diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/collection/collectTemplateParams.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/collection/collectTemplateParams.ts
index 5338dc34ca..0c2f0e5d2b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/collection/collectTemplateParams.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/collection/collectTemplateParams.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ import inquirer from 'inquirer';
 import { getCodeownersFilePath } from '../../codeowners';
 import { paths } from '../../paths';
 import { NewConfig } from '../types';
-import { buildCustomPrompt, getPromptsForRole, ownerPrompt } from './prompts';
+import { customPrompt, getPromptsForRole, ownerPrompt } from './prompts';
 import { NewTemplate } from '../types';
-import { Options } from '../execution/utils';
 
 type CollectTemplateParamsOptions = {
   config: NewConfig;
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ type CollectTemplateParamsOptions = {
 
 export async function collectTemplateParams(
   options: CollectTemplateParamsOptions,
-): Promise<Options> {
+): Promise<Record<string, string | number | boolean>> {
   const { config, template, prefilledParams } = options;
 
   const codeOwnersFilePath = await getCodeownersFilePath(paths.targetRoot);
@@ -41,13 +40,13 @@ export async function collectTemplateParams(
     prompts.push(ownerPrompt());
   }
   if (template.prompts) {
-    prompts.push(...template.prompts.map(buildCustomPrompt));
+    prompts.push(...template.prompts.map(customPrompt));
   }
 
   const needsAnswer = [];
   const prefilledAnswers = {} as Record<string, string | number | boolean>;
   for (const prompt of prompts) {
-    if (prefilledParams[prompt.name] !== undefined) {
+    if (prompt.name && prefilledParams[prompt.name] !== undefined) {
       prefilledAnswers[prompt.name] = prefilledParams[prompt.name];
     } else {
       needsAnswer.push(prompt);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/collection/prompts.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/collection/prompts.ts
index 6d3b479486..d2ac8c2f08 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/collection/prompts.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/collection/prompts.ts
@@ -14,12 +14,11 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { Answers, DistinctQuestion } from 'inquirer';
+import { DistinctQuestion } from 'inquirer';
 import { NewTemplatePrompt, TemplateRole } from '../types';
 import { parseOwnerIds } from '../../codeowners';
 
-export type Prompt<TOptions extends Answers> = DistinctQuestion<TOptions>;
-export function namePrompt(): Prompt<{ name: string }> {
+export function namePrompt(): DistinctQuestion {
   return {
     type: 'input',
     name: 'name',
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ export function namePrompt(): Prompt<{ name: string }> {
   };
 }
 
-export function pluginIdPrompt(): Prompt<{ pluginId: string }> {
+export function pluginIdPrompt(): DistinctQuestion {
   return {
     type: 'input',
     name: 'pluginId',
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ export function pluginIdPrompt(): Prompt<{ pluginId: string }> {
   };
 }
 
-export function moduleIdIdPrompt(): Prompt<{ moduleId: string }> {
+export function moduleIdIdPrompt(): DistinctQuestion {
   return {
     type: 'input',
     name: 'moduleId',
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ export function moduleIdIdPrompt(): Prompt<{ moduleId: string }> {
   };
 }
 
-export function getPromptsForRole(role: TemplateRole) {
+export function getPromptsForRole(role: TemplateRole): Array<DistinctQuestion> {
   switch (role) {
     case 'web-library':
     case 'node-library':
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ export function getPromptsForRole(role: TemplateRole) {
   }
 }
 
-export function ownerPrompt(): Prompt<{ owner?: string }> {
+export function ownerPrompt(): DistinctQuestion {
   return {
     type: 'input',
     name: 'owner',
@@ -107,9 +106,7 @@ export function ownerPrompt(): Prompt<{ owner?: string }> {
   };
 }
 
-export function buildCustomPrompt(
-  prompt: NewTemplatePrompt,
-): Prompt<{ [key: string]: string }> {
+export function customPrompt(prompt: NewTemplatePrompt): DistinctQuestion {
   return {
     type: 'input',
     name: prompt.id,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/executeTemplate.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/executeTemplate.ts
index 5549a354cb..1aba91444e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/executeTemplate.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/executeTemplate.ts
@@ -29,12 +29,11 @@ import { executePluginPackageTemplate } from './executePluginPackageTemplate';
 import { TemporaryDirectoryManager } from './TemporaryDirectoryManager';
 import { NewConfig } from '../types';
 import { NewTemplate } from '../types';
-import { Options } from './utils';
 
 type ExecuteNewTemplateOptions = {
   config: NewConfig;
   template: NewTemplate;
-  params: Options;
+  params: Record<string, string | number | boolean>;
 };
 
 export async function executeNewTemplate(options: ExecuteNewTemplateOptions) {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/utils.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/utils.ts
index d9b7628b1c..1fe693d828 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/utils.ts
@@ -15,15 +15,6 @@
  */
 import { NewTemplate } from '../types';
 
-export interface Options extends Record<string, string | boolean> {
-  private: boolean;
-  baseVersion: string;
-  license: string;
-  targetPath: string;
-  owner: string;
-  scope: string;
-}
-
 export const resolvePackageName = (options: {
   baseName: string;
   scope?: string;