diff --git a/integration/_payload-limits.json b/integration/_payload-limits.json
index edcb9b1800981..1b13ca56bd3a5 100644
--- a/integration/_payload-limits.json
+++ b/integration/_payload-limits.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "master": {
       "uncompressed": {
         "runtime": 1497,
-        "main": 164945,
+        "main": 166739,
         "polyfills": 43626
       }
     }
diff --git a/integration/side-effects/snapshots/animations-browser/esm2015.js b/integration/side-effects/snapshots/animations-browser/esm2015.js
index 780ec46ce9af9..a23be397a1edf 100644
--- a/integration/side-effects/snapshots/animations-browser/esm2015.js
+++ b/integration/side-effects/snapshots/animations-browser/esm2015.js
@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
 import "@angular/animations";
 
 import "@angular/core";
-
-function isNode() {
-    return "undefined" !== typeof process;
-}
-
-const _isNode = isNode();
-
-if (_isNode || "undefined" !== typeof Element) if (_isNode || Element.prototype.matches) ; else {
-    const proto = Element.prototype;
-    const fn = proto.matchesSelector || proto.mozMatchesSelector || proto.msMatchesSelector || proto.oMatchesSelector || proto.webkitMatchesSelector;
-}
diff --git a/integration/side-effects/snapshots/animations-browser/esm5.js b/integration/side-effects/snapshots/animations-browser/esm5.js
index 729322a2d502a..58aec1ffc5c05 100644
--- a/integration/side-effects/snapshots/animations-browser/esm5.js
+++ b/integration/side-effects/snapshots/animations-browser/esm5.js
@@ -3,14 +3,3 @@ import "tslib";
 import "@angular/animations";
 
 import "@angular/core";
-
-function isNode() {
-    return "undefined" !== typeof process;
-}
-
-var _isNode = isNode();
-
-if (_isNode || "undefined" !== typeof Element) if (_isNode || Element.prototype.matches) ; else {
-    var proto = Element.prototype;
-    var fn_1 = proto.matchesSelector || proto.mozMatchesSelector || proto.msMatchesSelector || proto.oMatchesSelector || proto.webkitMatchesSelector;
-}
diff --git a/integration/side-effects/snapshots/elements/esm2015.js b/integration/side-effects/snapshots/elements/esm2015.js
index 0e8151832e5a8..38f33e40ed9f2 100644
--- a/integration/side-effects/snapshots/elements/esm2015.js
+++ b/integration/side-effects/snapshots/elements/esm2015.js
@@ -3,7 +3,3 @@ import "@angular/core";
 import "rxjs";
 
 import "rxjs/operators";
-
-const elProto = Element.prototype;
-
-const matches = elProto.matches || elProto.matchesSelector || elProto.mozMatchesSelector || elProto.msMatchesSelector || elProto.oMatchesSelector || elProto.webkitMatchesSelector;
diff --git a/integration/side-effects/snapshots/elements/esm5.js b/integration/side-effects/snapshots/elements/esm5.js
index 07189e8bada0e..4500888aa361c 100644
--- a/integration/side-effects/snapshots/elements/esm5.js
+++ b/integration/side-effects/snapshots/elements/esm5.js
@@ -5,7 +5,3 @@ import "@angular/core";
 import "rxjs";
 
 import "rxjs/operators";
-
-var elProto = Element.prototype;
-
-var matches = elProto.matches || elProto.matchesSelector || elProto.mozMatchesSelector || elProto.msMatchesSelector || elProto.oMatchesSelector || elProto.webkitMatchesSelector;
diff --git a/integration/side-effects/snapshots/platform-browser/esm2015.js b/integration/side-effects/snapshots/platform-browser/esm2015.js
index 62cb36ba1424a..aa3513a1903ce 100644
--- a/integration/side-effects/snapshots/platform-browser/esm2015.js
+++ b/integration/side-effects/snapshots/platform-browser/esm2015.js
@@ -1,17 +1,3 @@
 import "@angular/common";
 
-import { ɵglobal } from "@angular/core";
-
-let nodeContains;
-
-if (ɵglobal["Node"]) nodeContains = ɵglobal["Node"].prototype.contains || function(node) {
-    return !!(16 & this.compareDocumentPosition(node));
-};
-
-const ɵ0 = function(v) {
-    return "__zone_symbol__" + v;
-};
-
-const __symbol__ = "undefined" !== typeof Zone && Zone["__symbol__"] || ɵ0;
-
-const blackListedEvents = "undefined" !== typeof Zone && Zone[__symbol__("BLACK_LISTED_EVENTS")];
+import "@angular/core";
diff --git a/integration/side-effects/snapshots/platform-browser/esm5.js b/integration/side-effects/snapshots/platform-browser/esm5.js
index 3608753e37220..013438f34070c 100644
--- a/integration/side-effects/snapshots/platform-browser/esm5.js
+++ b/integration/side-effects/snapshots/platform-browser/esm5.js
@@ -2,18 +2,4 @@ import "tslib";
 
 import "@angular/common";
 
