diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/i18n.md b/packages/core/src/render3/i18n.md
index 902790c8c2c5f6..f079fe2a22d2a2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/i18n.md
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/i18n.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function MyComponent_NgIf_Template_0(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any) {
     i18nEnd();
   }
   if (rf & RenderFlags.Update) {
-    i18nExp(bind(ctx.count));   // referenced by `�0:1�`
+    i18nExp(ctx.count);   // referenced by `�0:1�`
     i18nApply(0);
   }
 }
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ class MyComponent {
         elementEnd();
       }
       if (rf & RenderFlags.Update) {
-        i18nExp(bind(ctx.name));  // referenced by `�0�` in `MSG_title`
+        i18nExp(ctx.name);  // referenced by `�0�` in `MSG_title`
         i18nApply(1);             // Updates the `i18n-title` binding
-        i18nExp(bind(ctx.count)); // referenced by `�0�` in `MSG_div`
+        i18nExp(ctx.count); // referenced by `�0�` in `MSG_div`
         i18nApply(2);             // Updates the `<div i18n>...</div>`
       }
     }
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ template: function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: MyComponent) {
     elementEnd();
   }
   if (rf & RenderFlags.Update) {
-    i18nExp(bind(ctx.count));
+    i18nExp(ctx.count);
     i18nApply(1);
   }
 }
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ class MyComponent {
         elementEnd();
       }
       if (rf & RenderFlags.Update) {
-        i18nExp(bind(ctx.count)); // referenced by `�0�`
+        i18nExp(ctx.count); // referenced by `�0�`
         i18nApply(1);             // Updates the `i18n-title` binding
       }
     }
@@ -919,8 +919,8 @@ class MyComponent {
         i18nEnd();
       }
       if (rf & RenderFlags.Update) {
-        i18nExp(bind(ctx.count));  // referenced by `�0�`
-        i18nExp(bind(ctx.animal)); // referenced by `�1�`
+        i18nExp(ctx.count);  // referenced by `�0�`
+        i18nExp(ctx.animal); // referenced by `�1�`
         i18nApply(0);
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/i18n.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/i18n.ts
index 34cc2757b29ec3..3a5592c5c77cae 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/i18n.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/i18n.ts
@@ -6,14 +6,17 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 import '../util/ng_i18n_closure_mode';
+
 import {DEFAULT_LOCALE_ID, getPluralCase} from '../i18n/localization';
 import {SRCSET_ATTRS, URI_ATTRS, VALID_ATTRS, VALID_ELEMENTS, getTemplateContent} from '../sanitization/html_sanitizer';
 import {InertBodyHelper} from '../sanitization/inert_body';
 import {_sanitizeUrl, sanitizeSrcset} from '../sanitization/url_sanitizer';
 import {addAllToArray} from '../util/array_utils';
 import {assertDataInRange, assertDefined, assertEqual, assertGreaterThan} from '../util/assert';
+
+import {bindingUpdated} from './bindings';
 import {attachPatchData} from './context_discovery';
-import {bind, setDelayProjection} from './instructions/all';
+import {setDelayProjection} from './instructions/all';
 import {attachI18nOpCodesDebug} from './instructions/lview_debug';
 import {TsickleIssue1009, allocExpando, elementAttributeInternal, elementPropertyInternal, getOrCreateTNode, setInputsForProperty, textBindingInternal} from './instructions/shared';
 import {LContainer, NATIVE} from './interfaces/container';
@@ -25,7 +28,6 @@ import {isLContainer} from './interfaces/type_checks';
 import {BINDING_INDEX, HEADER_OFFSET, LView, RENDERER, TVIEW, TView, T_HOST} from './interfaces/view';
 import {appendChild, applyProjection, createTextNode, nativeRemoveNode} from './node_manipulation';
 import {getIsParent, getLView, getPreviousOrParentTNode, setIsNotParent, setPreviousOrParentTNode} from './state';
-import {NO_CHANGE} from './tokens';
 import {renderStringify} from './util/misc_utils';
 import {getNativeByIndex, getNativeByTNode, getTNode, load} from './util/view_utils';
 
