diff --git a/goldens/size-tracking/aio-payloads.json b/goldens/size-tracking/aio-payloads.json
index d42dee64fe..5765876886 100755
--- a/goldens/size-tracking/aio-payloads.json
+++ b/goldens/size-tracking/aio-payloads.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "master": {
       "uncompressed": {
         "runtime-es2015": 3033,
-        "main-es2015": 448036,
+        "main-es2015": 447894,
         "polyfills-es2015": 52493
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/application_module.ts b/packages/core/src/application_module.ts
index b5eedcede5..1079d19812 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/application_module.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/application_module.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {APP_INITIALIZER, ApplicationInitStatus} from './application_init';
 import {ApplicationRef} from './application_ref';
 import {APP_ID_RANDOM_PROVIDER} from './application_tokens';
 import {defaultIterableDiffers, defaultKeyValueDiffers, IterableDiffers, KeyValueDiffers} from './change_detection/change_detection';
-import {Console} from './console';
 import {Injector, StaticProvider} from './di';
 import {Inject, Optional, SkipSelf} from './di/metadata';
 import {ErrorHandler} from './error_handler';
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ export const APPLICATION_MODULE_PROVIDERS: StaticProvider[] = [
   {
     provide: ApplicationRef,
     useClass: ApplicationRef,
-    deps: [NgZone, Console, Injector, ErrorHandler, ComponentFactoryResolver, ApplicationInitStatus]
+    deps: [NgZone, Injector, ErrorHandler, ComponentFactoryResolver, ApplicationInitStatus]
   },
   {provide: SCHEDULER, deps: [NgZone], useFactory: zoneSchedulerFactory},
   {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/application_ref.ts b/packages/core/src/application_ref.ts
index 5b5b1cf5e3..40d6bf6591 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/application_ref.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/application_ref.ts
@@ -621,8 +621,7 @@ export class ApplicationRef {
 
   /** @internal */
   constructor(
-      private _zone: NgZone, private _console: Console, private _injector: Injector,
-      private _exceptionHandler: ErrorHandler,
+      private _zone: NgZone, private _injector: Injector, private _exceptionHandler: ErrorHandler,
       private _componentFactoryResolver: ComponentFactoryResolver,
       private _initStatus: ApplicationInitStatus) {
     this._onMicrotaskEmptySubscription = this._zone.onMicrotaskEmpty.subscribe({
@@ -734,8 +733,11 @@ export class ApplicationRef {
     });
 
     this._loadComponent(compRef);
-    if (isDevMode()) {
-      this._console.log(
+    // Note that we have still left the `isDevMode()` condition in order to avoid
+    // creating a breaking change for projects that still use the View Engine.
+    if ((typeof ngDevMode === 'undefined' || ngDevMode) && isDevMode()) {
+      const _console = this._injector.get(Console);
+      _console.log(
           `Angular is running in development mode. Call enableProdMode() to enable production mode.`);
     }
     return compRef;