-import { ɵglobal } from "@angular/core";
-
-var nodeContains;
-
-if (ɵglobal["Node"]) nodeContains = ɵglobal["Node"].prototype.contains || function(node) {
-    return !!(16 & this.compareDocumentPosition(node));
-};
-
-var ɵ0 = function(v) {
-    return "__zone_symbol__" + v;
-};
-
-var __symbol__ = "undefined" !== typeof Zone && Zone["__symbol__"] || ɵ0;
-
-var blackListedEvents = "undefined" !== typeof Zone && Zone[__symbol__("BLACK_LISTED_EVENTS")];
+import "@angular/core";
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8f99a0ad9e300..c3cfaa216cb72 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
     "sauce-connect": "https://saucelabs.com/downloads/sc-4.5.1-linux.tar.gz",
     "semver": "5.4.1",
     "tslint-eslint-rules": "4.1.1",
+    "tslint-no-toplevel-property-access": "0.0.2",
     "tsutils": "2.27.2",
     "universal-analytics": "0.4.15",
     "vlq": "0.2.2",
diff --git a/packages/animations/browser/src/dsl/style_normalization/web_animations_style_normalizer.ts b/packages/animations/browser/src/dsl/style_normalization/web_animations_style_normalizer.ts
index 2a79684e9081c..9cefed0d08284 100644
--- a/packages/animations/browser/src/dsl/style_normalization/web_animations_style_normalizer.ts
+++ b/packages/animations/browser/src/dsl/style_normalization/web_animations_style_normalizer.ts
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ export class WebAnimationsStyleNormalizer extends AnimationStyleNormalizer {
   }
 }
 
-const DIMENSIONAL_PROP_MAP = makeBooleanMap(
-    'width,height,minWidth,minHeight,maxWidth,maxHeight,left,top,bottom,right,fontSize,outlineWidth,outlineOffset,paddingTop,paddingLeft,paddingBottom,paddingRight,marginTop,marginLeft,marginBottom,marginRight,borderRadius,borderWidth,borderTopWidth,borderLeftWidth,borderRightWidth,borderBottomWidth,textIndent,perspective'
-        .split(','));
+const DIMENSIONAL_PROP_MAP =
+    (() => makeBooleanMap(
+         'width,height,minWidth,minHeight,maxWidth,maxHeight,left,top,bottom,right,fontSize,outlineWidth,outlineOffset,paddingTop,paddingLeft,paddingBottom,paddingRight,marginTop,marginLeft,marginBottom,marginRight,borderRadius,borderWidth,borderTopWidth,borderLeftWidth,borderRightWidth,borderBottomWidth,textIndent,perspective'
+             .split(',')))();
 
 function makeBooleanMap(keys: string[]): {[key: string]: boolean} {
   const map: {[key: string]: boolean} = {};
diff --git a/packages/animations/browser/src/render/shared.ts b/packages/animations/browser/src/render/shared.ts
index 9d769e0b2f82a..81f769d71371f 100644
--- a/packages/animations/browser/src/render/shared.ts
+++ b/packages/animations/browser/src/render/shared.ts
@@ -158,16 +158,20 @@ if (_isNode || typeof Element !== 'undefined') {
   // this is well supported in all browsers
   _contains = (elm1: any, elm2: any) => { return elm1.contains(elm2) as boolean; };
 
-  if (_isNode || Element.prototype.matches) {
-    _matches = (element: any, selector: string) => element.matches(selector);
-  } else {
-    const proto = Element.prototype as any;
-    const fn = proto.matchesSelector || proto.mozMatchesSelector || proto.msMatchesSelector ||
-        proto.oMatchesSelector || proto.webkitMatchesSelector;
-    if (fn) {
-      _matches = (element: any, selector: string) => fn.apply(element, [selector]);
+  _matches = (() => {
+    if (_isNode || Element.prototype.matches) {
+      return (element: any, selector: string) => element.matches(selector);
+    } else {
+      const proto = Element.prototype as any;
+      const fn = proto.matchesSelector || proto.mozMatchesSelector || proto.msMatchesSelector ||
+          proto.oMatchesSelector || proto.webkitMatchesSelector;
+      if (fn) {
+        return (element: any, selector: string) => fn.apply(element, [selector]);
+      } else {
+        return _matches;
+      }
     }
-  }
+  })();
 
   _query = (element: any, selector: string, multi: boolean): any[] => {
     let results: any[] = [];
diff --git a/packages/core/src/di/injector.ts b/packages/core/src/di/injector.ts
index cff4e614e71a3..3216018e5a694 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/di/injector.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/di/injector.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ const enum OptionFlags {
   CheckParent = 1 << 2,
   Default = CheckSelf | CheckParent
 }
-const NULL_INJECTOR = Injector.NULL;
 const NO_NEW_LINE = 'ɵ';
 
 export class StaticInjector implements Injector {
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ export class StaticInjector implements Injector {
   private _records: Map<any, Record>;
 
   constructor(
-      providers: StaticProvider[], parent: Injector = NULL_INJECTOR, source: string|null = null) {
+      providers: StaticProvider[], parent: Injector = Injector.NULL, source: string|null = null) {
     this.parent = parent;
     this.source = source;
     const records = this._records = new Map<any, Record>();
@@ -304,7 +303,7 @@ function resolveToken(
               records,
               // If we don't know how to resolve dependency and we should not check parent for it,
               // than pass in Null injector.
-              !childRecord && !(options & OptionFlags.CheckParent) ? NULL_INJECTOR : parent,
+              !childRecord && !(options & OptionFlags.CheckParent) ? Injector.NULL : parent,
               options & OptionFlags.Optional ? null : Injector.THROW_IF_NOT_FOUND,
               InjectFlags.Default));
         }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/empty.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/empty.ts
index a3870a64cda26..d0494193fd7c8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/empty.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/empty.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ export const EMPTY_ARRAY: any[] = [];
 
