diff --git a/src/material/button/button-base.ts b/src/material/button/button-base.ts
index 85d998f7c541..8d1791b731a6 100644
--- a/src/material/button/button-base.ts
+++ b/src/material/button/button-base.ts
@@ -45,34 +45,30 @@ export interface MatButtonConfig {
 /** Injection token that can be used to provide the default options the button component. */
 export const MAT_BUTTON_CONFIG = new InjectionToken<MatButtonConfig>('MAT_BUTTON_CONFIG');
 
-/** Shared host configuration for all buttons */
-export const MAT_BUTTON_HOST = {
-  '[attr.disabled]': '_getDisabledAttribute()',
-  '[attr.aria-disabled]': '_getAriaDisabled()',
-  '[class.mat-mdc-button-disabled]': 'disabled',
-  '[class.mat-mdc-button-disabled-interactive]': 'disabledInteractive',
-  '[class._mat-animation-noopable]': '_animationMode === "NoopAnimations"',
-  // MDC automatically applies the primary theme color to the button, but we want to support
-  // an unthemed version. If color is undefined, apply a CSS class that makes it easy to
-  // select and style this "theme".
-  '[class.mat-unthemed]': '!color',
-  // Add a class that applies to all buttons. This makes it easier to target if somebody
-  // wants to target all Material buttons.
-  '[class.mat-mdc-button-base]': 'true',
-  '[class]': 'color ? "mat-" + color : ""',
-  '[attr.tabindex]': '_getTabIndex()',
-};
-
 function transformTabIndex(value: unknown): number | undefined {
   return value == null ? undefined : numberAttribute(value);
 }
 
-/** Base class for all buttons.  */
-@Directive()
+/** Base class for all buttons. */
+@Directive({
+  host: {
+    // Add a class that applies to all buttons. This makes it easier to target if somebody
+    // wants to target all Material buttons.
+    'class': 'mat-mdc-button-base',
+    '[class]': 'color ? "mat-" + color : ""',
+    '[attr.disabled]': '_getDisabledAttribute()',
+    '[attr.aria-disabled]': '_getAriaDisabled()',
+    '[attr.tabindex]': '_getTabIndex()',
+    '[class.mat-mdc-button-disabled]': 'disabled',
+    '[class.mat-mdc-button-disabled-interactive]': 'disabledInteractive',
+    '[class.mat-unthemed]': '!color',
+    '[class._mat-animation-noopable]': '_animationMode === "NoopAnimations"',
+  },
+})
 export class MatButtonBase implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
   _elementRef = inject<ElementRef<HTMLElement>>(ElementRef);
-  _ngZone = inject(NgZone);
-  _animationMode = inject(ANIMATION_MODULE_TYPE, {optional: true});
+  protected _ngZone = inject(NgZone);
+  protected _animationMode = inject(ANIMATION_MODULE_TYPE, {optional: true});
 
   protected readonly _config = inject(MAT_BUTTON_CONFIG, {optional: true});
   private readonly _focusMonitor = inject(FocusMonitor);
diff --git a/src/material/button/button.ts b/src/material/button/button.ts
index 0fcb4661ab6d..8883e1d27664 100644
--- a/src/material/button/button.ts
+++ b/src/material/button/button.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, Input, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
-import {MAT_BUTTON_HOST, MatButtonAppearance, MatButtonBase} from './button-base';
+import {MatButtonAppearance, MatButtonBase} from './button-base';
 
 /**
  * Classes that need to be set for each appearance of the button.
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ const APPEARANCE_CLASSES: Map<MatButtonAppearance, readonly string[]> = new Map(
   `,
   templateUrl: 'button.html',
   styleUrls: ['button.css', 'button-high-contrast.css'],
-  host: MAT_BUTTON_HOST,
+  host: {
+    'class': 'mdc-button',
+  },
   exportAs: 'matButton, matAnchor',
   encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
@@ -54,11 +56,7 @@ export class MatButton extends MatButtonBase {
 
   constructor() {
     super();
-    const element = this._elementRef.nativeElement;
-    const inferredAppearance = _inferAppearance(element);
-
-    // This class is common across all the appearances so we add it ahead of time.
-    element.classList.add('mdc-button');
+    const inferredAppearance = _inferAppearance(this._elementRef.nativeElement);
 
