diff --git a/packages/core/src/application_ref.ts b/packages/core/src/application_ref.ts
index f9beaee0062..e393613e393 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/application_ref.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/application_ref.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import {COMPILER_OPTIONS, CompilerOptions} from './linker/compiler';
 import {ComponentFactory, ComponentRef} from './linker/component_factory';
 import {ComponentFactoryResolver} from './linker/component_factory_resolver';
 import {InternalNgModuleRef, NgModuleFactory, NgModuleRef} from './linker/ng_module_factory';
-import {InternalViewRef, ViewRef} from './linker/view_ref';
+import {ViewRef} from './linker/view_ref';
 import {isComponentResourceResolutionQueueEmpty, resolveComponentResources} from './metadata/resource_loading';
 import {assertNgModuleType} from './render3/assert';
 import {ComponentFactory as R3ComponentFactory} from './render3/component_ref';
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import {setLocaleId} from './render3/i18n/i18n_locale_id';
 import {setJitOptions} from './render3/jit/jit_options';
 import {createNgModuleRefWithProviders, EnvironmentNgModuleRefAdapter, NgModuleFactory as R3NgModuleFactory} from './render3/ng_module_ref';
 import {publishDefaultGlobalUtils as _publishDefaultGlobalUtils} from './render3/util/global_utils';
+import {ViewRef as InternalViewRef} from './render3/view_ref';
 import {TESTABILITY} from './testability/testability';
 import {isPromise} from './util/lang';
 import {stringify} from './util/stringify';
@@ -825,7 +826,7 @@ export class ApplicationRef {
   private _destroyed = false;
   private _destroyListeners: Array<() => void> = [];
   /** @internal */
-  _views: InternalViewRef[] = [];
+  _views: InternalViewRef<unknown>[] = [];
   private readonly internalErrorHandler = inject(INTERNAL_APPLICATION_ERROR_HANDLER);
   private readonly zoneIsStable = inject(ZONE_IS_STABLE_OBSERVABLE);
 
@@ -1077,7 +1078,7 @@ export class ApplicationRef {
    */
   attachView(viewRef: ViewRef): void {
     (typeof ngDevMode === 'undefined' || ngDevMode) && this.warnIfDestroyed();
-    const view = (viewRef as InternalViewRef);
+    const view = (viewRef as InternalViewRef<unknown>);
     this._views.push(view);
     view.attachToAppRef(this);
   }
@@ -1087,7 +1088,7 @@ export class ApplicationRef {
    */
   detachView(viewRef: ViewRef): void {
     (typeof ngDevMode === 'undefined' || ngDevMode) && this.warnIfDestroyed();
-    const view = (viewRef as InternalViewRef);
+    const view = (viewRef as InternalViewRef<unknown>);
     remove(this._views, view);
     view.detachFromAppRef();
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/linker/view_ref.ts b/packages/core/src/linker/view_ref.ts
index d8a44012cc9..7692cd4d3fd 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/linker/view_ref.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/linker/view_ref.ts
@@ -101,11 +101,6 @@ export abstract class EmbeddedViewRef<C> extends ViewRef {
   abstract get rootNodes(): any[];
 }
 
-export interface InternalViewRef extends ViewRef {
-  detachFromAppRef(): void;
-  attachToAppRef(appRef: ViewRefTracker): void;
-}
-
 /**
  * Interface for tracking root `ViewRef`s in `ApplicationRef`.
  *
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/component_ref.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/component_ref.ts
index 3aeca1fa8a3..c5ee9dc3b2b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/component_ref.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/component_ref.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ import {computeStaticStyling} from './styling/static_styling';
 import {mergeHostAttrs, setUpAttributes} from './util/attrs_utils';
 import {debugStringifyTypeForError, stringifyForError} from './util/stringify_utils';
 import {getComponentLViewByIndex, getNativeByTNode, getTNode} from './util/view_utils';
-import {RootViewRef, ViewRef} from './view_ref';
+import {ViewRef} from './view_ref';
 
 export class ComponentFactoryResolver extends AbstractComponentFactoryResolver {
   /**
@@ -319,7 +319,11 @@ export class ComponentRef<T> extends AbstractComponentRef<T> {
       private _tNode: TElementNode|TContainerNode|TElementContainerNode) {
     super();
     this.instance = instance;
-    this.hostView = this.changeDetectorRef = new RootViewRef<T>(_rootLView);
+    this.hostView = this.changeDetectorRef = new ViewRef<T>(
+        _rootLView,
+        undefined, /* _cdRefInjectingView */
+        false,     /* notifyErrorHandler */
+    );
     this.componentType = componentType;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/view_ref.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/view_ref.ts
index 6aeaedc35bb..4bb74684556 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/view_ref.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/view_ref.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 import {ChangeDetectorRef} from '../change_detection/change_detector_ref';
 import {RuntimeError, RuntimeErrorCode} from '../errors';
-import {EmbeddedViewRef, InternalViewRef, ViewRefTracker} from '../linker/view_ref';
+import {EmbeddedViewRef, ViewRefTracker} from '../linker/view_ref';
 import {removeFromArray} from '../util/array_utils';
 import {assertEqual} from '../util/assert';
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import {storeLViewOnDestroy, updateAncestorTraversalFlagsOnAttach} from './util/
 // the multiple @extends by making the annotation @implements instead
 interface ChangeDetectorRefInterface extends ChangeDetectorRef {}
 
