diff --git a/integration/hello_server/Greeter_component.ts b/integration/hello_server/Greeter_component.ts
index 46c8fd61595..a1907377ea3 100644
--- a/integration/hello_server/Greeter_component.ts
+++ b/integration/hello_server/Greeter_component.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import type { GreeterProps } from './Greeter';
-import { Component, QRL } from '@builder.io/qwik';
+import { Component } from '@builder.io/qwik';
 
 /**
  * @fileoverview
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ export interface GreeterState {
  * non-serializable objects. Component has shared behavior.
  */
 export class GreeterComponent extends Component<GreeterProps, GreeterState> {
-  static $templateQRL = QRL`./Greeter_template`;
   // Inherited properties from `Component`
   // $host: Element;
   // $state: GreeterState;
diff --git a/integration/todo/ui/Header_component.ts b/integration/todo/ui/Header_component.ts
index f396c5949bc..b0d09012961 100644
--- a/integration/todo/ui/Header_component.ts
+++ b/integration/todo/ui/Header_component.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://github.com/BuilderIO/qwik/blob/main/LICENSE
  */
 
-import { Component, QRL } from '@builder.io/qwik';
+import { Component } from '@builder.io/qwik';
 import type { HeaderProps } from './Header';
 
 interface HeaderState {
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ interface HeaderState {
 }
 
 export class HeaderComponent extends Component<HeaderProps, HeaderState> {
-  static $templateQRL = QRL`ui:/Header_template`;
   $newState() {
     return { text: '' };
   }
diff --git a/integration/todo/ui/Item_component.ts b/integration/todo/ui/Item_component.ts
index 5aa2fa0b19d..548a260ec88 100644
--- a/integration/todo/ui/Item_component.ts
+++ b/integration/todo/ui/Item_component.ts
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://github.com/BuilderIO/qwik/blob/main/LICENSE
  */
 
-import { Component, QRL } from '@builder.io/qwik';
+import { Component } from '@builder.io/qwik';
 import type { ItemProps } from './Item';
 
 interface ItemState {}
 
 export class ItemComponent extends Component<ItemProps, ItemState> {
-  static $templateQRL = QRL`ui:/Item_template`;
-
   editing = false;
   $newState() {
     return {};
diff --git a/src/core/api.md b/src/core/api.md
index fa2747900af..49e020c77d7 100644
--- a/src/core/api.md
+++ b/src/core/api.md
@@ -10,13 +10,11 @@ export class Component<PROPS, STATE> {
     $init(): Promise<void> | void;
     // (undocumented)
     static $new<COMP extends Component<any, any>>(this: {
-        $templateQRL: QRL;
         new (...args: any[]): COMP;
     }, hostElement: Element): Promise<COMP>;
     $newState(props: PROPS): Promise<STATE> | STATE;
     $props: PROPS;
     $state: STATE;
-    static $templateQRL: QRL;
     constructor(hostElement: Element, props: PROPS, state: STATE | null);
 }
 
@@ -28,8 +26,6 @@ export type ComponentChildren = ComponentChild[] | ComponentChild;
 
 // @public
 export interface ComponentConstructor<COMP extends Component<any, any>> {
-    // (undocumented)
-    $templateQRL: QRL;
     // (undocumented)
     new (hostElement: Element, props: ComponentPropsOf<COMP>, state: ComponentStateOf<COMP> | null): COMP;
 }
@@ -251,7 +247,6 @@ export interface InjectedFunction<SELF, ARGS extends any[], REST extends any[],
 // @public
 export function injectEventHandler<SELF, ARGS extends any[], RET>(...args: [
     {
-        $templateQRL: QRL;
         new (hostElement: Element, props: any, state: any): SELF;
     } | null,
     ...ARGS,
diff --git a/src/core/component/component.ts b/src/core/component/component.ts
index 74e46094459..31ed137bd07 100644
--- a/src/core/component/component.ts
+++ b/src/core/component/component.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://github.com/BuilderIO/qwik/blob/main/LICENSE
  */
 
