diff --git a/templates/vendor-platform.ios.ts b/templates/vendor-platform.ios.ts
index 1e871ff1..5ce49d81 100644
--- a/templates/vendor-platform.ios.ts
+++ b/templates/vendor-platform.ios.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 // There is a bug in angular: https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/pull/8589/files
 // Legendary stuff, its webpack plugin pretty much doesn't work with empty TypeScript files in v1.8.3
-(<any>global).noOp;
+void 0;
diff --git a/templates/vendor.angular.ts b/templates/vendor.angular.ts
index 138107f1..f169ccb7 100644
--- a/templates/vendor.angular.ts
+++ b/templates/vendor.angular.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Snapshot the ~/app.css and the theme
 const application = require("application");
 require("ui/styling/style-scope");
-global.registerModule("app.css", () => require("~/app.css"));
+global.registerModule("app.css", function() { return require("~/app.css"); });
 application.loadAppCss();
 
 require("./vendor-platform");
diff --git a/templates/vendor.nativescript.ts b/templates/vendor.nativescript.ts
index c0ef3768..c15be1d5 100644
--- a/templates/vendor.nativescript.ts
+++ b/templates/vendor.nativescript.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Snapshot the ~/app.css and the theme
 const application = require("application");
 require("ui/styling/style-scope");
-global.registerModule("app.css", () => require("~/app.css"));
+global.registerModule("app.css", function() { return require("~/app.css"); });
 application.loadAppCss();
 
 require("./vendor-platform");