diff --git a/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/i18n/extract-ivy.ts b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/i18n/extract-ivy.ts
index 7c6bf4c21f4c..0b2321c0321f 100644
--- a/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/i18n/extract-ivy.ts
+++ b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/i18n/extract-ivy.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ export default async function () {
   `,
   );
 
+  // Ensure localize package is not present initially
+  await uninstallPackage('@angular/localize');
+
   // Should fail if `@angular/localize` is missing
   const { message: message1 } = await expectToFail(() => ng('extract-i18n'));
   if (!message1.includes(`i18n extraction requires the '@angular/localize' package.`)) {