diff --git a/ionic/config/bootstrap.ts b/ionic/config/bootstrap.ts
index bb4c691bfe..e575f2ddc9 100644
--- a/ionic/config/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/ionic/config/bootstrap.ts
@@ -98,13 +98,7 @@ function setupDom(window, document, config, platform, clickBlock, featureDetect)
 
   // set the mode class name
   // ios/md
-  let mode = config.get('mode');
-  bodyEle.classList.add(mode);
-
-  let linkEle = document.createElement('link');
-  linkEle.setAttribute('href', '../../../css/ionic.' + mode + '.css');
-  linkEle.setAttribute('rel', 'stylesheet');
-  document.head.appendChild(linkEle);
+  bodyEle.classList.add(config.get('mode'));
 
   // touch devices should not use :hover CSS pseudo
   // enable :hover CSS when the "hoverCSS" setting is not false
diff --git a/scripts/e2e/e2e.template.html b/scripts/e2e/e2e.template.html
index dedac953f5..01cd01b8ab 100644
--- a/scripts/e2e/e2e.template.html
+++ b/scripts/e2e/e2e.template.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <title>Ionic E2E</title>
   <meta charset="UTF-8" />
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
-  <!-- <link href="../../../css/ionic.css" rel="stylesheet"> -->
+  <link href="../../../css/ionic.css" rel="stylesheet">
 
   <script>
     if (!console.time) {