 // freezing the values prevents any code from accidentally inserting new values in
 if (typeof ngDevMode !== 'undefined' && ngDevMode) {
+  // These property accesses can be ignored because ngDevMode will be set to false
+  // when optimizing code and the whole if statement will be dropped.
+  // tslint:disable-next-line:no-toplevel-property-access
   Object.freeze(EMPTY_OBJ);
+  // tslint:disable-next-line:no-toplevel-property-access
   Object.freeze(EMPTY_ARRAY);
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts
index 096af666226cd..d7f049f99b895 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import {getComponentViewByIndex, getNativeByIndex, getNativeByTNode, getTNode, i
  * A permanent marker promise which signifies that the current CD tree is
  * clean.
  */
-const _CLEAN_PROMISE = Promise.resolve(null);
+const _CLEAN_PROMISE = (() => Promise.resolve(null))();
 
 export const enum BindingDirection {
   Input,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/injector.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/injector.ts
index e3c0e5541e7a7..5fc27c72fe023 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/injector.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/injector.ts
@@ -241,10 +241,10 @@ export class NodeInjectorFactory {
   }
 }
 
-const FactoryPrototype = NodeInjectorFactory.prototype;
 export function isFactory(obj: any): obj is NodeInjectorFactory {
   // See: https://jsperf.com/instanceof-vs-getprototypeof
-  return obj !== null && typeof obj == 'object' && Object.getPrototypeOf(obj) == FactoryPrototype;
+  return obj !== null && typeof obj == 'object' &&
+      Object.getPrototypeOf(obj) == NodeInjectorFactory.prototype;
 }
 
