diff --git a/packages/angular/migrations.json b/packages/angular/migrations.json
index a73e327498dfe..aabb5b7630a02 100644
--- a/packages/angular/migrations.json
+++ b/packages/angular/migrations.json
@@ -314,6 +314,15 @@
       },
       "description": "Disable the Angular ESLint prefer-standalone rule if not set.",
       "factory": "./src/migrations/update-20-2-0/disable-angular-eslint-prefer-standalone"
+    },
+    "remove-angular-eslint-rules": {
+      "cli": "nx",
+      "version": "20.2.0-beta.8",
+      "requires": {
+        "@angular/core": ">=19.0.0"
+      },
+      "description": "Remove Angular ESLint rules that were removed in v19.0.0.",
+      "factory": "./src/migrations/update-20-2-0/remove-angular-eslint-rules"
     }
   },
   "packageJsonUpdates": {
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/migrations/update-20-2-0/remove-angular-eslint-rules.spec.ts b/packages/angular/src/migrations/update-20-2-0/remove-angular-eslint-rules.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..aab8d43539dc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/angular/src/migrations/update-20-2-0/remove-angular-eslint-rules.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+import {
+  addProjectConfiguration,
+  writeJson,
+  type ProjectConfiguration,
+  type ProjectGraph,
+  type Tree,
+} from '@nx/devkit';
+import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '@nx/devkit/testing';
+import migration from './remove-angular-eslint-rules';
+
+let projectGraph: ProjectGraph;
+jest.mock('@nx/devkit', () => ({
+  ...jest.requireActual('@nx/devkit'),
+  createProjectGraphAsync: () => Promise.resolve(projectGraph),
+}));
+
+describe('remove-angular-eslint-rules', () => {
+  let tree: Tree;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace();
+
+    const projectConfig: ProjectConfiguration = {
+      name: 'app1',
+      root: 'apps/app1',
+    };
+    projectGraph = {
+      dependencies: {
+        app1: [
+          {
+            source: 'app1',
+            target: 'npm:@angular/core',
+            type: 'static',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      nodes: {
+        app1: {
+          data: projectConfig,
+          name: 'app1',
+          type: 'app',
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    addProjectConfiguration(tree, projectConfig.name, projectConfig);
+  });
+
+  describe('.eslintrc.json', () => {
+    it.each([
+      ['@angular-eslint/no-host-metadata-property'],
+      ['@angular-eslint/sort-ngmodule-metadata-arrays'],
+      ['@angular-eslint/prefer-standalone-component'],
+    ])('should remove %s rule', async (rule) => {
+      writeJson(tree, 'apps/app1/.eslintrc.json', {
+        overrides: [
+          {
+            files: ['*.ts'],
+            rules: { [rule]: ['error'] },
+          },
+        ],
+      });
+
+      await migration(tree);
+
+      expect(tree.read('apps/app1/.eslintrc.json', 'utf8')).not.toContain(rule);
+    });
+
+    it('should remove multiple rules', async () => {
+      writeJson(tree, 'apps/app1/.eslintrc.json', {
+        overrides: [
+          {
+            files: ['*.ts'],
+            rules: {
+              '@angular-eslint/no-host-metadata-property': ['error'],
+              '@angular-eslint/sort-ngmodule-metadata-arrays': ['error'],
+              '@angular-eslint/prefer-standalone-component': ['error'],
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      });
+
+      await migration(tree);
+
+      expect(tree.read('apps/app1/.eslintrc.json', 'utf8'))
+        .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        "{
+          "overrides": [
+            {
+              "files": ["*.ts"],
+              "rules": {}
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+        "
+      `);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('flat config', () => {
+    it.each([
+      ['@angular-eslint/no-host-metadata-property'],
+      ['@angular-eslint/sort-ngmodule-metadata-arrays'],
+      ['@angular-eslint/prefer-standalone-component'],
+    ])('should remove %s rule', async (rule) => {
+      tree.write('eslint.config.js', 'module.exports = [];');
+      tree.write(
+        'apps/app1/eslint.config.js',
+        `module.exports = [
+          {
+            files: ['*.ts'],
+            rules: { '${rule}': ['error'] },
+          },
+        ];
+        `
+      );
+
+      await migration(tree);
+
+      expect(tree.read('apps/app1/eslint.config.js', 'utf8')).not.toContain(
+        rule
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should remove multiple rules', async () => {
+      tree.write('eslint.config.js', 'module.exports = [];');
+      tree.write(
+        'apps/app1/eslint.config.js',
+        `module.exports = [
+          {
+            files: ['*.ts'],
+            rules: {
+              '@angular-eslint/no-host-metadata-property': ['error'],
+              '@angular-eslint/sort-ngmodule-metadata-arrays': ['error'],
+              '@angular-eslint/prefer-standalone-component': ['error'],
+            },
+          },
+        ];
+        `
+      );
+
+      await migration(tree);
+
+      expect(tree.read('apps/app1/eslint.config.js', 'utf8'))
+        .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        "module.exports = [
+          {
+            files: ['**/*.ts'],
+            rules: {},
+          },
+        ];
+        "
+      `);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/migrations/update-20-2-0/remove-angular-eslint-rules.ts b/packages/angular/src/migrations/update-20-2-0/remove-angular-eslint-rules.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4a41f89a46091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/angular/src/migrations/update-20-2-0/remove-angular-eslint-rules.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { formatFiles, type Tree } from '@nx/devkit';
+import {
+  isEslintConfigSupported,
+  lintConfigHasOverride,
+  updateOverrideInLintConfig,
+} from '@nx/eslint/src/generators/utils/eslint-file';
+import { getProjectsFilteredByDependencies } from '../utils/projects';
+
+export default async function (tree: Tree) {
+  const projects = await getProjectsFilteredByDependencies(tree, [
+    'npm:@angular/core',
+  ]);
+
+  for (const {
+    project: { root },
+  } of projects) {
+    if (!isEslintConfigSupported(tree, root)) {
+      // ESLint config is not supported, skip
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    removeRule(tree, root, '@angular-eslint/no-host-metadata-property');
+    removeRule(tree, root, '@angular-eslint/sort-ngmodule-metadata-arrays');
+    removeRule(tree, root, '@angular-eslint/prefer-standalone-component');
+  }
+
+  await formatFiles(tree);
+}
+
+function removeRule(tree: Tree, root: string, rule: string) {
+  const lookup: Parameters<typeof lintConfigHasOverride>[2] = (o) =>
+    !!o.rules?.[rule];
+  if (!lintConfigHasOverride(tree, root, lookup, true)) {
+    // it's not using the rule, skip
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // there is an override containing the rule, remove the rule
+  updateOverrideInLintConfig(tree, root, lookup, (o) => {
+    delete o.rules[rule];
+    return o;
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/eslint/src/generators/utils/flat-config/ast-utils.ts b/packages/eslint/src/generators/utils/flat-config/ast-utils.ts
index c86ceefc8d9ff..5cb81e13a371b 100644
--- a/packages/eslint/src/generators/utils/flat-config/ast-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint/src/generators/utils/flat-config/ast-utils.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ function findAllBlocks(source: ts.SourceFile): ts.NodeArray<ts.Node> {
 function isOverride(node: ts.Node): boolean {
   return (
     (ts.isObjectLiteralExpression(node) &&
-      node.properties.some((p) => p.name.getText() === 'files')) ||
+      node.properties.some(
+        (p) => p.name.getText() === 'files' || p.name.getText() === '"files"'
+      )) ||
     // detect ...compat.config(...).map(...)
     (ts.isSpreadElement(node) &&
       ts.isCallExpression(node.expression) &&