diff --git a/server.ts b/server.ts
index 478dd063f6..a3d7ad3dd0 100644
--- a/server.ts
+++ b/server.ts
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ function ngApp(req, res) {
       res.render(DIST_FOLDER + '/index.html', {
         req,
         res,
-        preboot: environment.universal.preboot,
         async: environment.universal.async,
         time: environment.universal.time,
         baseUrl: environment.ui.nameSpace,
diff --git a/src/config/universal-config.interface.ts b/src/config/universal-config.interface.ts
index c088dcd657..d3bbf9d17c 100644
--- a/src/config/universal-config.interface.ts
+++ b/src/config/universal-config.interface.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Config } from './config.interface';
 
 export interface UniversalConfig extends Config {
-  preboot: boolean;
   async: boolean;
   time: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.common.ts b/src/environments/environment.common.ts
index 32ae2f54b0..c665e6d3db 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.common.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.common.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ export const environment: GlobalConfig = {
   },
   // Angular Universal settings
   universal: {
-    preboot: true,
     async: true,
     time: false
   },
diff --git a/src/environments/mock-environment.ts b/src/environments/mock-environment.ts
index 6e4d60e268..f2253e307f 100644
--- a/src/environments/mock-environment.ts
+++ b/src/environments/mock-environment.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ export const environment: Partial<GlobalConfig> = {
   },
   // Angular Universal settings
   universal: {
-    preboot: true,
     async: true,
     time: false
   },
diff --git a/src/main.browser.ts b/src/main.browser.ts
index 5149014d88..70f13be6cc 100644
--- a/src/main.browser.ts
+++ b/src/main.browser.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function addGoogleAnalytics() {
 }
 
 // support async tag or hmr
-if (hasValue(environment.universal) && environment.universal.preboot === false) {
+if (environment.production === false) {
   bootloader(main);
 } else {
   document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => bootloader(main));