunner;
-  skipFormat?: boolean;
-  skipInstall?: boolean;
-  style?: Styles;
-  linter?: Linter;
-  skipPackageJson?: boolean;
-  rootProject?: boolean;
-}
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.ts
index 60d4ed05c5..7c005c1c71 100755
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ import {
 import { jestInitGenerator } from '@nrwl/jest';
 import { Linter } from '@nrwl/linter';
 import { initGenerator as jsInitGenerator } from '@nrwl/js';
-
-import { join } from 'path';
 import { E2eTestRunner, UnitTestRunner } from '../../utils/test-runners';
 import {
   angularDevkitVersion,
@@ -26,25 +24,17 @@ import {
 } from '../../utils/versions';
 import {
   addDependenciesToPackageJsonIfDontExist,
-  getGeneratorDirectoryForInstalledAngularVersion,
+  getInstalledAngularVersionInfo,
   getInstalledPackageVersion,
 } from '../utils/version-utils';
+import { backwardCompatibleVersions } from '../../utils/backward-compatible-versions';
 import { Schema } from './schema';
 
 export async function angularInitGenerator(
   tree: Tree,
   rawOptions: Schema
 ): Promise<GeneratorCallback> {
-  const generatorDirectory =
-    getGeneratorDirectoryForInstalledAngularVersion(tree);
-  if (generatorDirectory) {
-    let previousGenerator = await import(
-      join(__dirname, generatorDirectory, 'init')
-    );
-    await previousGenerator.default(tree, rawOptions);
-    return;
-  }
-
+  const installedAngularVersionInfo = getInstalledAngularVersionInfo(tree);
   const tasks: GeneratorCallback[] = [];
   const options = normalizeOptions(rawOptions);
 
@@ -60,7 +50,9 @@ export async function angularInitGenerator(
     if (!packageVersion) {
       devkitVersion ??=
         getInstalledPackageVersion(tree, '@angular-devkit/build-angular') ??
-        angularDevkitVersion;
+        (installedAngularVersionInfo.major === 14
+          ? backwardCompatibleVersions.angularV14.angularDevkitVersion
+          : angularDevkitVersion);
 
       try {
         ensurePackage(pkg, devkitVersion);
@@ -86,9 +78,13 @@ export async function angularInitGenerator(
   tasks.push(jsTask);
 
   if (!options.skipPackageJson) {
-    tasks.push(updateDependencies(tree));
+    tasks.push(updateDependencies(tree, installedAngularVersionInfo.major));
   }
-  const unitTestTask = await addUnitTestRunner(tree, options);
+  const unitTestTask = await addUnitTestRunner(
+    tree,
+    options,
+    installedAngularVersionInfo.major
+  );
   tasks.push(unitTestTask);
   const e2eTask = await addE2ETestRunner(tree, options);
   tasks.push(e2eTask);
@@ -139,12 +135,20 @@ function setDefaults(host: Tree, options: Schema) {
   updateNxJson(host, nxJson);
 }
 
-function updateDependencies(tree: Tree): GeneratorCallback {
+function updateDependencies(
+  tree: Tree,
+  angularMajorVersion: number
+): GeneratorCallback {
   const angularVersionToInstall =
-    getInstalledPackageVersion(tree, '@angular/core') ?? angularVersion;
+    getInstalledPackageVersion(tree, '@angular/core') ??
+    (angularMajorVersion === 14
+      ? backwardCompatibleVersions.angularV14.angularVersion
+      : angularVersion);
   const angularDevkitVersionToInstall =
     getInstalledPackageVersion(tree, '@angular-devkit/build-angular') ??
-    angularDevkitVersion;
+    (angularMajorVersion === 14
+      ? backwardCompatibleVersions.angularV14.angularDevkitVersion
+      : angularDevkitVersion);
 
   return addDependenciesToPackageJsonIfDontExist(
     tree,
@@ -157,9 +161,18 @@ function updateDependencies(tree: Tree): GeneratorCallback {
       '@angular/platform-browser': angularVersionToInstall,
       '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic': angularVersionToInstall,
       '@angular/router': angularVersionToInstall,
-      rxjs: rxjsVersion,
-      tslib: tsLibVersion,
-      'zone.js': zoneJsVersion,
+      rxjs:
+        angularMajorVersion === 14
+          ? backwardCompatibleVersions.angularV14.rxjsVersion
+          : rxjsVersion,
+      tslib:
+        angularMajorVersion === 14
+          ? backwardCompatibleVersions.angularV14.tsLibVersion
+          : tsLibVersion,
+      'zone.js':
+        angularMajorVersion === 14
+          ? backwardCompatibleVersions.angularV14.zoneJsVersion
+          : zoneJsVersion,
     },
     {
       '@angular/cli': angularDevkitVersionToInstall,
@@ -172,7 +185,8 @@ function updateDependencies(tree: Tree): GeneratorCallback {
 
 async function addUnitTestRunner(
   tree: Tree,
-  options: Schema
+  options: Schema,
+  angularMajorVersion: number
 ): Promise<GeneratorCallback> {
   switch (options.unitTestRunner) {
     case UnitTestRunner.Jest:
@@ -181,7 +195,10 @@ async function addUnitTestRunner(
           tree,
           {},
           {
-            'jest-preset-angular': jestPresetAngularVersion,
+            'jest-preset-angular':
+              angularMajorVersion === 14
+                ? backwardCompatibleVersions.angularV14.jestPresetAngularVersion
+                : jestPresetAngularVersion,
           }
         );
       }