diff --git a/nativescript-angular/platform-common.ts b/nativescript-angular/platform-common.ts
index a5679a0b4..30f7d6f66 100644
--- a/nativescript-angular/platform-common.ts
+++ b/nativescript-angular/platform-common.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ export class NativeScriptSanitizer extends Sanitizer {
     }
 }
 
+// Add a fake polyfill for the document object
+(<any>global).document = (<any>global).document || {};
+const doc = (<any>global).document;
+doc.body = Object.assign((doc.body || {}), {
+    isOverride: true,
+});
+
 export class NativeScriptDocument {
     createElement(tag: string) {
         throw new Error("NativeScriptDocument is not DOM Document. There is no createElement() method.");
@@ -71,7 +78,7 @@ export class NativeScriptDocument {
 export const COMMON_PROVIDERS = [
     defaultPageFactoryProvider,
     { provide: Sanitizer, useClass: NativeScriptSanitizer, deps: [] },
-    { provide: DOCUMENT, useClass: NativeScriptDocument, deps: [] },
+    { provide: DOCUMENT, useValue: doc },
 ];
 
 export class NativeScriptPlatformRef extends PlatformRef {
diff --git a/nativescript-angular/platform.ts b/nativescript-angular/platform.ts
index ee7c30606..eb9666917 100644
--- a/nativescript-angular/platform.ts
+++ b/nativescript-angular/platform.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import {
 } from "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic";
 
 import {
-    DOCUMENT,
     ɵINTERNAL_BROWSER_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS as INTERNAL_BROWSER_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS
 } from "@angular/platform-browser";
 
@@ -32,13 +31,6 @@ import {
     StaticProvider,
 } from "@angular/core";
 
-// Add a fake polyfill for the document object
-(<any>global).document = (<any>global).document || {};
-const doc = (<any>global).document;
-doc.body = Object.assign((doc.body || {}), {
-    isOverride: true,
-});
-
 // Work around a TS bug requiring an imports of
 // InjectionToken, ViewEncapsulation and MissingTranslationStrategy
 // without using them
@@ -67,10 +59,6 @@ export const NS_COMPILER_PROVIDERS: StaticProvider[] = [
         },
         multi: true
     },
-    {
-        provide: DOCUMENT,
-        useValue: doc,
-    },
 ];
 
 // Dynamic platform