diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/embedded_view.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/embedded_view.ts
index bcfc8d4a9a..19b06480df 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/embedded_view.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/embedded_view.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import {TContainerNode, TNodeType} from '../interfaces/node';
 import {FLAGS, LView, LViewFlags, PARENT, TVIEW, TView, T_HOST} from '../interfaces/view';
 import {assertNodeType} from '../node_assert';
 import {insertView, removeView} from '../node_manipulation';
-import {enterView, getIsParent, getLView, getPreviousOrParentTNode, isCreationMode, leaveView, setIsParent, setPreviousOrParentTNode} from '../state';
-import {resetPreOrderHookFlags} from '../util/view_utils';
+import {enterView, getIsParent, getLView, getPreviousOrParentTNode, leaveView, setIsParent, setPreviousOrParentTNode} from '../state';
+import {isCreationMode, resetPreOrderHookFlags} from '../util/view_utils';
 import {assignTViewNodeToLView, createLView, createTView, refreshDescendantViews} from './shared';
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts
index f22dfd9d2c..512bb313a0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ import {isComponent, isComponentDef, isContentQueryHost, isLContainer, isRootVie
 import {BINDING_INDEX, CHILD_HEAD, CHILD_TAIL, CLEANUP, CONTEXT, DECLARATION_VIEW, ExpandoInstructions, FLAGS, HEADER_OFFSET, HOST, INJECTOR, InitPhaseState, LView, LViewFlags, NEXT, PARENT, RENDERER, RENDERER_FACTORY, RootContext, RootContextFlags, SANITIZER, TData, TVIEW, TView, T_HOST} from '../interfaces/view';
 import {assertNodeOfPossibleTypes, assertNodeType} from '../node_assert';
 import {isNodeMatchingSelectorList} from '../node_selector_matcher';
-import {enterView, getBindingsEnabled, getCheckNoChangesMode, getIsParent, getLView, getNamespace, getPreviousOrParentTNode, getSelectedIndex, incrementActiveDirectiveId, isCreationMode, leaveView, namespaceHTMLInternal, setActiveHostElement, setBindingRoot, setCheckNoChangesMode, setCurrentDirectiveDef, setCurrentQueryIndex, setPreviousOrParentTNode, setSelectedIndex} from '../state';
+import {enterView, getBindingsEnabled, getCheckNoChangesMode, getIsParent, getLView, getPreviousOrParentTNode, getSelectedIndex, incrementActiveDirectiveId, leaveView, namespaceHTMLInternal, setActiveHostElement, setBindingRoot, setCheckNoChangesMode, setCurrentDirectiveDef, setCurrentQueryIndex, setPreviousOrParentTNode, setSelectedIndex} from '../state';
 import {renderStylingMap} from '../styling_next/bindings';
 import {NO_CHANGE} from '../tokens';
 import {ANIMATION_PROP_PREFIX, isAnimationProp} from '../util/attrs_utils';
 import {INTERPOLATION_DELIMITER, renderStringify, stringifyForError} from '../util/misc_utils';
-import {getLViewParent, getRootContext} from '../util/view_traversal_utils';
-import {getComponentViewByIndex, getNativeByIndex, getNativeByTNode, getTNode, readPatchedLView, resetPreOrderHookFlags, unwrapRNode, viewAttachedToChangeDetector} from '../util/view_utils';
+import {getLViewParent} from '../util/view_traversal_utils';
+import {getComponentViewByIndex, getNativeByIndex, getNativeByTNode, getTNode, isCreationMode, readPatchedLView, resetPreOrderHookFlags, unwrapRNode, viewAttachedToChangeDetector} from '../util/view_utils';
 
 import {LCleanup, LViewBlueprint, MatchesArray, TCleanup, TNodeConstructor, TNodeInitialData, TNodeInitialInputs, TNodeLocalNames, TViewComponents, TViewConstructor, attachLContainerDebug, attachLViewDebug, cloneToLView, cloneToTViewData} from './lview_debug';
 import {selectInternal} from './select';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/pure_function.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/pure_function.ts
index d3a893ba6d..62f3fd7ea2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/pure_function.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/pure_function.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
  */
 
 import {bindingUpdated, bindingUpdated2, bindingUpdated3, bindingUpdated4, getBinding, updateBinding} from './bindings';
-import {getBindingRoot, getLView, isCreationMode} from './state';
-
+import {getBindingRoot, getLView} from './state';
+import {isCreationMode} from './util/view_utils';
 
