diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/icon/icon.scss b/packages/core/src/components/icon/icon.scss
index 0a742920d1..e8b88dbb5b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/icon/icon.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/icon/icon.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 @import "../../themes/ionic.globals";
 
-@import "../../../node_modules/ionicons/dist/scss/ionicons";
 
 // Icon
 // --------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.components.scss b/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.components.scss
index 9fb15921af..18544a1c99 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.components.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.components.scss
@@ -246,6 +246,5 @@
 // Fonts
 // --------------------------------------------------
 @import
-"../fonts/ionicons",
 "../fonts/noto-sans",
 "../fonts/roboto";
diff --git a/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.globals.scss b/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.globals.scss
index 664a16dd48..5529d99c9c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.globals.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.globals.scss
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ $app-direction: ltr !default;
 $font-path: "/dist/fonts" !default;
 
 
-// Ionicons font path
-$ionicons-font-path: $font-path !default;
-
-
 // Hairline width
 $hairlines-width: .55px !default;
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.ionicons.scss b/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.ionicons.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index b1eab136a7..0000000000
--- a/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.ionicons.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-
-// Ionicons build for Ionic Apps
-@import
-"../fonts/ionicons";
diff --git a/packages/core/tsconfig.json b/packages/core/tsconfig.json
index 8637d52011..00c47a22bc 100644
--- a/packages/core/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/core/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 {
   "compilerOptions": {
     "allowJs": true,
-    "alwaysStrict": true,
     "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
     "allowUnreachableCode": false,
-    "declaration": false,
+    "alwaysStrict": true,
     "experimentalDecorators": true,
     "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
+    "jsx": "react",
+    "jsxFactory": "h",
     "lib": [
       "dom",
       "es2015"
     ],
-    "moduleResolution": "node",
     "module": "es2015",
-    "target": "es2015",
+    "moduleResolution": "node",
     "noImplicitAny": true,
     "noImplicitReturns": true,
     "noUnusedLocals": true,
@@ -21,16 +21,14 @@
     "outDir": "dist",
     "pretty": true,
     "removeComments": false,
-    "sourceMap": false,
-    "jsx": "react",
-    "jsxFactory": "h"
+    "target": "es2015"
   },
   "include": [
-    "**/*.ts",
-    "**/*.tsx",
-    "types/jsx.d.ts"
+    "src/**/*.ts",
+    "src/**/**/*.tsx"
   ],
   "exclude": [
-    "node_modules"
+    "node_modules",
+    "src/animations"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/ionic-angular/scripts/demos/sass.config.js b/packages/ionic-angular/scripts/demos/sass.config.js
index e8b89ffed9..64c66cc8bb 100644
--- a/packages/ionic-angular/scripts/demos/sass.config.js
+++ b/packages/ionic-angular/scripts/demos/sass.config.js
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ module.exports = {
    */
   includePaths: [
     'src/themes',
-    'node_modules/ionicons/dist/scss',
     'src/fonts'
   ],
 
diff --git a/packages/ionic-angular/scripts/demos/variables.scss b/packages/ionic-angular/scripts/demos/variables.scss
index 72910b8cc8..62e90971ac 100644
--- a/packages/ionic-angular/scripts/demos/variables.scss
+++ b/packages/ionic-angular/scripts/demos/variables.scss
@@ -62,14 +62,6 @@ $colors: (
 @import "ionic.theme.default";
 
 
-// Ionicons
-// --------------------------------------------------
-// The premium icon font for Ionic. For more info, please see:
-// http://ionicframework.com/docs/ionicons/
-
-@import "ionic.ionicons";
-
-
 // Fonts
 // --------------------------------------------------
 // Roboto font is used by default for Material Design. Noto sans
diff --git a/packages/ionic-angular/scripts/e2e/copy.config.js b/packages/ionic-angular/scripts/e2e/copy.config.js
index 8f1ad8f0ab..78fef81a26 100644
--- a/packages/ionic-angular/scripts/e2e/copy.config.js
+++ b/packages/ionic-angular/scripts/e2e/copy.config.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module.exports = {
     dest: '{{WWW}}'
   },
   copyFonts: {
-    src: [path.join(process.cwd(), 'node_modules', 'ionicons', 'dist', 'fonts', '**', '*'), path.join(process.cwd(), 'src', 'fonts', '**', '*')],
+    src: [path.join(process.cwd(), 'node_modules', 'dist', 'fonts', '**', '*'), path.join(process.cwd(), 'src', 'fonts', '**', '*')],
     dest: path.join('{{WWW}}', 'assets', 'fonts')
   },
   copyPolyfills: {
diff --git a/packages/ionic-angular/scripts/e2e/variables.scss b/packages/ionic-angular/scripts/e2e/variables.scss
index a89826721c..79d09bb5dc 100644
--- a/packages/ionic-angular/scripts/e2e/variables.scss
+++ b/packages/ionic-angular/scripts/e2e/variables.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 // Ionic Variables and Theming. For more info, please see:
 // http://ionicframework.com/docs/theming/
 
