diff --git a/src/material/autocomplete/_m2-autocomplete.scss b/src/material/autocomplete/_m2-autocomplete.scss
index 95a74fc5a7e7..b633ba8912ad 100644
--- a/src/material/autocomplete/_m2-autocomplete.scss
+++ b/src/material/autocomplete/_m2-autocomplete.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
 @use '../core/style/elevation';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
 // but may be in a future version of the theming API.
@@ -28,14 +26,3 @@
 @function get-density-tokens($theme) {
   @return ();
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/badge/_m2-badge.scss b/src/material/badge/_m2-badge.scss
index 1d6d8d2a1069..83e5300f60a6 100644
--- a/src/material/badge/_m2-badge.scss
+++ b/src/material/badge/_m2-badge.scss
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 @use 'sass:map';
 @use 'sass:math';
 @use 'sass:color';
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 
 $_default-size: 22px;
 $_small-size: $_default-size - 6px;
@@ -94,14 +92,3 @@ $_large-size: $_default-size + 6px;
 @function get-density-tokens($theme) {
   @return ();
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/bottom-sheet/_m2-bottom-sheet.scss b/src/material/bottom-sheet/_m2-bottom-sheet.scss
index b16feb1e3d25..e3b676b567d7 100644
--- a/src/material/bottom-sheet/_m2-bottom-sheet.scss
+++ b/src/material/bottom-sheet/_m2-bottom-sheet.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
 // but may be in a future version of the theming API.
@@ -37,14 +35,3 @@
 @function get-density-tokens($theme) {
   @return ();
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/button-toggle/_m2-button-toggle.scss b/src/material/button-toggle/_m2-button-toggle.scss
index 6235ade542d5..5ac59a3b7b18 100644
--- a/src/material/button-toggle/_m2-button-toggle.scss
+++ b/src/material/button-toggle/_m2-button-toggle.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 @use 'sass:map';
 @use 'sass:meta';
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/theming';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
 @use '../core/style/sass-utils';
@@ -103,14 +102,3 @@
     button-toggle-height: map.get($size-scale, $density-scale)
   );
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/button/_m2-button.scss b/src/material/button/_m2-button.scss
index b05a4fa1d575..8b9d0aedbca3 100644
--- a/src/material/button/_m2-button.scss
+++ b/src/material/button/_m2-button.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 @use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/theming';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 @use '../core/style/elevation';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
@@ -238,14 +237,3 @@
     button-tonal-touch-target-display: $touch-target-display,
   );
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/button/_m2-fab.scss b/src/material/button/_m2-fab.scss
index 2fc633c8053d..152890cc00be 100644
--- a/src/material/button/_m2-fab.scss
+++ b/src/material/button/_m2-fab.scss
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 @use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/theming';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 @use '../core/style/elevation';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
@@ -117,14 +116,3 @@
     fab-touch-target-display: if($density-scale < -1, none, block),
   );
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/button/_m2-icon-button.scss b/src/material/button/_m2-icon-button.scss
index 231c8cb75247..16d133944146 100644
--- a/src/material/button/_m2-icon-button.scss
+++ b/src/material/button/_m2-icon-button.scss
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 @use 'sass:meta';
 @use 'sass:map';
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/theming';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
 // but may be in a future version of the theming API.
@@ -71,14 +69,3 @@
 
   @return $tokens;
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/card/_m2-card.scss b/src/material/card/_m2-card.scss
index 65ca6bb564ec..e57aa97da312 100644
--- a/src/material/card/_m2-card.scss
+++ b/src/material/card/_m2-card.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 @use '../core/style/elevation';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
@@ -50,14 +48,3 @@
 @function get-density-tokens($theme) {
   @return ();
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/checkbox/_m2-checkbox.scss b/src/material/checkbox/_m2-checkbox.scss
index 25b4a9532523..1059a95f7dfe 100644
--- a/src/material/checkbox/_m2-checkbox.scss
+++ b/src/material/checkbox/_m2-checkbox.scss
@@ -98,14 +98,3 @@
     ), $scale)
   );
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-    get-unthemable-tokens(),
-    get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-    get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-    get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/chips/_m2-chip.scss b/src/material/chips/_m2-chip.scss
index 9ed8cc8a249d..a61a9d3575fd 100644
--- a/src/material/chips/_m2-chip.scss
+++ b/src/material/chips/_m2-chip.scss
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 @use 'sass:map';
 @use 'sass:meta';
 @use 'sass:color';
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 @use '../core/m2/palette' as m2-palette;
 @use '../core/theming/theming';
 
