diff --git a/ionic/components/search-bar/search-bar.ts b/ionic/components/search-bar/search-bar.ts
index 2e794a98a9..deb843ee57 100644
--- a/ionic/components/search-bar/search-bar.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/search-bar/search-bar.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {IonicComponent} from '../../config/decorators';
  */
 @IonicComponent({
   selector: 'ion-search-bar',
-  appInjector: [NgControl],
   properties: [
     'list',
     'query'
diff --git a/ionic/config/directives.ts b/ionic/config/directives.ts
index b99d1c140c..d6edcce7c5 100644
--- a/ionic/config/directives.ts
+++ b/ionic/config/directives.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export const IONIC_DIRECTIVES = [
   Icon,
 
   // Forms
+  SearchBar,
   Segment,
   SegmentButton,
   SegmentControlValueAccessor,