     // Only set the appearance if we managed to infer it from the static attributes, rather than
     // doing something like `setAppearance(inferredAppearance || 'text')`, because doing so can
diff --git a/src/material/button/fab.ts b/src/material/button/fab.ts
index ce5ab638a937..1d694dec4103 100644
--- a/src/material/button/fab.ts
+++ b/src/material/button/fab.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
   inject,
 } from '@angular/core';
 
-import {MAT_BUTTON_HOST, MatButtonBase} from './button-base';
+import {MatButtonBase} from './button-base';
 import {ThemePalette} from '../core';
 
 /** Default FAB options that can be overridden. */
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const defaults = MAT_FAB_DEFAULT_OPTIONS_FACTORY();
   templateUrl: 'button.html',
   styleUrl: 'fab.css',
   host: {
-    ...MAT_BUTTON_HOST,
+    'class': 'mdc-fab mat-mdc-fab-base mat-mdc-fab',
     '[class.mdc-fab--extended]': 'extended',
     '[class.mat-mdc-extended-fab]': 'extended',
   },
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ export class MatFabButton extends MatButtonBase {
 
   constructor() {
     super();
-    const element = this._elementRef.nativeElement;
-    element.classList.add('mdc-fab', 'mat-mdc-fab-base', 'mat-mdc-fab');
     this._options = this._options || defaults;
     this.color = this._options!.color || defaults.color;
   }
@@ -102,7 +100,9 @@ export class MatFabButton extends MatButtonBase {
   selector: `button[mat-mini-fab], a[mat-mini-fab], button[matMiniFab], a[matMiniFab]`,
   templateUrl: 'button.html',
   styleUrl: 'fab.css',
-  host: MAT_BUTTON_HOST,
+  host: {
+    'class': 'mdc-fab mat-mdc-fab-base mdc-fab--mini mat-mdc-mini-fab',
+  },
   exportAs: 'matButton, matAnchor',
   encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ export class MatMiniFabButton extends MatButtonBase {
 
   constructor() {
     super();
-    const element = this._elementRef.nativeElement;
-    element.classList.add('mdc-fab', 'mat-mdc-fab-base', 'mdc-fab--mini', 'mat-mdc-mini-fab');
     this._options = this._options || defaults;
     this.color = this._options!.color || defaults.color;
   }
diff --git a/src/material/button/icon-button.ts b/src/material/button/icon-button.ts
index 90cf49864c55..8a3fd22671fb 100644
--- a/src/material/button/icon-button.ts
+++ b/src/material/button/icon-button.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
-import {MAT_BUTTON_HOST, MatButtonBase} from './button-base';
+import {MatButtonBase} from './button-base';
 
 /**
  * Material Design icon button component. This type of button displays a single interactive icon for
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ import {MAT_BUTTON_HOST, MatButtonBase} from './button-base';
   selector: `button[mat-icon-button], a[mat-icon-button], button[matIconButton], a[matIconButton]`,
   templateUrl: 'icon-button.html',
   styleUrls: ['icon-button.css', 'button-high-contrast.css'],
-  host: MAT_BUTTON_HOST,
+  host: {
+    'class': 'mdc-icon-button mat-mdc-icon-button',
+  },
   exportAs: 'matButton, matAnchor',
   encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
@@ -28,9 +30,7 @@ export class MatIconButton extends MatButtonBase {
 
   constructor() {
     super();
-    const element = this._elementRef.nativeElement;
-    element.classList.add('mdc-icon-button', 'mat-mdc-icon-button');
-    this._rippleLoader.configureRipple(element, {centered: true});
+    this._rippleLoader.configureRipple(this._elementRef.nativeElement, {centered: true});
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/tslint.json b/tslint.json
index 001155ea6094..71cbdfc9d465 100644
--- a/tslint.json
+++ b/tslint.json
@@ -111,13 +111,6 @@
           }
         ],
         "Directive": [
-          {
-            "argument": 0,
-            "properties": {
-              "!host": "\\[class\\]"
-            },
-            "excludeFiles": ["**/dev-app/**"]
-          },
           // Enforce standalone even in the dev-app.
           {
             "argument": 0,