diff --git a/packages/forms/src/directives/abstract_control_directive.ts b/packages/forms/src/directives/abstract_control_directive.ts
index fe0911ec344..6459ff2e69e 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/directives/abstract_control_directive.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/directives/abstract_control_directive.ts
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractControlDirective {
    * Resets the control with the provided value if the control is present.
    */
   reset(value: any = undefined): void {
-    if (this.control) this.control.reset(value);
+    this.control?.reset(value);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/forms/src/directives/abstract_form_group_directive.ts b/packages/forms/src/directives/abstract_form_group_directive.ts
index b1ad624edb7..f434e264a33 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/directives/abstract_form_group_directive.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/directives/abstract_form_group_directive.ts
@@ -41,10 +41,8 @@ export class AbstractFormGroupDirective extends ControlContainer implements OnIn
 
   /** @docs-private */
   ngOnDestroy(): void {
-    if (this.formDirective) {
-      // Remove the group from its parent group.
-      this.formDirective.removeFormGroup(this);
-    }
+    // Remove the group from its parent group.
+    this.formDirective?.removeFormGroup(this);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_form.ts b/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_form.ts
index 6584fe343cc..6a67dda944c 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_form.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_form.ts
@@ -256,9 +256,9 @@ export class NgForm extends ControlContainer implements Form, AfterViewInit {
   removeControl(dir: NgModel): void {
     resolvedPromise.then(() => {
       const container = this._findContainer(dir.path);
-      if (container) {
-        container.removeControl(dir.name);
-      }
+
+      container?.removeControl(dir.name);
+
       this._directives.delete(dir);
     });
   }
@@ -288,9 +288,7 @@ export class NgForm extends ControlContainer implements Form, AfterViewInit {
   removeFormGroup(dir: NgModelGroup): void {
     resolvedPromise.then(() => {
       const container = this._findContainer(dir.path);
-      if (container) {
-        container.removeControl(dir.name);
-      }
+      container?.removeControl?.(dir.name);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_model.ts b/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_model.ts
index 344865fed05..51f8bd9e009 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_model.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_model.ts
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ export class NgModel extends NgControl implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
 
   /** @docs-private */
   ngOnDestroy(): void {
-    this.formDirective && this.formDirective.removeControl(this);
+    this.formDirective?.removeControl(this);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/abstract_form.directive.ts b/packages/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/abstract_form.directive.ts
index b90e7d20c4e..407d7475c3d 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/abstract_form.directive.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/abstract_form.directive.ts
@@ -357,24 +357,20 @@ export abstract class AbstractFormDirective
   }
 
   private _cleanUpFormContainer(dir: FormArrayName | FormGroupName): void {
-    if (this.form) {
-      const ctrl: any = this.form.get(dir.path);
-      if (ctrl) {
-        const isControlUpdated = cleanUpFormContainer(ctrl, dir);
-        if (isControlUpdated) {
-          // Run validity check only in case a control was updated (i.e. view validators were
-          // removed) as removing view validators might cause validity to change.
-          ctrl.updateValueAndValidity({emitEvent: false});
-        }
+    const ctrl: any = this.form?.get(dir.path);
+    if (ctrl) {
+      const isControlUpdated = cleanUpFormContainer(ctrl, dir);
+      if (isControlUpdated) {
+        // Run validity check only in case a control was updated (i.e. view validators were
+        // removed) as removing view validators might cause validity to change.
+        ctrl.updateValueAndValidity({emitEvent: false});
       }
     }
   }
 
   private _updateRegistrations() {
     this.form._registerOnCollectionChange(this._onCollectionChange);
-    if (this._oldForm) {
-      this._oldForm._registerOnCollectionChange(() => {});
-    }
+    this._oldForm?._registerOnCollectionChange(() => {});
   }
 
   private _updateValidators() {
diff --git a/packages/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_control_name.ts b/packages/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_control_name.ts
index 19f97c76c79..17b05b7ed39 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_control_name.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_control_name.ts
@@ -179,9 +179,7 @@ export class FormControlName extends NgControl implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
 
