diff --git a/packages/common/src/common.ts b/packages/common/src/common.ts
index b2198fee38..3391cd21a3 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/common.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/common.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
  */
 export * from './location/index';
 export {NgLocaleLocalization, NgLocalization} from './i18n/localization';
-export {Plural, LOCALE_DATA} from './i18n/locale_data';
-export {findLocaleData, registerLocaleData, NumberFormatStyle, FormStyle, Time, TranslationWidth, FormatWidth, NumberSymbol, WeekDay, getLocaleDayPeriods, getLocaleDayNames, getLocaleMonthNames, getLocaleId, getLocaleEraNames, getLocaleWeekEndRange, getLocaleFirstDayOfWeek, getLocaleDateFormat, getLocaleDateTimeFormat, getLocaleExtraDayPeriodRules, getLocaleExtraDayPeriods, getLocalePluralCase, getLocaleTimeFormat, getLocaleNumberSymbol, getLocaleNumberFormat, getLocaleCurrencyName, getLocaleCurrencySymbol} from './i18n/locale_data_api';
+export {registerLocaleData} from './i18n/locale_data';
+export {Plural, NumberFormatStyle, FormStyle, Time, TranslationWidth, FormatWidth, NumberSymbol, WeekDay, getLocaleDayPeriods, getLocaleDayNames, getLocaleMonthNames, getLocaleId, getLocaleEraNames, getLocaleWeekEndRange, getLocaleFirstDayOfWeek, getLocaleDateFormat, getLocaleDateTimeFormat, getLocaleExtraDayPeriodRules, getLocaleExtraDayPeriods, getLocalePluralCase, getLocaleTimeFormat, getLocaleNumberSymbol, getLocaleNumberFormat, getLocaleCurrencyName, getLocaleCurrencySymbol} from './i18n/locale_data_api';
 export {CURRENCIES} from './i18n/currencies';
 export {parseCookieValue as ɵparseCookieValue} from './cookie';
 export {CommonModule, DeprecatedI18NPipesModule} from './common_module';
diff --git a/packages/common/src/i18n/locale_data.ts b/packages/common/src/i18n/locale_data.ts
index cbcbaf1afe..64e828c96c 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/i18n/locale_data.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/i18n/locale_data.ts
@@ -6,17 +6,55 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-/** @experimental */
-export enum Plural {
-  Zero,
-  One,
-  Two,
-  Few,
-  Many,
-  Other,
-}
-
 /**
  * @experimental i18n support is experimental.
  */
 export const LOCALE_DATA: {[localeId: string]: any} = {};
+
+/**
+ * Register global data to be used internally by Angular. See the
+ * {@linkDocs guide/i18n#i18n-pipes "I18n guide"} to know how to import additional locale data.
+ *
+ * @experimental i18n support is experimental.
+ */
+export function registerLocaleData(data: any, extraData?: any) {
+  const localeId = data[LocaleDataIndex.LocaleId].toLowerCase();
+  LOCALE_DATA[localeId] = data;
+  if (extraData) {
+    LOCALE_DATA[localeId][LocaleDataIndex.ExtraData] = extraData;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Index of each type of locale data from the locale data array
+ */
+export const enum LocaleDataIndex {
+  LocaleId = 0,
+  DayPeriodsFormat,
+  DayPeriodsStandalone,
+  DaysFormat,
+  DaysStandalone,
+  MonthsFormat,
+  MonthsStandalone,
+  Eras,
+  FirstDayOfWeek,
+  WeekendRange,
+  DateFormat,
+  TimeFormat,
+  DateTimeFormat,
+  NumberSymbols,
+  NumberFormats,
+  CurrencySymbol,
+  CurrencyName,
+  PluralCase,
+  ExtraData
+}
+
+/**
+ * Index of each type of locale data from the extra locale data array
+ */
+export const enum ExtraLocaleDataIndex {
+  ExtraDayPeriodFormats = 0,
+  ExtraDayPeriodStandalone,
+  ExtraDayPeriodsRules
+}
diff --git a/packages/common/src/i18n/locale_data_api.ts b/packages/common/src/i18n/locale_data_api.ts
index 71b4d534b1..3d15818de0 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/i18n/locale_data_api.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/i18n/locale_data_api.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 import {CURRENCIES} from './currencies';
 import localeEn from './locale_en';
-import {LOCALE_DATA, Plural} from './locale_data';
+import {LOCALE_DATA, LocaleDataIndex, ExtraLocaleDataIndex} from './locale_data';
 
 /**
  * The different format styles that can be used to represent numbers.
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ export enum NumberFormatStyle {
   Scientific
 }
 
+/** @experimental */
+export enum Plural {
+  Zero = 0,
+  One = 1,
+  Two = 2,
+  Few = 3,
+  Many = 4,
+  Other = 5,
+}
+
 /**
  * Some languages use two different forms of strings (standalone and format) depending on the
  * context.
@@ -130,40 +140,6 @@ export enum WeekDay {
   Saturday
 }
 
