diff --git a/goldens/public-api/platform-server/index.api.md b/goldens/public-api/platform-server/index.api.md
index c59b942becf..210b2c93381 100644
--- a/goldens/public-api/platform-server/index.api.md
+++ b/goldens/public-api/platform-server/index.api.md
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 import { ApplicationRef } from '@angular/core';
 import { EnvironmentProviders } from '@angular/core';
 import * as i0 from '@angular/core';
-import * as i1 from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
-import * as i2 from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import * as i1 from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { InjectionToken } from '@angular/core';
 import { PlatformRef } from '@angular/core';
 import { Provider } from '@angular/core';
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ export class ServerModule {
     // (undocumented)
     static ɵinj: i0.ɵɵInjectorDeclaration<ServerModule>;
     // (undocumented)
-    static ɵmod: i0.ɵɵNgModuleDeclaration<ServerModule, never, [typeof i1.NoopAnimationsModule], [typeof i2.BrowserModule]>;
+    static ɵmod: i0.ɵɵNgModuleDeclaration<ServerModule, never, never, [typeof i1.BrowserModule]>;
 }
 
 // @public (undocumented)
diff --git a/goldens/public-api/platform-server/testing/index.api.md b/goldens/public-api/platform-server/testing/index.api.md
index 4ef4c87f99f..69d91c19c9b 100644
--- a/goldens/public-api/platform-server/testing/index.api.md
+++ b/goldens/public-api/platform-server/testing/index.api.md
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 ```ts
 
 import * as i0 from '@angular/core';
-import * as i1 from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
-import * as i2 from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/testing';
+import * as i1 from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/testing';
 import { PlatformRef } from '@angular/core';
 import { StaticProvider } from '@angular/core';
 
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ export class ServerTestingModule {
     // (undocumented)
     static ɵinj: i0.ɵɵInjectorDeclaration<ServerTestingModule>;
     // (undocumented)
-    static ɵmod: i0.ɵɵNgModuleDeclaration<ServerTestingModule, never, [typeof i1.NoopAnimationsModule], [typeof i2.BrowserDynamicTestingModule]>;
+    static ɵmod: i0.ɵɵNgModuleDeclaration<ServerTestingModule, never, never, [typeof i1.BrowserDynamicTestingModule]>;
 }
 
 // (No @packageDocumentation comment for this package)
diff --git a/packages/platform-server/BUILD.bazel b/packages/platform-server/BUILD.bazel
index acd3b5de154..cc0e649871a 100644
--- a/packages/platform-server/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/platform-server/BUILD.bazel
@@ -15,13 +15,11 @@ ng_module(
     ),
     deps = [
         ":bundled_domino_lib",
-        "//packages/animations/browser",
         "//packages/common",
         "//packages/common/http",
         "//packages/compiler",
         "//packages/core",
         "//packages/platform-browser",
-        "//packages/platform-browser/animations",
         "//packages/zone.js/lib:zone_d_ts",
         "@npm//@types/node",
         "@npm//rxjs",
diff --git a/packages/platform-server/package.json b/packages/platform-server/package.json
index dd291777486..14fa391716d 100644
--- a/packages/platform-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/platform-server/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     "node": "^18.19.1 || ^20.11.1 || >=22.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@angular/animations": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER",
     "@angular/common": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER",
     "@angular/compiler": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER",
     "@angular/core": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER",
diff --git a/packages/platform-server/src/provide_server.ts b/packages/platform-server/src/provide_server.ts
index c3114af6c96..83e1adfb1af 100644
--- a/packages/platform-server/src/provide_server.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-server/src/provide_server.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  */
 
 import {EnvironmentProviders, makeEnvironmentProviders} from '@angular/core';
-import {provideNoopAnimations} from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
 
 import {PLATFORM_SERVER_PROVIDERS} from './server';
 
@@ -31,5 +30,5 @@ export function provideServerRendering(): EnvironmentProviders {
     globalThis['ngServerMode'] = true;
   }
 
-  return makeEnvironmentProviders([provideNoopAnimations(), ...PLATFORM_SERVER_PROVIDERS]);
+  return makeEnvironmentProviders([...PLATFORM_SERVER_PROVIDERS]);
 }
diff --git a/packages/platform-server/src/server.ts b/packages/platform-server/src/server.ts
index 7a70321718b..cfa579835c5 100644
--- a/packages/platform-server/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-server/src/server.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import {
   EVENT_MANAGER_PLUGINS,
   ɵBrowserDomAdapter as BrowserDomAdapter,
 } from '@angular/platform-browser';
-import {NoopAnimationsModule} from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
 
 import {DominoAdapter, parseDocument} from './domino_adapter';
 import {SERVER_HTTP_PROVIDERS} from './http';
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@ export const PLATFORM_SERVER_PROVIDERS: Provider[] = [
  */
 @NgModule({
   exports: [BrowserModule],
-  imports: [NoopAnimationsModule],
   providers: PLATFORM_SERVER_PROVIDERS,
 })
 export class ServerModule {}
diff --git a/packages/platform-server/testing/BUILD.bazel b/packages/platform-server/testing/BUILD.bazel
index 7ad75ce764e..39dff822fbf 100644
--- a/packages/platform-server/testing/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/platform-server/testing/BUILD.bazel
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ ng_module(
     deps = [
         "//packages/core",
         "//packages/platform-browser-dynamic/testing",
-        "//packages/platform-browser/animations",
         "//packages/platform-server",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/platform-server/testing/src/server.ts b/packages/platform-server/testing/src/server.ts
index 11746bed7ea..6d899ace654 100644
--- a/packages/platform-server/testing/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-server/testing/src/server.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
   BrowserDynamicTestingModule,
   ɵplatformCoreDynamicTesting as platformCoreDynamicTesting,
 } from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/testing';
-import {NoopAnimationsModule} from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
 import {
   ɵINTERNAL_SERVER_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS as INTERNAL_SERVER_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS,
   ɵSERVER_RENDER_PROVIDERS as SERVER_RENDER_PROVIDERS,
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ export const platformServerTesting = createPlatformFactory(
  */
 @NgModule({
   exports: [BrowserDynamicTestingModule],
-  imports: [NoopAnimationsModule],
   providers: SERVER_RENDER_PROVIDERS,
 })
 export class ServerTestingModule {}