diff --git a/ionic/components/app/app.js b/ionic/components/app/app.js
index 4b602dc953..7e519af989 100644
--- a/ionic/components/app/app.js
+++ b/ionic/components/app/app.js
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ export class IonicApp {
     return this._zone;
   }
 
-  stateChange() {
-    console.log('stage change');
+  stateChange(activeView) {
+    console.log('stage change', activeView);
+
+
 
   }
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/pages/first-page.js b/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/pages/first-page.js
index dd508945a4..39d213fe8f 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/pages/first-page.js
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/pages/first-page.js
@@ -69,14 +69,6 @@ export class FirstPage {
     console.log('viewDidLeave first page');
   }
 
-  viewWillCache() {
-    console.log('viewWillCache first page');
-  }
-
-  viewDidCache() {
-    console.log('viewDidCache first page');
-  }
-
   viewWillUnload() {
     console.log('viewWillUnload first page');
   }
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/pages/second-page.js b/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/pages/second-page.js
index 8a319c707b..4ec528632b 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/pages/second-page.js
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/pages/second-page.js
@@ -68,14 +68,6 @@ export class SecondPage {
     console.log('viewDidLeave second page');
   }
 
-  viewWillCache() {
-    console.log('viewWillCache second page');
-  }
-
-  viewDidCache() {
-    console.log('viewDidCache second page');
-  }
-
   viewWillUnload() {
     console.log('viewWillUnload second page');
   }
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/pages/third-page.js b/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/pages/third-page.js
index 417cbb2669..9c1a68ef88 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/pages/third-page.js
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/test/basic/pages/third-page.js
@@ -49,14 +49,6 @@ export class ThirdPage {
     console.log('viewDidLeave third page');
   }
 
-  viewWillCache() {
-    console.log('viewWillCache third page');
-  }
-
-  viewDidCache() {
-    console.log('viewDidCache third page');
-  }
-
   viewWillUnload() {
     console.log('viewWillUnload third page');
   }
diff --git a/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.js b/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.js
index c3bafdeda1..a12041060c 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.js
+++ b/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.js
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ export class Tabs extends ViewController {
         let leavingItem = this.getActive() || new ViewItem();
         leavingItem.shouldDestroy = false;
         leavingItem.shouldCache = true;
-        leavingItem.willCache();
 
         this.transition(enteringItem, leavingItem, opts, () => {
           resolve();
diff --git a/ionic/components/view/view-controller.js b/ionic/components/view/view-controller.js
index b2c612741b..9508770898 100644
--- a/ionic/components/view/view-controller.js
+++ b/ionic/components/view/view-controller.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {DynamicComponentLoader} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/dynamic_compone
 import {AppViewManager} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/view_manager';
 import {Injector, bind} from 'angular2/di';
 
-import {IonicApp} from '../app/app';
 import {IonicRouter} from '../../routing/router';
 import {ViewItem} from './view-item';
 import {NavController} from '../nav/nav-controller';
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ export class ViewController {
     this.loader = injector.get(DynamicComponentLoader);
     this.viewMngr = injector.get(AppViewManager);
     this.router = injector.get(IonicRouter);
-    this.app = injector.get(IonicApp);
 
     this.router.addViewController(this);
 
@@ -67,7 +65,6 @@ export class ViewController {
     let leavingItem = this.getActive() || new ViewItem();
     leavingItem.shouldDestroy = false;
     leavingItem.shouldCache = true;
-    leavingItem.willCache();
 
     // create a new ViewItem
     let enteringItem = new ViewItem(this, ComponentType, params);
@@ -303,14 +300,11 @@ export class ViewController {
           item.destroy();
 
         } else if (item.state === CACHED_STATE && item.shouldCache) {
-          item.cache();
           item.shouldCache = false;
         }
       }
     });
 
-    this.app.stateChange();
-
     // allow clicks again
     ClickBlock(false);
   }
diff --git a/ionic/components/view/view-item.js b/ionic/components/view/view-item.js
index b7582075ea..5ff64bc9bb 100644
--- a/ionic/components/view/view-item.js
+++ b/ionic/components/view/view-item.js
@@ -159,10 +159,6 @@ export class ViewItem {
     this.instance._viewWillEnter = new EventEmitter('viewWillEnter');
   }
 
-  cache() {
-    this.didCache();
-  }
-
   destroy() {
     for (let i = 0; i < this.disposals.length; i++) {
       this.disposals[i]();
@@ -254,7 +250,6 @@ export class ViewItem {
   */
   willEnter() {
     this.instance && this.instance.viewWillEnter && this.instance.viewWillEnter();
-    this.instance && this.instance._viewWillEnter.next();
   }
 
   /*
@@ -268,7 +263,6 @@ export class ViewItem {
       navbarView.didEnter();
     }
     this.instance && this.instance.viewDidEnter && this.instance.viewDidEnter();
-    this.instance && this.instance._viewDidEnter.next();
   }
 
   /*
@@ -286,20 +280,6 @@ export class ViewItem {
     this.instance && this.instance.viewDidLeave && this.instance.viewDidLeave();
   }
 
-  /*
-    The view is about to become cached.
-  */
-  willCache() {
-    this.instance && this.instance.viewWillCache && this.instance.viewWillCache();
-  }
-
-  /*
-    The view is now cached.
-  */
-  didCache() {
-    this.instance && this.instance.viewDidCache && this.instance.viewDidCache();
-  }
-
   /*
     The view is about to be destroyed and have its elements removed.
   */