-export class ViewRef<T> implements EmbeddedViewRef<T>, InternalViewRef, ChangeDetectorRefInterface {
+export class ViewRef<T> implements EmbeddedViewRef<T>, ChangeDetectorRefInterface {
   private _appRef: ViewRefTracker|null = null;
   private _attachedToViewContainer = false;
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class ViewRef<T> implements EmbeddedViewRef<T>, InternalViewRef, ChangeDe
        *
        * This may be different from `_lView` if the `_cdRefInjectingView` is an embedded view.
        */
-      private _cdRefInjectingView?: LView) {}
+      private _cdRefInjectingView?: LView, private readonly notifyErrorHandler = true) {}
 
   get context(): T {
     return this._lView[CONTEXT] as unknown as T;
@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@ export class ViewRef<T> implements EmbeddedViewRef<T>, InternalViewRef, ChangeDe
    * See {@link ChangeDetectorRef#detach} for more information.
    */
   detectChanges(): void {
-    detectChangesInternal(this._lView[TVIEW], this._lView, this.context as unknown as {});
+    detectChangesInternal(
+        this._lView[TVIEW], this._lView, this.context as unknown as {}, this.notifyErrorHandler);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -295,7 +296,8 @@ export class ViewRef<T> implements EmbeddedViewRef<T>, InternalViewRef, ChangeDe
    */
   checkNoChanges(): void {
     if (ngDevMode) {
-      checkNoChangesInternal(this._lView[TVIEW], this._lView, this.context as unknown as {});
+      checkNoChangesInternal(
+          this._lView[TVIEW], this._lView, this.context as unknown as {}, this.notifyErrorHandler);
     }
   }
 
@@ -322,30 +324,3 @@ export class ViewRef<T> implements EmbeddedViewRef<T>, InternalViewRef, ChangeDe
     this._appRef = appRef;
   }
 }
-
-/** @internal */
-export class RootViewRef<T> extends ViewRef<T> {
-  constructor(public _view: LView) {
-    super(_view);
-  }
-
-  override detectChanges(): void {
-    const lView = this._view;
-    const tView = lView[TVIEW];
-    const context = lView[CONTEXT];
-    detectChangesInternal(tView, lView, context, false);
-  }
-
-  override checkNoChanges(): void {
-    if (ngDevMode) {
-      const lView = this._view;
-      const tView = lView[TVIEW];
-      const context = lView[CONTEXT];
-      checkNoChangesInternal(tView, lView, context, false);
-    }
-  }
-
-  override get context(): T {
-    return null!;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/view_ref_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/view_ref_spec.ts
index 224cb05d23d..a0716f5178e 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/view_ref_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/view_ref_spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {ApplicationRef, ChangeDetectorRef, Component, ComponentRef, createComponent, ElementRef, EmbeddedViewRef, EnvironmentInjector, Injector, TemplateRef, ViewChild, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
-import {InternalViewRef} from '@angular/core/src/linker/view_ref';
+import {ViewRef as InternalViewRef} from '@angular/core/src/render3/view_ref';
 import {TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
 
 
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ describe('ViewRef', () => {
 
       create() {
         this.componentRef = createComponent(DynamicComponent, {environmentInjector: this.injector});
-        (this.componentRef.hostView as InternalViewRef).attachToAppRef(this.appRef);
+        (this.componentRef.hostView as InternalViewRef<unknown>).attachToAppRef(this.appRef);
         document.body.appendChild(this.componentRef.instance.elRef.nativeElement);
       }
 