@@ -110,14 +108,3 @@
     )
   );
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/core/_m2-app.scss b/src/material/core/_m2-app.scss
index f5a0b9591706..ced5ab5ea094 100644
--- a/src/material/core/_m2-app.scss
+++ b/src/material/core/_m2-app.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 @use 'sass:map';
-@use './tokens/m2-utils';
 @use './theming/inspection';
-@use './style/sass-utils';
 @use './style/elevation';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
@@ -36,14 +34,3 @@
 @function get-density-tokens($theme) {
   @return ();
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/core/option/_m2-optgroup.scss b/src/material/core/option/_m2-optgroup.scss
index 5393ee1e37e6..1c0c2c3cbd0d 100644
--- a/src/material/core/option/_m2-optgroup.scss
+++ b/src/material/core/option/_m2-optgroup.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-@use '../style/sass-utils';
 @use '../theming/inspection';
-@use '../tokens/m2-utils';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
 // but may be in a future version of the theming API.
@@ -30,14 +28,3 @@
 @function get-density-tokens($theme) {
   @return ();
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/core/option/_m2-option.scss b/src/material/core/option/_m2-option.scss
index 873b2802c5b1..57480fa22e8a 100644
--- a/src/material/core/option/_m2-option.scss
+++ b/src/material/core/option/_m2-option.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-@use '../tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../theming/inspection';
-@use '../style/sass-utils';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
 // but may be in a future version of the theming API.
@@ -38,14 +36,3 @@
 @function get-density-tokens($theme) {
   @return ();
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/core/ripple/_m2-ripple.scss b/src/material/core/ripple/_m2-ripple.scss
index fdc54a4e933c..97500db8f37b 100644
--- a/src/material/core/ripple/_m2-ripple.scss
+++ b/src/material/core/ripple/_m2-ripple.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 @use 'sass:meta';
-@use '../tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../theming/inspection';
-@use '../style/sass-utils';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
 // but may be in a future version of the theming API.
@@ -33,14 +31,3 @@
 @function get-density-tokens($theme) {
   @return ();
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/core/selection/pseudo-checkbox/_m2-pseudo-checkbox.scss b/src/material/core/selection/pseudo-checkbox/_m2-pseudo-checkbox.scss
index b28d6a3e5797..d8fb5707899c 100644
--- a/src/material/core/selection/pseudo-checkbox/_m2-pseudo-checkbox.scss
+++ b/src/material/core/selection/pseudo-checkbox/_m2-pseudo-checkbox.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-@use '../../tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../../theming/inspection';
-@use '../../style/sass-utils';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
 // but may be in a future version of the theming API.
@@ -37,14 +35,3 @@
 @function get-density-tokens($theme) {
   @return ();
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/core/tokens/_m2-utils.scss b/src/material/core/tokens/_m2-utils.scss
index 5ef6d41d0ddd..f2c00ddf6422 100644
--- a/src/material/core/tokens/_m2-utils.scss
+++ b/src/material/core/tokens/_m2-utils.scss
@@ -1,53 +1,10 @@
-@use '../m2/palette';
-@use '../m2/theming';
-@use '../m2/typography';
 @use 'sass:color';
 @use 'sass:math';
 @use 'sass:meta';
 
-$_placeholder-color-palette: theming.define-palette(palette.$red-palette);
-
 // Indicates whether we're building internally. Used for backwards compatibility.
 $private-is-internal-build: false;
 