-import type { QRL } from '../import/qrl';
 import { QError, qError } from '../error/error';
 import { AttributeMarker } from '../util/markers';
 import { getInjector } from '../injector/element_injector';
@@ -35,14 +34,8 @@ import { getInjector } from '../injector/element_injector';
  * @public
  */
 export class Component<PROPS, STATE> {
-  /**
-   * Pointer to template to verify that the component is attached to the right DOM location.
-   */
-  static $templateQRL: QRL = null!;
-
   static $new<COMP extends Component<any, any>>(
     this: {
-      $templateQRL: QRL;
       new (...args: any[]): COMP;
     },
     hostElement: Element
@@ -51,11 +44,6 @@ export class Component<PROPS, STATE> {
     const componentConstructor = this as any as ComponentConstructor<COMP>;
     const componentTemplate = hostElement.getAttribute(AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate);
     if (!componentTemplate) {
-      hostElement.setAttribute(
-        AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate,
-        componentConstructor.$templateQRL as any
-      );
-    } else if (componentTemplate !== (componentConstructor.$templateQRL as any)) {
       // TODO: Needs tests for error condition for attaching component to element  which already has a component
       throw new Error('Write proper error');
     }
@@ -188,7 +176,6 @@ export type ComponentPropsOf<SERVICE extends Component<any, any>> = SERVICE exte
  * @public
  */
 export interface ComponentConstructor<COMP extends Component<any, any>> {
-  $templateQRL: QRL;
   new (
     hostElement: Element,
     props: ComponentPropsOf<COMP>,
@@ -202,5 +189,5 @@ export interface ComponentConstructor<COMP extends Component<any, any>> {
  * @internal
  */
 export function isComponent(object: any): object is Component<any, any> {
-  return typeof object?.constructor?.$templateQRL === 'string';
+  return object instanceof Component;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/component/component.unit.ts b/src/core/component/component.unit.ts
index af5526bb4ec..fe6df1f57cc 100644
--- a/src/core/component/component.unit.ts
+++ b/src/core/component/component.unit.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import { ComponentFixture } from '@builder.io/qwik/testing';
-import { GreeterComponent } from '../util/test_component_fixture';
+import { GreeterComponent, GreeterComponentTemplate } from '../util/test_component_fixture';
 import { AttributeMarker } from '../util/markers';
 import { Component } from './component';
 import { injectMethod } from '../injector/inject';
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ import { injectMethod } from '../injector/inject';
 describe('component', () => {
   it('should declare a component', async () => {
     const fixture = new ComponentFixture();
-    fixture.host.setAttribute(
-      AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate,
-      String(GreeterComponent.$templateQRL)
-    );
+    fixture.host.setAttribute(AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate, String(GreeterComponentTemplate));
     fixture.host.setAttribute('salutation', 'Hello');
     fixture.host.setAttribute('name', 'World');
     const greeter = await fixture.injector.getComponent(GreeterComponent);
diff --git a/src/core/error/error.ts b/src/core/error/error.ts
index c5520ec369d..34243a84645 100644
--- a/src/core/error/error.ts
+++ b/src/core/error/error.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ export const enum QError {
   Component_noProperty_propName_props_host = 404,
   Component_notFound_component = 405,
   Component_doesNotMatch_component_actual = 406,
-  Component_missingTemplateQRL_component = 407,
   Component_noState_component_props = 408,
   // Provider 500-599
   Provider_unrecognizedFormat_value = 500,
@@ -165,9 +164,7 @@ function codeToText(code: QError): string {
       "Property '{}' not found in '{}' on component '{}'.",
     [QError.Component_notFound_component]: "Unable to find '{}' component.",
     [QError.Component_doesNotMatch_component_actual]:
-      "Requesting component '{}' does not match existing component '{}'. Verify that the two components have distinct '$templateQRL's.",
-    [QError.Component_missingTemplateQRL_component]:
-      "Expecting Component '{}' to have static '$templateQRL' property, but none was found.",
+      "Requesting component type '{}' does not match existing component instance '{}'.",
     [QError.Component_noState_component_props]:
       "Unable to create state for component '{}' with props '{}' because no state found and '$newState()' method was not defined on component.",
     //////////////
diff --git a/src/core/event/inject_event_handler.ts b/src/core/event/inject_event_handler.ts
index 15fdce7f3d5..1707e671b4c 100644
--- a/src/core/event/inject_event_handler.ts
+++ b/src/core/event/inject_event_handler.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://github.com/BuilderIO/qwik/blob/main/LICENSE
  */
 
