diff --git a/ionic/components/app/test/music/index.js b/ionic/components/app/test/music/index.js
index 6345b3f026..22273e63e6 100644
--- a/ionic/components/app/test/music/index.js
+++ b/ionic/components/app/test/music/index.js
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ class IonicApp {
 
 @Directive({
   selector: '[parallax]',
-  properties: {
-    parallax: 'parallax'
-  }
+  properties: [
+    'parallax'
+  ]
 })
 export class ParallaxEffect {
   constructor(
diff --git a/ionic/components/aside/aside.js b/ionic/components/aside/aside.js
index f780945c08..dd648e750b 100644
--- a/ionic/components/aside/aside.js
+++ b/ionic/components/aside/aside.js
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ import {IonicComponent} from 'ionic/config/component'
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-aside',
-  properties: {
-    content: 'content',
-    side: 'side',
-    dragThreshold: 'dragThreshold'
-  },
+  properties: [
+    'content',
+    'side',
+    'dragThreshold'
+  ],
   events: ['opening']
 })
 @View({
diff --git a/ionic/components/checkbox/checkbox.js b/ionic/components/checkbox/checkbox.js
index 5bc84da6d7..fd55592de9 100644
--- a/ionic/components/checkbox/checkbox.js
+++ b/ionic/components/checkbox/checkbox.js
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import {IonicComponent} from 'ionic/config/component'
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-checkbox',
-  properties: {
-    checked: 'checked'
-  },
+  properties: [
+    'checked'
+  ],
   hostListeners: {
     '^click': 'onClick($event)'
   }
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/nav.js b/ionic/components/nav/nav.js
index 150daffab6..45e6a09df9 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/nav.js
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/nav.js
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import {IonicComponent} from '../../config/component';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-nav',
-  properties: {
-    initial: 'initial'
-  }
+  properties: [
+    'initial'
+  ]
 })
 @View({
   template: `
diff --git a/ionic/components/radio/radio.js b/ionic/components/radio/radio.js
index 937ada8c60..c5490cfe7d 100644
--- a/ionic/components/radio/radio.js
+++ b/ionic/components/radio/radio.js
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ new IonicComponent(RadioGroup, {})
   hostListeners: {
     '^click': 'buttonClicked($event)'
   },
-  properties: {
-    value: 'value'
-  }
+  properties: [
+    'value'
+  ]
 })
 @View({
   template: `
diff --git a/ionic/components/segment/segment.js b/ionic/components/segment/segment.js
index 95007b76f5..315e9deea1 100644
--- a/ionic/components/segment/segment.js
+++ b/ionic/components/segment/segment.js
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ import {Button} from 'ionic/components/button/button'
   </div>
   `,
   directives: [Button, SegmentButton],
-  properties: {
-    value: 'value'
-  },
+  properties: [
+    'value'
+  ],
   hostProperties: {
     value: 'value'
   }
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ new IonicComponent(Segment, {
   hostListeners: {
     'click': 'buttonClicked($event)'
   },
-  properties: {
-    value: 'value'
-  }
+  properties: [
+    'value'
+  ]
 })
 @View({
   template: '<content></content>'
diff --git a/ionic/components/split-view/split-view.js b/ionic/components/split-view/split-view.js
index c5a99cb593..51c69b05dc 100644
--- a/ionic/components/split-view/split-view.js
+++ b/ionic/components/split-view/split-view.js
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ class SplitViewportDecorator {
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-split-view',
-  properties: {
-    defaultView: 'defaultView',
-    navTitle: 'navTitle'
-  },
+  properties: [
+    'defaultView',
+    'navTitle'
+  ],
 })
 @View({
   template: `