 // Note: This hack is necessary so we don't erroneously get a circular dependency
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts
index e4a070f611182..1518a0e7f62e8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts
@@ -17,125 +17,126 @@ import * as sanitization from '../../sanitization/sanitization';
  *
  * This should be kept up to date with the public exports of @angular/core.
  */
-export const angularCoreEnv: {[name: string]: Function} = {
-  'ΔdefineBase': r3.ΔdefineBase,
-  'ΔdefineComponent': r3.ΔdefineComponent,
-  'ΔdefineDirective': r3.ΔdefineDirective,
-  'ΔdefineInjectable': ΔdefineInjectable,
-  'ΔdefineInjector': ΔdefineInjector,
-  'ΔdefineNgModule': r3.ΔdefineNgModule,
-  'ΔdefinePipe': r3.ΔdefinePipe,
-  'ΔdirectiveInject': r3.ΔdirectiveInject,
-  'ΔgetFactoryOf': r3.ΔgetFactoryOf,
-  'ΔgetInheritedFactory': r3.ΔgetInheritedFactory,
-  'Δinject': Δinject,
-  'ΔinjectAttribute': r3.ΔinjectAttribute,
-  'ΔtemplateRefExtractor': r3.ΔtemplateRefExtractor,
-  'ΔNgOnChangesFeature': r3.ΔNgOnChangesFeature,
-  'ΔProvidersFeature': r3.ΔProvidersFeature,
-  'ΔInheritDefinitionFeature': r3.ΔInheritDefinitionFeature,
-  'ΔelementAttribute': r3.ΔelementAttribute,
-  'Δbind': r3.Δbind,
-  'Δcontainer': r3.Δcontainer,
-  'ΔnextContext': r3.ΔnextContext,
-  'ΔcontainerRefreshStart': r3.ΔcontainerRefreshStart,
-  'ΔcontainerRefreshEnd': r3.ΔcontainerRefreshEnd,
-  'ΔnamespaceHTML': r3.ΔnamespaceHTML,
-  'ΔnamespaceMathML': r3.ΔnamespaceMathML,
-  'ΔnamespaceSVG': r3.ΔnamespaceSVG,
-  'ΔenableBindings': r3.ΔenableBindings,
-  'ΔdisableBindings': r3.ΔdisableBindings,
-  'ΔallocHostVars': r3.ΔallocHostVars,
-  'ΔelementStart': r3.ΔelementStart,
-  'ΔelementEnd': r3.ΔelementEnd,
-  'Δelement': r3.Δelement,
-  'ΔelementContainerStart': r3.ΔelementContainerStart,
-  'ΔelementContainerEnd': r3.ΔelementContainerEnd,
-  'ΔpureFunction0': r3.ΔpureFunction0,
-  'ΔpureFunction1': r3.ΔpureFunction1,
-  'ΔpureFunction2': r3.ΔpureFunction2,
-  'ΔpureFunction3': r3.ΔpureFunction3,
-  'ΔpureFunction4': r3.ΔpureFunction4,
-  'ΔpureFunction5': r3.ΔpureFunction5,
-  'ΔpureFunction6': r3.ΔpureFunction6,
-  'ΔpureFunction7': r3.ΔpureFunction7,
-  'ΔpureFunction8': r3.ΔpureFunction8,
-  'ΔpureFunctionV': r3.ΔpureFunctionV,
-  'ΔgetCurrentView': r3.ΔgetCurrentView,
-  'ΔrestoreView': r3.ΔrestoreView,
-  'Δinterpolation1': r3.Δinterpolation1,
-  'Δinterpolation2': r3.Δinterpolation2,
-  'Δinterpolation3': r3.Δinterpolation3,
-  'Δinterpolation4': r3.Δinterpolation4,
-  'Δinterpolation5': r3.Δinterpolation5,
-  'Δinterpolation6': r3.Δinterpolation6,
-  'Δinterpolation7': r3.Δinterpolation7,
-  'Δinterpolation8': r3.Δinterpolation8,
-  'ΔinterpolationV': r3.ΔinterpolationV,
-  'Δlistener': r3.Δlistener,
-  'Δload': r3.Δload,
-  'Δprojection': r3.Δprojection,
-  'ΔelementProperty': r3.ΔelementProperty,
-  'ΔcomponentHostSyntheticProperty': r3.ΔcomponentHostSyntheticProperty,
-  'ΔcomponentHostSyntheticListener': r3.ΔcomponentHostSyntheticListener,
-  'ΔpipeBind1': r3.ΔpipeBind1,
-  'ΔpipeBind2': r3.ΔpipeBind2,
-  'ΔpipeBind3': r3.ΔpipeBind3,
-  'ΔpipeBind4': r3.ΔpipeBind4,
-  'ΔpipeBindV': r3.ΔpipeBindV,
-  'ΔprojectionDef': r3.ΔprojectionDef,
-  'Δproperty': r3.Δproperty,
-  'ΔpropertyInterpolate': r3.ΔpropertyInterpolate,
-  'ΔpropertyInterpolate1': r3.ΔpropertyInterpolate1,
-  'ΔpropertyInterpolate2': r3.ΔpropertyInterpolate2,
-  'ΔpropertyInterpolate3': r3.ΔpropertyInterpolate3,
-  'ΔpropertyInterpolate4': r3.ΔpropertyInterpolate4,
-  'ΔpropertyInterpolate5': r3.ΔpropertyInterpolate5,
-  'ΔpropertyInterpolate6': r3.ΔpropertyInterpolate6,
-  'ΔpropertyInterpolate7': r3.ΔpropertyInterpolate7,
-  'ΔpropertyInterpolate8': r3.ΔpropertyInterpolate8,
-  'ΔpropertyInterpolateV': r3.ΔpropertyInterpolateV,
-  'Δpipe': r3.Δpipe,
-  'ΔqueryRefresh': r3.ΔqueryRefresh,
-  'ΔviewQuery': r3.ΔviewQuery,
-  'ΔstaticViewQuery': r3.ΔstaticViewQuery,
-  'ΔstaticContentQuery': r3.ΔstaticContentQuery,
-  'ΔloadViewQuery': r3.ΔloadViewQuery,
-  'ΔcontentQuery': r3.ΔcontentQuery,
-  'ΔloadContentQuery': r3.ΔloadContentQuery,
-  'Δreference': r3.Δreference,
-  'ΔelementHostAttrs': r3.ΔelementHostAttrs,
-  'ΔclassMap': r3.ΔclassMap,
-  'Δstyling': r3.Δstyling,
-  'ΔstyleMap': r3.ΔstyleMap,
-  'ΔstyleProp': r3.ΔstyleProp,
-  'ΔstylingApply': r3.ΔstylingApply,
-  'ΔclassProp': r3.ΔclassProp,
-  'Δselect': r3.Δselect,
-  'Δtemplate': r3.Δtemplate,
-  'Δtext': r3.Δtext,
-  'ΔtextBinding': r3.ΔtextBinding,
-  'ΔembeddedViewStart': r3.ΔembeddedViewStart,
-  'ΔembeddedViewEnd': r3.ΔembeddedViewEnd,
-  'Δi18n': r3.Δi18n,
-  'Δi18nAttributes': r3.Δi18nAttributes,
-  'Δi18nExp': r3.Δi18nExp,
-  'Δi18nStart': r3.Δi18nStart,
-  'Δi18nEnd': r3.Δi18nEnd,
-  'Δi18nApply': r3.Δi18nApply,
-  'Δi18nPostprocess': r3.Δi18nPostprocess,
-  'Δi18nLocalize': r3.Δi18nLocalize,
-  'ΔresolveWindow': r3.ΔresolveWindow,
-  'ΔresolveDocument': r3.ΔresolveDocument,
-  'ΔresolveBody': r3.ΔresolveBody,
-  'ΔsetComponentScope': r3.ΔsetComponentScope,
-  'ΔsetNgModuleScope': r3.ΔsetNgModuleScope,
+export const angularCoreEnv: {[name: string]: Function} =
+    (() => ({
+       'ΔdefineBase': r3.ΔdefineBase,
+       'ΔdefineComponent': r3.ΔdefineComponent,
+       'ΔdefineDirective': r3.ΔdefineDirective,
+       'ΔdefineInjectable': ΔdefineInjectable,
+       'ΔdefineInjector': ΔdefineInjector,
+       'ΔdefineNgModule': r3.ΔdefineNgModule,
+       'ΔdefinePipe': r3.ΔdefinePipe,
+       'ΔdirectiveInject': r3.ΔdirectiveInject,
+       'ΔgetFactoryOf': r3.ΔgetFactoryOf,
+       'ΔgetInheritedFactory': r3.ΔgetInheritedFactory,
+       'Δinject': Δinject,
+       'ΔinjectAttribute': r3.ΔinjectAttribute,
+       'ΔtemplateRefExtractor': r3.ΔtemplateRefExtractor,
+       'ΔNgOnChangesFeature': r3.ΔNgOnChangesFeature,
+       'ΔProvidersFeature': r3.ΔProvidersFeature,
+       'ΔInheritDefinitionFeature': r3.ΔInheritDefinitionFeature,
+       'ΔelementAttribute': r3.ΔelementAttribute,
+       'Δbind': r3.Δbind,
+       'Δcontainer': r3.Δcontainer,
+       'ΔnextContext': r3.ΔnextContext,
+       'ΔcontainerRefreshStart': r3.ΔcontainerRefreshStart,
+       'ΔcontainerRefreshEnd': r3.ΔcontainerRefreshEnd,
+       'ΔnamespaceHTML': r3.ΔnamespaceHTML,
+       'ΔnamespaceMathML': r3.ΔnamespaceMathML,
+       'ΔnamespaceSVG': r3.ΔnamespaceSVG,
+       'ΔenableBindings': r3.ΔenableBindings,
+       'ΔdisableBindings': r3.ΔdisableBindings,
+       'ΔallocHostVars': r3.ΔallocHostVars,
+       'ΔelementStart': r3.ΔelementStart,
+       'ΔelementEnd': r3.ΔelementEnd,
+       'Δelement': r3.Δelement,
+       'ΔelementContainerStart': r3.ΔelementContainerStart,
+       'ΔelementContainerEnd': r3.ΔelementContainerEnd,
+       'ΔpureFunction0': r3.ΔpureFunction0,
+       'ΔpureFunction1': r3.ΔpureFunction1,
+       'ΔpureFunction2': r3.ΔpureFunction2,
+       'ΔpureFunction3': r3.ΔpureFunction3,
+       'ΔpureFunction4': r3.ΔpureFunction4,
+       'ΔpureFunction5': r3.ΔpureFunction5,
+       'ΔpureFunction6': r3.ΔpureFunction6,
+       'ΔpureFunction7': r3.ΔpureFunction7,
+       'ΔpureFunction8': r3.ΔpureFunction8,
+       'ΔpureFunctionV': r3.ΔpureFunctionV,
+       'ΔgetCurrentView': r3.ΔgetCurrentView,
+       'ΔrestoreView': r3.ΔrestoreView,
+       'Δinterpolation1': r3.Δinterpolation1,
+       'Δinterpolation2': r3.Δinterpolation2,
+       'Δinterpolation3': r3.Δinterpolation3,
+       'Δinterpolation4': r3.Δinterpolation4,
+       'Δinterpolation5': r3.Δinterpolation5,
+       'Δinterpolation6': r3.Δinterpolation6,
+       'Δinterpolation7': r3.Δinterpolation7,
+       'Δinterpolation8': r3.Δinterpolation8,
+       'ΔinterpolationV': r3.ΔinterpolationV,
+       'Δlistener': r3.Δlistener,
+       'Δload': r3.Δload,
+       'Δprojection': r3.Δprojection,
+       'ΔelementProperty': r3.ΔelementProperty,
+       'ΔcomponentHostSyntheticProperty': r3.ΔcomponentHostSyntheticProperty,
+       'ΔcomponentHostSyntheticListener': r3.ΔcomponentHostSyntheticListener,
+       'ΔpipeBind1': r3.ΔpipeBind1,
+       'ΔpipeBind2': r3.ΔpipeBind2,
+       'ΔpipeBind3': r3.ΔpipeBind3,
+       'ΔpipeBind4': r3.ΔpipeBind4,
+       'ΔpipeBindV': r3.ΔpipeBindV,
+       'ΔprojectionDef': r3.ΔprojectionDef,
+       'Δproperty': r3.Δproperty,
+       'ΔpropertyInterpolate': r3.ΔpropertyInterpolate,
+       'ΔpropertyInterpolate1': r3.ΔpropertyInterpolate1,
+       'ΔpropertyInterpolate2': r3.ΔpropertyInterpolate2,
+       'ΔpropertyInterpolate3': r3.ΔpropertyInterpolate3,
+       'ΔpropertyInterpolate4': r3.ΔpropertyInterpolate4,
+       'ΔpropertyInterpolate5': r3.ΔpropertyInterpolate5,
+       'ΔpropertyInterpolate6': r3.ΔpropertyInterpolate6,
+       'ΔpropertyInterpolate7': r3.ΔpropertyInterpolate7,
+       'ΔpropertyInterpolate8': r3.ΔpropertyInterpolate8,
+       'ΔpropertyInterpolateV': r3.ΔpropertyInterpolateV,
+       'Δpipe': r3.Δpipe,
+       'ΔqueryRefresh': r3.ΔqueryRefresh,
+       'ΔviewQuery': r3.ΔviewQuery,
+       'ΔstaticViewQuery': r3.ΔstaticViewQuery,
+       'ΔstaticContentQuery': r3.ΔstaticContentQuery,
+       'ΔloadViewQuery': r3.ΔloadViewQuery,
+       'ΔcontentQuery': r3.ΔcontentQuery,
+       'ΔloadContentQuery': r3.ΔloadContentQuery,
+       'Δreference': r3.Δreference,
+       'ΔelementHostAttrs': r3.ΔelementHostAttrs,
+       'ΔclassMap': r3.ΔclassMap,
+       'Δstyling': r3.Δstyling,
+       'ΔstyleMap': r3.ΔstyleMap,
+       'ΔstyleProp': r3.ΔstyleProp,
+       'ΔstylingApply': r3.ΔstylingApply,
+       'ΔclassProp': r3.ΔclassProp,
+       'Δselect': r3.Δselect,
+       'Δtemplate': r3.Δtemplate,
+       'Δtext': r3.Δtext,
+       'ΔtextBinding': r3.ΔtextBinding,
+       'ΔembeddedViewStart': r3.ΔembeddedViewStart,
+       'ΔembeddedViewEnd': r3.ΔembeddedViewEnd,
+       'Δi18n': r3.Δi18n,
+       'Δi18nAttributes': r3.Δi18nAttributes,
+       'Δi18nExp': r3.Δi18nExp,
+       'Δi18nStart': r3.Δi18nStart,
+       'Δi18nEnd': r3.Δi18nEnd,
+       'Δi18nApply': r3.Δi18nApply,
+       'Δi18nPostprocess': r3.Δi18nPostprocess,
+       'Δi18nLocalize': r3.Δi18nLocalize,
+       'ΔresolveWindow': r3.ΔresolveWindow,
+       'ΔresolveDocument': r3.ΔresolveDocument,
+       'ΔresolveBody': r3.ΔresolveBody,
+       'ΔsetComponentScope': r3.ΔsetComponentScope,
+       'ΔsetNgModuleScope': r3.ΔsetNgModuleScope,
 
