diff --git a/packages/core/src/change_detection/change_detector_ref.ts b/packages/core/src/change_detection/change_detector_ref.ts
index 044b197fef6..9ae8b1c3be5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/change_detection/change_detector_ref.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/change_detection/change_detector_ref.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import {ViewRef} from '../render3/view_ref';
  *
  * The following example sets the `OnPush` change-detection strategy for a component
  * (`CheckOnce`, rather than the default `CheckAlways`), then forces a second check
- * after an interval. See [live demo](https://stackblitz.com/edit/angular-myjuxd?file=src/main.ts).
+ * after an interval.
  *
  * <code-example path="core/ts/change_detect/change-detection.ts"
  * region="mark-for-check"></code-example>
diff --git a/packages/examples/core/ts/change_detect/change-detection.ts b/packages/examples/core/ts/change_detect/change-detection.ts
index 4bed7ad34da..1f7446a5cfc 100644
--- a/packages/examples/core/ts/change_detect/change-detection.ts
+++ b/packages/examples/core/ts/change_detect/change-detection.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 /* tslint:disable:no-console  */
-import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
 import {ChangeDetectionStrategy, ChangeDetectorRef, Component, Input, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
 import {FormsModule} from '@angular/forms';
 
@@ -16,8 +15,6 @@ import {FormsModule} from '@angular/forms';
   selector: 'app-root',
   template: `Number of ticks: {{numberOfTicks}}`,
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
-  standalone: true,
-  imports: [CommonModule]
 })
 
 class AppComponent {
@@ -107,6 +104,6 @@ class App1 {
 // #enddocregion reattach
 
 
-@NgModule({declarations: [GiantList, App, LiveData, App1], imports: [FormsModule, AppComponent]})
+@NgModule({declarations: [AppComponent, GiantList, App, LiveData, App1], imports: [FormsModule]})
 class CoreExamplesModule {
 }