diff --git a/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/mdc-migration/rules/components/card/card-template.spec.ts b/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/mdc-migration/rules/components/card/card-template.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e2311e2ce59..000000000000
--- a/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/mdc-migration/rules/components/card/card-template.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,142 +0,0 @@
-import {createTestApp, patchDevkitTreeToExposeTypeScript} from '@angular/cdk/schematics/testing';
-import {SchematicTestRunner, UnitTestTree} from '@angular-devkit/schematics/testing';
-import {
-  APP_MODULE_FILE,
-  createNewTestRunner,
-  migrateComponents,
-  TEMPLATE_FILE,
-} from '../test-setup-helper';
-
-describe('card template migrator', () => {
-  let runner: SchematicTestRunner;
-  let cliAppTree: UnitTestTree;
-
-  async function runMigrationTest(oldFileContent: string, newFileContent: string) {
-    cliAppTree.overwrite(TEMPLATE_FILE, oldFileContent);
-    const tree = await migrateComponents(['card'], runner, cliAppTree);
-    expect(tree.readContent(TEMPLATE_FILE)).toBe(newFileContent);
-  }
-
-  beforeEach(async () => {
-    runner = createNewTestRunner();
-    cliAppTree = patchDevkitTreeToExposeTypeScript(await createTestApp(runner));
-  });
-
-  it('should not update other elements', async () => {
-    await runMigrationTest('<mat-button></mat-button>', '<mat-button></mat-button>');
-  });
-
-  it('should update single', async () => {
-    await runMigrationTest('<mat-card></mat-card>', '<mat-card appearance="outlined"></mat-card>');
-  });
-
-  it('should update multiple same-line unnested', async () => {
-    await runMigrationTest(
-      '<mat-card></mat-card><mat-card></mat-card>',
-      '<mat-card appearance="outlined"></mat-card><mat-card appearance="outlined"></mat-card>',
-    );
-  });
-
-  it('should update multiple same-line nested', async () => {
-    await runMigrationTest(
-      '<mat-card><mat-card></mat-card></mat-card>',
-      '<mat-card appearance="outlined"><mat-card appearance="outlined"></mat-card></mat-card>',
-    );
-  });
-
-  it('should update multiple same-line nested and unnested', async () => {
-    await runMigrationTest(
-      '<mat-card><mat-card></mat-card><mat-card></mat-card></mat-card>',
-      '<mat-card appearance="outlined"><mat-card appearance="outlined"></mat-card><mat-card appearance="outlined"></mat-card></mat-card>',
-    );
-  });
-
-  it('should update multiple multi-line unnested', async () => {
-    await runMigrationTest(
-      `
-        <mat-card></mat-card>
-        <mat-card></mat-card>
-      `,
-      `
-        <mat-card appearance="outlined"></mat-card>
-        <mat-card appearance="outlined"></mat-card>
-      `,
-    );
-  });
-
-  it('should update multiple multi-line nested', async () => {
-    await runMigrationTest(
-      `
-        <mat-card>
-          <mat-card></mat-card>
-        </mat-card>
-      `,
-      `
-        <mat-card appearance="outlined">
-          <mat-card appearance="outlined"></mat-card>
-        </mat-card>
-      `,
-    );
-  });
-
-  it('should update multiple multi-line nested and unnested', async () => {
-    await runMigrationTest(
-      `
-        <mat-card>
-          <mat-card></mat-card>
-          <mat-card></mat-card>
-        </mat-card>
-      `,
-      `
-        <mat-card appearance="outlined">
-          <mat-card appearance="outlined"></mat-card>
-          <mat-card appearance="outlined"></mat-card>
-        </mat-card>
-      `,
-    );
-  });
-
-  it('should match indentation', async () => {
-    await runMigrationTest(
-      `
-        <mat-card
-          class="some card"
-          aria-label="some card"
-          aria-describedby="some card"
-        ></mat-card>
-      `,
-      `
-        <mat-card
-          appearance="outlined"
-          class="some card"
-          aria-label="some card"
-          aria-describedby="some card"
-        ></mat-card>
-      `,
-    );
-  });
-
-  it('should migrate inline templates', async () => {
-    const oldContent = `
-      import {Component} from '@angular/core';
-
-      @Component({
-        template: '<mat-card></mat-card>'
-      })
-      export class MyComp {}
-    `;
-
-    const newContent = `
-      import {Component} from '@angular/core';
-
-      @Component({
-        template: '<mat-card appearance="outlined"></mat-card>'
-      })
-      export class MyComp {}
-    `;
-
-    cliAppTree.overwrite(APP_MODULE_FILE, oldContent);
-    const tree = await migrateComponents(['card'], runner, cliAppTree);