-import type { QRL } from '../import/qrl';
 import type { InjectedFunction, ProviderReturns } from '../injector/types';
 import { qDev } from '../util/qdev';
 import { EventInjector } from './event_injector';
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ import type { EventHandler } from './types';
 export function injectEventHandler<SELF, ARGS extends any[], RET>(
   ...args: [
     {
-      $templateQRL: QRL;
       new (hostElement: Element, props: any, state: any): SELF;
     } | null,
     ...ARGS,
diff --git a/src/core/event/inject_event_handler.unit.ts b/src/core/event/inject_event_handler.unit.ts
index 8c9a8ee9ef6..bea58bf5f6b 100644
--- a/src/core/event/inject_event_handler.unit.ts
+++ b/src/core/event/inject_event_handler.unit.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe('injectEventHandler', () => {
   it('should support component injection', async () => {
     const event = 'EVENT' as any as Event;
     const url = new URL('http://localhost/path?a=b&c=d');
-    fixture.host.setAttribute(AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate, String(MyComponent.$templateQRL));
+    fixture.host.setAttribute(AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate, String(MyComponentTemplate));
 
     const fn = injectEventHandler(
       MyComponent,
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ describe('injectEventHandler', () => {
   });
 });
 
+const MyComponentTemplate: QRL = 'myComponentQRL' as any;
 class MyComponent extends Component<any, any> {
-  static $templateQRL: QRL = 'myComponentQRL' as any;
   $newState() {
     return {};
   }
diff --git a/src/core/injector/base_injector.unit.ts b/src/core/injector/base_injector.unit.ts
index 86d5f4197e5..72661afe182 100644
--- a/src/core/injector/base_injector.unit.ts
+++ b/src/core/injector/base_injector.unit.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('BaseInjector', () => {
 
     it('should call injected method', async () => {
       const log: (string | MyComponent)[] = [];
-      fixture.host.setAttribute(AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate, MyComponent.$templateQRL as any);
+      fixture.host.setAttribute(AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate, String(MyComponentTemplate));
       const injectedFn = injectMethod(
         MyComponent,
         provideConst('arg0'), //
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ describe('BaseInjector', () => {
 
     it('should call injected method (as default)', async () => {
       const log: (string | MyComponent)[] = [];
-      fixture.host.setAttribute(AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate, MyComponent.$templateQRL as any);
+      fixture.host.setAttribute(AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate, String(MyComponentTemplate));
       const injectedFn = injectMethod(
         MyComponent,
         provideConst('arg0'), //
@@ -126,10 +126,7 @@ describe('BaseInjector', () => {
 
     describe('error', () => {
       it('should include declare context when throwing error', async () => {
-        fixture.host.setAttribute(
-          AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate,
-          MyComponent.$templateQRL as any
-        );
+        fixture.host.setAttribute(AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate, String(MyComponentTemplate));
         const injectedFn = injectMethod(
           MyComponent,
           () => Promise.reject('ProviderRejection'),
@@ -212,8 +209,8 @@ function provideConst<T>(value: T): Provider<T> {
 
 class MyClass {}
 
+const MyComponentTemplate = 'test:/injector/base_injector.unit#template' as any as QRL;
 class MyComponent extends Component<any, any> {
-  static $templateQRL = 'test:/injector/base_injector.unit#template' as any as QRL;
   $newState() {
     return {};
   }
diff --git a/src/core/injector/element_injector.ts b/src/core/injector/element_injector.ts
index bf2c080e6d6..0150171e98c 100644
--- a/src/core/injector/element_injector.ts
+++ b/src/core/injector/element_injector.ts
@@ -64,11 +64,7 @@ export class ElementInjector extends BaseInjector {
     const elementQRL: QRL | null = injector.element.getAttribute(
       AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate
     ) as any;
-    const $templateQRL = componentType.$templateQRL;
-    if (!$templateQRL) {
-      throw qError(QError.Component_missingTemplateQRL_component, componentType);
-    }
-    if (elementQRL === $templateQRL) {
+    if (elementQRL) {
       let component: COMP = this.component as COMP;
       if (component) {
         if (component instanceof componentType) {
diff --git a/src/core/injector/element_injector.unit.ts b/src/core/injector/element_injector.unit.ts
index 6ca5949ecc3..640d8283bf0 100644
--- a/src/core/injector/element_injector.unit.ts
+++ b/src/core/injector/element_injector.unit.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ import type { EntityKey } from '../entity/entity_key';
 import { stringifyDebug } from '../error/stringify';
 import { QRL } from '../import/qrl';
 import { Entity, Injector } from '../index';
-import { Greeter, GreeterComponent, GreeterProps } from '../util/test_component_fixture';
+import {
+  Greeter,
+  GreeterComponent,
+  GreeterComponentTemplate,
+  GreeterProps,
+} from '../util/test_component_fixture';
 import { ElementFixture, serializeState } from '@builder.io/qwik/testing';
 import { AttributeMarker } from '../util/markers';
 import { getClosestInjector, getInjector } from './element_injector';
@@ -27,10 +32,7 @@ describe('ElementInjector', () => {
 
