diff --git a/packages-legacy/workspace/testing.ts b/packages-legacy/workspace/testing.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c5803c6566117..0000000000000
--- a/packages-legacy/workspace/testing.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export * from '@nx/workspace/testing';
diff --git a/packages/workspace/index.ts b/packages/workspace/index.ts
index 3741c8c50e21b..d981afc80d415 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/index.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/index.ts
@@ -23,26 +23,9 @@ export {
   serializeTarget,
 } from './src/utils/cli-config-utils';
 
-export {
-  getWorkspace,
-  updateWorkspace,
-  updateBuilderConfig,
-} from './src/utils/workspace';
 export { Linter } from './src/utils/lint';
 
-export { addInstallTask } from './src/utils/rules/add-install-task';
-export { formatFiles } from './src/utils/rules/format-files';
-export { deleteFile } from './src/utils/rules/deleteFile';
-
-export { visitNotIgnoredFiles } from './src/utils/rules/visit-not-ignored-files';
-import * as strings from './src/utils/strings';
-
-// TODO(v17): Remove this export.
-export { checkAndCleanWithSemver } from './src/utils/version-utils';
-
 export { moveGenerator } from './src/generators/move/move';
 export { removeGenerator } from './src/generators/remove/remove';
 export { runCommandsGenerator } from './src/generators/run-commands/run-commands';
 export { convertToNxProjectGenerator } from './src/generators/convert-to-nx-project/convert-to-nx-project';
-
-export const stringUtils = strings;
diff --git a/packages/workspace/package.json b/packages/workspace/package.json
index 18f0efa20a903..c69f4a59909bb 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/package.json
+++ b/packages/workspace/package.json
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@
     "@nx/devkit": "file:../devkit",
     "chalk": "^4.1.0",
     "enquirer": "~2.3.6",
-    "ignore": "^5.0.4",
-    "rxjs": "^7.8.0",
     "tslib": "^2.3.0",
     "yargs-parser": "21.1.1"
   },
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8aaabc8ae30be..0000000000000
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-import type { GeneratorCallback } from '@nx/devkit';
-
-/**
- * Run tasks in serial
- *
- * @deprecated This function will be removed from `@nx/workspace` in version 17. Prefer importing it from `@nx/devkit`.
- * @param tasks The tasks to run in serial.
- */
-export function runTasksInSerial(
-  ...tasks: GeneratorCallback[]
-): GeneratorCallback {
-  return async () => {
-    for (const task of tasks) {
-      await task();
-    }
-  };
-}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utilities/typescript.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utilities/typescript.ts
index ede5ebf3b5014..3d61d05ac96fd 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utilities/typescript.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/utilities/typescript.ts
@@ -91,17 +91,3 @@ import {
   getRelativePathToRootTsConfig as _getRelativePathToRootTsConfig,
   getRootTsConfigPathInTree as _getRootTsConfigPathInTree,
 } from './ts-config';
-
-/**
- * @deprecated Please import this from @nx/js instead. This function will be removed in v17
- */
-export function getRelativePathToRootTsConfig(tree: Tree, targetPath: string) {
-  return _getRelativePathToRootTsConfig(tree, targetPath);
-}
-
-/**
- * @deprecated Please import this from @nx/js instead. This function will be removed in v17
- */
-export function getRootTsConfigPathInTree(tree: Tree) {
-  return _getRootTsConfigPathInTree(tree);
-}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utilities/version-utils.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utilities/version-utils.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 90b9d78a0f8d4..0000000000000
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utilities/version-utils.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import { checkAndCleanWithSemver as _checkAndCleanWithSemver } from '@nx/devkit/src/utils/semver';
-import { logger } from '@nx/devkit';
-
-/** @deprecated Use checkAndCleanWithSemver from @nx/devkit/src/utils/semver instead.
- * TODO(v17): Remove this function from workspace. Keep it for now since there are projects that use it (e.g. https://github.com/gperdomor/nx-tools).