-    expect(tree.readContent(APP_MODULE_FILE)).toBe(newContent);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/mdc-migration/rules/components/card/card-template.ts b/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/mdc-migration/rules/components/card/card-template.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f99c22420e19..000000000000
--- a/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/mdc-migration/rules/components/card/card-template.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright Google LLC 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
- */
-
-import * as compiler from '@angular/compiler';
-import {TemplateMigrator} from '../../template-migrator';
-import {updateAttribute, visitElements} from '../../tree-traversal';
-import {Update} from '../../../../../migration-utilities';
-
-export class CardTemplateMigrator extends TemplateMigrator {
-  getUpdates(ast: compiler.ParsedTemplate): Update[] {
-    const updates: Update[] = [];
-
-    visitElements(ast.nodes, (node: compiler.TmplAstElement) => {
-      if (node.name !== 'mat-card') {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      updates.push({
-        offset: node.startSourceSpan.start.offset,
-        updateFn: html => updateAttribute(html, node, 'appearance', () => 'outlined'),
-      });
-    });
-
-    return updates;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/mdc-migration/rules/index.ts b/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/mdc-migration/rules/index.ts
index 374b025b594c..4eb27d1728cd 100644
--- a/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/mdc-migration/rules/index.ts
+++ b/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/mdc-migration/rules/index.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {TemplateMigrator} from './template-migrator';
 import {AutocompleteStylesMigrator} from './components/autocomplete/autocomplete-styles';
 import {ButtonStylesMigrator} from './components/button/button-styles';
 import {CardStylesMigrator} from './components/card/card-styles';
-import {CardTemplateMigrator} from './components/card/card-template';
 import {CheckboxStylesMigrator} from './components/checkbox/checkbox-styles';
 import {ChipsStylesMigrator} from './components/chips/chips-styles';
 import {ChipsTemplateMigrator} from './components/chips/chips-template';
@@ -107,7 +106,6 @@ export const MIGRATORS: ComponentMigrator[] = [
   {
     component: 'card',
     styles: new CardStylesMigrator(),
-    template: new CardTemplateMigrator(),
   },
   {
     component: 'checkbox',
diff --git a/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/mdc-migration/rules/ts-migration/runtime-migrator.spec.ts b/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/mdc-migration/rules/ts-migration/runtime-migrator.spec.ts
index 2c0e724b057d..dc2b7ce35e4b 100644
--- a/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/mdc-migration/rules/ts-migration/runtime-migrator.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material/schematics/ng-generate/mdc-migration/rules/ts-migration/runtime-migrator.spec.ts
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ describe('runtime code migration', () => {
       `
         @Component({
           selector: 'card-example',
-          template: '<mat-card appearance="outlined">Learn More</mat-card>',
+          template: '<mat-card>Learn More</mat-card>',
         })
         class CardExample {}
       `,
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ describe('runtime code migration', () => {
       `
         @Component({
           selector: 'card-example',
-          template: \`<mat-card appearance="outlined">
+          template: \`<mat-card>
             Learn More
           </mat-card>
           \`,
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ describe('runtime code migration', () => {
       `
         @Component({
           selector: 'card-example',
-          template: '<mat-card appearance="outlined">Learn More</mat-card>',
+          template: '<mat-card>Learn More</mat-card>',
           styles: ['.mat-mdc-card { padding-right: 4px; }'],
         })
         class CardExample {}
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ describe('runtime code migration', () => {
           standalone: true,
           selector: 'card-example',
           imports: [MatCardModule],
-          template: '<mat-card appearance="outlined">Learn More</mat-card>',
+          template: '<mat-card>Learn More</mat-card>',
           styles: ['.mat-mdc-card { padding-right: 4px; }'],
         })
         class CardExample {}