diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/browser/browser_adapter.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/browser/browser_adapter.ts
index d78a96320c..4ee77707ed 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/browser/browser_adapter.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/browser/browser_adapter.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,11 @@ export class BrowserDomAdapter extends GenericBrowserDomAdapter {
   // TODO(tbosch): move this into a separate environment class once we have it
   logError(error: string): void {
     if (window.console) {
-      (window.console.error || window.console.log)(error);
+      if (console.error) {
+        console.error(error);
+      } else {
+        console.log(error);
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -93,7 +97,6 @@ export class BrowserDomAdapter extends GenericBrowserDomAdapter {
   logGroup(error: string): void {
     if (window.console) {
       window.console.group && window.console.group(error);
-      this.logError(error);
     }
   }