- */
-export function checkAndCleanWithSemver(pkgName: string, version: string) {
-  logger.warn(
-    `checkAndCleanWithSemver has been moved to @nx/devkit/src/utils/semver`
-  );
-  return _checkAndCleanWithSemver(pkgName, version);
-}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utils/ast-utils.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utils/ast-utils.ts
index df9ff1d6a0b08..019c8ad2b4c7a 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utils/ast-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/utils/ast-utils.ts
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-import { getSourceNodes } from '../utilities/typescript/get-source-nodes';
-
 export { getSourceNodes } from '../utilities/typescript/get-source-nodes';
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utils/fileutils.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utils/fileutils.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ba5ce91a8402f..0000000000000
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utils/fileutils.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-import {
-  createReadStream,
-  createWriteStream,
-  existsSync,
-  mkdirSync,
-  renameSync as fsRenameSync,
-  writeFileSync,
-} from 'fs';
-import { basename, dirname, resolve } from 'path';
-import {
-  createDirectory,
-  directoryExists,
-  fileExists,
-  isRelativePath,
-  readJsonFile,
-  writeJsonFile,
-} from 'nx/src/utils/fileutils';
-
-export { fileExists, directoryExists, isRelativePath, createDirectory };
-
-/**
- * @deprecated This will be removed in v17.
- */
-export function writeToFile(filePath: string, str: string) {
-  mkdirSync(dirname(filePath), { recursive: true });
-  writeFileSync(filePath, str);
-}
-
-/**
- * @deprecated This will be removed in v17.
- * This method is specifically for updating a JSON file using the filesystem
- *
- * @remarks
- * If you are looking to update a JSON file in a tree, look for ./ast-utils#updateJsonInTree
- * @param path Path of the JSON file on the filesystem
- * @param callback Manipulation of the JSON data
- */
-export function updateJsonFile(path: string, callback: (a: any) => any) {
-  const json = readJsonFile(path);
-  callback(json);
-  writeJsonFile(path, json);
-}
-
-/**
- * @deprecated This will be removed in v17.
- */
-export function copyFile(file: string, target: string) {
-  const f = basename(file);
-  const source = createReadStream(file);
-  const dest = createWriteStream(resolve(target, f));
-  source.pipe(dest);
-  source.on('error', (e) => console.error(e));
-}
-
-/**
- * @deprecated This will be removed in v17.
- */
-export function renameSync(
-  from: string,
-  to: string,
-  cb: (err: Error | null) => void
-) {
-  try {
-    if (!existsSync(from)) {
-      throw new Error(`Path: ${from} does not exist`);
-    } else if (existsSync(to)) {
-      throw new Error(`Path: ${to} already exists`);
-    }
-
-    // Make sure parent path exists
-    const parentPath = resolve(to, '..');
-    createDirectory(parentPath);
-
-    fsRenameSync(from, to);
-    cb(null);
-  } catch (e) {
-    cb(e);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utils/rules/add-install-task.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utils/rules/add-install-task.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 9fe4d381801fd..0000000000000
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utils/rules/add-install-task.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-import type { Rule } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
-
-let installAdded = false;
-
-/**
- * @deprecated This will be removed in v17. Prefer writing Nx Generators with @nx/devkit. This function can be replaced with 'addDependenciesToPackageJson' from @nx/devkit.
- */
-export function addInstallTask(
-  options: { skipInstall: boolean } = { skipInstall: false }
-): Rule {
-  const {
-    NodePackageInstallTask,
-  } = require('@angular-devkit/schematics/tasks');
-  return (_, context) => {
-    if (!options.skipInstall && !installAdded) {
-      context.addTask(new NodePackageInstallTask());
-      installAdded = true;
-    }
-  };
-}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utils/rules/deleteFile.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utils/rules/deleteFile.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index bfe6b45b79f5e..0000000000000
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utils/rules/deleteFile.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import type { Rule, Tree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
-
-/**
- * Remove a file from the Virtual Schematic Tree
- * @deprecated This will be removed in v17. Prefer writing Nx Generators with @nx/devkit. This function can be replaced with 'Tree.delete' from @nx/devkit.