@@ -1031,8 +1033,7 @@ let shiftsCounter = 0;
  */
 export function ɵɵi18nExp<T>(value: T): TsickleIssue1009 {
   const lView = getLView();
-  const expression = bind(lView, value);
-  if (expression !== NO_CHANGE) {
+  if (bindingUpdated(lView, lView[BINDING_INDEX]++, value)) {
     changeMask = changeMask | (1 << shiftsCounter);
   }
   shiftsCounter++;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/attribute.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/attribute.ts
index 3589ba27ada011..3cb12ffd73169b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/attribute.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/attribute.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
+import {bindingUpdated} from '../bindings';
 import {SanitizerFn} from '../interfaces/sanitization';
+import {BINDING_INDEX} from '../interfaces/view';
 import {getLView, getSelectedIndex} from '../state';
-import {NO_CHANGE} from '../tokens';
 
-import {bind} from './property';
 import {TsickleIssue1009, elementAttributeInternal} from './shared';
 
 
@@ -30,11 +30,9 @@ import {TsickleIssue1009, elementAttributeInternal} from './shared';
 export function ɵɵattribute(
     name: string, value: any, sanitizer?: SanitizerFn | null,
     namespace?: string): TsickleIssue1009 {
-  const index = getSelectedIndex();
   const lView = getLView();
-  const bound = bind(lView, value);
-  if (bound !== NO_CHANGE) {
-    elementAttributeInternal(index, name, bound, lView, sanitizer, namespace);
+  if (bindingUpdated(lView, lView[BINDING_INDEX]++, value)) {
+    elementAttributeInternal(getSelectedIndex(), name, value, lView, sanitizer, namespace);
   }
   return ɵɵattribute;
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/property.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/property.ts
index 0ae3e0537e837b..9cf7bba9f4f044 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/property.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/property.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@
  */
 import {bindingUpdated} from '../bindings';
 import {SanitizerFn} from '../interfaces/sanitization';
-import {BINDING_INDEX, LView, TVIEW} from '../interfaces/view';
+import {BINDING_INDEX, TVIEW} from '../interfaces/view';
 import {getLView, getSelectedIndex} from '../state';
-import {NO_CHANGE} from '../tokens';
 
 import {TsickleIssue1009, elementPropertyInternal, storePropertyBindingMetadata} from './shared';
 
@@ -42,14 +41,4 @@ export function ɵɵproperty<T>(
     ngDevMode && storePropertyBindingMetadata(lView[TVIEW].data, nodeIndex, propName, bindingIndex);
   }
   return ɵɵproperty;
-}
-
-/**
- * Creates a single value binding.
- *
- * @param lView Current view
- * @param value Value to diff
- */
-export function bind<T>(lView: LView, value: T): T|NO_CHANGE {
-  return bindingUpdated(lView, lView[BINDING_INDEX]++, value) ? value : NO_CHANGE;
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/i18n.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/i18n.ts
index c97e8d8211cd50..98da1ca9c42988 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/i18n.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/i18n.ts
@@ -200,10 +200,10 @@ export const enum I18nUpdateOpCode {
  * Assume
  * ```ts
  *   if (rf & RenderFlags.Update) {
- *    i18nExp(bind(ctx.exp1)); // If changed set mask bit 1
- *    i18nExp(bind(ctx.exp2)); // If changed set mask bit 2
- *    i18nExp(bind(ctx.exp3)); // If changed set mask bit 3
- *    i18nExp(bind(ctx.exp4)); // If changed set mask bit 4
+ *    i18nExp(ctx.exp1); // If changed set mask bit 1
+ *    i18nExp(ctx.exp2); // If changed set mask bit 2
+ *    i18nExp(ctx.exp3); // If changed set mask bit 3
+ *    i18nExp(ctx.exp4); // If changed set mask bit 4
  *    i18nApply(0);            // Apply all changes by executing the OpCodes.
  *  }
  * ```