-/**
- * Use this enum to find the index of each type of locale data from the locale data array
- */
-enum LocaleDataIndex {
-  LocaleId = 0,
-  DayPeriodsFormat,
-  DayPeriodsStandalone,
-  DaysFormat,
-  DaysStandalone,
-  MonthsFormat,
-  MonthsStandalone,
-  Eras,
-  FirstDayOfWeek,
-  WeekendRange,
-  DateFormat,
-  TimeFormat,
-  DateTimeFormat,
-  NumberSymbols,
-  NumberFormats,
-  CurrencySymbol,
-  CurrencyName,
-  PluralCase,
-  ExtraData
-}
-
-/**
- * Use this enum to find the index of each type of locale data from the extra locale data array
- */
-enum ExtraLocaleDataIndex {
-  ExtraDayPeriodFormats = 0,
-  ExtraDayPeriodStandalone,
-  ExtraDayPeriodsRules
-}
-
 /**
  * The locale id for the chosen locale (e.g `en-GB`).
  *
@@ -537,6 +513,7 @@ export function findLocaleData(locale: string): any {
   // let's try to find a parent locale
   const parentLocale = normalizedLocale.split('-')[0];
   match = LOCALE_DATA[parentLocale];
+
   if (match) {
     return match;
   }
@@ -545,8 +522,7 @@ export function findLocaleData(locale: string): any {
     return localeEn;
   }
 
-  throw new Error(
-      `Missing locale data for the locale "${locale}". Use "registerLocaleData" to load new data. See the "I18n guide" on angular.io to know more.`);
+  throw new Error(`Missing locale data for the locale "${locale}".`);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -559,18 +535,4 @@ export function findCurrencySymbol(code: string, format: 'wide' | 'narrow') {
   const currency = CURRENCIES[code] || {};
   const symbol = currency[0] || code;
   return format === 'wide' ? symbol : currency[1] || symbol;
-}
-
-/**
- * Register global data to be used internally by Angular. See the
- * {@linkDocs guide/i18n#i18n-pipes "I18n guide"} to know how to import additional locale data.
- *
- * @experimental i18n support is experimental.
- */
-export function registerLocaleData(data: any, extraData?: any) {
-  const localeId = data[LocaleDataIndex.LocaleId].toLowerCase();
-  LOCALE_DATA[localeId] = data;
-  if (extraData) {
-    LOCALE_DATA[localeId][LocaleDataIndex.ExtraData] = extraData;
-  }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/common/src/i18n/localization.ts b/packages/common/src/i18n/localization.ts
index 2ac5a1a0e1..7b1ba6e943 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/i18n/localization.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/i18n/localization.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {Inject, Injectable, LOCALE_ID} from '@angular/core';
-import {Plural} from './locale_data';
-import {getLocalePluralCase} from './locale_data_api';
+import {Plural, getLocalePluralCase} from './locale_data_api';
 
 /**
  * @experimental
diff --git a/packages/common/test/i18n/locale_data_api_spec.ts b/packages/common/test/i18n/locale_data_api_spec.ts
index e7d1c629ea..d7d98a57f6 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/i18n/locale_data_api_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/i18n/locale_data_api_spec.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import localeCaESVALENCIA from '../../i18n_data/locale_ca-ES-VALENCIA';
 import localeEn from '../../i18n_data/locale_en';
 import localeFr from '../../i18n_data/locale_fr';
 import localeFrCA from '../../i18n_data/locale_fr-CA';
-import {registerLocaleData, findLocaleData} from '../../src/i18n/locale_data_api';
+import {findLocaleData} from '../../src/i18n/locale_data_api';
+import {registerLocaleData} from '../../src/i18n/locale_data';
 
 export function main() {
   describe('locale data api', () => {
diff --git a/packages/common/test/i18n/localization_spec.ts b/packages/common/test/i18n/localization_spec.ts
index 069b963492..d22db4b448 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/i18n/localization_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/i18n/localization_spec.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import localeFr from '../../i18n_data/locale_fr';
 import {LOCALE_ID} from '@angular/core';
 import {TestBed, inject} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {NgLocaleLocalization, NgLocalization, getPluralCategory} from '../../src/i18n/localization';
-import {registerLocaleData} from '../../src/i18n/locale_data_api';
+import {registerLocaleData} from '../../src/i18n/locale_data';
 
 export function main() {
   describe('l10n', () => {
diff --git a/packages/common/test/pipes/number_pipe_spec.ts b/packages/common/test/pipes/number_pipe_spec.ts
index 41bb7feb39..f5cc5a2837 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/pipes/number_pipe_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/pipes/number_pipe_spec.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export function main() {
       });
 
       describe('transform with custom locales', () => {
-        it('should return the correct format for es-US in IE11', () => {
+        it('should return the correct format for es-US', () => {
           const pipe = new DecimalPipe('es-US');
           expect(pipe.transform('9999999.99', '1.2-2')).toEqual('9,999,999.99');
         });
diff --git a/tools/gulp-tasks/cldr/extract.js b/tools/gulp-tasks/cldr/extract.js
index 0404b1a527..968fd7679b 100644
--- a/tools/gulp-tasks/cldr/extract.js
+++ b/tools/gulp-tasks/cldr/extract.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ module.exports = (gulp, done) => {
 