- */
-export function deleteFile(from: string): Rule {
-  return (host: Tree) => host.delete(from);
-}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utils/rules/format-files.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utils/rules/format-files.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index cac8cf4401700..0000000000000
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utils/rules/format-files.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-import {
-  CreateFileAction,
-  noop,
-  OverwriteFileAction,
-  Rule,
-  SchematicContext,
-  Tree,
-} from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
-import { from } from 'rxjs';
-import { filter, map, mergeMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import * as path from 'path';
-import { workspaceRoot } from '@nx/devkit';
-
-/**
- * @deprecated This will be removed in v17. Prefer writing Nx Generators with @nx/devkit. This function can be replaced with 'formatFiles' from @nx/devkit.
- */
-export function formatFiles(
-  options: { skipFormat: boolean } = { skipFormat: false },
-  directory: string = ''
-): Rule {
-  let prettier;
-  try {
-    prettier = require('prettier');
-  } catch (e) {}
-
-  if (options.skipFormat) {
-    return noop();
-  }
-
-  return (host: Tree, context: SchematicContext) => {
-    if (!prettier) {
-      return host;
-    }
-
-    const files = new Set(
-      host.actions
-        .filter((action) => action.kind !== 'd' && action.kind !== 'r')
-        .map((action: OverwriteFileAction | CreateFileAction) => ({
-          path: action.path,
-          content: action.content.toString(),
-        }))
-    );
-    if (files.size === 0) {
-      return host;
-    }
-    return from(files).pipe(
-      filter((file) => host.exists(file.path)),
-      mergeMap(async (file) => {
-        const systemPath = path.join(workspaceRoot, file.path);
-        let options: any = {
-          filepath: systemPath,
-        };
-        const resolvedOptions = await prettier.resolveConfig(systemPath);
-        if (resolvedOptions) {
-          options = {
-            ...options,
-            ...resolvedOptions,
-          };
-        }
-        const support = await prettier.getFileInfo(systemPath, options);
-        if (support.ignored || !support.inferredParser) {
-          return;
-        }
-
-        try {
-          host.overwrite(
-            file.path,
-            // In prettier v3 the format result is a promise
-            await (prettier.format(file.content, options) as
-              | Promise<string>
-              | string)
-          );
-        } catch (e) {
-          context.logger.warn(
-            `Could not format ${file.path} because ${e.message}`
-          );
-        }
-      }),
-      map(() => host)
-    );
-  };
-}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utils/rules/visit-not-ignored-files.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utils/rules/visit-not-ignored-files.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b31f7237ff189..0000000000000
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utils/rules/visit-not-ignored-files.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-import { join, normalize, Path } from '@angular-devkit/core';
-import {
-  callRule,
-  Rule,
-  SchematicContext,
-  Tree,
-} from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
-import ignore from 'ignore';
-
-/**
- * @deprecated This will be removed in v17. Prefer writing Nx Generators with @nx/devkit. This function can be replaced with 'visitNotIgnoredFiles' from @nx/devkit.