       destroy() {
-        (this.componentRef.hostView as InternalViewRef).detachFromAppRef();
+        (this.componentRef.hostView as InternalViewRef<unknown>).detachFromAppRef();
       }
     }
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe('ViewRef', () => {
     @Component({template: ''})
     class App {
       constructor(changeDetectorRef: ChangeDetectorRef) {
-        (changeDetectorRef as InternalViewRef).onDestroy(() => called = true);
+        (changeDetectorRef as InternalViewRef<unknown>).onDestroy(() => called = true);
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/animations-standalone/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/animations-standalone/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 4ef519fa3f2..0c37e3c53a9 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/animations-standalone/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/animations-standalone/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -443,9 +443,6 @@
   {
     "name": "RendererStyleFlags2"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "RootViewRef"
-  },
   {
     "name": "RuntimeError"
   },
@@ -815,9 +812,6 @@
   {
     "name": "detectChangesInViewIfAttached"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "detectChangesInternal"
-  },
   {
     "name": "diPublicInInjector"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/animations/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/animations/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index f10f1fc6a7a..824fe429afa 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/animations/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/animations/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -485,9 +485,6 @@
   {
     "name": "RootComponent"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "RootViewRef"
-  },
   {
     "name": "RuntimeError"
   },
@@ -878,9 +875,6 @@
   {
     "name": "detectChangesInViewIfAttached"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "detectChangesInternal"
-  },
   {
     "name": "diPublicInInjector"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/cyclic_import/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/cyclic_import/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 1ed3c3cb355..a4c46fa0a2e 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/cyclic_import/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/cyclic_import/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -368,9 +368,6 @@
   {
     "name": "RendererStyleFlags2"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "RootViewRef"
-  },
   {
     "name": "RuntimeError"
   },
@@ -659,9 +656,6 @@
   {
     "name": "detectChangesInViewIfAttached"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "detectChangesInternal"
-  },
   {
     "name": "diPublicInInjector"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/defer/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/defer/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 29c291a0362..22cfd537071 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/defer/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/defer/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -419,9 +419,6 @@
   {
     "name": "RendererStyleFlags2"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "RootViewRef"
-  },
   {
     "name": "RuntimeError"
   },
@@ -749,9 +746,6 @@
   {
     "name": "detectChangesInViewIfAttached"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "detectChangesInternal"
-  },
   {
     "name": "diPublicInInjector"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_reactive/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_reactive/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 0eaab905f8b..5a6cba9c057 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_reactive/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_reactive/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -506,9 +506,6 @@
   {
     "name": "RootComponent"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "RootViewRef"
-  },
   {
     "name": "RuntimeError"
   },
@@ -902,9 +899,6 @@
   {
     "name": "detectChangesInViewIfAttached"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "detectChangesInternal"
-  },
   {
     "name": "diPublicInInjector"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_template_driven/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_template_driven/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index da0892f52eb..e99ef7be74e 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_template_driven/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_template_driven/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -494,9 +494,6 @@
   {
     "name": "RootComponent"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "RootViewRef"
-  },
   {
     "name": "RuntimeError"
   },
@@ -872,9 +869,6 @@
   {
     "name": "detectChangesInViewIfAttached"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "detectChangesInternal"
-  },
   {
     "name": "diPublicInInjector"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/hello_world/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/hello_world/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 2cda661aa13..08a2573d7b6 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/hello_world/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/hello_world/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -281,9 +281,6 @@
   {
     "name": "RendererFactory2"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "RootViewRef"
-  },
   {
     "name": "RuntimeError"
   },
@@ -518,9 +515,6 @@
   {
     "name": "detectChangesInViewIfAttached"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "detectChangesInternal"
-  },
   {
     "name": "diPublicInInjector"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/hydration/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/hydration/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index faf1d854f0c..60a7798efc3 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/hydration/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/hydration/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -428,9 +428,6 @@
   {
     "name": "RendererStyleFlags2"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "RootViewRef"
-  },
   {
     "name": "RuntimeError"
   },
@@ -743,9 +740,6 @@
   {
     "name": "detectChangesInViewIfAttached"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "detectChangesInternal"
-  },
   {
     "name": "diPublicInInjector"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 08c3928266a..3da6ad301f0 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -629,9 +629,6 @@
   {
     "name": "ResolveStart"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "RootViewRef"
-  },
   {
     "name": "RouteConfigLoadEnd"
   },
@@ -1172,9 +1169,6 @@
   {
     "name": "detectChangesInViewIfAttached"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "detectChangesInternal"
-  },
   {
     "name": "diPublicInInjector"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/standalone_bootstrap/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/standalone_bootstrap/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index a7988d5bc33..0a87cc24fdd 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/standalone_bootstrap/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/standalone_bootstrap/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -332,9 +332,6 @@
   {
     "name": "RendererStyleFlags2"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "RootViewRef"
-  },
   {
     "name": "RuntimeError"
   },
@@ -590,9 +587,6 @@
   {
     "name": "detectChangesInViewIfAttached"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "detectChangesInternal"
-  },
   {
     "name": "diPublicInInjector"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 8f476765fec..4d7b68f4aba 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -395,9 +395,6 @@
   {
     "name": "RendererStyleFlags2"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "RootViewRef"
-  },
   {
     "name": "RuntimeError"
   },
@@ -788,9 +785,6 @@
   {
     "name": "detectChangesInViewIfAttached"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "detectChangesInternal"
-  },
   {
     "name": "diPublicInInjector"
   },