diff --git a/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ts b/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ts
index ec52b560c0..90a7e87ed1 100644
--- a/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ts
+++ b/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ts
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ export class ActionSheet extends ViewController {
     opts.enableBackdropDismiss = isPresent(opts.enableBackdropDismiss) ? !!opts.enableBackdropDismiss : true;
 
     super(ActionSheetCmp, opts);
-    this.viewType = 'action-sheet';
     this.isOverlay = true;
 
     // by default, actionsheets should not fire lifecycle events of other views
diff --git a/src/components/alert/alert.ts b/src/components/alert/alert.ts
index 0716e27805..e9a6b38da9 100644
--- a/src/components/alert/alert.ts
+++ b/src/components/alert/alert.ts
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ export class Alert extends ViewController {
     opts.enableBackdropDismiss = isPresent(opts.enableBackdropDismiss) ? !!opts.enableBackdropDismiss : true;
 
     super(AlertCmp, opts);
-    this.viewType = 'alert';
     this.isOverlay = true;
 
     // by default, alerts should not fire lifecycle events of other views
diff --git a/src/components/loading/loading.ts b/src/components/loading/loading.ts
index 17fd6f98c3..effd4e0cc1 100644
--- a/src/components/loading/loading.ts
+++ b/src/components/loading/loading.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ export class Loading extends ViewController {
     opts.dismissOnPageChange = isPresent(opts.dismissOnPageChange) ? !!opts.dismissOnPageChange : false;
 
     super(LoadingCmp, opts);
-    this.viewType = 'loading';
     this.isOverlay = true;
     this.usePortal = true;
 
diff --git a/src/components/nav/nav-controller.ts b/src/components/nav/nav-controller.ts
index 5c352eb155..693829dcdf 100644
--- a/src/components/nav/nav-controller.ts
+++ b/src/components/nav/nav-controller.ts
@@ -1201,10 +1201,6 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
         this.setTransitioning(!enableApp, duration);
       }
 
-      if (enteringView.viewType) {
-        transAnimation.before.addClass(enteringView.viewType);
-      }
-
       // create a callback for when the animation is done
       transAnimation.onFinish((trans: Transition) => {
         // transition animation has ended
@@ -1472,8 +1468,8 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
       return;
     }
 
-    // automatically set "ion-page" selector
-    // TODO: see about having this set using ComponentFactory
+    // TEMPORARY: automatically set selector w/ dah reflector
+    // TODO: use componentFactory.create once fixed
     addSelector(view.componentType, 'ion-page');
 
     this._compiler.resolveComponent(view.componentType).then(componentFactory => {
diff --git a/src/components/nav/view-controller.ts b/src/components/nav/view-controller.ts
index 3ca658db92..a4a3e59e8f 100644
--- a/src/components/nav/view-controller.ts
+++ b/src/components/nav/view-controller.ts
@@ -68,11 +68,6 @@ export class ViewController {
    */
   state: string = '';
 
-  /**
-   * @private
-   */
-  viewType: string = '';
-
   /**
    * @private
    * If this is currently the active view, then set to false
diff --git a/src/components/picker/picker.ts b/src/components/picker/picker.ts
index 6cf5a13c70..23ebc72825 100644
--- a/src/components/picker/picker.ts
+++ b/src/components/picker/picker.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export class Picker extends ViewController {
     opts.enableBackdropDismiss = isPresent(opts.enableBackdropDismiss) ? !!opts.enableBackdropDismiss : true;
 
     super(PickerDisplayCmp, opts);
-    this.viewType = 'picker';
     this.isOverlay = true;
 
     this.ionChange = new EventEmitter();
diff --git a/src/components/popover/popover.ts b/src/components/popover/popover.ts
index 6791b0eb8b..74957ea197 100644
--- a/src/components/popover/popover.ts
+++ b/src/components/popover/popover.ts
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ import {Component, ComponentResolver, ElementRef, HostListener, Renderer, ViewCh
 
