diff --git a/ionic/components/action-menu/action-menu.js b/ionic/components/action-menu/action-menu.js
index 9d81e94d13..7e5f81610d 100644
--- a/ionic/components/action-menu/action-menu.js
+++ b/ionic/components/action-menu/action-menu.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {Parent} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/visibility';
 import {Item, Icon} from 'ionic/ionic'
 import {Ionic} from 'ionic/components/app/app'
 import {IonicComponent} from 'ionic/config/component'
-import {raf, rafPromise, ready} from 'ionic/util/dom'
+import {raf, ready} from 'ionic/util/dom'
 import * as util from 'ionic/util'
 
 import {Animation} from 'ionic/animations/animation';
diff --git a/ionic/components/item/item.js b/ionic/components/item/item.js
index db5d32c789..50707af148 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/item.js
+++ b/ionic/components/item/item.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class Slideable {
   isOpen(open: Boolean) {
     if (arguments.length && open !== this._isOpen) {
       this.isTransitionActive(true)
-      dom.rafPromise().then(() => {
+      dom.raf(() => {
         this.isOpen = isOpen
         this.onSetIsOpen(open)
       })
diff --git a/ionic/transitions/transition.js b/ionic/transitions/transition.js
index b6f08ab02d..e053ff11d4 100644
--- a/ionic/transitions/transition.js
+++ b/ionic/transitions/transition.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {Animation} from '../animations/animation';
-import {raf, rafPromise} from '../util/dom';
+import {raf} from '../util/dom';
 
 const SHOW_NAVBAR_CSS = 'show-navbar';
 const SHOW_VIEW_CSS = 'show-view';
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ export class Transition extends Animation {
   }
 
   stage(callback) {
-    // if no callback was supplied then return a promise
-    if (!callback) {
-      return rafPromise();
-    }
     raf(callback);
   }