diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts
index b67fa0b21c..6afa8627c8 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts
@@ -3253,7 +3253,7 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
             $r3$.ɵɵallocHostVars(1);
           }
           if (rf & 2) {
-            $r3$.ɵɵelementAttribute(elIndex, "tabindex", $r3$.ɵɵbind(ctx.tabindex));
+            $r3$.ɵɵattribute("tabindex", ctx.tabindex);
           }
         }
       });
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_binding_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_binding_spec.ts
index 14a9ac0c86..0c0cf93db7 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_binding_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_binding_spec.ts
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ describe('compiler compliance: bindings', () => {
               $r3$.ɵɵallocHostVars(1);
             }
             if (rf & 2) {
-              $r3$.ɵɵelementAttribute(elIndex, "required", $r3$.ɵɵbind(ctx.required));
+              $r3$.ɵɵattribute("required", ctx.required);
             }
           }
         });
@@ -514,26 +514,26 @@ describe('compiler compliance: bindings', () => {
       const template = `
       …
         if (rf & 2) {
-          i0.Δselect(0);
-          i0.ΔattributeInterpolateV("title", ["a", ctx.one, "b", ctx.two, "c", ctx.three, "d", ctx.four, "e", ctx.five, "f", ctx.six, "g", ctx.seven, "h", ctx.eight, "i", ctx.nine, "j"]);
-          i0.Δselect(1);
-          i0.ΔattributeInterpolate8("title", "a", ctx.one, "b", ctx.two, "c", ctx.three, "d", ctx.four, "e", ctx.five, "f", ctx.six, "g", ctx.seven, "h", ctx.eight, "i");
-          i0.Δselect(2);
-          i0.ΔattributeInterpolate7("title", "a", ctx.one, "b", ctx.two, "c", ctx.three, "d", ctx.four, "e", ctx.five, "f", ctx.six, "g", ctx.seven, "h");
-          i0.Δselect(3);
-          i0.ΔattributeInterpolate6("title", "a", ctx.one, "b", ctx.two, "c", ctx.three, "d", ctx.four, "e", ctx.five, "f", ctx.six, "g");
-          i0.Δselect(4);
-          i0.ΔattributeInterpolate5("title", "a", ctx.one, "b", ctx.two, "c", ctx.three, "d", ctx.four, "e", ctx.five, "f");
-          i0.Δselect(5);
-          i0.ΔattributeInterpolate4("title", "a", ctx.one, "b", ctx.two, "c", ctx.three, "d", ctx.four, "e");
-          i0.Δselect(6);
-          i0.ΔattributeInterpolate3("title", "a", ctx.one, "b", ctx.two, "c", ctx.three, "d");
-          i0.Δselect(7);
-          i0.ΔattributeInterpolate2("title", "a", ctx.one, "b", ctx.two, "c");
-          i0.Δselect(8);
-          i0.ΔattributeInterpolate1("title", "a", ctx.one, "b");
-          i0.Δselect(9);
-          i0.ΔattributeInterpolate("title", ctx.one);
+          i0.ɵɵselect(0);
+          i0.ɵɵattributeInterpolateV("title", ["a", ctx.one, "b", ctx.two, "c", ctx.three, "d", ctx.four, "e", ctx.five, "f", ctx.six, "g", ctx.seven, "h", ctx.eight, "i", ctx.nine, "j"]);
+          i0.ɵɵselect(1);
+          i0.ɵɵattributeInterpolate8("title", "a", ctx.one, "b", ctx.two, "c", ctx.three, "d", ctx.four, "e", ctx.five, "f", ctx.six, "g", ctx.seven, "h", ctx.eight, "i");
+          i0.ɵɵselect(2);
+          i0.ɵɵattributeInterpolate7("title", "a", ctx.one, "b", ctx.two, "c", ctx.three, "d", ctx.four, "e", ctx.five, "f", ctx.six, "g", ctx.seven, "h");
+          i0.ɵɵselect(3);
+          i0.ɵɵattributeInterpolate6("title", "a", ctx.one, "b", ctx.two, "c", ctx.three, "d", ctx.four, "e", ctx.five, "f", ctx.six, "g");
+          i0.ɵɵselect(4);
+          i0.ɵɵattributeInterpolate5("title", "a", ctx.one, "b", ctx.two, "c", ctx.three, "d", ctx.four, "e", ctx.five, "f");
+          i0.ɵɵselect(5);
+          i0.ɵɵattributeInterpolate4("title", "a", ctx.one, "b", ctx.two, "c", ctx.three, "d", ctx.four, "e");
+          i0.ɵɵselect(6);
+          i0.ɵɵattributeInterpolate3("title", "a", ctx.one, "b", ctx.two, "c", ctx.three, "d");
+          i0.ɵɵselect(7);
+          i0.ɵɵattributeInterpolate2("title", "a", ctx.one, "b", ctx.two, "c");
+          i0.ɵɵselect(8);
+          i0.ɵɵattributeInterpolate1("title", "a", ctx.one, "b");
