diff --git a/js/ext/angular/src/service/delegateService.js b/js/ext/angular/src/service/delegateService.js
index 2d141a84c7..8c81dd351f 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/src/service/delegateService.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/src/service/delegateService.js
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ function delegateService(methodNames) {
 
     var instances = this._instances = [];
     this._registerInstance = function(instance, handle) {
-      handle || (handle = ionic.Utils.nextUid());
-
       instance.$$delegateHandle = handle;
       instances.push(instance);
 
@@ -47,19 +45,48 @@ function delegateService(methodNames) {
     methodNames.forEach(function(methodName) {
       InstanceForHandle.prototype[methodName] = function() {
         var handle = this.handle;
-        var instancesToUse = instances.filter(function(instance) {
-          return instance.$$delegateHandle === handle;
+        var args = arguments;
+        var matchingInstancesFound = 0;
+        var finalResult;
+        var result;
+
+        //This logic is repeated below; we could factor some of it out to a function
+        //but don't because it lets this method be more performant (one loop versus 2)
+        instances.forEach(function(instance) {
+          if (instance.$$delegateHandle === handle) {
+            matchingInstancesFound++;
+            result = instance[methodName].apply(instance, args);
+            //Only return the value from the first call
+            if (matchingInstancesFound === 1) {
+              finalResult = result;
+            }
+          }
         });
-        if (!instancesToUse.length) {
+
+        if (!matchingInstancesFound) {
           return $log.warn(
             'Delegate for handle "'+this.handle+'" could not find a',
             'corresponding element with delegate-handle="'+this.handle+'"!',
             methodName, 'was not called!');
         }
-        return callMethod(instancesToUse, methodName, arguments);
+
+        return finalResult;
       };
       delegate[methodName] = function() {
-        return callMethod(instances, methodName, arguments);
+        var args = arguments;
+        var finalResult;
+        var result;
+
+        //This logic is repeated above
+        instances.forEach(function(instance, index) {
+          result = instance[methodName].apply(instance, args);
+          //Only return the value from the first call
+          if (index === 0) {
+            finalResult = result;
+          }
+        });
+
+        return finalResult;
       };
 
       function callMethod(instancesToUse, methodName, args) {
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/test/service/delegateService.unit.js b/js/ext/angular/test/service/delegateService.unit.js
index f3042040fd..c35d1e90ea 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/test/service/delegateService.unit.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/test/service/delegateService.unit.js
@@ -23,15 +23,11 @@ describe('DelegateFactory', function() {
     expect(delegate._instances.length).toBe(0);
   });
 
-  it('should allow reg & dereg of instance, and make its own handle', function() {
-    spyOn(ionic.Utils, 'nextUid').andCallFake(function() {
-      return 'uid';
-    });
+  it('should allow reg & dereg of instance, without handle', function() {
     var delegate = setup();
     var instance = {};
-    var deregister = delegate._registerInstance(instance);
-    expect(ionic.Utils.nextUid).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(instance.$$delegateHandle).toBe('uid');
+    var deregister = delegate._registerInstance(instance, null);
+    expect(instance.$$delegateHandle).toBe(null);
     expect(delegate._instances[0]).toBe(instance);
     deregister();
     expect(delegate._instances.length).toBe(0);
@@ -78,14 +74,10 @@ describe('DelegateFactory', function() {
   it('should return the first return value from multiple instances', function() {
     var delegate = setup(['fn']);
     var instance1 = {
-      fn: jasmine.createSpy('fn').andCallFake(function() {
-        return 'ret1';
-      })
+      fn: jasmine.createSpy('fn').andReturn('ret1')
     };
     var instance2 = {
-      fn: jasmine.createSpy('fn').andCallFake(function() {
-        return 'ret2';
-      })
+      fn: jasmine.createSpy('fn').andReturn('ret2')
     };
     var deregister = delegate._registerInstance(instance1);
     delegate._registerInstance(instance2);
@@ -105,19 +97,13 @@ describe('DelegateFactory', function() {
     beforeEach(function() {
       delegate = setup(['a']);
       instance1 = {
-        a: jasmine.createSpy('a1').andCallFake(function() {
-          return 'a1';
-        }),
+        a: jasmine.createSpy('a1').andReturn('a1')
       };
       instance2 = {
-        a: jasmine.createSpy('a2').andCallFake(function() {
-          return 'a2';
-        }),
+        a: jasmine.createSpy('a2').andReturn('a2')
       };
       instance3 = {
-        a: jasmine.createSpy('a3').andCallFake(function() {
-          return 'a3';
-        })
+        a: jasmine.createSpy('a3').andReturn('a3')
       };
     });
     it('should return an InstanceWithHandle object with fields', function() {