   describe('getComponent', () => {
     it('should materialize component and return same instance', async () => {
-      fixture.host.setAttribute(
-        AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate,
-        GreeterComponent.$templateQRL as any
-      );
+      fixture.host.setAttribute(AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate, GreeterComponentTemplate as any);
       const component = await hostInjector.getComponent(GreeterComponent);
       expect(component).toBeInstanceOf(GreeterComponent);
       expect(stringifyDebug(component.$host)).toEqual(stringifyDebug(fixture.host));
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ describe('ElementInjector', () => {
     it('should walk up the tree and find materialize component', async () => {
       fixture.superParent.setAttribute(
         AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate,
-        GreeterComponent.$templateQRL as any
+        GreeterComponentTemplate as any
       );
       const component = await hostInjector.getComponent(GreeterComponent);
       expect(component).toBeInstanceOf(GreeterComponent);
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ describe('ElementInjector', () => {
     it('should return the same promise instance', () => {
       fixture.superParent.setAttribute(
         AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate,
-        GreeterComponent.$templateQRL as any
+        GreeterComponentTemplate as any
       );
       const component1 = hostInjector.getComponent(GreeterComponent);
       const component2 = hostInjector.getComponent(GreeterComponent);
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ describe('ElementInjector', () => {
       it('should materialize from attribute state', async () => {
         fixture.host.setAttribute(
           AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate,
-          GreeterComponent.$templateQRL as any
+          GreeterComponentTemplate as any
         );
         fixture.host.setAttribute(
           AttributeMarker.ComponentState,
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ describe('ElementInjector', () => {
       it('should materialize from $newState', async () => {
         fixture.host.setAttribute(
           AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate,
-          GreeterComponent.$templateQRL as any
+          GreeterComponentTemplate as any
         );
         fixture.host.setAttribute('salutation', 'Hello');
         fixture.host.setAttribute('name', 'World');
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ describe('ElementInjector', () => {
       it('should save state to attribute state', async () => {
         fixture.host.setAttribute(
           AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate,
-          GreeterComponent.$templateQRL as any
+          GreeterComponentTemplate as any
         );
         const component = await hostInjector.getComponent(GreeterComponent);
         component.$state = { greeting: 'save me' };
@@ -97,25 +99,18 @@ describe('ElementInjector', () => {
     });
     describe('error', () => {
       it('should throw if component does not match', async () => {
-        fixture.parent.setAttribute(AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate, 'wrongQRL');
         expect(() => hostInjector.getComponent(GreeterComponent)).toThrow(
           "COMPONENT-ERROR(Q-405): Unable to find 'GreeterComponent' component."
         );
       });
-      it('should throw if two components have same $templateQRLs', async () => {
+      it('should throw if two components are of different types', async () => {
         fixture.superParent.setAttribute(
           AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate,
-          GreeterComponent.$templateQRL as any
+          GreeterComponentTemplate as any
         );
         await hostInjector.getComponent(GreeterComponent);
         expect(() => hostInjector.getComponent(GreeterShadowComponent)).toThrow(
-          "COMPONENT-ERROR(Q-406): Requesting component 'GreeterShadowComponent' does not match existing component 'GreeterComponent'. Verify that the two components have distinct '$templateQRL's."
-        );
-      });
-      it('should throw if two components is missing $templateQRL', async () => {
-        class MissingQRL {}
-        expect(() => hostInjector.getComponent(MissingQRL as any)).toThrow(
-          "COMPONENT-ERROR(Q-407): Expecting Component 'MissingQRL' to have static '$templateQRL' property, but none was found."
+          "COMPONENT-ERROR(Q-406): Requesting component type 'GreeterShadowComponent' does not match existing component instance 'GreeterComponent'."
         );
       });
     });
@@ -223,7 +218,7 @@ describe('ElementInjector', () => {
 });
 
