diff --git a/js/angular/directive/gesture.js b/js/angular/directive/gesture.js
index 70b9c47658..291e8a5589 100644
--- a/js/angular/directive/gesture.js
+++ b/js/angular/directive/gesture.js
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
+var GESTURE_DIRECTIVES = 'onHold onTap onTouch onRelease onDrag onDragUp onDragRight onDragDown onDragLeft onSwipe onSwipeUp onSwipeRight onSwipeDown onSwipeLeft'.split(' ');
 
-forEach(
-  'onHold onTap onTouch onRelease onDrag onDragUp onDragRight onDragDown onDragLeft onSwipe onSwipeUp onSwipeRight onSwipeDown onSwipeLeft'.split(' '),
-  function(name) {
-    IonicModule.directive(name, gestureDirective(name));
-  }
-);
+GESTURE_DIRECTIVES.forEach(function(name) {
+  IonicModule.directive(name, gestureDirective(name));
+});
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/unit/angular/directive/gesture.unit.js b/test/unit/angular/directive/gesture.unit.js
index 7d266dfb44..20c5544375 100644
--- a/test/unit/angular/directive/gesture.unit.js
+++ b/test/unit/angular/directive/gesture.unit.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 describe('gesture directive', function() {
   beforeEach(module('ionic'));
 
-  'onHold onTap onTouch onRelease onDrag onDragUp onDragRight onDragDown onDragLeft onSwipe onSwipeUp onSwipeRight onSwipeBottom onSwipeLeft'
-  .split(' ')
+  GESTURE_DIRECTIVES
   .map(function(directiveName) {
     return {
       gestureName: directiveName.substr(2).toLowerCase(),
@@ -12,8 +11,8 @@ describe('gesture directive', function() {
       })
     };
   })
-  .forEach(function(directive){ 
-    it('should compile', inject(function($compile, $rootScope, $ionicGesture) {
+  .forEach(function(directive){
+    iit('should compile', inject(function($compile, $rootScope, $ionicGesture) {
       var fakeGesture = {};
       spyOn($ionicGesture, 'on').andCallFake(function(eventType, listener, el) {
         callback = listener;
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ describe('gesture directive', function() {
       $rootScope.$apply();
 
       el.scope().foo = jasmine.createSpy('foo');
-      
+
       expect($ionicGesture.on.mostRecentCall.args[0]).toBe(directive.gestureName);
       var event = {};
       callback(event);