diff --git a/tns-core-modules/globals/globals.ts b/tns-core-modules/globals/globals.ts
index 1eed35163..7e4715852 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/globals/globals.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/globals/globals.ts
@@ -184,15 +184,6 @@ export function install() {
         registerOnGlobalContext("Headers", "fetch");
         registerOnGlobalContext("Request", "fetch");
         registerOnGlobalContext("Response", "fetch");
-
-        // check whether the 'android' namespace is exposed
-        // if positive - the current device is an Android
-        // so a custom implementation of the global 'console' object is attached.
-        // otherwise do nothing on iOS - the NS runtime provides a native 'console' functionality.
-        if ((<any>global).android) {
-            const consoleModule = require("console");
-            (<any>global).console = new consoleModule.Console();
-        }
     }
 }
 install();
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.android.ts
index 0a8b76a10..549be00e9 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.android.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ import {
 } from "../styling/style-properties";
 
 import { layout } from "../../utils/utils";
-import { device } from "../../platform";
+import { device, screen } from "../../platform";
 import lazy from "../../utils/lazy";
-import * as platform from "../../platform";
 export * from "./animation-common";
 
 interface AnimationDefinitionInternal extends AnimationDefinition {
@@ -467,10 +466,10 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
                     throw new Error(`cannot animate ${propertyAnimation.property} on root view`);
                 }
                 const parentExtent: number = isVertical ? parent.getMeasuredHeight() : parent.getMeasuredWidth();
-                toValue = PercentLength.toDevicePixels(toValue, parentExtent, parentExtent) / platform.screen.mainScreen.scale;
+                toValue = PercentLength.toDevicePixels(toValue, parentExtent, parentExtent) / screen.mainScreen.scale;
                 const nativeHeight: number = isVertical ? nativeView.getHeight() : nativeView.getWidth();
                 const targetStyle: string = setLocal ? extentProperty.name : extentProperty.keyframe;
-                originalValue1 = nativeHeight / platform.screen.mainScreen.scale;
+                originalValue1 = nativeHeight / screen.mainScreen.scale;
                 nativeArray[0] = originalValue1;
                 nativeArray[1] = toValue;
                 let extentAnimator = android.animation.ValueAnimator.ofFloat(nativeArray);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.ios.ts
index 6ad42057a..33b08333a 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.ios.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ import {
     heightProperty, widthProperty, PercentLength
 } from "../styling/style-properties";
 
-import { ios } from "../../utils/utils";
-import * as platform from "../../platform";
+import { screen } from "../../platform";
 
 export * from "./animation-common";
 
@@ -276,7 +275,7 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
         let toValue = animation.value;
         let fromValue;
         const parent = animation.target.parent as View;
-        const screenScale: number = platform.screen.mainScreen.scale;
+        const screenScale: number = screen.mainScreen.scale;
 
         let tempRotate = (animation.target.rotate || 0) * Math.PI / 180;
         let abs;