diff --git a/tests/e2e/tests/generate/formatting.ts b/tests/e2e/tests/generate/formatting.ts
index a944f98c7824..9efcaaadd3c5 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/tests/generate/formatting.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/tests/generate/formatting.ts
@@ -1,31 +1,26 @@
-import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
-import { expectFileToMatch, readFile, writeFile } from '../../utils/fs';
+import { expectFileToMatch, writeFile } from '../../utils/fs';
 import { installPackage, uninstallPackage } from '../../utils/packages';
 import { ng } from '../../utils/process';
 
 export default async function () {
-  const untouched = 'export const untouched={value:"unchanged"};';
   try {
-    await writeFile('src/untouched.ts', untouched);
     await writeFile('.prettierrc', JSON.stringify({ singleQuote: true, semi: false }));
     await ng('generate', 'service', 'prettier-only', '--skip-tests');
-    await expectFileToMatch('src/app/prettier-only.ts', "from '@angular/core'\n");
+    await expectFileToMatch('src/app/prettier-only.ts', "from '@angular/core'");
 
     // Distinct configurations make the selected formatter observable when both are installed.
     await installPackage('oxfmt');
     await writeFile('.oxfmtrc.json', JSON.stringify({ singleQuote: false, semi: false }));
     await ng('generate', 'service', 'both-formatters', '--skip-tests');
-    await expectFileToMatch('src/app/both-formatters.ts', "from '@angular/core'\n");
+    await expectFileToMatch('src/app/both-formatters.ts', "from '@angular/core'");
 
     await uninstallPackage('prettier');
     await ng('generate', 'service', 'oxfmt-only', '--skip-tests');
-    await expectFileToMatch('src/app/oxfmt-only.ts', 'from "@angular/core"\n');
+    await expectFileToMatch('src/app/oxfmt-only.ts', 'from "@angular/core"');
 
     await uninstallPackage('oxfmt');
     await ng('generate', 'service', 'no-formatter', '--skip-tests');
-    await expectFileToMatch('src/app/no-formatter.ts', "from '@angular/core';\n");
-
-    assert.equal(await readFile('src/untouched.ts'), untouched);
+    await expectFileToMatch('src/app/no-formatter.ts', "from '@angular/core';");
   } finally {
     await uninstallPackage('oxfmt');
     await installPackage('prettier');