diff --git a/scripts/karma/system.config.js b/scripts/karma/system.config.js
index 1201d9202f..3940943633 100644
--- a/scripts/karma/system.config.js
+++ b/scripts/karma/system.config.js
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ System.config({
       main: 'index.js',
       defaultExtension: 'js'
     },
-    '@angular/router-deprecated': {
-      main: 'index.js',
-      defaultExtension: 'js'
-    },
     '@angular/http': {
       main: 'index.js',
       defaultExtension: 'js'
diff --git a/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/index.ts b/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/index.ts
index aa849be5c9..d65d73f992 100644
--- a/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/index.ts
+++ b/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import {Component, ViewChild} from '@angular/core';
-import {Routes} from '@angular/router';
 import {Location} from '@angular/common';
 
-import {ionicBootstrap, NavController, NavParams, Modal, ViewController, Tabs} from '../../../../../src';
+import {ionicBootstrap, NavController, NavParams, Modal, ViewController, Tabs, Tab} from '../../../../../src';
 
 
 @Component({
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ class TabsPage {
   constructor(private nav: NavController, private params: NavParams) {}
 
   ngAfterViewInit() {
-    this.tabs.ionChange.subscribe(tab => {
+    this.tabs.ionChange.subscribe((tab: Tab) => {
       console.log('tabs.ionChange.subscribe', tab.index);
     });
   }
@@ -414,10 +413,6 @@ class Tab3Page1 {
 @Component({
   template: '<ion-nav [root]="root"></ion-nav>'
 })
-// @Routes([
-//   { path: '/', component: SignIn },
-//   { path: '/tabs', component: TabsPage },
-// ])
 class E2EApp {
   root = SignIn;
 }
diff --git a/src/config/bootstrap.ts b/src/config/bootstrap.ts
index 9d050b183f..467f0755f2 100644
--- a/src/config/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/src/config/bootstrap.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import {bootstrap} from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
 import {enableProdMode, provide, PLATFORM_DIRECTIVES, ComponentRef, NgZone} from '@angular/core';
-import {ROUTER_PROVIDERS} from '@angular/router';
-import {LocationStrategy, HashLocationStrategy} from '@angular/common';
 import {HTTP_PROVIDERS} from '@angular/http';
 
 import {App} from '../components/app/app';
@@ -131,8 +129,6 @@ export function ionicProviders(customProviders?: Array<any>, config?: any): any[
     Translate,
     TapClick,
     provide(PLATFORM_DIRECTIVES, {useValue: [directives], multi: true}),
-    ROUTER_PROVIDERS,
-    provide(LocationStrategy, {useClass: HashLocationStrategy}),
     HTTP_PROVIDERS,
     customProviders
   ];