   /** @docs-private */
   ngOnDestroy(): void {
-    if (this.formDirective) {
-      this.formDirective.removeControl(this);
-    }
+    this.formDirective?.removeControl(this);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/forms/src/directives/select_control_value_accessor.ts b/packages/forms/src/directives/select_control_value_accessor.ts
index 80f38b1633c..085bac2191c 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/directives/select_control_value_accessor.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/directives/select_control_value_accessor.ts
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ export class NgSelectOption implements OnDestroy {
   @Input('value')
   set value(value: any) {
     this._setElementValue(value);
-    if (this._select) this._select._writeValueAfterRender();
+    this._select?._writeValueAfterRender();
   }
 
   /** @internal */
@@ -296,9 +296,7 @@ export class NgSelectOption implements OnDestroy {
 
   /** @docs-private */
   ngOnDestroy(): void {
-    if (this._select) {
-      this._select._optionMap.delete(this.id);
-      this._select._writeValueAfterRender();
-    }
+    this._select?._optionMap.delete(this.id);
+    this._select?._writeValueAfterRender();
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/forms/src/directives/shared.ts b/packages/forms/src/directives/shared.ts
index 57b9601372e..85abf8e20ae 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/directives/shared.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/directives/shared.ts
@@ -120,10 +120,9 @@ export function cleanUpControl(
   // case. We still check the presence of `valueAccessor` before invoking its methods to make sure
   // that cleanup works correctly if app code or tests are setup to ignore the error thrown from
   // `selectValueAccessor`. See https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/40521.
-  if (dir.valueAccessor) {
-    dir.valueAccessor.registerOnChange(noop);
-    dir.valueAccessor.registerOnTouched(noop);
-  }
+
+  dir?.valueAccessor?.registerOnChange(noop);
+  dir?.valueAccessor?.registerOnTouched(noop);
 
   cleanUpValidators(control, dir);
 
diff --git a/packages/forms/src/directives/validators.ts b/packages/forms/src/directives/validators.ts
index 1e70b378f47..9f1cc2309c1 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/directives/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/directives/validators.ts
@@ -162,9 +162,7 @@ abstract class AbstractValidatorDirective implements Validator, OnChanges {
       const input = this.normalizeInput(changes[this.inputName].currentValue);
       this._enabled = this.enabled(input);
       this._validator = this._enabled ? this.createValidator(input) : nullValidator;
-      if (this._onChange) {
-        this._onChange();
-      }
+      this._onChange?.();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/forms/src/model/abstract_model.ts b/packages/forms/src/model/abstract_model.ts
index ad17b3fd42b..31b48db88f6 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/model/abstract_model.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/model/abstract_model.ts
@@ -997,8 +997,8 @@ export abstract class AbstractControl<
     this.touched = true;
 
     const sourceControl = opts.sourceControl ?? this;
-    if (this._parent && !opts.onlySelf) {
-      this._parent.markAsTouched({...opts, sourceControl});
+    if (!opts.onlySelf) {
+      this._parent?.markAsTouched({...opts, sourceControl});
     }
 
     if (changed && opts.emitEvent !== false) {
@@ -1087,8 +1087,8 @@ export abstract class AbstractControl<
       control.markAsUntouched({onlySelf: true, emitEvent: opts.emitEvent, sourceControl});
     });
 