-  'ΔsanitizeHtml': sanitization.ΔsanitizeHtml,
-  'ΔsanitizeStyle': sanitization.ΔsanitizeStyle,
-  'ΔdefaultStyleSanitizer': sanitization.ΔdefaultStyleSanitizer,
-  'ΔsanitizeResourceUrl': sanitization.ΔsanitizeResourceUrl,
-  'ΔsanitizeScript': sanitization.ΔsanitizeScript,
-  'ΔsanitizeUrl': sanitization.ΔsanitizeUrl,
-  'ΔsanitizeUrlOrResourceUrl': sanitization.ΔsanitizeUrlOrResourceUrl,
-};
+       'ΔsanitizeHtml': sanitization.ΔsanitizeHtml,
+       'ΔsanitizeStyle': sanitization.ΔsanitizeStyle,
+       'ΔdefaultStyleSanitizer': sanitization.ΔdefaultStyleSanitizer,
+       'ΔsanitizeResourceUrl': sanitization.ΔsanitizeResourceUrl,
+       'ΔsanitizeScript': sanitization.ΔsanitizeScript,
+       'ΔsanitizeUrl': sanitization.ΔsanitizeUrl,
+       'ΔsanitizeUrlOrResourceUrl': sanitization.ΔsanitizeUrlOrResourceUrl,
+     }))();
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/util/misc_utils.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/util/misc_utils.ts
index 0514f1896ced1..2deedccd1836f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/util/misc_utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/util/misc_utils.ts
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ export function stringifyForError(value: any) {
 
