diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/browser/schema.json b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/browser/schema.json
index 9a8cfd442b53..8e6a4f3e60b4 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/browser/schema.json
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/browser/schema.json
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@
     },
     "extractLicenses": {
       "type": "boolean",
-      "description": "Extract all licenses in a separate file, in the case of production builds only.",
-      "default": true
+      "description": "Extract all licenses in a separate file.",
+      "default": false
     },
     "showCircularDependencies": {
       "type": "boolean",