diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_i18n_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_i18n_spec.ts
index 720e49b14b..0655cb75d5 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_i18n_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_i18n_spec.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const angularFiles = setup({
 
 const htmlParser = new HtmlParser();
 
-// TODO: update translation extraction RegExp to support i18nLocalize calls once #28689 lands.
+// TODO: update translation extraction RegExp to support `$localize` tags.
 const EXTRACT_GENERATED_TRANSLATIONS_REGEXP =
     /const\s*(.*?)\s*=\s*goog\.getMsg\("(.*?)",?\s*(.*?)\)/g;
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
index cb5b54de1a..c7384c9bd1 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ export class Identifiers {
   static i18nEnd: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵɵi18nEnd', moduleName: CORE};
   static i18nApply: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵɵi18nApply', moduleName: CORE};
   static i18nPostprocess: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵɵi18nPostprocess', moduleName: CORE};
-  static i18nLocalize: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵɵi18nLocalize', moduleName: CORE};
 
   static pipe: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵɵpipe', moduleName: CORE};
 
diff --git a/packages/core/BUILD.bazel b/packages/core/BUILD.bazel
index 9ad310f93a..710fdcb05c 100644
--- a/packages/core/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/core/BUILD.bazel
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ ng_module(
         "//packages/core/src/interface",
         "//packages/core/src/reflection",
         "//packages/core/src/util",
+        "//packages/localize",
         "@npm//rxjs",
         "@npm//zone.js",
     ],
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts b/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts
index 12114c3731..6834da55f7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ export {
   ɵɵi18nApply,
   ɵɵi18nPostprocess,
   i18nConfigureLocalize as ɵi18nConfigureLocalize,
-  ɵɵi18nLocalize,
   setLocaleId as ɵsetLocaleId,
   setClassMetadata as ɵsetClassMetadata,
   ɵɵresolveWindow,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts
index 6a9173881a..397aa50296 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ export const angularCoreEnv: {[name: string]: Function} =
        'ɵɵi18nEnd': r3.ɵɵi18nEnd,
        'ɵɵi18nApply': r3.ɵɵi18nApply,
        'ɵɵi18nPostprocess': r3.ɵɵi18nPostprocess,
-       'ɵɵi18nLocalize': r3.ɵɵi18nLocalize,
        'ɵɵresolveWindow': r3.ɵɵresolveWindow,
        'ɵɵresolveDocument': r3.ɵɵresolveDocument,
        'ɵɵresolveBody': r3.ɵɵresolveBody,
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/core/core.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/core/core.d.ts
index 9cb885bd1d..21884292c4 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/core/core.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/core/core.d.ts
@@ -888,11 +888,6 @@ export declare function ɵɵi18nEnd(): void;
 
 export declare function ɵɵi18nExp<T>(value: T): TsickleIssue1009;
 
-/** @deprecated */
-export declare function ɵɵi18nLocalize(input: string, placeholders?: {
-    [key: string]: string;
-}): string;
-
 export declare function ɵɵi18nPostprocess(message: string, replacements?: {
     [key: string]: (string | string[]);
 }): string;