- */
-export function visitNotIgnoredFiles(
-  visitor: (file: Path, host: Tree, context: SchematicContext) => void | Rule,
-  dir: Path = normalize('')
-): Rule {
-  return (host, context) => {
-    let ig: ReturnType<typeof ignore> | undefined;
-    if (host.exists('.gitignore')) {
-      ig = ignore();
-      ig.add(host.read('.gitignore').toString());
-    }
-
-    function visit(_dir: Path) {
-      if (_dir && ig?.ignores(_dir)) {
-        return;
-      }
-      const dirEntry = host.getDir(_dir);
-      dirEntry.subfiles.forEach((file) => {
-        if (ig?.ignores(join(_dir, file))) {
-          return;
-        }
-        const maybeRule = visitor(join(_dir, file), host, context);
-        if (maybeRule) {
-          callRule(maybeRule, host, context).subscribe();
-        }
-      });
-
-      dirEntry.subdirs.forEach((subdir) => {
-        visit(join(_dir, subdir));
-      });
-    }
-
-    visit(dir);
-  };
-}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utils/strings.spec.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utils/strings.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 346545405ca45..0000000000000
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utils/strings.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-import { classify, dasherize } from './strings';
-
-describe('String utils', () => {
-  describe('dasherize', () => {
-    it('should format camel casing', () => {
-      expect(dasherize('twoWords')).toEqual('two-words');
-    });
-
-    it('should camel casing with abbreviations', () => {
-      expect(dasherize('twoWORDS')).toEqual('two-words');
-    });
-
-    it('should format spaces', () => {
-      expect(dasherize('two words')).toEqual('two-words');
-    });
-
-    it('should format underscores', () => {
-      expect(dasherize('two_words')).toEqual('two-words');
-    });
-
-    it('should format periods', () => {
-      expect(dasherize('two.words')).toEqual('two-words');
-    });
-
-    it('should format dashes', () => {
-      expect(dasherize('two-words')).toEqual('two-words');
-    });
-
-    it('should return single words', () => {
-      expect(dasherize('word')).toEqual('word');
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('classify', () => {
-    it('should format camel casing', () => {
-      expect(classify('twoWords')).toEqual('TwoWords');
-    });
-
-    it('should camel casing with abbreviations', () => {
-      expect(classify('twoWORDS')).toEqual('TwoWORDS');
-    });
-
-    it('should format spaces', () => {
-      expect(classify('two words')).toEqual('TwoWords');
-    });
-
-    it('should format underscores', () => {
-      expect(classify('two_words')).toEqual('TwoWords');
-    });
-
-    it('should format periods', () => {
-      expect(classify('two.words')).toEqual('Two.Words');
-    });
-
-    it('should format dashes', () => {
-      expect(classify('two-words')).toEqual('TwoWords');
-    });
-
-    it('should return single words', () => {
-      expect(classify('word')).toEqual('Word');
-    });
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utils/strings.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utils/strings.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 546cb2b23441b..0000000000000
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utils/strings.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,165 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
- * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
- */
-const STRING_DASHERIZE_REGEXP = /[ _.]/g;
-const STRING_DECAMELIZE_REGEXP = /([a-z\d])([A-Z])/g;
-const STRING_CAMELIZE_REGEXP = /(-|_|\.|\s)+(.)?/g;
-const STRING_UNDERSCORE_REGEXP_1 = /([a-z\d])([A-Z]+)/g;
-const STRING_UNDERSCORE_REGEXP_2 = /-|\s+/g;
-
-/**
- * Converts a camelized string into all lower case separated by underscores.
- *
- ```javascript
- decamelize('innerHTML');         // 'inner_html'
- decamelize('action_name');       // 'action_name'
- decamelize('css-class-name');    // 'css-class-name'
- decamelize('my favorite items'); // 'my favorite items'
- ```
-
- @method decamelize
- @deprecated This will be removed from `@nx/workspace` in version 17. Prefer `@nx/js` when importing.
- @param {String} str The string to decamelize.
- @return {String} the decamelized string.
- */
-export function decamelize(str: string): string {
-  return str.replace(STRING_DECAMELIZE_REGEXP, '$1_$2').toLowerCase();
-}
-
-/**
- Replaces underscores, spaces, periods, or camelCase with dashes.
-
- ```javascript
- dasherize('innerHTML');         // 'inner-html'
- dasherize('action_name');       // 'action-name'
- dasherize('css-class-name');    // 'css-class-name'
- dasherize('my favorite items'); // 'my-favorite-items'
- dasherize('nrwl.io');           // 'nrwl-io'
- ```
-
- @method dasherize
- @deprecated This will be removed from `@nx/workspace` in version 17. Prefer `@nx/js` when importing.
- @param {String} str The string to dasherize.
- @return {String} the dasherized string.
- */
-export function dasherize(str?: string): string {
-  return decamelize(str || '').replace(STRING_DASHERIZE_REGEXP, '-');
-}
-
-/**
- Returns the lowerCamelCase form of a string.
