diff --git a/ionic/components/app/app.ts b/ionic/components/app/app.ts
index 7cc560f67b..530d911247 100644
--- a/ionic/components/app/app.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/app/app.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ import {rafFrames} from '../../util/dom';
 
 
 /**
- * @private
- * Component registry service.  For more information on registering
- * components see the [IdRef API reference](../id/IdRef/).
+ * App utility service.  Allows you to look up components that have been
+ * registered using the [Id directive](../Id/).
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class IonicApp {
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@ export class IonicApp {
   }
 
   /**
-   * @private
    * Boolean if the app is actively scrolling or not.
    * @return {boolean}
    */
@@ -135,7 +133,6 @@ export class IonicApp {
   }
 
   /**
-   * @private
    * Get the component for the given key.
    */
   getComponent(id: string): any {
diff --git a/ionic/components/app/id.ts b/ionic/components/app/id.ts
index 4729ad0e73..c055008f21 100644
--- a/ionic/components/app/id.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/app/id.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ import {IonicApp} from './app';
  * no matter where in the UI hierarchy you are. For example, this makes toggling
  * a global side menu possible from any place in the application.
  *
- * See the [Menu section](http://ionicframework.com/docs/v2/components/#menus) of
- * the Component docs for an example of how Menus rely on ID's.
- *
  * @usage
  * To give any component an ID, simply set its `id` property:
  * ```html