diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts
index c3af979eb74..af7b73239e3 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts
@@ -8648,34 +8648,6 @@ runInEachFileSystem((os: string) => {
         expect(trim(jsContents)).toContain(trim(hostBindingsFn));
       });
 
-      it('should generate sanitizers for URL properties in SVG script fn in Component', () => {
-        env.write(
-          'test.ts',
-          `
-            import {Component} from '@angular/core';
-
-            @Component({
-              selector: 'test-cmp',
-              template: \`
-                <svg>
-                  <script [attr.xlink:href]="attr" [attr.href]="attr"></script>
-                </svg>
-              \`,
-            })
-            export class TestCmp {
-              attr = './script.js';
-            }
-          `,
-        );
-
-        env.driveMain();
-
-        const jsContents = env.getContents('test.js');
-        expect(jsContents).toContain(
-          'i0.ɵɵattribute("href", ctx.attr, i0.ɵɵsanitizeResourceUrl, "xlink")("href", ctx.attr, i0.ɵɵsanitizeResourceUrl);',
-        );
-      });
-
       it('should not generate sanitizers for URL properties in hostBindings fn in Component', () => {
         env.write(
           `test.ts`,
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/schema/dom_security_schema.ts b/packages/compiler/src/schema/dom_security_schema.ts
index 179752e79f7..12a674b7021 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/schema/dom_security_schema.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/schema/dom_security_schema.ts
@@ -115,12 +115,6 @@ export function SECURITY_SCHEMA(): {[k: string]: SecurityContext} {
       ['object', ['codebase', 'data']],
     ]);
 
-    // The below are for Script SVG
-    // See: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SVGScriptElement/href
-    registerContext(SecurityContext.RESOURCE_URL, SVG_NAMESPACE, [
-      ['script', ['src', 'href', 'xlink:href']],
-    ]);
-
     // Keep this in sync with SECURITY_SENSITIVE_ELEMENTS in packages/core/src/sanitization/sanitization.ts
     // The `unknown` elements refer to cases when we need to validate the input/binding in a directive (host bindings)
     // and the directive can be applied to multiple different elements (with different tag names). In this case we generate
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template_parser/template_preparser.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template_parser/template_preparser.ts
index 5097352081c..2c5889cae6c 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template_parser/template_preparser.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template_parser/template_preparser.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ const LINK_ELEMENT = 'link';
 const LINK_STYLE_REL_ATTR = 'rel';
 const LINK_STYLE_HREF_ATTR = 'href';
 const LINK_STYLE_REL_VALUE = 'stylesheet';
-const STYLE_ELEMENT = 'style';
-const SCRIPT_ELEMENT = 'script';
+const STYLE_ELEMENTS: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set([':svg:style', 'style']);
+const SCRIPT_ELEMENTS: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set([':svg:script', 'script']);
 const NG_NON_BINDABLE_ATTR = 'ngNonBindable';
 const NG_PROJECT_AS = 'ngProjectAs';
 