     console.log(`${index + 1}/${LOCALES.length}`);
     console.log(`\t${I18N_DATA_FOLDER}/locale_${locale}.ts`);
-    fs.writeFileSync(`${RELATIVE_I18N_DATA_FOLDER}/locale_${locale}.ts`, generateLocale(locale, localeData, '@angular/common'));
+    fs.writeFileSync(`${RELATIVE_I18N_DATA_FOLDER}/locale_${locale}.ts`, generateLocale(locale, localeData));
     console.log(`\t${I18N_DATA_EXTRA_FOLDER}/locale_${locale}.ts`);
     fs.writeFileSync(`${RELATIVE_I18N_DATA_EXTRA_FOLDER}/locale_${locale}.ts`, generateLocaleExtra(locale, localeData));
   });
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ module.exports = (gulp, done) => {
 
   // additional "en" file that will be included in common
   console.log(`Writing file ${I18N_FOLDER}/locale_en.ts`);
-  fs.writeFileSync(`${RELATIVE_I18N_FOLDER}/locale_en.ts`, generateLocale('en', new cldrJs('en'), './locale_data'));
+  fs.writeFileSync(`${RELATIVE_I18N_FOLDER}/locale_en.ts`, generateLocale('en', new cldrJs('en')));
 
   console.log(`Writing file ${I18N_FOLDER}/currencies.ts`);
   fs.writeFileSync(`${RELATIVE_I18N_FOLDER}/currencies.ts`, generateCurrencies());
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ module.exports = (gulp, done) => {
 /**
  * Generate file that contains basic locale data
  */
-function generateLocale(locale, localeData, ngLocalePath) {
+function generateLocale(locale, localeData) {
   // [ localeId, dateTime, number, currency, pluralCase ]
   let data = stringify([
     locale,
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ function generateLocale(locale, localeData, ngLocalePath) {
   data = data.substring(0, data.lastIndexOf(']')) + `, ${getPluralFunction(locale)}]`;
 
   return `${HEADER}
-import {Plural} from '${ngLocalePath}';
-
 export default ${data};
 `;
 }
@@ -450,24 +448,28 @@ function toRegExp(s) {
  */
 function getPluralFunction(locale) {
   let fn = cldr.extractPluralRuleFunction(locale).toString();
+
   if (fn === EMPTY_RULE) {
     fn = DEFAULT_RULE;
   }
 
-  return fn
+  fn = fn
     .replace(
       toRegExp('function anonymous(n\n/**/) {\n'),
-      'function(n: number): Plural {\n  ')
+      'function(n: number): number {\n  ')
     .replace(toRegExp('var'), 'let')
     .replace(toRegExp('if(typeof n==="string")n=parseInt(n,10);'), '')
-    .replace(toRegExp('"zero"'), ' Plural.Zero')
-    .replace(toRegExp('"one"'), ' Plural.One')
-    .replace(toRegExp('"two"'), ' Plural.Two')
-    .replace(toRegExp('"few"'), ' Plural.Few')
-    .replace(toRegExp('"many"'), ' Plural.Many')
-    .replace(toRegExp('"other"'), ' Plural.Other')
     .replace(toRegExp('\n}'), ';\n}');
-  return normalizePluralRule();
+
+  // The replacement values must match the `Plural` enum from common.
+  // We do not use the enum directly to avoid depending on that package.
+  return fn
+    .replace(toRegExp('"zero"'), ' 0')
+    .replace(toRegExp('"one"'), ' 1')
+    .replace(toRegExp('"two"'), ' 2')
+    .replace(toRegExp('"few"'), ' 3')
+    .replace(toRegExp('"many"'), ' 4')
+    .replace(toRegExp('"other"'), ' 5');
 }
 
 /**
@@ -484,13 +486,6 @@ function stringify(obj) {
   return util.inspect(obj, {depth: null, maxArrayLength: null})
 }
 
-/**
- * Transform a string to camelCase
- */
-function toCamelCase(str) {
-  return str.replace(/-+([a-z0-9A-Z])/g, (...m) => m[1].toUpperCase());
-}
-
 /**
  * To create smaller locale files, we remove duplicated data.
  * To be make this work we need to store similar data in arrays, if some value in an array
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/common/common.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/common/common.d.ts
index 78ced632b6..05cadf276a 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/common/common.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/common/common.d.ts
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ export declare class DeprecatedPercentPipe implements PipeTransform {
 /** @stable */
 export declare const DOCUMENT: InjectionToken<Document>;
 
-/** @experimental */
-export declare function findLocaleData(locale: string): any;
-
 /** @experimental */
 export declare enum FormatWidth {
     Short = 0,
@@ -182,11 +179,6 @@ export declare class JsonPipe implements PipeTransform {
     transform(value: any): string;
 }
 
-/** @experimental */
-export declare const LOCALE_DATA: {
-    [localeId: string]: any;
-};
-
 /** @stable */
 export declare class Location {
     constructor(platformStrategy: LocationStrategy);