diff --git a/tools/compiler_cli/src/static_reflector.ts b/tools/compiler_cli/src/static_reflector.ts
index 5ff06de381..1d4cfcd931 100644
--- a/tools/compiler_cli/src/static_reflector.ts
+++ b/tools/compiler_cli/src/static_reflector.ts
@@ -331,11 +331,7 @@ export class StaticReflector implements ReflectorReader {
               let declarationValue =
                   isPresent(moduleMetadata) ? moduleMetadata['metadata'][staticSymbol.name] : null;
               if (isPresent(declarationValue)) {
-                if (isClassMetadata(declarationValue)) {
-                  result = staticSymbol;
-                } else {
-                  result = _this.simplify(staticSymbol, declarationValue);
-                }
+                result = _this.simplify(staticSymbol, declarationValue);
               }
               return result;
             case "class":
@@ -391,10 +387,6 @@ export class StaticReflector implements ReflectorReader {
   }
 }
 
-function isClassMetadata(expression: any): boolean {
-  return !isPrimitive(expression) && !isArray(expression) && expression['__symbolic'] == 'class';
-}
-
 function mapStringMap(input: {[key: string]: any},
                       transform: (value: any, key: string) => any): {[key: string]: any} {
   if (isBlank(input)) return {};