diff --git a/nativescript-angular/nativescript.module.ts b/nativescript-angular/nativescript.module.ts
index fbcc49c37..439c20b9d 100644
--- a/nativescript-angular/nativescript.module.ts
+++ b/nativescript-angular/nativescript.module.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import "tns-core-modules/globals";
 import "tns-core-modules/application";
 import "./zone-js/dist/zone-nativescript";
 
-import "reflect-metadata";
 import "./polyfills/array";
 import "./polyfills/console";
 
diff --git a/nativescript-angular/platform-common.ts b/nativescript-angular/platform-common.ts
index b74fcf983..9fffe39d6 100644
--- a/nativescript-angular/platform-common.ts
+++ b/nativescript-angular/platform-common.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import "tns-core-modules/globals";
 // Require application early to work around a circular import
 import "tns-core-modules/application";
 import "./zone-js/dist/zone-nativescript";
-import "reflect-metadata";
 import "./polyfills/array";
 import "./polyfills/console";
 import { profile, uptime } from "tns-core-modules/profiling";
diff --git a/nativescript-angular/platform.ts b/nativescript-angular/platform.ts
index 207cfc49e..66e16ab2f 100644
--- a/nativescript-angular/platform.ts
+++ b/nativescript-angular/platform.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import {
     COMMON_PROVIDERS
 } from "./platform-common";
 
+import "reflect-metadata";
+
 import { NSFileSystem } from "./file-system/ns-file-system";
 
 import {