diff --git a/ionic/components/infinite-scroll/infinite-scroll-content.ts b/ionic/components/infinite-scroll/infinite-scroll-content.ts
index 357f946659..ff1c5705c8 100644
--- a/ionic/components/infinite-scroll/infinite-scroll-content.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/infinite-scroll/infinite-scroll-content.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import {Component, Input, ViewEncapsulation} from 'angular2/core';
-import {NgIf} from 'angular2/common';
 
 import {Config} from '../../config/config';
 import {InfiniteScroll} from './infinite-scroll';
-import {Spinner} from '../spinner/spinner';
 
 
 /**
@@ -18,7 +16,6 @@ import {Spinner} from '../spinner/spinner';
       '</div>' +
       '<div class="infinite-loading-text" [innerHTML]="loadingText" *ngIf="loadingText"></div>' +
     '</div>',
-  directives: [NgIf, Spinner],
   host: {
     '[attr.state]': 'inf.state'
   },
diff --git a/ionic/components/input/input.ts b/ionic/components/input/input.ts
index 51d2bcd682..c0b5e6ee50 100644
--- a/ionic/components/input/input.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/input/input.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import {Component, Optional, ElementRef, ViewChild, ViewEncapsulation} from 'angular2/core';
-import {NgIf, NgControl} from 'angular2/common';
+import {NgControl} from 'angular2/common';
 
-import {Button} from '../button/button';
 import {Config} from '../../config/config';
 import {Content} from '../content/content';
 import {Form} from '../../util/form';
@@ -70,10 +69,8 @@ import {Platform} from '../../platform/platform';
     '<button clear *ngIf="clearInput && value" type="button" class="text-input-clear-icon" (click)="clearTextInput()" (mousedown)="clearTextInput()"></button>' +
     '<div (touchstart)="pointerStart($event)" (touchend)="pointerEnd($event)" (mousedown)="pointerStart($event)" (mouseup)="pointerEnd($event)" class="input-cover" tappable *ngIf="_useAssist"></div>',
   directives: [
-    NgIf,
     NextInput,
     NativeInput,
-    Button
   ],
   encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
 })
@@ -153,7 +150,6 @@ export class TextInput extends InputBase {
     '<input type="text" aria-hidden="true" next-input *ngIf="_useAssist">' +
     '<div (touchstart)="pointerStart($event)" (touchend)="pointerEnd($event)" (mousedown)="pointerStart($event)" (mouseup)="pointerEnd($event)" class="input-cover" tappable *ngIf="_useAssist"></div>',
   directives: [
-    NgIf,
     NextInput,
     NativeInput
   ],
diff --git a/ionic/components/item/item.ts b/ionic/components/item/item.ts
index 8f25fe30e0..ce0447132d 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/item.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/item/item.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import {Component, ContentChildren, forwardRef, ViewChild, ContentChild, Renderer, ElementRef, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ViewEncapsulation} from 'angular2/core';
-import {NgIf} from 'angular2/common';
 
 import {Button} from '../button/button';
 import {Form} from '../../util/form';
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ import {Label} from '../label/label';
   host: {
     'class': 'item'
   },
-  directives: [NgIf, Label],
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
   encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
 })
diff --git a/ionic/components/refresher/refresher-content.ts b/ionic/components/refresher/refresher-content.ts
index 4eacd8198d..148042dee6 100644
--- a/ionic/components/refresher/refresher-content.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/refresher/refresher-content.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import {Component, Input, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ViewEncapsulation} from 'angular2/core';
-import {NgIf} from 'angular2/common';
 
 import {Config} from '../../config/config';
-import {Icon} from '../icon/icon';
 import {Refresher} from './refresher';
-import {Spinner} from '../spinner/spinner';
 
 
 /**
@@ -25,11 +22,9 @@ import {Spinner} from '../spinner/spinner';
       '</div>' +
       '<div class="refresher-refreshing-text" [innerHTML]="refreshingText" *ngIf="refreshingText"></div>' +
     '</div>',
-  directives: [NgIf, Icon, Spinner],
   host: {
     '[attr.state]': 'r.state'
   },
-  changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
   encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
 })
 export class RefresherContent {
diff --git a/ionic/components/refresher/refresher.ts b/ionic/components/refresher/refresher.ts
index 214e91f170..93b2491363 100644
--- a/ionic/components/refresher/refresher.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/refresher/refresher.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import {Directive, ElementRef, EventEmitter, Host, Input, Output, NgZone} from 'angular2/core';
-import {NgIf, NgClass} from 'angular2/common';
 
 import {Content} from '../content/content';
 import {Icon} from '../icon/icon';
diff --git a/ionic/components/searchbar/searchbar.ts b/ionic/components/searchbar/searchbar.ts
index 2e46703a74..44a087f161 100644
--- a/ionic/components/searchbar/searchbar.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/searchbar/searchbar.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {ElementRef, Component, Directive, Host, HostBinding, HostListener, ViewChild, Input, Output, EventEmitter, Optional, ViewEncapsulation} from 'angular2/core';
-import {NgIf, NgClass, NgControl, FORM_DIRECTIVES} from 'angular2/common';
+import {NgControl} from 'angular2/common';
 
 import {Ion} from '../ion';
 import {Config} from '../../config/config';
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class SearchbarInput {
       '<button clear class="searchbar-clear-icon" (click)="clearInput()" (mousedown)="clearInput()"></button>' +
     '</div>' +
     '<button clear (click)="cancelSearchbar()" (mousedown)="cancelSearchbar()" [hidden]="hideCancelButton" class="searchbar-ios-cancel">{{cancelButtonText}}</button>',
-  directives: [FORM_DIRECTIVES, NgIf, NgClass, Icon, Button, SearchbarInput],
+  directives: [SearchbarInput],
   encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
 })
 export class Searchbar extends Ion {
diff --git a/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ts b/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ts
index 0e1d073dfa..2e090a33c0 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import {Component, Directive, ElementRef, Optional, Host, forwardRef, ViewContainerRef, ViewChild, ViewChildren, EventEmitter, Output, Input, Renderer, Type, ViewEncapsulation} from 'angular2/core';
-import {NgFor, NgIf} from 'angular2/common';
+import {Component, Directive, ElementRef, Optional, Host, forwardRef, ViewContainerRef, ViewChild, ViewChildren, EventEmitter, Output, Input, Renderer, ViewEncapsulation} from 'angular2/core';
 
 import {IonicApp} from '../app/app';
 import {Config} from '../../config/config';
@@ -10,8 +9,6 @@ import {Ion} from '../ion';
 import {Platform} from '../../platform/platform';
 import {NavController} from '../nav/nav-controller';
 import {ViewController} from '../nav/view-controller';
-import {Icon} from '../icon/icon';
-import {rafFrames} from '../../util/dom';
 import {isBlank, isTrueProperty} from '../../util/util';
 
 
@@ -154,9 +151,6 @@ import {isBlank, isTrueProperty} from '../../util/util';
       '<ng-content></ng-content>' +
     '</ion-content-section>',
   directives: [
-    Icon,
-    NgFor,
-    NgIf,
     TabButton,
     TabHighlight,
     forwardRef(() => TabNavBarAnchor)