diff --git a/packages/core/src/application_init.ts b/packages/core/src/application_init.ts
index d1fabf99da..d464573b44 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/application_init.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/application_init.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {isPromise} from '../src/util/lang';
-
 import {Inject, Injectable, InjectionToken, Optional} from './di';
+import {isPromise} from './util/lang';
+import {noop} from './util/noop';
 
 
 /**
@@ -37,10 +37,8 @@ export const APP_INITIALIZER = new InjectionToken<Array<() => void>>('Applicatio
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class ApplicationInitStatus {
-  // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
-  private resolve!: Function;
-  // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
-  private reject!: Function;
+  private resolve = noop;
+  private reject = noop;
   private initialized = false;
   public readonly donePromise: Promise<any>;
   public readonly done = false;
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/forms/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/forms/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 343372b335..4c85e1d812 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/forms/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/forms/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -626,9 +626,6 @@
   {
     "name": "VERSION"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "ViewEngineTemplateRef"
-  },
   {
     "name": "VE_ViewContainerRef"
   },
@@ -644,6 +641,9 @@
   {
     "name": "ViewEncapsulation"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "ViewEngineTemplateRef"
+  },
   {
     "name": "ViewRef"
   },
@@ -1397,6 +1397,9 @@
   {
     "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 80875c9f4d..327d563d83 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -845,9 +845,6 @@
   {
     "name": "VERSION"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "ViewEngineTemplateRef"
-  },
   {
     "name": "VE_ViewContainerRef"
   },
@@ -860,6 +857,9 @@
   {
     "name": "ViewEncapsulation"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "ViewEngineTemplateRef"
+  },
   {
     "name": "ViewRef"
   },
@@ -1721,6 +1721,9 @@
   {
     "name": "noop"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "noop"
+  },
   {
     "name": "normalizeQueryParams"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 32acaa552f..2162f45566 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -140,9 +140,6 @@
   {
     "name": "TodoStore"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "ViewEngineTemplateRef"
-  },
   {
     "name": "VE_ViewContainerRef"
   },
@@ -152,6 +149,9 @@
   {
     "name": "ViewEncapsulation"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "ViewEngineTemplateRef"
+  },
   {
     "name": "ViewRef"
   },