diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/src/common_router_providers.ts b/modules/@angular/router/src/common_router_providers.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 70abba7915..0000000000
--- a/modules/@angular/router/src/common_router_providers.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-import {Location, LocationStrategy, PathLocationStrategy} from '@angular/common';
-import {APP_INITIALIZER, ApplicationRef, ComponentResolver, Injector} from '@angular/core';
-
-import {RouterConfig} from './config';
-import {Router} from './router';
-import {RouterOutletMap} from './router_outlet_map';
-import {ActivatedRoute} from './router_state';
-import {DefaultUrlSerializer, UrlSerializer} from './url_serializer';
-
-
-/**
- * A list of {@link Provider}s. To use the router, you must add this to your application.
- *
- * ### Example
- *
- * ```
- * @Component({directives: [ROUTER_DIRECTIVES]})
- * class AppCmp {
- *   // ...
- * }
- *
- * const router = [
- *   {path: '/home', component: Home}
- * ];
- *
- * bootstrap(AppCmp, [provideRouter(router)]);
- * ```
- */
-export function provideRouter(config: RouterConfig): any[] {
-  return [
-    Location,
-    {provide: LocationStrategy, useClass: PathLocationStrategy},
-    {provide: UrlSerializer, useClass: DefaultUrlSerializer},
-
-    {
-      provide: Router,
-      useFactory: (ref, resolver, urlSerializer, outletMap, location, injector) => {
-        if (ref.componentTypes.length == 0) {
-          throw new Error('Bootstrap at least one component before injecting Router.');
-        }
-        const componentType = ref.componentTypes[0];
-        const r = new Router(
-            componentType, resolver, urlSerializer, outletMap, location, injector, config);
-        ref.registerDisposeListener(() => r.dispose());
-        return r;
-      },
-      deps:
-          [ApplicationRef, ComponentResolver, UrlSerializer, RouterOutletMap, Location, Injector]
-    },
-
-    RouterOutletMap,
-    {provide: ActivatedRoute, useFactory: (r) => r.routerState.root, deps: [Router]},
-
-    // Trigger initial navigation
-    {
-      provide: APP_INITIALIZER,
-      multi: true,
-      useFactory: (router: Router) => router.initialNavigation(),
-      deps: [Router]
-    },
-  ];
-}
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/src/router_providers.ts b/modules/@angular/router/src/router_providers.ts
index 3be515db05..83e1d52117 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/src/router_providers.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/src/router_providers.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
-import {PlatformLocation} from '@angular/common';
-import {BrowserPlatformLocation} from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import {Location, LocationStrategy, PathLocationStrategy} from '@angular/common';
+import {APP_INITIALIZER, ApplicationRef, ComponentResolver, Injector} from '@angular/core';
 
-import * as common from './common_router_providers';
 import {RouterConfig} from './config';
+import {Router} from './router';
+import {RouterOutletMap} from './router_outlet_map';
+import {ActivatedRoute} from './router_state';
+import {DefaultUrlSerializer, UrlSerializer} from './url_serializer';
 
 
 /**
- * A list of {@link Provider}s. To use the router, you must add this to your application.
+ * A list of providers. To use the router, you must add this to your application.
  *
  * ### Example
  *
@@ -16,15 +19,50 @@ import {RouterConfig} from './config';
  *   // ...
  * }
  *
- * const router = [
+ * const routes = [
  *   {path: '/home', component: Home}
  * ];
  *
- * bootstrap(AppCmp, [provideRouter(router)]);
+ * bootstrap(AppCmp, [provideRouter(routes)]);
  * ```
  */
 export function provideRouter(config: RouterConfig): any[] {
   return [
-    {provide: PlatformLocation, useClass: BrowserPlatformLocation}, ...common.provideRouter(config)
+    Location,
+    {provide: LocationStrategy, useClass: PathLocationStrategy},
+    {provide: UrlSerializer, useClass: DefaultUrlSerializer},
+
+    {
+      provide: Router,
+      useFactory: (ref, resolver, urlSerializer, outletMap, location, injector) => {
+        if (ref.componentTypes.length == 0) {
+          throw new Error('Bootstrap at least one component before injecting Router.');
+        }
+        const componentType = ref.componentTypes[0];
+        const r = new Router(
+            componentType, resolver, urlSerializer, outletMap, location, injector, config);
+        ref.registerDisposeListener(() => r.dispose());
+        return r;
+      },
+      deps:
+          [ApplicationRef, ComponentResolver, UrlSerializer, RouterOutletMap, Location, Injector]
+    },
+
+    RouterOutletMap,
+    {provide: ActivatedRoute, useFactory: (router) => router.routerState.root, deps: [Router]},
+
+    // Trigger initial navigation
+    {
+      provide: APP_INITIALIZER,
+      multi: true,
+      useFactory: (injector) => {
+        // https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/9101
+        // Delay the router instantiation to avoid circular dependency (ApplicationRef ->
+        // APP_INITIALIZER -> Router)
+        setTimeout(_ => injector.get(Router).initialNavigation(), 0);
+        return _ => null;
+      },
+      deps: [Injector]
+    },
   ];
 }