 
 export const defaultScheduler =
-    (typeof requestAnimationFrame !== 'undefined' && requestAnimationFrame ||  // browser only
-     setTimeout                                                                // everything else
-     ).bind(global);
+    (() =>
+         (typeof requestAnimationFrame !== 'undefined' && requestAnimationFrame ||  // browser only
+          setTimeout  // everything else
+          ).bind(global))();
 
 /**
  *
diff --git a/packages/core/src/util/empty.ts b/packages/core/src/util/empty.ts
index 46dc61bdf634e..d1d8ce9a1bebd 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/util/empty.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/util/empty.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ export const EMPTY_ARRAY: any[] = [];
 
 // freezing the values prevents any code from accidentally inserting new values in
 if (typeof ngDevMode !== 'undefined' && ngDevMode) {
+  // These property accesses can be ignored because ngDevMode will be set to false
+  // when optimizing code and the whole if statement will be dropped.
+  // tslint:disable-next-line:no-toplevel-property-access
   Object.freeze(EMPTY_OBJ);
+  // tslint:disable-next-line:no-toplevel-property-access
   Object.freeze(EMPTY_ARRAY);
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/util/microtask.ts b/packages/core/src/util/microtask.ts
index 40edbac49dcaa..fdc8a2b4f6443 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/util/microtask.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/util/microtask.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-
-const promise: Promise<any> = Promise.resolve(0);
+const promise: Promise<any> = (() => Promise.resolve(0))();
 
 declare const Zone: any;
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/util/ng_i18n_closure_mode.ts b/packages/core/src/util/ng_i18n_closure_mode.ts
index be1231060d4ee..1945dae272ecf 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/util/ng_i18n_closure_mode.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/util/ng_i18n_closure_mode.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,12 @@ declare global {
  * NOTE: changes to the `ngI18nClosureMode` name must be synced with `compiler-cli/src/tooling.ts`.
  */
 if (typeof ngI18nClosureMode === 'undefined') {
+  // These property accesses can be ignored because ngI18nClosureMode will be set to false
+  // when optimizing code and the whole if statement will be dropped.
   // Make sure to refer to ngI18nClosureMode as ['ngI18nClosureMode'] for closure.
+  // tslint:disable-next-line:no-toplevel-property-access
   global['ngI18nClosureMode'] =
       // TODO(FW-1250): validate that this actually, you know, works.
+      // tslint:disable-next-line:no-toplevel-property-access
       typeof goog !== 'undefined' && typeof goog.getMsg === 'function';
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/cyclic_import/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/cyclic_import/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index adb95aa96cff2..a57178edd47dd 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/cyclic_import/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/cyclic_import/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@
   {
     "name": "FLAGS"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "FactoryPrototype"
-  },
   {
     "name": "HEADER_OFFSET"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/hello_world/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/hello_world/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 7abadbcaf8615..414f37283cb63 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/hello_world/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/hello_world/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@
   {
     "name": "FLAGS"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "FactoryPrototype"
-  },
   {
     "name": "HEADER_OFFSET"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 761b3d1220096..1fbcba97b2520 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@
   {
     "name": "FLAGS"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "FactoryPrototype"
-  },
   {
     "name": "HEADER_OFFSET"
   },
diff --git a/packages/elements/src/utils.ts b/packages/elements/src/utils.ts
index 0491485777443..2333eb40b34a4 100644
--- a/packages/elements/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/elements/src/utils.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
  */
 import {ComponentFactoryResolver, Injector, Type} from '@angular/core';
 
-const elProto = Element.prototype as any;
-const matches = elProto.matches || elProto.matchesSelector || elProto.mozMatchesSelector ||
-    elProto.msMatchesSelector || elProto.oMatchesSelector || elProto.webkitMatchesSelector;
+const matches = (() => {
+  const elProto = Element.prototype as any;
+  return elProto.matches || elProto.matchesSelector || elProto.mozMatchesSelector ||
+      elProto.msMatchesSelector || elProto.oMatchesSelector || elProto.webkitMatchesSelector;
+})();
 
 /**
  * Provide methods for scheduling the execution of a callback.
diff --git a/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_form.ts b/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_form.ts
index e7a067bcd5c61..ba0d59b62ef41 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_form.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_form.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const formDirectiveProvider: any = {
   useExisting: forwardRef(() => NgForm)
 };
 
-const resolvedPromise = Promise.resolve(null);
+const resolvedPromise = (() => Promise.resolve(null))();
 
 /**
  * @description
diff --git a/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_model.ts b/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_model.ts
index 15ab847972820..b4e252a9cb9c6 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_model.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_model.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export const formControlBinding: any = {
  * - this is just one extra run no matter how many `ngModel` have been changed.
  * - this is a general problem when using `exportAs` for directives!
  */
-const resolvedPromise = Promise.resolve(null);
+const resolvedPromise = (() => Promise.resolve(null))();
 
 /**
  * @description
diff --git a/packages/http/src/static_request.ts b/packages/http/src/static_request.ts
index f55fa8acd0fe6..c48cd252cb585 100644
--- a/packages/http/src/static_request.ts
+++ b/packages/http/src/static_request.ts
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ function urlEncodeParams(params: {[key: string]: any}): URLSearchParams {
 
 const noop = function() {};
 const w = typeof window == 'object' ? window : noop;
-const FormData = (w as any /** TODO #9100 */)['FormData'] || noop;
-const Blob = (w as any /** TODO #9100 */)['Blob'] || noop;
+const FormData = (() => (w as any /** TODO #9100 */)['FormData'] || noop)();
+const Blob = (() => (w as any /** TODO #9100 */)['Blob'] || noop)();
 export const ArrayBuffer: ArrayBufferConstructor =
-    (w as any /** TODO #9100 */)['ArrayBuffer'] || noop;
+    (() => (w as any /** TODO #9100 */)['ArrayBuffer'] || noop)();
diff --git a/packages/platform-browser/src/browser/browser_adapter.ts b/packages/platform-browser/src/browser/browser_adapter.ts
index dbe7baf085cce..d40cf891eb93f 100644
--- a/packages/platform-browser/src/browser/browser_adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-browser/src/browser/browser_adapter.ts
@@ -63,13 +63,15 @@ const _chromeNumKeyPadMap = {
   '\x90': 'NumLock'
 };
 
-let nodeContains: (a: any, b: any) => boolean;
+const nodeContains: (a: any, b: any) => boolean = (() => {
+  if (global['Node']) {
+    return global['Node'].prototype.contains || function(node: any) {
+      return !!(this.compareDocumentPosition(node) & 16);
+    };
+  }
 
-if (global['Node']) {
-  nodeContains = global['Node'].prototype.contains || function(node) {
-    return !!(this.compareDocumentPosition(node) & 16);
-  };
-}
+  return undefined as any;
+})();
 
 /**
  * A `DomAdapter` powered by full browser DOM APIs.
diff --git a/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/debug/ng_probe.ts b/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/debug/ng_probe.ts
index d033a681453c8..2ed9656c3b009 100644
--- a/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/debug/ng_probe.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/debug/ng_probe.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import * as core from '@angular/core';
+import {APP_INITIALIZER, ApplicationRef, DebugNode, NgProbeToken, NgZone, Optional, Provider, getDebugNode} from '@angular/core';
+
 import {exportNgVar} from '../util';
 
-const CORE_TOKENS = {
-  'ApplicationRef': core.ApplicationRef,
-  'NgZone': core.NgZone,
-};
+const CORE_TOKENS = (() => ({
+                       'ApplicationRef': ApplicationRef,
+                       'NgZone': NgZone,
+                     }))();
 
 const INSPECT_GLOBAL_NAME = 'probe';
 const CORE_TOKENS_GLOBAL_NAME = 'coreTokens';
@@ -22,17 +23,17 @@ const CORE_TOKENS_GLOBAL_NAME = 'coreTokens';
  * null if the given native element does not have an Angular view associated
  * with it.
  */
-export function inspectNativeElement(element: any): core.DebugNode|null {
-  return core.getDebugNode(element);
+export function inspectNativeElement(element: any): DebugNode|null {
+  return getDebugNode(element);
 }
 
-export function _createNgProbe(coreTokens: core.NgProbeToken[]): any {
+export function _createNgProbe(coreTokens: NgProbeToken[]): any {
   exportNgVar(INSPECT_GLOBAL_NAME, inspectNativeElement);
   exportNgVar(CORE_TOKENS_GLOBAL_NAME, {...CORE_TOKENS, ..._ngProbeTokensToMap(coreTokens || [])});
   return () => inspectNativeElement;
 }
 
