diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/test/BUILD.bazel
index 373108771b1..c2a8dd13acb 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jasmine_node_test(
     name = "extract_i18n",
     bootstrap = ["//tools/testing:node_es5"],
     data = [
-        "//packages/core:npm_package",
+        "@npm//@angular/core-12",
     ],
     tags = [
         # Disabled as the tests pertain to the old extraction tool only, whereas the Ivy extraction
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ jasmine_node_test(
     ],
     deps = [
         ":extract_i18n_lib",
-        "//packages/common:npm_package",
         "//packages/core",
+        "@npm//@angular/common-12",
         "@npm//minimist",
     ],
 )
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ jasmine_node_test(
     timeout = "long",  # 900 seconds
     bootstrap = ["//tools/testing:node_es5"],
     data = [
-        "//packages/common:npm_package",
-        "//packages/core:npm_package",
-        "//packages/platform-browser:npm_package",
-        "//packages/router:npm_package",
+        "@npm//@angular/common-12",
+        "@npm//@angular/core-12",
+        "@npm//@angular/platform-browser-12",
+        "@npm//@angular/router-12",
     ],
     tags = [
         # Disabled as these tests are specific to the old ngc compiler, and not ngtsc which has its
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ jasmine_node_test(
     name = "perform_watch",
     bootstrap = ["//tools/testing:node_es5"],
     data = [
-        "//packages/core:npm_package",
+        "@npm//@angular/core-12",
     ],
     deps = [
         ":perform_watch_lib",
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jasmine_node_test(
     name = "perform_compile",
     bootstrap = ["//tools/testing:node_es5"],
     data = [
-        "//packages/core:npm_package",
+        "@npm//@angular/core-12",
     ],
     deps = [
         ":perform_compile_lib",
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/diagnostics/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/test/diagnostics/BUILD.bazel
index 9c4dab93e3d..322961a923c 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/diagnostics/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/diagnostics/BUILD.bazel
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ jasmine_node_test(
     timeout = "long",  # 900 seconds
     bootstrap = ["//tools/testing:node_es5"],
     data = [
-        "//packages/common:npm_package",
-        "//packages/core:npm_package",
+        "@npm//@angular/common-12",
+        "@npm//@angular/core-12",
     ],
     tags = [
         # Disabled as these tests pertain to typechecking in the old ngc compiler. The Ivy ngtsc
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/test_support.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/test_support.ts
index b0464988b80..1bc7fe7d0d6 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/test_support.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/test_support.ts
@@ -128,14 +128,29 @@ export function setupBazelTo(tmpDirPath: string) {
   fs.mkdirSync(nodeModulesPath);
   fs.mkdirSync(angularDirectory);
 
-  getAngularPackagesFromRunfiles().forEach(({pkgPath, name}) => {
-    fs.symlinkSync(pkgPath, path.join(angularDirectory, name), 'junction');
-  });
+  function linkNpmArtifact(artifact: string, target: string = artifact) {
+    try {
+      const source = resolveNpmTreeArtifact(`npm/node_modules/${artifact}`);
+      const dest = path.join(nodeModulesPath, target);
+      fs.symlinkSync(source, dest, 'junction');
+    } catch (e) {
+      // Allow a module to be missing as some Bazel targets do not need all artifacts.
+      if (e.code !== 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') throw e;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Link @angular packages. These reference the v12 packages from NPM as the ViewEngine tests
+  // can no longer depend on `npm_package` Bazel targets, given that the `ng_module` to produce
+  // them is no longer capable of producing ViewEngine packages. As a result, the `npm_package`
+  // outputs end up being compiled using Ivy partial compilation format which is not suitable to be
+  // used in ViewEngine ngc tests.
+  linkNpmArtifact('@angular/core-12', '@angular/core');
+  linkNpmArtifact('@angular/common-12', '@angular/common');
+  linkNpmArtifact('@angular/router-12', '@angular/router');
+  linkNpmArtifact('@angular/platform-browser-12', '@angular/platform-browser');
 
   // Link typescript
-  const typeScriptSource = resolveNpmTreeArtifact('npm/node_modules/typescript');
-  const typescriptDest = path.join(nodeModulesPath, 'typescript');
-  fs.symlinkSync(typeScriptSource, typescriptDest, 'junction');
+  linkNpmArtifact('typescript');
 
   // Link "rxjs" if it has been set up as a runfile. "rxjs" is linked optionally because
   // not all compiler-cli tests need "rxjs" set up.
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/transformers/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/test/transformers/BUILD.bazel
index 60965e95b4f..32b7b78e529 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/transformers/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/transformers/BUILD.bazel
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ jasmine_node_test(
     timeout = "long",  # 900 seconds
     bootstrap = ["//tools/testing:node_es5"],
     data = [
-        "//packages/common:npm_package",
-        "//packages/core:npm_package",
-        "//packages/router:npm_package",
+        "@npm//@angular/common-12",
+        "@npm//@angular/core-12",
+        "@npm//@angular/router-12",
     ],
     tags = [
         # Disabled as these tests pertain to the old compiler and not ngtsc, which doesn't use any