diff --git a/example-app/app/app.module.ts b/example-app/app/app.module.ts
index d97bb7ff23..e55d6992fe 100644
--- a/example-app/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/example-app/app/app.module.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import { AppRoutingModule } from './app-routing.module';
     BrowserModule,
     BrowserAnimationsModule,
     HttpClientModule,
-    AuthModule.forRoot(),
+    AuthModule,
     AppRoutingModule,
 
     /**
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ import { AppRoutingModule } from './app-routing.module';
      */
     DBModule.provideDB(schema),
 
-    CoreModule.forRoot(),
+    CoreModule,
   ],
   bootstrap: [AppComponent],
 })
diff --git a/example-app/app/auth/auth.module.ts b/example-app/app/auth/auth.module.ts
index 990790e363..27c8d79e5e 100644
--- a/example-app/app/auth/auth.module.ts
+++ b/example-app/app/auth/auth.module.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { NgModule, ModuleWithProviders } from '@angular/core';
+import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { ReactiveFormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
 import { StoreModule } from '@ngrx/store';
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import { EffectsModule } from '@ngrx/effects';
 import { LoginPageComponent } from './containers/login-page.component';
 import { LoginFormComponent } from './components/login-form.component';
 
-import { AuthService } from './services/auth.service';
-import { AuthGuard } from './services/auth-guard.service';
 import { AuthEffects } from './effects/auth.effects';
 import { reducers } from './reducers';
 import { MaterialModule } from '../material';
@@ -15,26 +13,15 @@ import { AuthRoutingModule } from './auth-routing.module';
 
 export const COMPONENTS = [LoginPageComponent, LoginFormComponent];
 
-@NgModule({
-  imports: [CommonModule, ReactiveFormsModule, MaterialModule],
-  declarations: COMPONENTS,
-  exports: COMPONENTS,
-})
-export class AuthModule {
-  static forRoot(): ModuleWithProviders {
-    return {
-      ngModule: RootAuthModule,
-      providers: [AuthService, AuthGuard],
-    };
-  }
-}
-
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
-    AuthModule,
+    CommonModule,
+    ReactiveFormsModule,
+    MaterialModule,
     AuthRoutingModule,
     StoreModule.forFeature('auth', reducers),
     EffectsModule.forFeature([AuthEffects]),
   ],
+  declarations: COMPONENTS,
 })
-export class RootAuthModule {}
+export class AuthModule {}
diff --git a/example-app/app/auth/services/auth-guard.service.spec.ts b/example-app/app/auth/services/auth-guard.service.spec.ts
index 8ee66ae91a..cd9aa4b5a3 100644
--- a/example-app/app/auth/services/auth-guard.service.spec.ts
+++ b/example-app/app/auth/services/auth-guard.service.spec.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ describe('Auth Guard', () => {
           auth: combineReducers(fromAuth.reducers),
         }),
       ],
-      providers: [AuthGuard],
     });
 
     store = TestBed.get(Store);
diff --git a/example-app/app/auth/services/auth-guard.service.ts b/example-app/app/auth/services/auth-guard.service.ts
index d110bd753b..106eecb990 100644
--- a/example-app/app/auth/services/auth-guard.service.ts
+++ b/example-app/app/auth/services/auth-guard.service.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import { map, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import * as AuthActions from '../actions/auth.actions';
 import * as fromAuth from '../reducers';
 
-@Injectable()
+@Injectable({
+  providedIn: 'root',
+})
 export class AuthGuard implements CanActivate {
   constructor(private store: Store<fromAuth.State>) {}
 
diff --git a/example-app/app/auth/services/auth.service.ts b/example-app/app/auth/services/auth.service.ts
index e8324f3d64..2478328d3a 100644
--- a/example-app/app/auth/services/auth.service.ts
+++ b/example-app/app/auth/services/auth.service.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import { Observable, of, throwError } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { Authenticate, User } from '../models/user';
 
-@Injectable()
+@Injectable({
+  providedIn: 'root',
+})
 export class AuthService {
   constructor() {}
 
diff --git a/example-app/app/books/books.module.ts b/example-app/app/books/books.module.ts
index 3640361309..c1418b35d6 100644
--- a/example-app/app/books/books.module.ts
+++ b/example-app/app/books/books.module.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { EffectsModule } from '@ngrx/effects';
 import { ComponentsModule } from './components';
 import { BookEffects } from './effects/book.effects';
 import { CollectionEffects } from './effects/collection.effects';
-import { BookExistsGuard } from './guards/book-exists.guard';
 
 import { FindBookPageComponent } from './containers/find-book-page.component';
 import { ViewBookPageComponent } from './containers/view-book-page.component';
@@ -48,6 +47,5 @@ import { BooksRoutingModule } from './books-routing.module';
     SelectedBookPageComponent,
     CollectionPageComponent,
   ],
-  providers: [BookExistsGuard],
 })
 export class BooksModule {}
diff --git a/example-app/app/books/guards/book-exists.guard.ts b/example-app/app/books/guards/book-exists.guard.ts
index a17d05f8f5..223fb32128 100644
--- a/example-app/app/books/guards/book-exists.guard.ts
+++ b/example-app/app/books/guards/book-exists.guard.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ import * as fromBooks from '../reducers';
  * to inform the router's navigation process whether the route should continue
  * to activate this route. Guards must return an observable of true or false.
  */
-@Injectable()
+@Injectable({
+  providedIn: 'root',
+})
 export class BookExistsGuard implements CanActivate {
   constructor(
     private store: Store<fromBooks.State>,
diff --git a/example-app/app/core/core.module.ts b/example-app/app/core/core.module.ts
index db183569aa..4c6bf5b7d2 100644
--- a/example-app/app/core/core.module.ts
+++ b/example-app/app/core/core.module.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ import { SidenavComponent } from './components/sidenav.component';
 import { ToolbarComponent } from './components/toolbar.component';
 import { MaterialModule } from '../material';
 
-import { GoogleBooksService } from './services/google-books.service';
-
 export const COMPONENTS = [
   AppComponent,
   NotFoundPageComponent,
@@ -26,11 +24,4 @@ export const COMPONENTS = [
   declarations: COMPONENTS,
   exports: COMPONENTS,
 })
-export class CoreModule {
-  static forRoot() {
-    return {
-      ngModule: CoreModule,
-      providers: [GoogleBooksService],
-    };
-  }
-}
+export class CoreModule {}
diff --git a/example-app/app/core/services/google-books.service.spec.ts b/example-app/app/core/services/google-books.service.spec.ts
index f1874689da..accc697cf6 100644
--- a/example-app/app/core/services/google-books.service.spec.ts
+++ b/example-app/app/core/services/google-books.service.spec.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ describe('Service: GoogleBooks', () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      providers: [
-        { provide: HttpClient, useValue: { get: jest.fn() } },
-        GoogleBooksService,
-      ],
+      providers: [{ provide: HttpClient, useValue: { get: jest.fn() } }],
     });
 
     service = TestBed.get(GoogleBooksService);
diff --git a/example-app/app/core/services/google-books.service.ts b/example-app/app/core/services/google-books.service.ts
index 36d4ab5b7f..5865b8b63b 100644
--- a/example-app/app/core/services/google-books.service.ts
+++ b/example-app/app/core/services/google-books.service.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import { Book } from '../../books/models/book';
 
-@Injectable()
+@Injectable({
+  providedIn: 'root',
+})
 export class GoogleBooksService {
   private API_PATH = 'https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes';