diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/nav-controller.ts b/ionic/components/nav/nav-controller.ts
index 741057eda4..c88f461697 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/nav-controller.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/nav-controller.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Compiler, ElementRef, Injector, provide, NgZone, DynamicComponentLoader, AppViewManager, Renderer} from 'angular2/angular2';
+import {Compiler, ElementRef, Injector, provide, NgZone, AppViewManager, Renderer} from 'angular2/angular2';
 import {wtfLeave, wtfCreateScope} from 'angular2/angular2';
 
 import {Ion} from '../ion';
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
     keyboard: Keyboard,
     elementRef: ElementRef,
     compiler: Compiler,
-    loader: DynamicComponentLoader,
     viewManager: AppViewManager,
     zone: NgZone,
     renderer: Renderer
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
     this.keyboard = keyboard;
 
     this._compiler = compiler;
-    this._loader = loader;
     this._viewManager = viewManager;
     this._zone = zone;
     this._renderer = renderer;
@@ -793,23 +791,34 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
   loadPage(viewCtrl, navbarContainerRef, opts, done) {
     let wtfScope = wtfCreateScope('NavController#loadPage()')();
 
-    let providers = this.providers.concat(Injector.resolve([
-      provide(ViewController, {useValue: viewCtrl}),
-      provide(NavParams, {useValue: viewCtrl.params})
-    ]));
+    // guts of DynamicComponentLoader#loadIntoLocation
+    this._compiler.compileInHost(viewCtrl.componentType).then(hostProtoViewRef => {
+      let providers = this.providers.concat(Injector.resolve([
+        provide(ViewController, {useValue: viewCtrl}),
+        provide(NavParams, {useValue: viewCtrl.params})
+      ]));
 
-    this._loader.loadIntoLocation(viewCtrl.componentType, this.elementRef, 'contents', providers).then(componentRef => {
+      let location = this._viewManager.getNamedElementInComponentView(this.elementRef, 'contents');
+
+      let viewContainer = this._viewManager.getViewContainer(location);
+      let hostViewRef =
+          viewContainer.createHostView(hostProtoViewRef, viewContainer.length, providers);
+      let newLocation = this._viewManager.getHostElement(hostViewRef);
+      let component = this._viewManager.getComponent(newLocation);
 
       viewCtrl.addDestroy(() => {
-        componentRef.dispose();
+        let index = viewContainer.indexOf(hostViewRef);
+        if (index !== -1) {
+          viewContainer.remove(index);
+        }
       });
 
       // a new ComponentRef has been created
       // set the ComponentRef's instance to this ViewController
-      viewCtrl.setInstance(componentRef.instance);
+      viewCtrl.setInstance(component);
 
       // remember the ElementRef to the ion-page elementRef that was just created
-      viewCtrl.setPageRef(componentRef.location);
+      viewCtrl.setPageRef(newLocation);
 
       if (!navbarContainerRef) {
         navbarContainerRef = viewCtrl.getNavbarViewRef();
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/nav.ts b/ionic/components/nav/nav.ts
index bf69f5210d..ff429f396c 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/nav.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/nav.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Component, Directive, ElementRef, Host, Optional, forwardRef, Inject, NgZone, Compiler, AppViewManager, DynamicComponentLoader, Renderer, ViewContainerRef} from 'angular2/angular2';
+import {Component, Directive, ElementRef, Host, Optional, forwardRef, Inject, NgZone, Compiler, AppViewManager, Renderer, ViewContainerRef} from 'angular2/angular2';
 
 import {IonicApp} from '../app/app';
 import {Config} from '../../config/config';
@@ -117,13 +117,11 @@ export class Nav extends NavController {
     keyboard: Keyboard,
     elementRef: ElementRef,
     compiler: Compiler,
-    loader: DynamicComponentLoader,
     viewManager: AppViewManager,
     zone: NgZone,
     renderer: Renderer
   ) {
-    super(hostNavCtrl, app, config, keyboard, elementRef, compiler,
-          loader, viewManager, zone, renderer);
+    super(hostNavCtrl, app, config, keyboard, elementRef, compiler, viewManager, zone, renderer);
 
     if (viewCtrl) {
       // an ion-nav can also act as an ion-page within a parent ion-nav
diff --git a/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.ts b/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.ts
index 19d11356c3..fa84dd54b2 100644
--- a/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/overlay/overlay.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Component, ElementRef, Compiler, DynamicComponentLoader, AppViewManager, NgZone, Renderer} from 'angular2/angular2';
+import {Component, ElementRef, Compiler, AppViewManager, NgZone, Renderer} from 'angular2/angular2';
 
 import {IonicApp} from '../app/app';
 import {Config} from '../../config/config';
@@ -20,13 +20,11 @@ export class OverlayNav extends NavController {
     keyboard: Keyboard,
     elementRef: ElementRef,
     compiler: Compiler,
-    loader: DynamicComponentLoader,
     viewManager: AppViewManager,
     zone: NgZone,
     renderer: Renderer
   ) {
-    super(null, app, config, keyboard, elementRef, compiler,
-          loader, viewManager, zone, renderer);
+    super(null, app, config, keyboard, elementRef, compiler, viewManager, zone, renderer);
 
     if (overlayCtrl.anchor) {
       throw ('An app should only have one <ion-overlay></ion-overlay>');
diff --git a/ionic/components/tabs/tab.ts b/ionic/components/tabs/tab.ts
index da60f9379f..8f255c6fa7 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tabs/tab.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/tabs/tab.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Component, Directive, Host, ElementRef, Compiler, DynamicComponentLoader, AppViewManager, NgZone, Renderer} from 'angular2/angular2';
+import {Component, Directive, Host, ElementRef, Compiler, AppViewManager, NgZone, Renderer} from 'angular2/angular2';
 
 import {IonicApp} from '../app/app';
 import {Config} from '../../config/config';
@@ -76,14 +76,12 @@ export class Tab extends NavController {
     keyboard: Keyboard,
     elementRef: ElementRef,
     compiler: Compiler,
-    loader: DynamicComponentLoader,
     viewManager: AppViewManager,
     zone: NgZone,
     renderer: Renderer
   ) {
     // A Tab is a NavController for its child pages
-    super(parentTabs, app, config, keyboard, elementRef, compiler,
-          loader, viewManager, zone, renderer);
+    super(parentTabs, app, config, keyboard, elementRef, compiler, viewManager, zone, renderer);
 
     this._isInitial = parentTabs.add(this);