diff --git a/ionic/components/navbar/navbar.ts b/ionic/components/navbar/navbar.ts
index e717945b28..517ff91d72 100644
--- a/ionic/components/navbar/navbar.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/navbar/navbar.ts
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ class ToolbarBackground {
     'class': 'toolbar'
   },
   inputs: [
-    'hideBackButton',
-    'navbarStyle'
+    'hideBackButton'
   ],
   directives: [BackButton, BackButtonText, Icon, ToolbarBackground]
 })
@@ -100,11 +99,6 @@ export class Navbar extends ToolbarBase {
     this.app = app;
     this.renderer = renderer;
 
-    let navbarStyle = config.get('navbarStyle');
-    if (navbarStyle) {
-      renderer.setElementAttribute(elementRef, navbarStyle, '');
-    }
-
     viewCtrl && viewCtrl.setNavbar(this);
 
     this.bbIcon = config.get('backButtonIcon');
@@ -120,10 +114,6 @@ export class Navbar extends ToolbarBase {
     if (typeof hideBackButton === 'string') {
       this.hideBackButton = (hideBackButton === '' || hideBackButton === 'true');
     }
-
-    if (this.navbarStyle) {
-      this.renderer.setElementAttribute(this.elementRef, this.navbarStyle, '');
-    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ts b/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ts
index 6febe49b76..0e9c91070c 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import {rafFrames} from '../../util/dom';
   defaultInputs: {
     'tabbarPlacement': 'bottom',
     'tabbarIcons': 'top',
-    'tabbarStyle': 'default',
     'preloadTabs': false
   },
   template:
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ import {rafFrames} from '../../util/dom';
       '<template navbar-anchor></template>' +
     '</ion-navbar-section>' +
     '<ion-tabbar-section>' +
-      '<tabbar role="tablist" [attr]="tabbarStyle">' +
+      '<tabbar role="tablist">' +
         '<a *ng-for="#t of _tabs" [tab]="t" class="tab-button" role="tab">' +
           '<icon [name]="t.tabIcon" [is-active]="t.isSelected" class="tab-button-icon"></icon>' +
           '<span class="tab-button-text">{{t.tabTitle}}</span>' +
diff --git a/ionic/components/tabs/test/basic/index.ts b/ionic/components/tabs/test/basic/index.ts
index 5a1209855c..6648d682c1 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tabs/test/basic/index.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/tabs/test/basic/index.ts
@@ -104,11 +104,7 @@ class Tab3 {}
       <ion-tab tab-title="Schedule" tab-icon="globe" [root]="root2"></ion-tab>
       <ion-tab tab-title="Stopwatch" tab-icon="stopwatch" [root]="root3"></ion-tab>
     </ion-tabs>
-  `,
-  config: {
-    navbarStyle: 'secondary',
-    tabbarStyle: 'secondary'
-  }
+  `
 })
 export class TabsPage {
   constructor() {