 import {addSelector} from '../../config/bootstrap';
 import {Animation} from '../../animations/animation';
+import {Config} from '../../config/config';
+import {CSS, nativeRaf} from '../../util/dom';
+import {isPresent, pascalCaseToDashCase} from '../../util/util';
+import {Key} from '../../util/key';
+import {NavParams} from '../nav/nav-params';
 import {PageTransition} from '../../transitions/page-transition';
 import {TransitionOptions} from '../../transitions/transition';
-import {Config} from '../../config/config';
-import {NavParams} from '../nav/nav-params';
-import {Platform} from '../../platform/platform';
-import {Key} from '../../util/key';
-import {isPresent, isUndefined, isDefined} from '../../util/util';
-import {nativeRaf, CSS} from '../../util/dom';
 import {ViewController} from '../nav/view-controller';
 
 const POPOVER_IOS_BODY_PADDING = 2;
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ export class Popover extends ViewController {
     data.componentType = componentType;
     data.opts = opts;
     super(PopoverCmp, data);
-    this.viewType = 'popover';
     this.isOverlay = true;
 
     // by default, popovers should not fire lifecycle events of other views
@@ -123,13 +121,13 @@ export class Popover extends ViewController {
     this.fireOtherLifecycles = false;
   }
 
-   /**
+  /**
    * @private
    */
-   getTransitionName(direction: string) {
-     let key = (direction === 'back' ? 'popoverLeave' : 'popoverEnter');
-     return this._nav && this._nav.config.get(key);
-   }
+  getTransitionName(direction: string) {
+    let key = (direction === 'back' ? 'popoverLeave' : 'popoverEnter');
+    return this._nav && this._nav.config.get(key);
+  }
 
    /**
     * Create a popover with the following options
@@ -162,7 +160,7 @@ export class Popover extends ViewController {
       '<div class="popover-arrow"></div>' +
       '<div class="popover-content">' +
         '<div class="popover-viewport">' +
-          '<div #viewport></div>' +
+          '<div #viewport nav-viewport></div>' +
         '</div>' +
       '</div>' +
     '</div>'
@@ -230,7 +228,7 @@ class PopoverCmp {
 
   @HostListener('body:keyup', ['$event'])
   private _keyUp(ev: KeyboardEvent) {
-    if (this.enabled && this._viewCtrl.isLast() && ev.keyCode === Key.ESCAPE ) {
+    if (this.enabled && ev.keyCode === Key.ESCAPE && this._viewCtrl.isLast()) {
       this.bdClick();
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/components/toast/toast.ts b/src/components/toast/toast.ts
index daaadd06cf..1615ca4380 100644
--- a/src/components/toast/toast.ts
+++ b/src/components/toast/toast.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ export class Toast extends ViewController {
       opts.position = TOAST_POSITION_BOTTOM;
     }
 
-    this.viewType = 'toast';
     this.isOverlay = true;
     this.usePortal = true;
 
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 75e546eddb..5b044f3477 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export * from './util/keyboard';
 export * from './util/form';
 
 export * from './animations/animation';
+export * from './transitions/page-transition';
 export * from './transitions/transition';
 
 export * from './translation/translate';
diff --git a/src/transitions/page-transition.ts b/src/transitions/page-transition.ts
index 7136d3caee..a65e4e952b 100644
--- a/src/transitions/page-transition.ts
+++ b/src/transitions/page-transition.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {Animation} from '../animations/animation';
 import {closest} from '../util/dom';
 import {Content} from '../components/content/content';
 import {Tabs} from '../components/tabs/tabs';
-import {Transition} from './transition';
+import {Transition, TransitionOptions} from './transition';
 import {ViewController} from '../components/nav/view-controller';
 
 
@@ -130,13 +130,3 @@ function parsePxUnit(val: string): number {
   return (val.indexOf('px') > 0) ? parseInt(val, 10) : 0;
 }
 
-export interface TransitionOptions {
-  animation: string;
-  duration: number;
-  easing: string;
-  direction: string;
-  renderDelay?: number;
-  isRTL?: boolean;
-  ev?: any;
-}
-