diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/annotations/annotations_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/annotations/annotations_spec.js
index 67f97f080f..9745958ac5 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/annotations/annotations_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/annotations/annotations_spec.js
@@ -1,21 +1,25 @@
 import {ddescribe, describe, it, iit, expect, beforeEach} from 'angular2/test_lib';
 import {Directive, onChange} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations';
 
+class DummyDirective extends Directive {
+  constructor({lifecycle = []} = {}) { super({lifecycle}); }
+}
+
 export function main() {
   describe("Directive", () => {
     describe("lifecycle", () => {
       it("should be false when no lifecycle specified", () => {
-        var d = new Directive();
+        var d = new DummyDirective();
         expect(d.hasLifecycleHook(onChange)).toBe(false);
       });
 
       it("should be false when the lifecycle does not contain the hook", () => {
-        var d = new Directive({lifecycle:[]});
+        var d = new DummyDirective({lifecycle:[]});
         expect(d.hasLifecycleHook(onChange)).toBe(false);
       });
 
       it("should be true otherwise", () => {
-        var d = new Directive({lifecycle:[onChange]});
+        var d = new DummyDirective({lifecycle:[onChange]});
         expect(d.hasLifecycleHook(onChange)).toBe(true);
       });
     });
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
index cdddd1e8b6..9187a5ff33 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import {LightDom, DestinationLightDom} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/shadow_d
 import {Directive} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations';
 import {BindingPropagationConfig} from 'angular2/change_detection';
 
+class DummyDirective extends Directive { constructor({lifecycle}) { super({lifecycle}); } }
+
 @proxy
 @IMPLEMENTS(View)
 class DummyView extends SpyObject {noSuchMethod(m){super.noSuchMethod(m)}}
@@ -445,10 +447,10 @@ export function main() {
           '(A_Needs_B -> B_Needs_A -> A_Needs_B)');
       });
 
-      it("should call onDestroy on directives subscribed to this event", function () {
-        var inj = injector([
-          DirectiveBinding.createFromType(DirectiveWithDestroy, new Directive({lifecycle: [onDestroy]}))
-        ]);
+      it("should call onDestroy on directives subscribed to this event", function() {
+        var inj = injector([DirectiveBinding.createFromType(
+            DirectiveWithDestroy,
+            new DummyDirective({lifecycle: [onDestroy]}))]);
         var destroy = inj.get(DirectiveWithDestroy);
         inj.clearDirectives();
         expect(destroy.onDestroyCounter).toBe(1);
@@ -484,7 +486,7 @@ export function main() {
         expect(inj.get(BindingPropagationConfig)).toEqual(config);
       });
     });
-    
+
     describe("createPrivateComponent", () => {
       it("should create a private component", () => {
         var inj = injector([]);
@@ -524,7 +526,9 @@ export function main() {
 
       it("should support rehydrating the private component", () => {
         var inj = injector([]);
-        inj.createPrivateComponent(DirectiveWithDestroy, new Directive({lifecycle: [onDestroy]}));
+        inj.createPrivateComponent(
+            DirectiveWithDestroy,
+            new DummyDirective({lifecycle: [onDestroy]}));
         var dir = inj.getPrivateComponent();
 
         inj.clearDirectives();
@@ -537,7 +541,7 @@ export function main() {
         expect(inj.getPrivateComponent()).not.toBe(null);
       });
     });
-    
+
     describe('event emitters', () => {
       it('should be injectable and callable', () => {
         var called = false;
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_spec.js
index 7d6b4e6cac..7701d87f15 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_spec.js
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ import {VmTurnZone} from 'angular2/src/core/zone/vm_turn_zone';
 import {EventManager, DomEventsPlugin} from 'angular2/src/core/events/event_manager';
 import {reflector} from 'angular2/src/reflection/reflection';
 
+class DummyDirective extends Directive {
+  constructor({lifecycle = []}) { super({lifecycle}); }
+}
+
 @proxy
 @IMPLEMENTS(ViewContainer)
 class FakeViewContainer {
@@ -351,7 +355,7 @@ export function main() {
               el('<div dec class="ng-binding">hello shadow dom</div>'),
               new DynamicProtoChangeDetector(null),
               null);
-            subpv.bindElement(null, 0, 
+            subpv.bindElement(null, 0,
               new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, [ServiceDependentDecorator]));
             var pv = createComponentWithSubPV(subpv);
 
@@ -376,7 +380,7 @@ export function main() {
             el('<div dec class="ng-binding">hello shadow dom</div>'),
             new DynamicProtoChangeDetector(null),
             null);
-          subpv.bindElement(null, 0, 
+          subpv.bindElement(null, 0,
             new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, [ServiceDependentDecorator]));
           var pv = createComponentWithSubPV(subpv);
 
@@ -587,7 +591,8 @@ export function main() {
             new DynamicProtoChangeDetector(null), null);
 
           pv.bindElement(null, 0, new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, [
-            DirectiveBinding.createFromType(DirectiveImplementingOnChange, new Directive({lifecycle: [onChange]}))
+            DirectiveBinding.createFromType(DirectiveImplementingOnChange,
+                new DummyDirective({lifecycle: [onChange]}))
           ]));
           pv.bindDirectiveProperty( 0, parser.parseBinding('a', null), 'a', reflector.setter('a'));
           pv.bindDirectiveProperty( 0, parser.parseBinding('b', null), 'b', reflector.setter('b'));
@@ -606,7 +611,8 @@ export function main() {
             new DynamicProtoChangeDetector(null), null);
 
           pv.bindElement(null, 0, new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, [
-            DirectiveBinding.createFromType(DirectiveImplementingOnChange, new Directive({lifecycle: [onChange]}))
+            DirectiveBinding.createFromType(DirectiveImplementingOnChange,
+                new DummyDirective({lifecycle: [onChange]}))
           ]));
           pv.bindDirectiveProperty( 0, parser.parseBinding('a', null), 'a', reflector.setter('a'));
           pv.bindDirectiveProperty( 0, parser.parseBinding('b', null), 'b', reflector.setter('b'));
@@ -627,13 +633,14 @@ export function main() {
           cd.detectChanges();
           expect(directive.changes).toEqual({"a" : new PropertyUpdate(100, 0)});
         });
-        
+
         it('should invoke the onAllChangesDone callback', () => {
           var pv = new ProtoView(el('<div class="ng-binding"></div>'),
             new DynamicProtoChangeDetector(null), null);
 
           pv.bindElement(null, 0, new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, [
-            DirectiveBinding.createFromType(DirectiveImplementingOnAllChangesDone, new Directive({lifecycle: [onAllChangesDone]}))
+            DirectiveBinding.createFromType(DirectiveImplementingOnAllChangesDone,
+                new DummyDirective({lifecycle: [onAllChangesDone]}))
           ]));
 
           createViewAndChangeDetector(pv);