diff --git a/packages/common/src/directives/ng_optimized_image/image_loaders/image_loader.ts b/packages/common/src/directives/ng_optimized_image/image_loaders/image_loader.ts
index 66aedcd7e2300..59a687e7b03fc 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/directives/ng_optimized_image/image_loaders/image_loader.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/directives/ng_optimized_image/image_loaders/image_loader.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export function createImageLoader(
     buildUrlFn: (path: string, config: ImageLoaderConfig) => string, exampleUrls?: string[]) {
   return function provideImageLoader(
       path: string, options: {ensurePreconnect?: boolean} = {ensurePreconnect: true}) {
-    if (ngDevMode && !isValidPath(path)) {
+    if (!isValidPath(path)) {
       throwInvalidPathError(path, exampleUrls || []);
     }
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export function createImageLoader(
     path = normalizePath(path);
 
     const loaderFn = (config: ImageLoaderConfig) => {
-      if (ngDevMode && isAbsoluteUrl(config.src)) {
+      if (isAbsoluteUrl(config.src)) {
         // Image loader functions expect an image file name (e.g. `my-image.png`)
         // or a relative path + a file name (e.g. `/a/b/c/my-image.png`) as an input,
         // so the final absolute URL can be constructed.
@@ -106,19 +106,22 @@ export function createImageLoader(
 }
 
 function throwInvalidPathError(path: unknown, exampleUrls: string[]): never {
-  const exampleUrlsMsg = exampleUrls.join(' or ');
   throw new RuntimeError(
       RuntimeErrorCode.INVALID_LOADER_ARGUMENTS,
-      `Image loader has detected an invalid path (\`${path}\`). ` +
-          `To fix this, supply a path using one of the following formats: ${exampleUrlsMsg}`);
+      ngDevMode &&
+          `Image loader has detected an invalid path (\`${path}\`). ` +
+              `To fix this, supply a path using one of the following formats: ${
+                  exampleUrls.join(' or ')}`);
 }
 
 function throwUnexpectedAbsoluteUrlError(path: string, url: string): never {
   throw new RuntimeError(
       RuntimeErrorCode.INVALID_LOADER_ARGUMENTS,
-      `Image loader has detected a \`<img>\` tag with an invalid \`rawSrc\` attribute: ${url}. ` +
-          `This image loader expects \`rawSrc\` to be a relative URL - ` +
-          `however the provided value is an absolute URL. ` +
-          `To fix this, provide \`rawSrc\` as a path relative to the base URL ` +
-          `configured for this loader (\`${path}\`).`);
+      ngDevMode &&
+          `Image loader has detected a \`<img>\` tag with an invalid \`rawSrc\` attribute: ${
+              url}. ` +
+              `This image loader expects \`rawSrc\` to be a relative URL - ` +
+              `however the provided value is an absolute URL. ` +
+              `To fix this, provide \`rawSrc\` as a path relative to the base URL ` +
+              `configured for this loader (\`${path}\`).`);
 }
diff --git a/packages/common/src/directives/ng_optimized_image/ng_optimized_image.ts b/packages/common/src/directives/ng_optimized_image/ng_optimized_image.ts
index 1d6c8a80185ef..93f6ceff39ce3 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/directives/ng_optimized_image/ng_optimized_image.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/directives/ng_optimized_image/ng_optimized_image.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ const OVERSIZED_IMAGE_TOLERANCE = 1000;
  *
  * To use the **default loader**: no additional code changes are necessary. The URL returned by the
  * generic loader will always match the value of "src". In other words, this loader applies no
- * transformations to thr resource URL and the value of the `rawSrc` attribute will be used as is.
+ * transformations to the resource URL and the value of the `rawSrc` attribute will be used as is.
  *
  * To use an existing loader for a **third-party image service**: add the provider factory for your
  * chosen service to the `providers` array. In the example below, the Imgix loader is used:
diff --git a/packages/common/src/directives/ng_optimized_image/url.ts b/packages/common/src/directives/ng_optimized_image/url.ts
index 1e08c427b4bdf..4b1d646381eb5 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/directives/ng_optimized_image/url.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/directives/ng_optimized_image/url.ts
@@ -17,13 +17,6 @@ export function isAbsoluteUrl(src: string): boolean {
   return /^https?:\/\//.test(src);
 }
 
-// Assembles directive details string, useful for error messages.
-export function imgDirectiveDetails(rawSrc: string, includeRawSrc = true) {
-  const rawSrcInfo =
-      includeRawSrc ? `(activated on an <img> element with the \`rawSrc="${rawSrc}"\`) ` : '';
-  return `The NgOptimizedImage directive ${rawSrcInfo}has detected that`;
-}
-
 // Invokes a callback for each element in the array. Also invokes a callback
 // recursively for each nested array.
 export function deepForEach<T>(input: (T|any[])[], fn: (value: T) => void): void {