diff --git a/dist/js/ionic.js b/dist/js/ionic.js
index ce2ef5cd1c..2b5ff978a7 100644
--- a/dist/js/ionic.js
+++ b/dist/js/ionic.js
@@ -1801,63 +1801,6 @@ window.ionic = {
 
 })(window.ionic);
 ;
-(function(window, document, ionic) {
-
-  // polyfill use to simulate native "tap"
-  function inputTapPolyfill(ele, e) {
-    if(ele.type === "radio" || ele.type === "checkbox") {
-      ele.checked = !ele.checked;
-    } else if(ele.type === "submit" || ele.type === "button") {
-      ele.click();
-    } else {
-      ele.focus();
-    }
-    e.stopPropagation();
-    e.preventDefault();
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  function tapPolyfill(e) {
-    // if the source event wasn't from a touch event then don't use this polyfill
-    if(!e.gesture || e.gesture.pointerType !== "touch" || !e.gesture.srcEvent) return;
-
-    e = e.gesture.srcEvent; // evaluate the actual source event, not the created event by gestures.js
-
-    var ele = e.target;
-
-    while(ele) {
-      if( ele.tagName === "INPUT" || ele.tagName === "TEXTAREA" || ele.tagName === "SELECT" ) {
-        return inputTapPolyfill(ele, e);
-      } else if( ele.tagName === "LABEL" ) {
-        if(ele.control) {
-          return inputTapPolyfill(ele.control, e);
-        }
-      } else if( ele.tagName === "A" || ele.tagName === "BUTTON" ) {
-        ele.click();
-        e.stopPropagation();
-        e.preventDefault();
-        return false;
-      }
-      ele = ele.parentElement;
-    }
-
-    // they didn't tap one of the above elements
-    // if the currently active element is an input, and they tapped outside
-    // of the current input, then unset its focus (blur) so the keyboard goes away
-    var activeElement = document.activeElement;
-    if(activeElement && (activeElement.tagName === "INPUT" || activeElement.tagName === "TEXTAREA" || activeElement.tagName === "SELECT")) {
-      activeElement.blur();
-      e.stopPropagation();
-      e.preventDefault();
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-
-  // global tap event listener polyfill for HTML elements that were "tapped" by the user
-  ionic.on("tap", tapPolyfill, window);
-
-})(this, document, ionic);
-;
 (function(ionic) {
   
   /**
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/test/nav.html b/js/ext/angular/test/nav.html
index 0c854fd962..9289396f41 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/test/nav.html
+++ b/js/ext/angular/test/nav.html
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
     <script id="page.html" type="text/ng-template">
       <div title="Home home home home home home home home home" ng-controller="CatsCtrl" class="nav-content">
         <h1></h1>
-        <a href="#" class="button button-success" ng-click="goNext()">Next</a>
+        <a href="#" class="button button-royal" ng-click="goNext()">Next</a>
+        <button class="button button-assertive" ng-click="thisThing()">Doit</button>
         <list><list-item ng-repeat="item in items" on-select="goNext()">Test</list-item></list>
       </div>
     </script>
@@ -79,6 +80,10 @@
           console.log('HIDDEN');
         });
 
+        $scope.thisThing = function() {
+          console.log("THIS THING");
+        };
+
         var items = [];
         for(var i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
           items.push({});
diff --git a/js/utils/tapPolyfill.js b/js/utils/tapPolyfill.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7756f2c11c..0000000000
--- a/js/utils/tapPolyfill.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-(function(window, document, ionic) {
-
-  // polyfill use to simulate native "tap"
-  function inputTapPolyfill(ele, e) {
-    if(ele.type === "radio" || ele.type === "checkbox") {
-      ele.checked = !ele.checked;
-    } else if(ele.type === "submit" || ele.type === "button") {
-      ele.click();
-    } else {
-      ele.focus();
-    }
-    e.stopPropagation();
-    e.preventDefault();
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  function tapPolyfill(e) {
-    // if the source event wasn't from a touch event then don't use this polyfill
-    if(!e.gesture || e.gesture.pointerType !== "touch" || !e.gesture.srcEvent) return;
-
-    e = e.gesture.srcEvent; // evaluate the actual source event, not the created event by gestures.js
-
-    var ele = e.target;
-
-    while(ele) {
-      if( ele.tagName === "INPUT" || ele.tagName === "TEXTAREA" || ele.tagName === "SELECT" ) {
-        return inputTapPolyfill(ele, e);
-      } else if( ele.tagName === "LABEL" ) {
-        if(ele.control) {
-          return inputTapPolyfill(ele.control, e);
-        }
-      } else if( ele.tagName === "A" || ele.tagName === "BUTTON" ) {
-        ele.click();
-        e.stopPropagation();
-        e.preventDefault();
-        return false;
-      }
-      ele = ele.parentElement;
-    }
-
-    // they didn't tap one of the above elements
-    // if the currently active element is an input, and they tapped outside
-    // of the current input, then unset its focus (blur) so the keyboard goes away
-    var activeElement = document.activeElement;
-    if(activeElement && (activeElement.tagName === "INPUT" || activeElement.tagName === "TEXTAREA" || activeElement.tagName === "SELECT")) {
-      activeElement.blur();
-      e.stopPropagation();
-      e.preventDefault();
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-
-  // global tap event listener polyfill for HTML elements that were "tapped" by the user
-  ionic.on("tap", tapPolyfill, window);
-
-})(this, document, ionic);