diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/di.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/di.ts
index 8260b40c482..c2d10d91522 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/di.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/di.ts
@@ -745,8 +745,9 @@ export function getNodeInjectable(
     const factory: NodeInjectorFactory = value;
     ngDevMode && injectionPath.push(factory.name ?? 'unknown');
     if (factory.resolving) {
-      const token = stringifyForError(tData[index]);
+      let token = '';
       if (ngDevMode) {
+        token = stringifyForError(tData[index]);
         throw cyclicDependencyErrorWithDetails(token, injectionPath);
       } else {
         throw cyclicDependencyError(token);
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 d2a5a9fa5ee..6fefd21534e 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/animations-standalone/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/animations-standalone/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -764,7 +764,6 @@
       "removeViewFromDOM",
       "renderChildComponents",
       "renderComponent",
-      "renderStringify",
       "renderView",
       "replacePostStylesAsPre",
       "reportUnhandledError",
@@ -828,7 +827,6 @@
       "stringify",
       "stringifyCSSSelector",
       "stringifyCSSSelectorList",
-      "stringifyForError",
       "style",
       "syncViewWithBlueprint",
       "throwInvalidWriteToSignalErrorFn",
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/create_component/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/create_component/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index e60602de7b0..ab2f9bc4e9b 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/create_component/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/create_component/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -666,7 +666,6 @@
       "stringify",
       "stringifyCSSSelector",
       "stringifyCSSSelectorList",
-      "stringifyForError",
       "syncViewWithBlueprint",
       "textBindingInternal",
       "throwInvalidWriteToSignalError",
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/defer/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/defer/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 9faceefd656..664512676b9 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/defer/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/defer/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -665,7 +665,6 @@
       "renderDeferBlockState",
       "renderDeferStateAfterResourceLoading",
       "renderPlaceholder",
-      "renderStringify",
       "renderView",
       "reportUnhandledError",
       "requiresRefreshOrTraversal",
@@ -723,7 +722,6 @@
       "stringify",
       "stringifyCSSSelector",
       "stringifyCSSSelectorList",
-      "stringifyForError",
       "syncViewWithBlueprint",
       "templateCreate",
       "throwInvalidWriteToSignalErrorFn",
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 cd8df286076..69798cc9445 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_reactive/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_reactive/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -884,7 +884,6 @@
       "removeViewFromDOM",
       "renderChildComponents",
       "renderComponent",
-      "renderStringify",
       "renderView",
       "reportUnhandledError",
       "requiredTrueValidator",
@@ -979,7 +978,6 @@
       "stringify",
       "stringifyCSSSelector",
       "stringifyCSSSelectorList",
-      "stringifyForError",
       "stylingFirstUpdatePass",
       "subscribeOn",
       "syncPendingControls",
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 4f17ff2f041..4566fc55530 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
@@ -978,7 +978,6 @@
       "stringify",
       "stringifyCSSSelector",
       "stringifyCSSSelectorList",
-      "stringifyForError",
       "stylingFirstUpdatePass",
       "subscribeOn",
       "syncPendingControls",
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/hydration/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/hydration/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index ba6f6261734..27a66d83b48 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/hydration/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/hydration/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -706,7 +706,6 @@
       "removeViewFromDOM",
       "renderChildComponents",
       "renderComponent",
-      "renderStringify",
       "renderView",
       "reportUnhandledError",
       "requiresRefreshOrTraversal",
@@ -772,7 +771,6 @@
       "stringify",
       "stringifyCSSSelector",
       "stringifyCSSSelectorList",
-      "stringifyForError",
       "subscribeOn",
       "syncViewWithBlueprint",
       "throwInvalidWriteToSignalErrorFn",
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index c24887e2ce2..1c7e242d9ba 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -1113,7 +1113,6 @@
       "stringify2",
       "stringifyCSSSelector",
       "stringifyCSSSelectorList",
-      "stringifyForError",
       "stripTrailingSlash",
       "subscribeOn",
       "subsetMatchOptions",
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 47f4af11c79..87ade80de62 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/standalone_bootstrap/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/standalone_bootstrap/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -558,7 +558,6 @@
       "removeViewFromDOM",
       "renderChildComponents",
       "renderComponent",
-      "renderStringify",
       "renderView",
       "reportUnhandledError",
       "requiresRefreshOrTraversal",
@@ -610,7 +609,6 @@
       "stringify",
       "stringifyCSSSelector",
       "stringifyCSSSelectorList",
-      "stringifyForError",
       "syncViewWithBlueprint",
       "throwInvalidWriteToSignalErrorFn",
       "throwProviderNotFoundError",