diff --git a/core/package.json b/core/package.json
index c641a64fdb..4fb49b87d0 100644
--- a/core/package.json
+++ b/core/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "ionicons": "4.0.0-19"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@stencil/core": "0.7.27-0",
+    "@stencil/core": "0.7.27-3",
     "@stencil/dev-server": "latest",
     "@stencil/sass": "0.0.3",
     "@stencil/utils": "latest",
diff --git a/core/src/global/config.ts b/core/src/global/config.ts
index bbc51ebb79..2a303749c9 100644
--- a/core/src/global/config.ts
+++ b/core/src/global/config.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import { entries } from '../utils/helpers';
 
 export class Config {
 
   private m: Map<string, any>;
 
   constructor(configObj: {[key: string]: any}) {
-    this.m = new Map<string, any>(entries(configObj));
+    this.m = new Map<string, any>(Object.entries(configObj));
 
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/utils/helpers.ts b/core/src/utils/helpers.ts
index 811c2276c8..c703c3ee18 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/helpers.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/helpers.ts
@@ -41,15 +41,6 @@ export function pointerCoord(ev: any): {x: number, y: number} {
 }
 export type Side = 'start' | 'end';
 
-export function entries<T>(obj: {[s: string]: T}): [string, T][] {
-  const ownProps = Object.keys( obj );
-  let i = ownProps.length;
-  const resArray = new Array(i);
-  while (i--)
-    resArray[i] = [ownProps[i], obj[ownProps[i]]];
-  return resArray;
-}
-
 /**
  * @hidden
  * Given a side, return if it should be on the right