-
- ```javascript
- camelize('innerHTML');          // 'innerHTML'
- camelize('action_name');        // 'actionName'
- camelize('css-class-name');     // 'cssClassName'
- camelize('my favorite items');  // 'myFavoriteItems'
- camelize('My Favorite Items');  // 'myFavoriteItems'
- ```
-
- @method camelize
- @deprecated This will be removed from `@nx/workspace` in version 17. Prefer `@nx/js` when importing.
- @param {String} str The string to camelize.
- @return {String} the camelized string.
- */
-export function camelize(str: string): string {
-  return str
-    .replace(
-      STRING_CAMELIZE_REGEXP,
-      (_match: string, _separator: string, chr: string) => {
-        return chr ? chr.toUpperCase() : '';
-      }
-    )
-    .replace(/^([A-Z])/, (match: string) => match.toLowerCase());
-}
-
-/**
- Returns the UpperCamelCase form of a string.
-
- ```javascript
- 'innerHTML'.classify();          // 'InnerHTML'
- 'action_name'.classify();        // 'ActionName'
- 'css-class-name'.classify();     // 'CssClassName'
- 'my favorite items'.classify();  // 'MyFavoriteItems'
- ```
-
- @method classify
- @deprecated This will be removed from `@nx/workspace` in version 17. Prefer `@nx/js` when importing.
- @param {String} str the string to classify
- @return {String} the classified string
- */
-export function classify(str: string): string {
-  return str
-    .split('.')
-    .map((part) => capitalize(camelize(part)))
-    .join('.');
-}
-
-/**
- More general than decamelize. Returns the lower\_case\_and\_underscored
- form of a string.
-
- ```javascript
- 'innerHTML'.underscore();          // 'inner_html'
- 'action_name'.underscore();        // 'action_name'
- 'css-class-name'.underscore();     // 'css_class_name'
- 'my favorite items'.underscore();  // 'my_favorite_items'
- ```
-
- @method underscore
- @deprecated This will be removed from `@nx/workspace` in version 17. Prefer `@nx/js` when importing.
- @param {String} str The string to underscore.
- @return {String} the underscored string.
- */
-export function underscore(str: string): string {
-  return str
-    .replace(STRING_UNDERSCORE_REGEXP_1, '$1_$2')
-    .replace(STRING_UNDERSCORE_REGEXP_2, '_')
-    .toLowerCase();
-}
-
-/**
- Returns the Capitalized form of a string
-
- ```javascript
- 'innerHTML'.capitalize()         // 'InnerHTML'
- 'action_name'.capitalize()       // 'Action_name'
- 'css-class-name'.capitalize()    // 'Css-class-name'
- 'my favorite items'.capitalize() // 'My favorite items'
- ```
-
- @method capitalize
- @deprecated This will be removed from `@nx/workspace` in version 17. Prefer `@nx/js` when importing.
- @param {String} str The string to capitalize.
- @return {String} The capitalized string.
- */
-export function capitalize(str: string): string {
-  return str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1);
-}
-
-/**
- * @deprecated This will be removed from `@nx/workspace` in version 17. Prefer `@nx/js` when importing.
- */
-export function group(name: string, group: string | undefined) {
-  return group ? `${group}/${name}` : name;
-}
-
-/**
- * @deprecated This will be removed from `@nx/workspace` in version 17. Prefer `@nx/js` when importing.