 class GreeterShadowComponent extends Component<GreeterProps, Greeter> {
-  static $templateQRL: QRL = GreeterComponent.$templateQRL;
+  static $templateQRL: QRL = GreeterComponentTemplate;
 }
 
 interface RegardsProps {
diff --git a/src/core/injector/inject.unit.ts b/src/core/injector/inject.unit.ts
index 046fa8ccd68..c91c872f074 100644
--- a/src/core/injector/inject.unit.ts
+++ b/src/core/injector/inject.unit.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  */
 
 import { injectEventHandler } from '../event/inject_event_handler';
-import type { QRL } from '../import/qrl';
 import { createGlobal, ElementFixture } from '@builder.io/qwik/testing';
 import { AttributeMarker } from '../util/markers';
 import { getInjector } from './element_injector';
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ describe('injectEventHandler', () => {
 
   it('should inject this', async () => {
     class MyComp {
-      static $templateQRL = './comp' as any as QRL;
       $state = undefined;
       myComp: boolean = true;
       $newState() {}
diff --git a/src/core/injector/types.ts b/src/core/injector/types.ts
index 822b99d482b..8c0aeae7b95 100644
--- a/src/core/injector/types.ts
+++ b/src/core/injector/types.ts
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ export interface Injector {
    *
    * Use this function for retrieving/materialize a component instance.
    * The function starts with the current `element` and walks up until it finds
-   * an element with `AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate` which matches the
-   * `componentType.$templateQRL`. Once found it than tries to retrieve existing
-   * component (or materialize it from the `AttributeMarker.ComponentState`).
-   * Because creation of component may involve invoking `Component.$newState`
-   * which is asynchronous the method itself is asynchronous.
+   * an element with `AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate`. Once found it than
+   * tries to retrieve existing component (or materialize it from the
+   * `AttributeMarker.ComponentState`). Because creation of component may involve
+   * invoking `Component.$newState` which is asynchronous the method itself is
+   * asynchronous.
    *
    * @param componentType - Component type to retrieve.
    */
diff --git a/src/core/render/jsx/mark_dirty.unit.ts b/src/core/render/jsx/mark_dirty.unit.ts
index 56130ca5a98..12933a5869f 100644
--- a/src/core/render/jsx/mark_dirty.unit.ts
+++ b/src/core/render/jsx/mark_dirty.unit.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
  */
 
 import { stringifyDebug } from '../../error/stringify';
-import { GreeterComponent, PersonEntity } from '../../util/test_component_fixture';
+import {
+  GreeterComponent,
+  GreeterComponentTemplate,
+  PersonEntity,
+} from '../../util/test_component_fixture';
 import { ElementFixture, MockDocument, getTestPlatform } from '@builder.io/qwik/testing';
 import { AttributeMarker } from '../../util/markers';
 import { markDirty, markEntityDirty, scheduleRender, toAttrQuery } from './mark_dirty';
@@ -21,6 +25,7 @@ describe('mark_dirty', () => {
     fixture = new ElementFixture();
     host = fixture.host;
     doc = fixture.document;
+    fixture.host.setAttribute(AttributeMarker.ComponentTemplate, String(GreeterComponentTemplate));
     greeterComponent = await GreeterComponent.$new(fixture.host);
   });
 
diff --git a/src/core/util/test_component_fixture.tsx b/src/core/util/test_component_fixture.tsx
index bbb60cd2250..d276d405d02 100644
--- a/src/core/util/test_component_fixture.tsx
+++ b/src/core/util/test_component_fixture.tsx
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@ export interface Greeter {
   greeting: string;
 }
 
-export class GreeterComponent extends Component<GreeterProps, Greeter> {
-  static $templateQRL = QRL`${toFileUrl(__filename).replace(/\.tsx$/, '#greeterTemplate')}`;
+export const GreeterComponentTemplate = QRL`${toFileUrl(__filename).replace(
+  /\.tsx$/,
+  '#greeterTemplate'
+)}`;
 
+export class GreeterComponent extends Component<GreeterProps, Greeter> {
   greeting: string = null!;
 
   async $init() {