-// Placeholder color config that can be passed to token getter functions when generating token
-// slots.
-$placeholder-color-config: (
-  primary: $_placeholder-color-palette,
-  accent: $_placeholder-color-palette,
-  warn: $_placeholder-color-palette,
-  is-dark: false,
-  foreground: palette.$light-theme-foreground-palette,
-  background: palette.$light-theme-background-palette,
-);
-
-$_placeholder-typography-level-config: typography.typography-config-level-from-mdc(body1);
-
-// Placeholder typography config that can be passed to token getter functions when generating token
-// slots.
-$placeholder-typography-config: (
-  font-family: 'Roboto, sans-serif',
-  headline-1: $_placeholder-typography-level-config,
-  headline-2: $_placeholder-typography-level-config,
-  headline-3: $_placeholder-typography-level-config,
-  headline-4: $_placeholder-typography-level-config,
-  headline-5: $_placeholder-typography-level-config,
-  headline-6: $_placeholder-typography-level-config,
-  subtitle-1: $_placeholder-typography-level-config,
-  subtitle-2: $_placeholder-typography-level-config,
-  body-1: $_placeholder-typography-level-config,
-  body-2: $_placeholder-typography-level-config,
-  caption: $_placeholder-typography-level-config,
-  button: $_placeholder-typography-level-config,
-  overline: $_placeholder-typography-level-config,
-  subheading-1: $_placeholder-typography-level-config,
-  title: $_placeholder-typography-level-config,
-);
-
-// Placeholder density config that can be passed to token getter functions when generating token
-// slots.
-$placeholder-density-config: 0;
-
 /// Inherited function from MDC that computes which contrast tone to use on top of a color.
 /// This is used only in a narrow set of use cases when generating M2 button tokens to maintain
 /// backwards compatibility.
diff --git a/src/material/datepicker/_m2-datepicker.scss b/src/material/datepicker/_m2-datepicker.scss
index c8df26e6c9d2..3fd2274ef1c6 100644
--- a/src/material/datepicker/_m2-datepicker.scss
+++ b/src/material/datepicker/_m2-datepicker.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 @use 'sass:color';
 @use 'sass:meta';
 @use 'sass:math';
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
 @use '../core/style/elevation';
 @use '../core/style/sass-utils';
@@ -174,14 +173,3 @@ $private-default-overlap-color: #a8dab5;
 @function get-density-tokens($theme) {
   @return ();
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/dialog/_m2-dialog.scss b/src/material/dialog/_m2-dialog.scss
index e36026b7ce20..7d31d03d3a11 100644
--- a/src/material/dialog/_m2-dialog.scss
+++ b/src/material/dialog/_m2-dialog.scss
@@ -63,14 +63,3 @@
 @function get-density-tokens($theme) {
   @return ();
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/divider/_m2-divider.scss b/src/material/divider/_m2-divider.scss
index aff96f191460..cddad07f9f38 100644
--- a/src/material/divider/_m2-divider.scss
+++ b/src/material/divider/_m2-divider.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
 // but may be in a future version of the theming API.
@@ -26,14 +24,3 @@
 @function get-density-tokens($theme) {
   @return ();
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-    get-unthemable-tokens(),
-    get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-    get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-    get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/expansion/_m2-expansion.scss b/src/material/expansion/_m2-expansion.scss
index df6ec7aa2b77..754abd876d6f 100644
--- a/src/material/expansion/_m2-expansion.scss
+++ b/src/material/expansion/_m2-expansion.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 @use 'sass:map';
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/theming';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
 // but may be in a future version of the theming API.
@@ -76,14 +74,3 @@
     expansion-header-expanded-state-height: map.get($expanded-scale, $scale),
   );
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/form-field/_m2-form-field.scss b/src/material/form-field/_m2-form-field.scss
index 589bc1753da4..633c39db251a 100644
--- a/src/material/form-field/_m2-form-field.scss
+++ b/src/material/form-field/_m2-form-field.scss
@@ -254,14 +254,3 @@
       if($hide-label, $vertical-padding, $filled-with-label-padding-bottom),
   );
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/grid-list/_m2-grid-list.scss b/src/material/grid-list/_m2-grid-list.scss
index ae372864f96a..d7d770c03519 100644
--- a/src/material/grid-list/_m2-grid-list.scss
+++ b/src/material/grid-list/_m2-grid-list.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
 // but may be in a future version of the theming API.
@@ -34,14 +32,3 @@
 @function get-density-tokens($theme) {
   @return ();
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/icon/_m2-icon.scss b/src/material/icon/_m2-icon.scss
index 8c6e575b9aef..4732a4b07a7e 100644
--- a/src/material/icon/_m2-icon.scss
+++ b/src/material/icon/_m2-icon.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
 // but may be in a future version of the theming API.
@@ -29,14 +27,3 @@
     icon-color: $color,
   );
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/list/_m2-list.scss b/src/material/list/_m2-list.scss
index 791f426b931c..2a1ec75462d7 100644
--- a/src/material/list/_m2-list.scss
+++ b/src/material/list/_m2-list.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
 @use 'sass:map';
@@ -121,14 +120,3 @@
     ), $scale),
   );
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/menu/_m2-menu.scss b/src/material/menu/_m2-menu.scss
index 757fa1b2c897..561b4405a382 100644
--- a/src/material/menu/_m2-menu.scss
+++ b/src/material/menu/_m2-menu.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 @use '../core/style/elevation';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
@@ -55,14 +53,3 @@
 @function get-density-tokens($theme) {
   @return ();
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/paginator/_m2-paginator.scss b/src/material/paginator/_m2-paginator.scss
index fca76fbccf8f..9bc44cb45516 100644
--- a/src/material/paginator/_m2-paginator.scss
+++ b/src/material/paginator/_m2-paginator.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 @use 'sass:math';
 @use 'sass:map';
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/theming';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
 @use '../core/style/sass-utils';
@@ -74,14 +73,3 @@
     paginator-touch-target-display: if($density-scale < -2, none, block),
   );
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/progress-bar/_m2-progress-bar.scss b/src/material/progress-bar/_m2-progress-bar.scss
index 125c89d733a8..fe9fb213013f 100644
--- a/src/material/progress-bar/_m2-progress-bar.scss
+++ b/src/material/progress-bar/_m2-progress-bar.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use 'sass:color';
 @use 'sass:meta';
 
