diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/src/rendering/esm2015_renderer.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/src/rendering/esm2015_renderer.ts
index 10db8b292e..d3a473a4f5 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/src/rendering/esm2015_renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/src/rendering/esm2015_renderer.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,10 @@
  */
 import * as ts from 'typescript';
 import MagicString from 'magic-string';
-import {NgccReflectionHost} from '../host/ngcc_host';
 import {AnalyzedClass} from '../analyzer';
 import {Renderer} from './renderer';
 
 export class Esm2015Renderer extends Renderer {
-  constructor(protected host: NgccReflectionHost) { super(); }
-
   /**
    *  Add the imports at the top of the file
    */
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/src/rendering/esm5_renderer.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/src/rendering/esm5_renderer.ts
index 5f5d7fdec3..aadfe23a79 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/src/rendering/esm5_renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/src/rendering/esm5_renderer.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@
  * 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 * as ts from 'typescript';
-import MagicString from 'magic-string';
-import {NgccReflectionHost} from '../host/ngcc_host';
-import {AnalyzedClass, AnalyzedFile} from '../analyzer';
 import {Esm2015Renderer} from './esm2015_renderer';
 
-export class Esm5Renderer extends Esm2015Renderer {
-  constructor(host: NgccReflectionHost) { super(host); }
-}
+export class Esm5Renderer extends Esm2015Renderer {}
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/src/rendering/renderer.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/src/rendering/renderer.ts
index 974d428fb8..deb60e58bb 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/src/rendering/renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/src/rendering/renderer.ts
@@ -5,16 +5,17 @@
  * 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 {ConstantPool, Expression, Statement, WrappedNodeExpr, WritePropExpr} from '@angular/compiler';
+import {SourceMapConverter, commentRegex, fromJSON, fromMapFileSource, fromObject, fromSource, generateMapFileComment, mapFileCommentRegex, removeComments, removeMapFileComments} from 'convert-source-map';
+import MagicString from 'magic-string';
 import {dirname} from 'path';
+import {SourceMapConsumer, SourceMapGenerator, RawSourceMap} from 'source-map';
 import * as ts from 'typescript';
 
-import MagicString from 'magic-string';
-import {commentRegex, mapFileCommentRegex, fromJSON, fromSource, fromMapFileSource, fromObject, generateMapFileComment, removeComments, removeMapFileComments, SourceMapConverter} from 'convert-source-map';
-import {SourceMapConsumer, SourceMapGenerator, RawSourceMap} from 'source-map';
-import {ConstantPool, Expression, Statement, WrappedNodeExpr, WritePropExpr} from '@angular/compiler';
-import {AnalyzedClass, AnalyzedFile} from '../analyzer';
 import {Decorator} from '../../../ngtsc/host';
 import {ImportManager, translateStatement} from '../../../ngtsc/transform';
+import {AnalyzedClass, AnalyzedFile} from '../analyzer';
+import {NgccReflectionHost} from '../host/ngcc_host';
 
 interface SourceMapInfo {
   source: string;
@@ -55,12 +56,14 @@ export interface FileInfo {
 }
 
 /**
- * A base-class for rendering an `AnalyzedClass`.
- * Package formats have output files that must be rendered differently,
- * Concrete sub-classes must implement the `addImports`, `addDefinitions` and
- * `removeDecorators` abstract methods.
+ * A base-class for rendering an `AnalyzedFile`.
+ *
+ * Package formats have output files that must be rendered differently. Concrete sub-classes must
+ * implement the `addImports`, `addDefinitions` and `removeDecorators` abstract methods.
  */
 export abstract class Renderer {
+  constructor(protected host: NgccReflectionHost) {}
+
   /**
    * Render the source code and source-map for an Analyzed file.
    * @param file The analyzed file to render.
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/test/rendering/renderer_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/test/rendering/renderer_spec.ts
index 8b907f9278..003c02c22b 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/test/rendering/renderer_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/test/rendering/renderer_spec.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class TestRenderer extends Renderer {
 }
 
 function createTestRenderer() {
-  const renderer = new TestRenderer();
+  const renderer = new TestRenderer({} as Esm2015ReflectionHost);
   spyOn(renderer, 'addImports').and.callThrough();
   spyOn(renderer, 'addDefinitions').and.callThrough();
   spyOn(renderer, 'removeDecorators').and.callThrough();
@@ -183,4 +183,4 @@ describe('Renderer', () => {
          expect(result.map !.contents).toEqual(MERGED_OUTPUT_PROGRAM_MAP.toJSON());
        });
   });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});