-    if (this._parent && !opts.onlySelf) {
-      this._parent._updateTouched(opts, sourceControl);
+    if (!opts.onlySelf) {
+      this._parent?._updateTouched(opts, sourceControl);
     }
 
     if (changed && opts.emitEvent !== false) {
@@ -1131,8 +1131,8 @@ export abstract class AbstractControl<
     this.pristine = false;
 
     const sourceControl = opts.sourceControl ?? this;
-    if (this._parent && !opts.onlySelf) {
-      this._parent.markAsDirty({...opts, sourceControl});
+    if (!opts.onlySelf) {
+      this._parent?.markAsDirty({...opts, sourceControl});
     }
 
     if (changed && opts.emitEvent !== false) {
@@ -1184,8 +1184,8 @@ export abstract class AbstractControl<
       control.markAsPristine({onlySelf: true, emitEvent: opts.emitEvent});
     });
 
-    if (this._parent && !opts.onlySelf) {
-      this._parent._updatePristine(opts, sourceControl);
+    if (!opts.onlySelf) {
+      this._parent?._updatePristine(opts, sourceControl);
     }
 
     if (changed && opts.emitEvent !== false) {
@@ -1230,8 +1230,8 @@ export abstract class AbstractControl<
       (this.statusChanges as EventEmitter<FormControlStatus>).emit(this.status);
     }
 
-    if (this._parent && !opts.onlySelf) {
-      this._parent.markAsPending({...opts, sourceControl});
+    if (!opts.onlySelf) {
+      this._parent?.markAsPending({...opts, sourceControl});
     }
   }
 
@@ -1321,12 +1321,12 @@ export abstract class AbstractControl<
     opts: {onlySelf?: boolean; emitEvent?: boolean; skipPristineCheck?: boolean},
     sourceControl: AbstractControl,
   ): void {
-    if (this._parent && !opts.onlySelf) {
-      this._parent.updateValueAndValidity(opts);
+    if (!opts.onlySelf) {
+      this._parent?.updateValueAndValidity(opts);
       if (!opts.skipPristineCheck) {
-        this._parent._updatePristine({}, sourceControl);
+        this._parent?._updatePristine({}, sourceControl);
       }
-      this._parent._updateTouched({}, sourceControl);
+      this._parent?._updateTouched({}, sourceControl);
     }
   }
 
@@ -1415,8 +1415,8 @@ export abstract class AbstractControl<
       (this.statusChanges as EventEmitter<FormControlStatus>).emit(this.status);
     }
 
-    if (this._parent && !opts.onlySelf) {
-      this._parent.updateValueAndValidity({...opts, sourceControl});
+    if (!opts.onlySelf) {
+      this._parent?.updateValueAndValidity({...opts, sourceControl});
     }
   }
 
@@ -1604,7 +1604,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractControl<
    */
   getError(errorCode: string, path?: Array<string | number> | string): any {
     const control = path ? this.get(path) : this;
-    return control && control.errors ? control.errors[errorCode] : null;
+    return control?.errors ? control.errors[errorCode] : null;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1729,8 +1729,8 @@ export abstract class AbstractControl<
     const changed = this.pristine !== newPristine;
     this.pristine = newPristine;
 
-    if (this._parent && !opts.onlySelf) {
-      this._parent._updatePristine(opts, changedControl);
+    if (!opts.onlySelf) {
+      this._parent?._updatePristine(opts, changedControl);
     }
 
     if (changed) {
@@ -1743,8 +1743,8 @@ export abstract class AbstractControl<
     this.touched = this._anyControlsTouched();
     this._events.next(new TouchedChangeEvent(this.touched, changedControl));
 
-    if (this._parent && !opts.onlySelf) {
-      this._parent._updateTouched(opts, changedControl);
+    if (!opts.onlySelf) {
+      this._parent?._updateTouched(opts, changedControl);
     }
   }
 
@@ -1768,8 +1768,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractControl<
    * @internal
    */
   private _parentMarkedDirty(onlySelf?: boolean): boolean {
-    const parentDirty = this._parent && this._parent.dirty;
-    return !onlySelf && !!parentDirty && !this._parent!._anyControlsDirty();
+    return !onlySelf && !!this._parent?.dirty && !this._parent!._anyControlsDirty();
   }
 
   /** @internal */