diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/addon/index.js b/packages/@angular/cli/addon/index.js
index 31435fe65859..90bd861a3f6b 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/addon/index.js
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/addon/index.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const config = require('../models/config');
 const path = require('path');
 
 module.exports = {
-  name: 'ng2',
+  name: 'ng',
 
   config: function () {
     this.project.ngConfigObj = this.project.ngConfigObj || config.CliConfig.fromProject();
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/.editorconfig b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/.editorconfig
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/.editorconfig
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/.editorconfig
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/README.md b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/README.md
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/README.md
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/app/app-routing.module.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/app/app-routing.module.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/app/app-routing.module.ts
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/app/app-routing.module.ts
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/app/app.component.__styleext__ b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/app/app.component.__styleext__
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/app/app.component.__styleext__
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/app/app.component.__styleext__
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/app/app.component.html b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/app/app.component.html
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/app/app.component.html
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/app/app.component.html
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/app/app.component.spec.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/app/app.component.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/app/app.component.spec.ts
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/app/app.component.spec.ts
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/app/app.component.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/app/app.component.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/app/app.component.ts
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/app/app.component.ts
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/app/app.module.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/app/app.module.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/app/app.module.ts
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/app/app.module.ts
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/assets/.gitkeep b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/assets/.gitkeep
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/assets/.gitkeep
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/assets/.gitkeep
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/environments/environment.prod.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/environments/environment.prod.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/environments/environment.prod.ts
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/environments/environment.prod.ts
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/environments/environment.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/environments/environment.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/environments/environment.ts
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/environments/environment.ts
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/favicon.ico b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/favicon.ico
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/favicon.ico
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/favicon.ico
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/index.html b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/index.html
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/index.html
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/index.html
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/main.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/main.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/main.ts
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/main.ts
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/polyfills.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/polyfills.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/polyfills.ts
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/polyfills.ts
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/styles.__styleext__ b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/styles.__styleext__
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/styles.__styleext__
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/styles.__styleext__
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/test.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/test.ts
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/test.ts
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/tsconfig.app.json b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/tsconfig.app.json
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/tsconfig.app.json
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/tsconfig.app.json
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/tsconfig.spec.json b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/tsconfig.spec.json
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/tsconfig.spec.json
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/__path__/tsconfig.spec.json
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/angular-cli.json b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/angular-cli.json
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/angular-cli.json
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/angular-cli.json
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/e2e/app.e2e-spec.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/e2e/app.e2e-spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/e2e/app.e2e-spec.ts
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/e2e/app.e2e-spec.ts
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/e2e/app.po.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/e2e/app.po.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/e2e/app.po.ts
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/e2e/app.po.ts
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/e2e/tsconfig.e2e.json b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/e2e/tsconfig.e2e.json
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/e2e/tsconfig.e2e.json
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/e2e/tsconfig.e2e.json
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/gitignore b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/gitignore
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/gitignore
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/karma.conf.js b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/karma.conf.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/karma.conf.js
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/karma.conf.js
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/package.json b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/package.json
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/package.json
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/package.json
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/protractor.conf.js b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/protractor.conf.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/protractor.conf.js
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/protractor.conf.js
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/tsconfig.json b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/tsconfig.json
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/tsconfig.json
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/tsconfig.json
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/tslint.json b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/tslint.json
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/tslint.json
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/files/tslint.json
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/index.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/index.ts
rename to packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng/index.ts
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/commands/generate.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/commands/generate.ts
index e449dba13b8d..830a93a2d35d 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/commands/generate.ts
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/commands/generate.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const SilentError = require('silent-error');
 const blueprintList = fs.readdirSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'blueprints'));
 const blueprints = blueprintList
   .filter(bp => bp.indexOf('-test') === -1)
-  .filter(bp => bp !== 'ng2')
+  .filter(bp => bp !== 'ng')
   .map(bp => Blueprint.load(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'blueprints', bp)));
 
 const GenerateCommand = EmberGenerateCommand.extend({
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/tasks/init.ts b/packages/@angular/cli/tasks/init.ts
index fcf5b6a32053..e2ba1c2c96eb 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/tasks/init.ts
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/tasks/init.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export default Task.extend({
 
     const blueprintOpts = {
       dryRun: commandOptions.dryRun,
-      blueprint: 'ng2',
+      blueprint: 'ng',
       rawName: packageName,
       targetFiles: rawArgs || '',
       rawArgs: rawArgs.toString(),
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/new.spec.ts b/tests/acceptance/new.spec.ts
index e50457567045..107647e0d9b6 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/new.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/acceptance/new.spec.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ describe('Acceptance: ng new', function () {
   }
 
   function confirmBlueprinted() {
-    return confirmBlueprintedForDir('blueprints/ng2');
+    return confirmBlueprintedForDir('blueprints/ng');
   }
 
   it('requires a valid name (!)', () => {