diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 08a5acf868f00..8e1abf3f975af 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -1436,6 +1436,9 @@
   {
     "name": "isDirectiveHost"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "isEmptyError"
+  },
   {
     "name": "isFunction"
   },
diff --git a/packages/router/src/apply_redirects.ts b/packages/router/src/apply_redirects.ts
index 7d920787ead13..bd54a9c0f680b 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/apply_redirects.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/apply_redirects.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {EnvironmentInjector, ɵRuntimeError as RuntimeError} from '@angular/core';
-import {EmptyError, from, Observable, of, throwError} from 'rxjs';
+import {from, Observable, of, throwError} from 'rxjs';
 import {catchError, concatMap, first, last, map, mergeMap, scan, switchMap, tap} from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import {RuntimeErrorCode} from './errors';
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {createRoot, squashSegmentGroup, UrlSegment, UrlSegmentGroup, UrlSerializ
 import {forEach} from './utils/collection';
 import {getOrCreateRouteInjectorIfNeeded, getOutlet, sortByMatchingOutlets} from './utils/config';
 import {isImmediateMatch, match, matchWithChecks, noLeftoversInUrl, split} from './utils/config_matching';
+import {isEmptyError} from './utils/type_guards';
 
 const NG_DEV_MODE = typeof ngDevMode === 'undefined' || ngDevMode;
 
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ class ApplyRedirects {
           }));
         }),
         first((s): s is UrlSegmentGroup => !!s), catchError((e: any, _: any) => {
-          if (e instanceof EmptyError || e.name === 'EmptyError') {
+          if (isEmptyError(e)) {
             if (noLeftoversInUrl(segmentGroup, segments, outlet)) {
               return of(new UrlSegmentGroup([], {}));
             }
diff --git a/packages/router/src/operators/resolve_data.ts b/packages/router/src/operators/resolve_data.ts
index 550170ffa7d06..5b97b8fdb2824 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/operators/resolve_data.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/operators/resolve_data.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {EnvironmentInjector, ProviderToken} from '@angular/core';
-import {EMPTY, EmptyError, from, MonoTypeOperatorFunction, Observable, of, throwError} from 'rxjs';
+import {EMPTY, from, MonoTypeOperatorFunction, Observable, of, throwError} from 'rxjs';
 import {catchError, concatMap, first, map, mapTo, mergeMap, takeLast, tap} from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import {ResolveData, Route} from '../models';
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {RouteTitleKey} from '../shared';
 import {wrapIntoObservable} from '../utils/collection';
 import {getClosestRouteInjector} from '../utils/config';
 import {getTokenOrFunctionIdentity} from '../utils/preactivation';
+import {isEmptyError} from '../utils/type_guards';
 
 export function resolveData(
     paramsInheritanceStrategy: 'emptyOnly'|'always',
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ function resolveNode(
                            }))),
       takeLast(1),
       mapTo(data),
-      catchError((e: unknown) => e instanceof EmptyError ? EMPTY : throwError(e)),
+      catchError((e: unknown) => isEmptyError(e as Error) ? EMPTY : throwError(e)),
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/router/src/recognize.ts b/packages/router/src/recognize.ts
index af9729fc07f3e..57af751fd53ed 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/recognize.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/recognize.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {createEnvironmentInjector, EnvironmentInjector, Type, ɵRuntimeError as RuntimeError} from '@angular/core';
+import {EnvironmentInjector, Type, ɵRuntimeError as RuntimeError} from '@angular/core';
 import {EmptyError, from, Observable, Observer, of} from 'rxjs';
-import {catchError, concatMap, defaultIfEmpty, first, last as rxjsLast, map, scan, startWith, switchMap, takeLast, takeWhile} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {catchError, concatMap, defaultIfEmpty, first, last as rxjsLast, map, scan, switchMap, takeWhile} from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import {RuntimeErrorCode} from './errors';
 import {Data, ResolveData, Route, Routes} from './models';
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ import {ActivatedRouteSnapshot, inheritedParamsDataResolve, ParamsInheritanceStr
 import {PRIMARY_OUTLET} from './shared';
 import {UrlSegment, UrlSegmentGroup, UrlSerializer, UrlTree} from './url_tree';
 import {last} from './utils/collection';
-import {getOrCreateRouteInjectorIfNeeded, getOutlet, sortByMatchingOutlets} from './utils/config';
+import {getOutlet, sortByMatchingOutlets} from './utils/config';
 import {isImmediateMatch, matchWithChecks, noLeftoversInUrl, split} from './utils/config_matching';
 import {TreeNode} from './utils/tree';
+import {isEmptyError} from './utils/type_guards';
 
 const NG_DEV_MODE = typeof ngDevMode === 'undefined' || !!ngDevMode;
 
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ export class Recognizer {
               r._injector ?? injector, r, segmentGroup, segments, outlet);
         }),
         first((x): x is TreeNode<ActivatedRouteSnapshot>[] => !!x), catchError(e => {
-          if (e instanceof EmptyError) {
+          if (isEmptyError(e)) {
             if (noLeftoversInUrl(segmentGroup, segments, outlet)) {
               return of([]);
             }
diff --git a/packages/router/src/utils/type_guards.ts b/packages/router/src/utils/type_guards.ts
index 11f9062c6c533..0a64b2cd15a65 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/utils/type_guards.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/utils/type_guards.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+import {EmptyError} from 'rxjs';
+
 import {CanActivate, CanActivateChild, CanDeactivate, CanLoad, CanMatch} from '../models';
 import {NAVIGATION_CANCELING_ERROR, NavigationCancelingError, RedirectingNavigationCancelingError} from '../navigation_canceling_error';
 import {isUrlTree} from '../url_tree';
@@ -59,3 +61,7 @@ export function isRedirectingNavigationCancelingError(
 export function isNavigationCancelingError(error: unknown): error is NavigationCancelingError {
   return error && (error as any)[NAVIGATION_CANCELING_ERROR];
 }
+
+export function isEmptyError(e: Error): e is EmptyError {
+  return e instanceof EmptyError || e?.name === 'EmptyError';
+}