diff --git a/src/components/icon/test/basic/app/app.module.ts b/src/components/icon/test/basic/app/app.module.ts
index a97cc075e4..5cc4fee72d 100644
--- a/src/components/icon/test/basic/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/src/components/icon/test/basic/app/app.module.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import { NgModule, CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { IonicApp, IonicModule } from '../../../../..';
 
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ import { RootPage } from '../pages/root-page/root-page';
   bootstrap: [IonicApp],
   entryComponents: [
     RootPage
+  ],
+  schemas: [
+    CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA
   ]
 })
 export class AppModule {}
diff --git a/src/components/item/item.ts b/src/components/item/item.ts
index fa314833fd..045c04c7fa 100644
--- a/src/components/item/item.ts
+++ b/src/components/item/item.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, ContentChild, ContentChildren, ElementRef, QueryList, Renderer, Optional, ViewChild, ViewEncapsulation } from '@angular/core';
+import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, ContentChild, ElementRef, QueryList, Renderer, Optional, ViewChild, ViewEncapsulation } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { Config } from '../../config/config';
 import { Form } from '../../util/form';
-import { Icon } from '../icon/icon';
 import { Ion } from '../ion';
 import { Label } from '../label/label';
 import { ItemReorder } from './item-reorder';
@@ -422,10 +421,10 @@ export class Item extends Ion {
   /**
    * @hidden
    */
-  @ContentChildren(Icon)
-  set _icons(icons: QueryList<Icon>) {
-    icons.forEach(icon => {
-      icon.setElementClass('item-icon', true);
-    });
-  }
+  // @ContentChildren(Icon)
+  // set _icons(icons: QueryList<Icon>) {
+    // icons.forEach(icon => {
+      // icon.setElementClass('item-icon', true);
+    // });
+  // }
 }
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index b9c551483e..4aa514119e 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export { Col } from './components/grid/col';
 export { Grid } from './components/grid/grid';
 export { Row } from './components/grid/row';
 export { Ion } from './components/ion';
-export { Icon } from './components/icon/icon';
 export { Img } from './components/img/img';
 export { InfiniteScroll } from './components/infinite-scroll/infinite-scroll';
 export { InfiniteScrollContent } from './components/infinite-scroll/infinite-scroll-content';
diff --git a/src/module.ts b/src/module.ts
index a474a95777..d25b94f37f 100644
--- a/src/module.ts
+++ b/src/module.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ import { FabList } from './components/fab/fab-list';
 import { Col } from './components/grid/col';
 import { Grid } from './components/grid/grid';
 import { Row } from './components/grid/row';
-import { Icon } from './components/icon/icon';
 import { Img } from './components/img/img';
 import { InfiniteScroll } from './components/infinite-scroll/infinite-scroll';
 import { InfiniteScrollContent } from './components/infinite-scroll/infinite-scroll-content';
@@ -192,7 +191,6 @@ import { BooleanInput } from './bindings/angular/components/boolean-input';
     FabList,
     Grid,
     Img,
-    Icon,
     InfiniteScroll,
     InfiniteScrollContent,
     Item,
@@ -286,7 +284,6 @@ import { BooleanInput } from './bindings/angular/components/boolean-input';
     FabList,
     Grid,
     Img,
-    Icon,
     InfiniteScroll,
     InfiniteScrollContent,
     Item,