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ export function preparseElement(ast: html.Element): PreparsedElement {
   let relAttr: string | null = null;
   let nonBindable = false;
   let projectAs = '';
-  ast.attrs.forEach((attr) => {
+
+  for (const attr of ast.attrs) {
     const lcAttrName = attr.name.toLowerCase();
     if (lcAttrName == NG_CONTENT_SELECT_ATTR) {
       selectAttr = attr.value;
@@ -40,15 +41,18 @@ export function preparseElement(ast: html.Element): PreparsedElement {
         projectAs = attr.value;
       }
     }
-  });
-  selectAttr = normalizeNgContentSelect(selectAttr);
+  }
+
+  // Normalize selector to '*' if empty
+  selectAttr ||= '*';
+
   const nodeName = ast.name.toLowerCase();
   let type = PreparsedElementType.OTHER;
   if (isNgContent(nodeName)) {
     type = PreparsedElementType.NG_CONTENT;
-  } else if (nodeName == STYLE_ELEMENT) {
+  } else if (STYLE_ELEMENTS.has(nodeName)) {
     type = PreparsedElementType.STYLE;
-  } else if (nodeName == SCRIPT_ELEMENT) {
+  } else if (SCRIPT_ELEMENTS.has(nodeName)) {
     type = PreparsedElementType.SCRIPT;
   } else if (nodeName == LINK_ELEMENT && relAttr == LINK_STYLE_REL_VALUE) {
     type = PreparsedElementType.STYLESHEET;
@@ -73,10 +77,3 @@ export class PreparsedElement {
     public projectAs: string,
   ) {}
 }
-
-function normalizeNgContentSelect(selectAttr: string | null): string {
-  if (selectAttr === null || selectAttr.length === 0) {
-    return '*';
-  }
-  return selectAttr;
-}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/sanitization/sanitization.ts b/packages/core/src/sanitization/sanitization.ts
index 58f3ad3d42a..2194ac810f3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/sanitization/sanitization.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/sanitization/sanitization.ts
@@ -219,8 +219,7 @@ const RESOURCE_MAP: Record<string, Record<string, true | undefined> | undefined>
   'frame': {'src': true},
   'iframe': {'src': true},
   'media': {'src': true},
-  'script': {'src': true, 'href': true, 'xlink:href': true},
-  ':svg:script': {'src': true, 'href': true, 'xlink:href': true},
+
   'base': {'href': true},
   'link': {'href': true},
   'object': {'data': true, 'codebase': true},
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/security_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/security_spec.ts
index 9488ee01d6f..4122b9aa40a 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/security_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/security_spec.ts
@@ -902,3 +902,17 @@ describe('Component host element validation', () => {
     }
   });
 });
+
+describe('SVG <script> bindings', () => {
+  it(`should remove svg <script> element`, () => {
+    @Component({
+      template: `<svg><script src="https://bad.com/script.js"></script></svg>`,
+      changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.Eager,
+    })
+    class TestCmp {}
+
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TestCmp);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('script')).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/test/sanitization/sanitization_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/sanitization/sanitization_spec.ts
index 6558cfce647..867b6dccb1b 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/sanitization/sanitization_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/sanitization/sanitization_spec.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ describe('sanitization', () => {
       [SecurityContext.RESOURCE_URL, ɵɵsanitizeResourceUrl],
     ]);
     Object.entries(schema).forEach(([key, context]) => {
-      if (context === SecurityContext.URL || SecurityContext.RESOURCE_URL) {
+      if (context === SecurityContext.URL || context === SecurityContext.RESOURCE_URL) {
         const [tag, prop] = key.split('|');
         const contexts = contextsByProp.get(prop) || new Set<number>();
         contexts.add(context);
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe('sanitization', () => {
     expect(getUrlSanitizer('IFRAME', 'SRC')).toEqual(ɵɵsanitizeResourceUrl);
     expect(getUrlSanitizer('IFRAME', 'src')).toEqual(ɵɵsanitizeResourceUrl);
     expect(getUrlSanitizer('iframe', 'SRC')).toEqual(ɵɵsanitizeResourceUrl);
-    expect(getUrlSanitizer('ScRiPt', 'xLiNk:HrEf')).toEqual(ɵɵsanitizeResourceUrl);
+    expect(getUrlSanitizer('ScRiPt', 'xLiNk:HrEf')).toEqual(ɵɵsanitizeUrl);
     expect(getUrlSanitizer('A', 'HREF')).toEqual(ɵɵsanitizeUrl);
   });
 
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ describe('sanitization', () => {
 
     expect(() => ɵɵsanitizeUrlOrResourceUrl('http://server', 'iframe', 'SRC')).toThrowError(ERROR);
 
-    expect(() => ɵɵsanitizeUrlOrResourceUrl('http://server', 'ScRiPt', 'xLiNk:HrEf')).toThrowError(
-      ERROR,
+    expect(ɵɵsanitizeUrlOrResourceUrl('javascript:true', 'ScRiPt', 'xLiNk:HrEf')).toEqual(
+      'unsafe:javascript:true',
     );
 
     expect(ɵɵsanitizeUrlOrResourceUrl('javascript:true', 'A', 'HREF')).toEqual(