diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_class_metadata_compiler.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_class_metadata_compiler.ts
index ac25865c6d5cda..9300678f789e29 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_class_metadata_compiler.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_class_metadata_compiler.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export function compileClassMetadata(metadata: R3ClassMetadata): o.Expression {
  */
 export function compileComponentClassMetadata(
     metadata: R3ClassMetadata, deferrableTypes: Map<string, string>): o.Expression {
-  if (!deferrableTypes || deferrableTypes.size === 0) {
+  if (deferrableTypes.size === 0) {
     // If there are no deferrable symbols - just generate a regular `setClassMetadata` call.
     return compileClassMetadata(metadata);
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/directive.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/directive.ts
index 747bf5200d310d..4d63659d9ea6f0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/directive.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/directive.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import {initNgDevMode} from '../../util/ng_dev_mode';
 import {getComponentDef, getDirectiveDef, getNgModuleDef, getPipeDef} from '../definition';
 import {NG_COMP_DEF, NG_DIR_DEF, NG_FACTORY_DEF} from '../fields';
 import {ComponentDef, ComponentType, DirectiveDefList, PipeDefList} from '../interfaces/definition';
-import {getAsyncClassMetadata} from '../metadata';
 import {stringifyForError} from '../util/stringify_utils';
 
 import {angularCoreEnv} from './environment';
@@ -60,12 +59,6 @@ export function compileComponent(type: Type<any>, metadata: Component): void {
 
   let ngComponentDef: ComponentDef<unknown>|null = null;
 
-  if (getAsyncClassMetadata(type)) {
-    throw new Error(
-        `Component '${type.name}' has unresolved metadata. ` +
-        `Please call \`await TestBed.compileComponents()\` before running this test.`);
-  }
-
   // Metadata may have resources which need to be resolved.
   maybeQueueResolutionOfComponentResources(type, metadata);
 
diff --git a/packages/core/testing/src/test_bed_compiler.ts b/packages/core/testing/src/test_bed_compiler.ts
index b38707cbc35a28..571b17722a25b3 100644
--- a/packages/core/testing/src/test_bed_compiler.ts
+++ b/packages/core/testing/src/test_bed_compiler.ts
@@ -382,11 +382,19 @@ export class TestBedCompiler {
     // Compile all queued components, directives, pipes.
     let needsAsyncResources = false;
     this.pendingComponents.forEach(declaration => {
+      if (getAsyncClassMetadata(declaration)) {
+        throw new Error(
+            `Component '${declaration.name}' has unresolved metadata. ` +
+            `Please call \`await TestBed.compileComponents()\` before running this test.`);
+      }
+
       needsAsyncResources = needsAsyncResources || isComponentDefPendingResolution(declaration);
+
       const metadata = this.resolvers.component.resolve(declaration);
       if (metadata === null) {
         throw invalidTypeError(declaration.name, 'Component');
       }
+
       this.maybeStoreNgDef(NG_COMP_DEF, declaration);
       compileComponent(declaration, metadata);
     });