diff --git a/scripts/generate-schematic-imports-map.ts b/scripts/generate-schematic-imports-map.ts
index 4ad1011598e2..dd64d0884268 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-schematic-imports-map.ts
+++ b/scripts/generate-schematic-imports-map.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {sync as glob} from 'glob';
 import {readFileSync, writeFileSync} from 'fs';
 import {join, basename} from 'path';
-import * as ts from 'typescript';
+import ts from 'typescript';
 
 // Script that generates mappings from our publicly-exported symbols to their entry points. The
 // mappings are intended to be used by the secondary entry points schematic and should be committed
diff --git a/tools/tslint-rules/noHostDecoratorInConcreteRule.ts b/tools/tslint-rules/noHostDecoratorInConcreteRule.ts
index ea80b005f4f3..04ba046aa621 100644
--- a/tools/tslint-rules/noHostDecoratorInConcreteRule.ts
+++ b/tools/tslint-rules/noHostDecoratorInConcreteRule.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as ts from 'typescript';
+import ts from 'typescript';
 import * as Lint from 'tslint';
 
 export class Rule extends Lint.Rules.AbstractRule {
diff --git a/tools/tslint-rules/noLifecycleInvocationRule.ts b/tools/tslint-rules/noLifecycleInvocationRule.ts
index 3a8a2d55bfd0..e97d712a6add 100644
--- a/tools/tslint-rules/noLifecycleInvocationRule.ts
+++ b/tools/tslint-rules/noLifecycleInvocationRule.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as Lint from 'tslint';
-import * as ts from 'typescript';
+import ts from 'typescript';
 import minimatch from 'minimatch';
 
 const hooks = new Set([
diff --git a/tools/tslint-rules/noNestedTernaryRule.ts b/tools/tslint-rules/noNestedTernaryRule.ts
index d7e686a59f90..2ac8f13087ac 100644
--- a/tools/tslint-rules/noNestedTernaryRule.ts
+++ b/tools/tslint-rules/noNestedTernaryRule.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as Lint from 'tslint';
-import * as ts from 'typescript';
+import ts from 'typescript';
 
 /** Rule that enforces that ternary expressions aren't being nested. */
 export class Rule extends Lint.Rules.AbstractRule {
diff --git a/tools/tslint-rules/noPrivateGettersRule.ts b/tools/tslint-rules/noPrivateGettersRule.ts
index 02649cde7b9b..b5505891cbd3 100644
--- a/tools/tslint-rules/noPrivateGettersRule.ts
+++ b/tools/tslint-rules/noPrivateGettersRule.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as ts from 'typescript';
+import ts from 'typescript';
 import * as Lint from 'tslint';
 import * as tsutils from 'tsutils';
 
diff --git a/tools/tslint-rules/noUndecoratedBaseClassDiRule.ts b/tools/tslint-rules/noUndecoratedBaseClassDiRule.ts
index 80d06cc6dc8e..06c329884d9a 100644
--- a/tools/tslint-rules/noUndecoratedBaseClassDiRule.ts
+++ b/tools/tslint-rules/noUndecoratedBaseClassDiRule.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as Lint from 'tslint';
-import * as ts from 'typescript';
+import ts from 'typescript';
 
 const RULE_FAILURE =
   `Class inherits constructor using dependency injection from ` +
diff --git a/tools/tslint-rules/noUndecoratedClassWithAngularFeaturesRule.ts b/tools/tslint-rules/noUndecoratedClassWithAngularFeaturesRule.ts
index 4c3f8071aff3..4a598334abc2 100644
--- a/tools/tslint-rules/noUndecoratedClassWithAngularFeaturesRule.ts
+++ b/tools/tslint-rules/noUndecoratedClassWithAngularFeaturesRule.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as Lint from 'tslint';
-import * as ts from 'typescript';
+import ts from 'typescript';
 
 const RULE_FAILURE =
   `Undecorated class uses Angular features. Undecorated ` +
diff --git a/tools/tslint-rules/noUnescapedHtmlTagRule.ts b/tools/tslint-rules/noUnescapedHtmlTagRule.ts
index 0dce18dbf138..437648905daf 100644
--- a/tools/tslint-rules/noUnescapedHtmlTagRule.ts
+++ b/tools/tslint-rules/noUnescapedHtmlTagRule.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as ts from 'typescript';
+import ts from 'typescript';
 import * as Lint from 'tslint';
 import * as utils from 'tsutils';
 
diff --git a/tools/tslint-rules/preferConstEnumRule.ts b/tools/tslint-rules/preferConstEnumRule.ts
index 5f100d630df1..0d3322f06b8d 100644
--- a/tools/tslint-rules/preferConstEnumRule.ts
+++ b/tools/tslint-rules/preferConstEnumRule.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as ts from 'typescript';
+import ts from 'typescript';
 import * as Lint from 'tslint';
 import * as tsutils from 'tsutils';
 
diff --git a/tools/tslint-rules/requireBreakingChangeVersionRule.ts b/tools/tslint-rules/requireBreakingChangeVersionRule.ts
index cfffcc0bd1e3..477890b65936 100644
--- a/tools/tslint-rules/requireBreakingChangeVersionRule.ts
+++ b/tools/tslint-rules/requireBreakingChangeVersionRule.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as ts from 'typescript';
+import ts from 'typescript';
 import * as Lint from 'tslint';
 import * as utils from 'tsutils';
 
diff --git a/tools/tslint-rules/settersAfterGettersRule.ts b/tools/tslint-rules/settersAfterGettersRule.ts
index 0f8b04a7eacf..44df9693c34f 100644
--- a/tools/tslint-rules/settersAfterGettersRule.ts
+++ b/tools/tslint-rules/settersAfterGettersRule.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as ts from 'typescript';
+import ts from 'typescript';
 import * as Lint from 'tslint';
 import * as tsutils from 'tsutils';
 
diff --git a/tools/tslint-rules/symbolNamingRule.ts b/tools/tslint-rules/symbolNamingRule.ts
index f05362c27a97..3e6bea9bc8c9 100644
--- a/tools/tslint-rules/symbolNamingRule.ts
+++ b/tools/tslint-rules/symbolNamingRule.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as ts from 'typescript';
+import ts from 'typescript';
 import * as Lint from 'tslint';
 
 /** Lint rule that checks the names of classes and interfaces against a pattern. */