-function _ngProbeTokensToMap(tokens: core.NgProbeToken[]): {[name: string]: any} {
+function _ngProbeTokensToMap(tokens: NgProbeToken[]): {[name: string]: any} {
   return tokens.reduce((prev: any, t: any) => (prev[t.name] = t.token, prev), {});
 }
 
@@ -48,12 +49,12 @@ export const ELEMENT_PROBE_PROVIDERS__POST_R3__ = [];
 /**
  * Providers which support debugging Angular applications (e.g. via `ng.probe`).
  */
-export const ELEMENT_PROBE_PROVIDERS__PRE_R3__: core.Provider[] = [
+export const ELEMENT_PROBE_PROVIDERS__PRE_R3__: Provider[] = [
   {
-    provide: core.APP_INITIALIZER,
+    provide: APP_INITIALIZER,
     useFactory: _createNgProbe,
     deps: [
-      [core.NgProbeToken, new core.Optional()],
+      [NgProbeToken, new Optional()],
     ],
     multi: true,
   },
diff --git a/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_renderer.ts b/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_renderer.ts
index 16be147431773..ae04ba7aeec78 100644
--- a/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_renderer.ts
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class DefaultDomRenderer2 implements Renderer2 {
   }
 }
 
-const AT_CHARCODE = '@'.charCodeAt(0);
+const AT_CHARCODE = (() => '@'.charCodeAt(0))();
 function checkNoSyntheticProp(name: string, nameKind: string) {
   if (name.charCodeAt(0) === AT_CHARCODE) {
     throw new Error(
diff --git a/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/events/dom_events.ts b/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/events/dom_events.ts
index 9684bcd252455..2d3045eb15b68 100644
--- a/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/events/dom_events.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/events/dom_events.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ import {EventManagerPlugin} from './event_manager';
  * addEventListener by 3x.
  */
 const __symbol__ =
-    (typeof Zone !== 'undefined') && (Zone as any)['__symbol__'] || function(v: string): string {
-      return '__zone_symbol__' + v;
-    };
+    (() => (typeof Zone !== 'undefined') && (Zone as any)['__symbol__'] ||
+         function(v: string): string { return '__zone_symbol__' + v; })();
 const ADD_EVENT_LISTENER: 'addEventListener' = __symbol__('addEventListener');
 const REMOVE_EVENT_LISTENER: 'removeEventListener' = __symbol__('removeEventListener');
 
@@ -35,13 +34,18 @@ const NATIVE_REMOVE_LISTENER = 'removeEventListener';
 const stopSymbol = '__zone_symbol__propagationStopped';
 const stopMethodSymbol = '__zone_symbol__stopImmediatePropagation';
 
-const blackListedEvents: string[] =
-    (typeof Zone !== 'undefined') && (Zone as any)[__symbol__('BLACK_LISTED_EVENTS')];
-let blackListedMap: {[eventName: string]: string};
-if (blackListedEvents) {
-  blackListedMap = {};
-  blackListedEvents.forEach(eventName => { blackListedMap[eventName] = eventName; });
-}
+
+const blackListedMap = (() => {
+  const blackListedEvents: string[] =
+      (typeof Zone !== 'undefined') && (Zone as any)[__symbol__('BLACK_LISTED_EVENTS')];
+  if (blackListedEvents) {
+    const res: {[eventName: string]: string} = {};
+    blackListedEvents.forEach(eventName => { res[eventName] = eventName; });
+    return res;
+  }
+  return undefined;
+})();
+
 
 const isBlackListedEvent = function(eventName: string) {
   if (!blackListedMap) {
diff --git a/tslint.json b/tslint.json
index d12df37dde114..91b52d2fe3ffa 100644
--- a/tslint.json
+++ b/tslint.json
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   "rulesDirectory": [
     "dist/tools/tslint",
     "node_modules/vrsource-tslint-rules/rules",
-    "node_modules/tslint-eslint-rules/dist/rules"
+    "node_modules/tslint-eslint-rules/dist/rules",
+    "node_modules/tslint-no-toplevel-property-access/rules"
   ],
   "rules": {
     "file-header": [
@@ -18,6 +19,18 @@
     "no-jasmine-focus": true,
     "no-var-keyword": true,
     "require-internal-with-underscore": true,
+    "no-toplevel-property-access": [
+      true,
+      "packages/animations/src/",
+      "packages/animations/browser/",
+      "packages/common/src/",
+      "packages/core/src/",
+      "packages/elements/src/",
+      "packages/forms/src/",
+      "packages/http/src/",
+      "packages/platform-browser/src/",
+      "packages/router/src/"
+    ],
     "semicolon": [
       true
     ],
@@ -56,4 +69,4 @@
       "function"
     ]
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d7e6cc0af062a..7ef946bf05f6f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10977,6 +10977,11 @@ tslint-eslint-rules@4.1.1:
     tslib "^1.0.0"
     tsutils "^1.4.0"
 
+tslint-no-toplevel-property-access@0.0.2:
+  version "0.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tslint-no-toplevel-property-access/-/tslint-no-toplevel-property-access-0.0.2.tgz#c9b19bbd525ea7b8577e5ada601cc8625b4ed004"
+  integrity sha512-Oc+UUurlGLBkgeUSGxMoTpRUpaXsjqzQCEAYrYQyuU8330fi5FKlye5n53y87EJ24AlfdoxMPV7DJfFOADapfg==
+
 tslint@5.7.0:
   version "5.7.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tslint/-/tslint-5.7.0.tgz#c25e0d0c92fa1201c2bc30e844e08e682b4f3552"