diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 5587f06703..7edd1e2048 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ function transpile(moduleType) {
       'ionic/**/*.ts',
       'ionic/**/*.js',
       '!ionic/components/*/test/**/*',
-      '!ionic/util/hairline.js',
       '!ionic/util/test/*'
     ])
    .pipe(cache('transpile', { optimizeMemory: true }))
@@ -177,8 +176,7 @@ gulp.task('transpile', ['transpile.system']);
 
 gulp.task('bundle.ionic', ['transpile'], function() {
   return gulp.src([
-      'dist/src/es5/system/ionic/**/*.js',
-      'ionic/util/hairline.js'
+      'dist/src/es5/system/ionic/**/*.js'
     ])
     .pipe(concat('ionic.js'))
     .pipe(insert.append('System.config({ "paths": { "ionic/*": "ionic/*" } });'))
diff --git a/ionic/components/app/app.ts b/ionic/components/app/app.ts
index b260ff7e38..6e0e40c327 100644
--- a/ionic/components/app/app.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/app/app.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,22 @@ export class IonicApp {
       }
     });
 
+    /**
+    * Hairline Shim
+    * Add the "hairline" CSS class name to the body tag
+    * if the browser supports subpixels.
+    */
+    if (window.devicePixelRatio >= 2) {
+      var hairlineEle = document.createElement('div');
+      hairlineEle.style.border = '.5px solid transparent';
+      document.body.appendChild(hairlineEle);
+
+      if (hairlineEle.offsetHeight === 1) {
+        document.body.classList.add('hairlines');
+      }
+      document.body.removeChild(hairlineEle);
+    }
+
     bodyEle.setAttribute('mode', config.setting('mode'));
   }
 
diff --git a/ionic/util/hairline.js b/ionic/util/hairline.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c267a190ed..0000000000
--- a/ionic/util/hairline.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-
-/**
- * Hairline Shim
- * Add the "hairline" CSS class name to the body tag
- * if the browser supports subpixels.
- */
-
-(function(document){
-
-  if (window.devicePixelRatio >= 2) {
-    var hairlineEle = document.createElement('div');
-    hairlineEle.style.border = '.5px solid transparent';
-    document.body.appendChild(hairlineEle);
-
-    if (hairlineEle.offsetHeight === 1) {
-      document.body.classList.add('hairlines');
-    }
-    document.body.removeChild(hairlineEle);
-  }
-
-})(document);