@@ -44,14 +42,3 @@
 @function get-density-tokens($theme) {
   @return ();
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/progress-spinner/_m2-progress-spinner.scss b/src/material/progress-spinner/_m2-progress-spinner.scss
index a8c9af3de647..52becf6a56f4 100644
--- a/src/material/progress-spinner/_m2-progress-spinner.scss
+++ b/src/material/progress-spinner/_m2-progress-spinner.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
 // but may be in a future version of the theming API.
@@ -31,14 +29,3 @@
 @function get-density-tokens($theme) {
   @return ();
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/radio/_m2-radio.scss b/src/material/radio/_m2-radio.scss
index 4dd40a99f5e6..1e222986e91a 100644
--- a/src/material/radio/_m2-radio.scss
+++ b/src/material/radio/_m2-radio.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 @use 'sass:map';
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/theming';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 @use '../core/m2/palette' as m2-palette;
 @use '../core/m2/theming' as m2-theming;
 
@@ -69,14 +67,3 @@
     radio-touch-target-display: if($scale < -1, none, block)
   );
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-    get-unthemable-tokens(),
-    get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-    get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-    get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/select/_m2-select.scss b/src/material/select/_m2-select.scss
index 32f4cc96ace7..335880de5b48 100644
--- a/src/material/select/_m2-select.scss
+++ b/src/material/select/_m2-select.scss
@@ -65,14 +65,3 @@
     ), $density-scale),
   );
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/sidenav/_m2-sidenav.scss b/src/material/sidenav/_m2-sidenav.scss
index 19adfe773cad..764a2c58b201 100644
--- a/src/material/sidenav/_m2-sidenav.scss
+++ b/src/material/sidenav/_m2-sidenav.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 @use 'sass:color';
 @use 'sass:meta';
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
 @use '../core/style/elevation';
 @use '../core/style/sass-utils';
@@ -50,14 +49,3 @@
 @function get-density-tokens($theme) {
   @return ();
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/slide-toggle/_m2-slide-toggle.scss b/src/material/slide-toggle/_m2-slide-toggle.scss
index 47215aea7c1a..dc614c5d179f 100644
--- a/src/material/slide-toggle/_m2-slide-toggle.scss
+++ b/src/material/slide-toggle/_m2-slide-toggle.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 @use '../core/style/elevation';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
 @use '../core/theming/theming';
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use 'sass:map';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
@@ -153,14 +151,3 @@
     ), $scale)
   );
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-    get-unthemable-tokens(),
-    get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-    get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-    get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/slider/_m2-slider.scss b/src/material/slider/_m2-slider.scss
index fe6f43758299..bc13d030d162 100644
--- a/src/material/slider/_m2-slider.scss
+++ b/src/material/slider/_m2-slider.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 @use 'sass:map';
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
 @use '../core/style/elevation';
 
@@ -92,14 +90,3 @@
 @function get-density-tokens($theme) {
   @return ();
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-    get-unthemable-tokens(),
-    get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-    get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-    get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/snack-bar/_m2-snack-bar.scss b/src/material/snack-bar/_m2-snack-bar.scss
index 60dee011a751..fd5b3e0102dc 100644
--- a/src/material/snack-bar/_m2-snack-bar.scss
+++ b/src/material/snack-bar/_m2-snack-bar.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 @use 'sass:meta';
 @use 'sass:color';
 