 
 /**
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export function ɵɵpureFunction0<T>(slotOffset: number, pureFn: () => T, thisAr
   // TODO(kara): use bindingRoot instead of bindingStartIndex when implementing host bindings
   const bindingIndex = getBindingRoot() + slotOffset;
   const lView = getLView();
-  return isCreationMode() ?
+  return isCreationMode(lView) ?
       updateBinding(lView, bindingIndex, thisArg ? pureFn.call(thisArg) : pureFn()) :
       getBinding(lView, bindingIndex);
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/query.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/query.ts
index 4521f7ed6e..0efbaf0c9c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/query.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/query.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ import {TContainerNode, TElementContainerNode, TElementNode, TNode, TNodeType, u
 import {LQueries, LQuery, TQueries, TQuery, TQueryMetadata, unusedValueExportToPlacateAjd as unused4} from './interfaces/query';
 import {DECLARATION_LCONTAINER, LView, PARENT, QUERIES, TVIEW, TView} from './interfaces/view';
 import {assertNodeOfPossibleTypes} from './node_assert';
-import {getCurrentQueryIndex, getLView, getPreviousOrParentTNode, isCreationMode, setCurrentQueryIndex} from './state';
+import {getCurrentQueryIndex, getLView, getPreviousOrParentTNode, setCurrentQueryIndex} from './state';
+import {isCreationMode} from './util/view_utils';
 import {createContainerRef, createElementRef, createTemplateRef} from './view_engine_compatibility';
 
 const unusedValueToPlacateAjd = unused1 + unused2 + unused3 + unused4;
@@ -392,7 +393,7 @@ export function ɵɵqueryRefresh(queryList: QueryList<any>): boolean {
   setCurrentQueryIndex(queryIndex + 1);
 
   const tQuery = getTQuery(lView[TVIEW], queryIndex);
-  if (queryList.dirty && (isCreationMode() === tQuery.metadata.isStatic)) {
+  if (queryList.dirty && (isCreationMode(lView) === tQuery.metadata.isStatic)) {
     if (tQuery.matches === null) {
       queryList.reset([]);
     } else {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/state.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/state.ts
index a162ae1edb..0add34b244 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/state.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/state.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {ComponentDef, DirectiveDef} from './interfaces/definition';
 import {TElementNode, TNode, TViewNode} from './interfaces/node';
 import {BINDING_INDEX, CONTEXT, DECLARATION_VIEW, FLAGS, InitPhaseState, LView, LViewFlags, OpaqueViewState, TVIEW} from './interfaces/view';
 import {resetAllStylingState, resetStylingState} from './styling_next/state';
-import {resetPreOrderHookFlags} from './util/view_utils';
+import {isCreationMode, resetPreOrderHookFlags} from './util/view_utils';
 
 
 
@@ -334,12 +334,6 @@ export function setIsParent(): void {
   isParent = true;
 }
 
-
-/** Checks whether a given view is in creation mode */
-export function isCreationMode(view: LView = lView): boolean {
-  return (view[FLAGS] & LViewFlags.CreationMode) === LViewFlags.CreationMode;
-}
-
 /**
  * State of the current view being processed.
  *
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/util/view_utils.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/util/view_utils.ts
index a451367d7e..ab1dc31bc1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/util/view_utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/util/view_utils.ts
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@ export function readPatchedLView(target: any): LView|null {
   return null;
 }
 
+/** Checks whether a given view is in creation mode */
+export function isCreationMode(view: LView): boolean {
+  return (view[FLAGS] & LViewFlags.CreationMode) === LViewFlags.CreationMode;
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns a boolean for whether the view is attached to the change detection tree.
  *