- */
-export function featurePath(
-  group: boolean | undefined,
-  flat: boolean | undefined,
-  path: string,
-  name: string
-) {
-  if (group && !flat) {
-    return `../../${path}/${name}/`;
-  }
-
-  return group ? `../${path}/` : './';
-}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utils/testing-utils.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utils/testing-utils.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 96916677b489d..0000000000000
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utils/testing-utils.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,129 +0,0 @@
-import { _test_addWorkspaceFile } from '@angular-devkit/core/src/workspace/core';
-import { Architect, BuilderContext, Target } from '@angular-devkit/architect';
-import { TestingArchitectHost } from '@angular-devkit/architect/testing';
-import { json, JsonObject } from '@angular-devkit/core';
-import { ScheduleOptions } from '@angular-devkit/architect/src/api';
-import { LoggerApi, LogLevel } from '@angular-devkit/core/src/logger';
-
-class NoopLogger implements LoggerApi {
-  private _log = '';
-
-  createChild(name: string) {
-    return new NoopLogger() as any;
-  }
-
-  includes(substr: string) {
-    return this._log.includes(substr);
-  }
-
-  debug(message: string, metadata?: JsonObject): void {
-    this._log += message;
-  }
-
-  error(message: string, metadata?: JsonObject): void {
-    this._log += message;
-  }
-
-  fatal(message: string, metadata?: JsonObject): void {
-    this._log += message;
-  }
-
-  info(message: string, metadata?: JsonObject): void {
-    this._log += message;
-  }
-
-  log(level: LogLevel, message: string, metadata?: JsonObject): void {
-    this._log += message;
-  }
-
-  warn(message: string, metadata?: JsonObject): void {
-    this._log += message;
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Mock context which makes testing builders easier
- * @deprecated This will be removed in v17. Prefer writing Nx Generators with @nx/devkit.
- */
-export class MockBuilderContext implements BuilderContext {
-  id: 0;
-
-  builder: any = {};
-  analytics = null;
-
-  target: Target = {
-    project: null,
-    target: null,
-  };
-
-  logger = new NoopLogger();
-
-  get currentDirectory() {
-    return this.architectHost.currentDirectory;
-  }
-
-  get workspaceRoot() {
-    return this.architectHost.workspaceRoot;
-  }
-
-  constructor(
-    private architect: Architect,
-    private architectHost: TestingArchitectHost
-  ) {}
-
-  async addBuilderFromPackage(path: string) {
-    return await this.architectHost.addBuilderFromPackage(path);
-  }
-
-  async addTarget(target: Target, builderName: string) {
-    return this.architectHost.addTarget(target, builderName);
-  }
-
-  getBuilderNameForTarget(target: Target) {
-    return this.architectHost.getBuilderNameForTarget(target);
-  }
-
-  scheduleTarget(
-    target: Target,
-    overrides?: JsonObject,
-    scheduleOptions?: ScheduleOptions
-  ) {
-    return this.architect.scheduleTarget(target, overrides, scheduleOptions);
-  }
-
-  scheduleBuilder(
-    name: string,
-    overrides?: JsonObject,
-    scheduleOptions?: ScheduleOptions
-  ) {
-    return this.architect.scheduleBuilder(name, overrides, scheduleOptions);
-  }
-
-  getTargetOptions(target: Target): Promise<JsonObject> {
-    return this.architectHost.getOptionsForTarget(target);
-  }
-
-  validateOptions<T extends JsonObject = JsonObject>(
-    options: JsonObject,
-    builderName: string
-  ): Promise<T> {
-    return Promise.resolve<T>(options as T);
-  }
-
-  reportRunning() {}
-
-  reportStatus(status: string) {}
-
-  reportProgress(current: number, total?: number, status?: string) {}
-
-  addTeardown(teardown: () => Promise<void> | void) {}
-
-  async getProjectMetadata(
-    target: Target | string
-  ): Promise<json.JsonObject | null> {
-    return (
-      this.architectHost &&
-      this.architectHost.getProjectMetadata(target as string)
-    );
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utils/version-utils.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utils/version-utils.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a01e1e86aaa07..0000000000000
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utils/version-utils.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export * from '../utilities/version-utils';
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utils/workspace.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utils/workspace.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f264b88649b28..0000000000000
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utils/workspace.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
-import type { Rule, Tree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
-import { JsonArray, JsonObject, workspaces } from '@angular-devkit/core';
-import {
-  ProjectDefinition,
-  TargetDefinition,
-} from '@angular-devkit/core/src/workspace';
-
-function createHost(tree: Tree): workspaces.WorkspaceHost {
-  return {
-    async readFile(path: string): Promise<string> {
-      const data = tree.read(path);
-      if (!data) {
-        throw new Error('File not found.');
-      }
-
-      return data.toString();
-    },
-    async writeFile(path: string, data: string): Promise<void> {
-      return tree.overwrite(path, data);
-    },
-    async isDirectory(path: string): Promise<boolean> {
-      // approximate a directory check
-      // special case needed when testing wrapped schematics
-      if (path === '/') return true;
-      return !tree.exists(path) && tree.getDir(path).subfiles.length > 0;
-    },
-    async isFile(path: string): Promise<boolean> {
-      return tree.exists(path);
-    },
-  };
-}
-
-/**
- * @deprecated This will be removed in v17. Prefer writing Nx Generators with @nx/devkit. This function can be replaced with 'getProjects' with Nx Devkit.