@@ -48,14 +46,3 @@
 @function get-density-tokens($theme) {
   @return ();
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/sort/_m2-sort.scss b/src/material/sort/_m2-sort.scss
index 895e8ed9d71c..f4dd2af3b8f0 100644
--- a/src/material/sort/_m2-sort.scss
+++ b/src/material/sort/_m2-sort.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 @use 'sass:color';
 @use 'sass:meta';
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
 // but may be in a future version of the theming API.
@@ -44,14 +42,3 @@
 @function get-density-tokens($theme) {
   @return ();
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/stepper/_m2-stepper.scss b/src/material/stepper/_m2-stepper.scss
index 37f1a4cdeef4..462653ef5e88 100644
--- a/src/material/stepper/_m2-stepper.scss
+++ b/src/material/stepper/_m2-stepper.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 @use 'sass:map';
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/theming';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
 // but may be in a future version of the theming API.
@@ -81,14 +79,3 @@
     stepper-header-edit-state-icon-foreground-color: $active-state-foreground,
   );
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/table/_m2-table.scss b/src/material/table/_m2-table.scss
index 1d71afadd0c4..7cf24d69f90d 100644
--- a/src/material/table/_m2-table.scss
+++ b/src/material/table/_m2-table.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 @use 'sass:map';
 @use '../core/theming/theming';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
 // but may be in a future version of the theming API.
@@ -79,14 +77,3 @@
     table-row-item-container-height: map.get($cell-scale, $scale),
   );
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-          get-unthemable-tokens(),
-          get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-          get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-          get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/tabs/_m2-tabs.scss b/src/material/tabs/_m2-tabs.scss
index e0dac76e36dd..a1f2d877d0d3 100644
--- a/src/material/tabs/_m2-tabs.scss
+++ b/src/material/tabs/_m2-tabs.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 @use 'sass:map';
 @use '../core/theming/theming';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
 // but may be in a future version of the theming API.
@@ -87,14 +85,3 @@
     ), $scale),
   );
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/timepicker/_m2-timepicker.scss b/src/material/timepicker/_m2-timepicker.scss
index c0343c433452..e932f3e9bbf6 100644
--- a/src/material/timepicker/_m2-timepicker.scss
+++ b/src/material/timepicker/_m2-timepicker.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 @use '../core/style/elevation';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
@@ -28,14 +26,3 @@
 @function get-density-tokens($theme) {
   @return ();
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/toolbar/_m2-toolbar.scss b/src/material/toolbar/_m2-toolbar.scss
index c87488581cd9..c3aea1e60022 100644
--- a/src/material/toolbar/_m2-toolbar.scss
+++ b/src/material/toolbar/_m2-toolbar.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 @use 'sass:map';
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/theming';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
 // but may be in a future version of the theming API.
@@ -61,14 +59,3 @@
     toolbar-container-text-color: $text-color,
   );
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/tooltip/_m2-tooltip.scss b/src/material/tooltip/_m2-tooltip.scss
index 021d0fcf1649..b28ca9a69544 100644
--- a/src/material/tooltip/_m2-tooltip.scss
+++ b/src/material/tooltip/_m2-tooltip.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
 // but may be in a future version of the theming API.
@@ -39,14 +37,3 @@
 @function get-density-tokens($theme) {
   @return ();
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/material/tree/_m2-tree.scss b/src/material/tree/_m2-tree.scss
index b58215876511..c17fc54eeeed 100644
--- a/src/material/tree/_m2-tree.scss
+++ b/src/material/tree/_m2-tree.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 @use 'sass:map';
-@use '../core/tokens/m2-utils';
 @use '../core/theming/theming';
 @use '../core/theming/inspection';
-@use '../core/style/sass-utils';
 
 // Tokens that can't be configured through Angular Material's current theming API,
 // but may be in a future version of the theming API.
@@ -46,14 +44,3 @@
     tree-node-min-height: map.get($min-height-scale, $density-scale)
   );
 }
-
-// Combines the tokens generated by the above functions into a single map with placeholder values.
-// This is used to create token slots.
-@function get-token-slots() {
-  @return sass-utils.deep-merge-all(
-      get-unthemable-tokens(),
-      get-color-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-color-config),
-      get-typography-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-typography-config),
-      get-density-tokens(m2-utils.$placeholder-density-config)
-  );
-}