diff --git a/src/components/app/test/app.spec.ts b/src/components/app/test/app.spec.ts
index 40012e6002..17e9a00cca 100644
--- a/src/components/app/test/app.spec.ts
+++ b/src/components/app/test/app.spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { Platform } from '../../../platform/platform';
 
 describe('App', () => {
 
-  describe('navPop', () => {
+  describe('goBack', () => {
 
     it('should select the previous tab', () => {
       let nav = mockNavController();
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe('App', () => {
       spyOn(tab2, 'pop');
       spyOn(portal, 'pop');
 
-      app.navPop();
+      app.goBack();
 
       expect(tabs.select).toHaveBeenCalledWith(tab1);
       expect(tab1.pop).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe('App', () => {
       let view2 = mockView();
       tab2._views = [view1, view2];
 
-      app.navPop();
+      app.goBack();
 
       expect(tab2.pop).toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(portal.pop).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe('App', () => {
       let view2 = mockView();
       tab2._views = [view1, view2];
 
-      app.navPop();
+      app.goBack();
 
       expect(tab2.pop).toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(platform.exitApp).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ describe('App', () => {
       let nestedView1 = mockView();
       mockViews(nestedNav, [nestedView1]);
 
-      app.navPop();
+      app.goBack();
 
       expect(portal.pop).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(rootNav.pop).toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ describe('App', () => {
       let nestedView2 = mockView();
       mockViews(nestedNav, [nestedView1, nestedView2]);
 
-      app.navPop();
+      app.goBack();
 
       expect(portal.pop).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(rootNav.pop).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ describe('App', () => {
       let overlay1 = mockView();
       mockViews(portal, [overlay1]);
 
-      app.navPop();
+      app.goBack();
 
       expect(portal.pop).toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(nav.pop).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ describe('App', () => {
       let view2 = mockView();
       mockViews(nav, [view1, view2]);
 
-      app.navPop();
+      app.goBack();
 
       expect(portal.pop).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(nav.pop).toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ describe('App', () => {
       expect(app.getActiveNav()).toBe(nav);
       expect(nav.first()).toBe(view1);
 
-      app.navPop();
+      app.goBack();
 
       expect(portal.pop).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(nav.pop).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ describe('App', () => {
       expect(app.getActiveNav()).toBe(nav);
       expect(nav.first()).toBe(view1);
 
-      app.navPop();
+      app.goBack();
 
       expect(portal.pop).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(nav.pop).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ describe('App', () => {
 
       app.setEnabled(false, 10000);
 
-      app.navPop();
+      app.goBack();
 
       expect(portal.pop).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(nav.pop).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ describe('App', () => {
     it('should not go back if there is no root nav', () => {
       spyOn(platform, 'exitApp');
 
-      app.navPop();
+      app.goBack();
 
       expect(platform.exitApp).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
diff --git a/src/navigation/nav-controller-base.ts b/src/navigation/nav-controller-base.ts
index 3d1e318f08..fcdb828c39 100644
--- a/src/navigation/nav-controller-base.ts
+++ b/src/navigation/nav-controller-base.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { DomController } from '../util/dom-controller';
  */
 export class NavControllerBase extends Ion implements NavController {
 
-  _children: NavController[] = [];
+  _children: any[] = [];
   _ids: number = -1;
   _init = false;
   _isPortal: boolean;
@@ -883,15 +883,15 @@ export class NavControllerBase extends Ion implements NavController {
     this._app.viewWillUnload.emit(view);
   }
 
-  getActiveChildNav(): NavController {
+  getActiveChildNav(): any {
     return this._children[this._children.length - 1];
   }
 
-  registerChildNav(nav: NavController) {
+  registerChildNav(nav: any) {
     this._children.push(nav);
   }
 
-  unregisterChildNav(nav: NavController) {
+  unregisterChildNav(nav: any) {
     removeArrayItem(this._children, nav);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/navigation/nav-controller.ts b/src/navigation/nav-controller.ts
index 6098ac9252..544ee65077 100644
--- a/src/navigation/nav-controller.ts
+++ b/src/navigation/nav-controller.ts
@@ -600,5 +600,5 @@ export abstract class NavController {
   /**
    * @private
    */
-  abstract registerChildNav(nav: NavController);
+  abstract registerChildNav(nav: any);
 }