diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/component.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/component.ts
index 597d70d3d0..ad324a7e15 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/component.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/component.ts
@@ -853,7 +853,6 @@ export class ComponentDecoratorHandler implements
       {expression: initializer, statements, type}: R3CompiledExpression): CompileResult[] {
     const factoryRes = compileNgFactoryDefField({
       ...analysis.meta,
-      injectFn: Identifiers.directiveInject,
       target: R3FactoryTarget.Component,
     });
     if (analysis.metadataStmt !== null) {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/directive.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/directive.ts
index 86cc55d0d3..1b60acf84f 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/directive.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/directive.ts
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ export class DirectiveDecoratorHandler implements
       {expression: initializer, statements, type}: R3CompiledExpression): CompileResult[] {
     const factoryRes = compileNgFactoryDefField({
       ...analysis.meta,
-      injectFn: Identifiers.directiveInject,
       target: R3FactoryTarget.Directive,
     });
     if (analysis.metadataStmt !== null) {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/injectable.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/injectable.ts
index 0f420934e0..e0255ffd1d 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/injectable.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/injectable.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ export class InjectableDecoratorHandler implements
         internalType: meta.internalType,
         typeArgumentCount: meta.typeArgumentCount,
         deps: analysis.ctorDeps,
-        injectFn: Identifiers.inject,
         target: R3FactoryTarget.Injectable,
       });
       if (analysis.metadataStmt !== null) {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/ng_module.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/ng_module.ts
index ac8f3562cc..37a7c54eab 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/ng_module.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/ng_module.ts
@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@ export class NgModuleDecoratorHandler implements
       typeArgumentCount: 0,
       deps: getValidConstructorDependencies(
           node, this.reflector, this.defaultImportRecorder, this.isCore),
-      injectFn: R3.inject,
       target: R3FactoryTarget.NgModule,
     };
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/pipe.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/pipe.ts
index 102aa1bd47..edaf8913f2 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/pipe.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/pipe.ts
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ export class PipeDecoratorHandler implements
   private compilePipe(analysis: Readonly<PipeHandlerData>, def: R3CompiledExpression) {
     const factoryRes = compileNgFactoryDefField({
       ...analysis.meta,
-      injectFn: Identifiers.directiveInject,
       target: R3FactoryTarget.Pipe,
     });
     if (analysis.metadataStmt !== null) {
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/compiler_facade_interface.ts b/packages/compiler/src/compiler_facade_interface.ts
index 41c4bd7ff1..4424c416c6 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/compiler_facade_interface.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/compiler_facade_interface.ts
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ export interface R3FactoryDefMetadataFacade {
   type: any;
   typeArgumentCount: number;
   deps: R3DependencyMetadataFacade[]|null;
-  injectFn: 'directiveInject'|'inject';
   target: R3FactoryTarget;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/injectable_compiler_2.ts b/packages/compiler/src/injectable_compiler_2.ts
index def4178fd9..4faa6ea878 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/injectable_compiler_2.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/injectable_compiler_2.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ export function compileInjectable(meta: R3InjectableMetadata): InjectableDef {
     internalType: meta.internalType,
     typeArgumentCount: meta.typeArgumentCount,
     deps: [],
-    injectFn: Identifiers.inject,
     target: R3FactoryTarget.Injectable,
   };
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/jit_compiler_facade.ts b/packages/compiler/src/jit_compiler_facade.ts
index 5b608ec418..d054dedede 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/jit_compiler_facade.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/jit_compiler_facade.ts
@@ -207,8 +207,6 @@ export class CompilerFacadeImpl implements CompilerFacade {
       internalType: new WrappedNodeExpr(meta.type),
       typeArgumentCount: meta.typeArgumentCount,
       deps: convertR3DependencyMetadataArray(meta.deps),
-      injectFn: meta.injectFn === 'directiveInject' ? Identifiers.directiveInject :
-                                                      Identifiers.inject,
       target: meta.target,
     });
     return this.jitExpression(
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_factory.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_factory.ts
index d39a2ab80d..85e9f4490d 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_factory.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_factory.ts
@@ -56,12 +56,6 @@ export interface R3ConstructorFactoryMetadata {
    */
   deps: R3DependencyMetadata[]|'invalid'|null;
 
-  /**
-   * An expression for the function which will be used to inject dependencies. The API of this
-   * function could be different, and other options control how it will be invoked.
-   */
-  injectFn: o.ExternalReference;
-
   /**
    * Type of the target being created by the factory.
    */
@@ -190,9 +184,7 @@ export function compileFactoryFunction(meta: R3FactoryMetadata): R3CompiledExpre
   if (meta.deps !== null) {
     // There is a constructor (either explicitly or implicitly defined).
     if (meta.deps !== 'invalid') {
-      ctorExpr = new o.InstantiateExpr(
-          typeForCtor,
-          injectDependencies(meta.deps, meta.injectFn, meta.target === R3FactoryTarget.Pipe));
+      ctorExpr = new o.InstantiateExpr(typeForCtor, injectDependencies(meta.deps, meta.target));
 
       ctorDepsType = createCtorDepsType(meta.deps);
     }
@@ -230,8 +222,7 @@ export function compileFactoryFunction(meta: R3FactoryMetadata): R3CompiledExpre
   if (isDelegatedMetadata(meta)) {
     // This type is created with a delegated factory. If a type parameter is not specified, call
     // the factory instead.
-    const delegateArgs =
-        injectDependencies(meta.delegateDeps, meta.injectFn, meta.target === R3FactoryTarget.Pipe);
+    const delegateArgs = injectDependencies(meta.delegateDeps, meta.target);
     // Either call `new delegate(...)` or `delegate(...)` depending on meta.delegateType.
     const factoryExpr = new (
         meta.delegateType === R3FactoryDelegateType.Class ?
@@ -262,14 +253,14 @@ export function compileFactoryFunction(meta: R3FactoryMetadata): R3CompiledExpre
   };
 }
 
