diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/util.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/util.ts
index 18ba06f0dcf..ae69c865baf 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/util.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/util.ts
@@ -142,8 +142,6 @@ export function getQueryPredicate(
   }
 }
 
-export function noop() {}
-
 export class DefinitionMap {
   values: {key: string, quoted: boolean, value: o.Expression}[] = [];
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/zone/ng_zone.ts b/packages/core/src/zone/ng_zone.ts
index 7d80492292e..bb230c27f7f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/zone/ng_zone.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/zone/ng_zone.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import {EventEmitter} from '../event_emitter';
 import {global} from '../util/global';
+import {noop} from '../util/noop';
 import {getNativeRequestAnimationFrame} from '../util/raf';
 
 
@@ -231,7 +232,6 @@ export class NgZone {
   }
 }
 
-function noop() {}
 const EMPTY_PAYLOAD = {};
 
 interface NgZonePrivate extends NgZone {
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/forms/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/forms/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 4c85e1d8123..8535a957441 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/forms/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/forms/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -1397,9 +1397,6 @@
   {
     "name": "noop"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "noop"
-  },
   {
     "name": "normalizeValidators"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 327d563d839..c30a0e37087 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -1721,9 +1721,6 @@
   {
     "name": "noop"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "noop"
-  },
   {
     "name": "normalizeQueryParams"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/render_util.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/render_util.ts
index 215937fcffc..da369c44262 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/render_util.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/render_util.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {TConstants, TNodeType} from '@angular/core/src/render3/interfaces/node';
 import {RComment, RElement, RNode, RText} from '@angular/core/src/render3/interfaces/renderer_dom';
 import {enterView, getLView} from '@angular/core/src/render3/state';
 import {EMPTY_ARRAY} from '@angular/core/src/util/empty';
+import {noop} from '@angular/core/src/util/noop';
 import {stringifyElement} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/src/browser_util';
 
 import {SWITCH_CHANGE_DETECTOR_REF_FACTORY__POST_R3__ as R3_CHANGE_DETECTOR_REF_FACTORY} from '../../src/change_detection/change_detector_ref';
@@ -85,7 +86,6 @@ export abstract class BaseFixture {
   }
 }
 
-function noop() {}
 /**
  * Fixture for testing template functions in a convenient way.
  *