-// Font path is used to include ionicons,
-// roboto, and noto sans fonts
+// Font path is used to include roboto and noto sans fonts
 $font-path: "../assets/fonts";
 
 @import "ionic.globals";
@@ -70,14 +69,6 @@ $colors: (
 @import "ionic.theme.default";
 
 
-// Ionicons
-// --------------------------------------------------
-// The premium icon font for Ionic. For more info, please see:
-// http://ionicframework.com/docs/ionicons/
-
-@import "ionic.ionicons";
-
-
 // Fonts
 // --------------------------------------------------
 // Roboto font is used by default for Material Design. Noto sans
diff --git a/packages/ionic-angular/scripts/gulp/util.ts b/packages/ionic-angular/scripts/gulp/util.ts
index 1edc62dbc1..6a56fd01cd 100644
--- a/packages/ionic-angular/scripts/gulp/util.ts
+++ b/packages/ionic-angular/scripts/gulp/util.ts
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ export function copyGlobToDest(sourceGlob: string[], destPath: string) {
 
 export function copyFonts(destinationPath: string) {
   return src([
-    'src/fonts/*.+(ttf|woff|woff2)',
-    'node_modules/ionicons/dist/fonts/*.+(ttf|woff|woff2)'
+    'src/fonts/*.+(ttf|woff|woff2)'
    ])
    .pipe(dest(destinationPath));
 }
@@ -141,14 +140,12 @@ export function compileSass(destinationPath: string) {
   let rename = require('gulp-rename');
   let buildConfig = require('../build/config');
 
-  let ioniconsPath = join(NODE_MODULES_ROOT, 'ionicons/dist/scss/');
-
   return src([
     join(SRC_ROOT, 'themes/ionic.build.default.scss'),
     join(SRC_ROOT, 'themes/ionic.build.dark.scss')
   ])
   .pipe(sass({
-      includePaths: [ioniconsPath]
+      includePaths: []
     }).on('error', sass.logError)
   )
   .pipe(autoprefixer(buildConfig.autoprefixer))
diff --git a/packages/ionic-angular/src/fonts/ionicons.scss b/packages/ionic-angular/src/fonts/ionicons.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 436a309139..0000000000
--- a/packages/ionic-angular/src/fonts/ionicons.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-
-// Ionicons Icon Font CSS
-// --------------------------
-// Ionicons CSS for Ionic's <ion-icon> element
-// ionicons-icons.scss has the icons and their unicode characters
-
-$ionicons-font-path: $font-path !default;
-
-@import "ionicons-icons";
-@import "ionicons-variables";
-
-
-@font-face {
-  font-family: "Ionicons";
-  src: url("#{$ionicons-font-path}/ionicons.woff2?v=#{$ionicons-version}") format("woff2"),
-    url("#{$ionicons-font-path}/ionicons.woff?v=#{$ionicons-version}") format("woff"),
-    url("#{$ionicons-font-path}/ionicons.ttf?v=#{$ionicons-version}") format("truetype");
-  font-weight: normal;
-  font-style: normal;
-}
-
-ion-icon {
-  display: inline-block;
-
-  font-family: "Ionicons";
-  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
-  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-  font-style: normal;
-  font-variant: normal;
-  font-weight: normal;
-  line-height: 1;
-  text-rendering: auto;
-  text-transform: none;
-  speak: none;
-
-  @include rtl() {
-    &[aria-label^="arrow"]::before,
-    &[flip-rtl]::before {
-      transform: scaleX(-1);
-    }
-
-    &[unflip-rtl]::before {
-      transform: scaleX(1);
-    }
-  }
-
-  &::before {
-    display: inline-block;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/ionic-angular/src/themes/ionic.components.scss b/packages/ionic-angular/src/themes/ionic.components.scss
index 9fb15921af..18544a1c99 100644
--- a/packages/ionic-angular/src/themes/ionic.components.scss
+++ b/packages/ionic-angular/src/themes/ionic.components.scss
@@ -246,6 +246,5 @@
 // Fonts
 // --------------------------------------------------
 @import
-"../fonts/ionicons",
 "../fonts/noto-sans",
 "../fonts/roboto";
diff --git a/packages/ionic-angular/src/themes/ionic.globals.scss b/packages/ionic-angular/src/themes/ionic.globals.scss
index 664a16dd48..5529d99c9c 100644
--- a/packages/ionic-angular/src/themes/ionic.globals.scss
+++ b/packages/ionic-angular/src/themes/ionic.globals.scss
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ $app-direction: ltr !default;
 $font-path: "/dist/fonts" !default;
 
 
-// Ionicons font path
-$ionicons-font-path: $font-path !default;
-
-
 // Hairline width
 $hairlines-width: .55px !default;
 
diff --git a/packages/ionic-angular/src/themes/ionic.ionicons.scss b/packages/ionic-angular/src/themes/ionic.ionicons.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index b1eab136a7..0000000000
--- a/packages/ionic-angular/src/themes/ionic.ionicons.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-
-// Ionicons build for Ionic Apps
-@import
-"../fonts/ionicons";