+          i0.ɵɵselect(9);
+          i0.ɵɵattributeInterpolate("title", ctx.one);
       }
       …
       `;
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts
index 4150691c0e..5c818815df 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts
@@ -1769,7 +1769,7 @@ describe('ngtsc behavioral tests', () => {
           i0.ɵɵstyling(_c0);
         }
         if (rf & 2) {
-          i0.ɵɵelementAttribute(elIndex, "hello", i0.ɵɵbind(ctx.foo));
+          i0.ɵɵattribute("hello", ctx.foo);
           i0.ɵɵproperty("prop", ctx.bar, null, true);
           i0.ɵɵclassProp(0, ctx.someClass);
           i0.ɵɵstylingApply();
@@ -1826,7 +1826,7 @@ describe('ngtsc behavioral tests', () => {
     `);
 
     env.driveMain();
-    expect(env.getContents('test.js')).toContain('"hello", i0.ɵɵbind(ctx.foo)');
+    expect(env.getContents('test.js')).toContain('i0.ɵɵattribute("hello", ctx.foo)');
   });
 
   it('should generate host listeners for directives within hostBindings section', () => {
@@ -3216,12 +3216,12 @@ describe('ngtsc behavioral tests', () => {
             i0.ɵɵallocHostVars(6);
           }
           if (rf & 2) {
-            i0.ɵɵelementAttribute(elIndex, "href", i0.ɵɵbind(ctx.attrHref), i0.ɵɵsanitizeUrlOrResourceUrl);
-            i0.ɵɵelementAttribute(elIndex, "src", i0.ɵɵbind(ctx.attrSrc), i0.ɵɵsanitizeUrlOrResourceUrl);
-            i0.ɵɵelementAttribute(elIndex, "action", i0.ɵɵbind(ctx.attrAction), i0.ɵɵsanitizeUrl);
-            i0.ɵɵelementAttribute(elIndex, "profile", i0.ɵɵbind(ctx.attrProfile), i0.ɵɵsanitizeResourceUrl);
-            i0.ɵɵelementAttribute(elIndex, "innerHTML", i0.ɵɵbind(ctx.attrInnerHTML), i0.ɵɵsanitizeHtml);
-            i0.ɵɵelementAttribute(elIndex, "title", i0.ɵɵbind(ctx.attrSafeTitle));
+            i0.ɵɵattribute("href", ctx.attrHref, i0.ɵɵsanitizeUrlOrResourceUrl);
+            i0.ɵɵattribute("src", ctx.attrSrc, i0.ɵɵsanitizeUrlOrResourceUrl);
+            i0.ɵɵattribute("action", ctx.attrAction, i0.ɵɵsanitizeUrl);
+            i0.ɵɵattribute("profile", ctx.attrProfile, i0.ɵɵsanitizeResourceUrl);
+            i0.ɵɵattribute("innerHTML", ctx.attrInnerHTML, i0.ɵɵsanitizeHtml);
+            i0.ɵɵattribute("title", ctx.attrSafeTitle);
           }
         }
       `;
@@ -3314,9 +3314,9 @@ describe('ngtsc behavioral tests', () => {
             i0.ɵɵproperty("src", ctx.srcProp, null, true);
             i0.ɵɵproperty("href", ctx.hrefProp, null, true);
             i0.ɵɵproperty("title", ctx.titleProp, null, true);
-            i0.ɵɵelementAttribute(elIndex, "src", i0.ɵɵbind(ctx.srcAttr));
-            i0.ɵɵelementAttribute(elIndex, "href", i0.ɵɵbind(ctx.hrefAttr));
-            i0.ɵɵelementAttribute(elIndex, "title", i0.ɵɵbind(ctx.titleAttr));
+            i0.ɵɵattribute("src", ctx.srcAttr);
+            i0.ɵɵattribute("href", ctx.hrefAttr);
+            i0.ɵɵattribute("title", ctx.titleAttr);
           }
         }
       `;
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.ts
index 7ea88f0221..175bee4458 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.ts
@@ -667,9 +667,9 @@ function createHostBindingsFunction(
           sanitizerFn = resolveSanitizationFn(securityContexts[0], isAttribute);
         }
       }
-
-      const isPropertyInstruction = instruction === R3.property;
-      const instructionParams: o.Expression[] = isPropertyInstruction ?
+      const isInstructionWithoutElementIndex =
+          instruction === R3.property || instruction === R3.attribute;
+      const instructionParams: o.Expression[] = isInstructionWithoutElementIndex ?
           [
             o.literal(bindingName),
             bindingExpr.currValExpr,
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ function getBindingNameAndInstruction(binding: ParsedProperty):
   const attrMatches = bindingName.match(ATTR_REGEX);
   if (attrMatches) {
     bindingName = attrMatches[1];
-    instruction = R3.elementAttribute;
+    instruction = R3.attribute;
   } else {
     if (binding.isAnimation) {
       bindingName = prepareSyntheticPropertyName(bindingName);