-function injectDependencies(
-    deps: R3DependencyMetadata[], injectFn: o.ExternalReference, isPipe: boolean): o.Expression[] {
-  return deps.map((dep, index) => compileInjectDependency(dep, injectFn, isPipe, index));
+function injectDependencies(deps: R3DependencyMetadata[], target: R3FactoryTarget): o.Expression[] {
+  return deps.map((dep, index) => compileInjectDependency(dep, target, index));
 }
 
 function compileInjectDependency(
-    dep: R3DependencyMetadata, injectFn: o.ExternalReference, isPipe: boolean,
-    index: number): o.Expression {
+    dep: R3DependencyMetadata, target: R3FactoryTarget, index: number): o.Expression {
+  const isPipe = target === R3FactoryTarget.Pipe;
+
   // Interpret the dependency according to its resolved type.
   switch (dep.resolved) {
     case R3ResolvedDependencyType.Token:
@@ -295,6 +286,7 @@ function compileInjectDependency(
       if (flagsParam) {
         injectArgs.push(flagsParam);
       }
+      const injectFn = getInjectFn(target);
       return o.importExpr(injectFn).callFn(injectArgs);
     case R3ResolvedDependencyType.Attribute:
       // In the case of attributes, the attribute name in question is given as the token.
@@ -401,3 +393,16 @@ function isDelegatedMetadata(meta: R3FactoryMetadata): meta is R3DelegatedFnOrCl
 function isExpressionFactoryMetadata(meta: R3FactoryMetadata): meta is R3ExpressionFactoryMetadata {
   return (meta as any).expression !== undefined;
 }
+
+function getInjectFn(target: R3FactoryTarget): o.ExternalReference {
+  switch (target) {
+    case R3FactoryTarget.Component:
+    case R3FactoryTarget.Directive:
+    case R3FactoryTarget.Pipe:
+      return R3.directiveInject;
+    case R3FactoryTarget.NgModule:
+    case R3FactoryTarget.Injectable:
+    default:
+      return R3.inject;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/compiler/compiler_facade_interface.ts b/packages/core/src/compiler/compiler_facade_interface.ts
index 9489382bd4..5dcae0434d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/compiler/compiler_facade_interface.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/compiler/compiler_facade_interface.ts
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ export interface R3FactoryDefMetadataFacade {
   type: any;
   typeArgumentCount: number;
   deps: R3DependencyMetadataFacade[]|null;
-  injectFn: 'directiveInject'|'inject';
   target: R3FactoryTarget;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/di/jit/injectable.ts b/packages/core/src/di/jit/injectable.ts
index 702560897c..f3e27ca4fc 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/di/jit/injectable.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/di/jit/injectable.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ export function compileInjectable(type: Type<any>, srcMeta?: Injectable): void {
             type: metadata.type,
             typeArgumentCount: metadata.typeArgumentCount,
             deps: reflectDependencies(type),
-            injectFn: 'inject',
             target: compiler.R3FactoryTarget.Injectable
           });
         }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/directive.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/directive.ts
index a1283c7350..f2f3a71489 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/directive.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/directive.ts
@@ -210,11 +210,9 @@ function addDirectiveFactoryDef(type: Type<any>, metadata: Directive|Component)
       if (ngFactoryDef === null) {
         const meta = getDirectiveMetadata(type, metadata);
         const compiler = getCompilerFacade();
-        ngFactoryDef = compiler.compileFactory(angularCoreEnv, `ng:///${type.name}/ɵfac.js`, {
-          ...meta.metadata,
-          injectFn: 'directiveInject',
-          target: compiler.R3FactoryTarget.Directive
-        });
+        ngFactoryDef = compiler.compileFactory(
+            angularCoreEnv, `ng:///${type.name}/ɵfac.js`,
+            {...meta.metadata, target: compiler.R3FactoryTarget.Directive});
       }
       return ngFactoryDef;
     },
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/module.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/module.ts
index 9274250c87..97dc04402a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/module.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/module.ts
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ export function compileNgModuleDefs(
           name: moduleType.name,
           type: moduleType,
           deps: reflectDependencies(moduleType),
-          injectFn: 'inject',
           target: compiler.R3FactoryTarget.NgModule,
           typeArgumentCount: 0,
         });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/pipe.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/pipe.ts
index e5f14732b1..1d419b75ee 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/pipe.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/pipe.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export function compilePipe(type: Type<any>, meta: Pipe): void {
         const compiler = getCompilerFacade();
         ngFactoryDef = compiler.compileFactory(
             angularCoreEnv, `ng:///${metadata.name}/ɵfac.js`,
-            {...metadata, injectFn: 'directiveInject', target: compiler.R3FactoryTarget.Pipe});
+            {...metadata, target: compiler.R3FactoryTarget.Pipe});
       }
       return ngFactoryDef;
     },