- */
-export async function getWorkspace(tree: Tree, path = '/') {
-  const host = createHost(tree);
-
-  const { workspace } = await workspaces.readWorkspace(path, host);
-
-  return workspace;
-}
-
-/**
- * @deprecated This will be removed in v17. Prefer writing Nx Generators with @nx/devkit. This function can be replaced with 'updateProjectConfiguration' with Nx Devkit.
- */
-export function updateWorkspace(
-  updater: (
-    workspace: workspaces.WorkspaceDefinition
-  ) => void | PromiseLike<void>
-): Rule;
-/**
- * @deprecated This will be removed in v17. Prefer writing Nx Generators with @nx/devkit. This function can be replaced with 'updateProjectConfiguration' with Nx Devkit.
- */
-export function updateWorkspace(
-  workspace: workspaces.WorkspaceDefinition
-): Rule;
-/**
- * @deprecated This will be removed in v17. Prefer writing Nx Generators with @nx/devkit. This function can be replaced with 'updateProjectConfiguration' with Nx Devkit.
- */
-export function updateWorkspace(
-  updaterOrWorkspace:
-    | workspaces.WorkspaceDefinition
-    | ((workspace: workspaces.WorkspaceDefinition) => void | PromiseLike<void>)
-): Rule {
-  return async (tree: Tree) => {
-    const host = createHost(tree);
-
-    if (typeof updaterOrWorkspace === 'function') {
-      const { workspace } = await workspaces.readWorkspace('/', host);
-
-      const result = updaterOrWorkspace(workspace);
-      if (result !== undefined) {
-        await result;
-      }
-
-      await workspaces.writeWorkspace(workspace, host);
-    } else {
-      await workspaces.writeWorkspace(updaterOrWorkspace, host);
-    }
-  };
-}
-
-/**
- * Updates builder options for options and configurations for given builder names
- * @deprecated This will be removed in v17. Prefer writing Nx Generators with @nx/devkit. This function can be replaced with 'forEachExecutorOptions' with Nx Devkit.
- */
-export function updateBuilderConfig(
-  updater: (
-    currentValue: Record<
-      string,
-      string | number | boolean | JsonArray | JsonObject
-    >,
-    target?: TargetDefinition,
-    project?: ProjectDefinition
-  ) => Record<string, string | number | boolean | JsonArray | JsonObject>,
-  ...builderNames: string[]
-) {
-  return updateWorkspace((workspace) => {
-    if (!workspace.projects) {
-      return;
-    }
-    workspace.projects.forEach((project) => {
-      project.targets.forEach((target) => {
-        if (!builderNames.includes(target.builder)) {
-          return;
-        }
-        if (target.options) {
-          target.options = updater(target.options, target, project);
-        }
-        if (!target.configurations) {
-          return;
-        }
-        Object.entries(target.configurations).forEach(
-          ([configName, options]) => {
-            target.configurations[configName] = updater(
-              options,
-              target,
-              project
-            );
-          }
-        );
-      });
-    });
-  });
-}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/testing.ts b/packages/workspace/testing.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c8111b732cf5..0000000000000
--- a/packages/workspace/testing.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export { MockBuilderContext } from './src/utils/testing-utils';