diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/animate/animation.ts b/modules/angular2/src/animate/animation.ts
index 3cc42c3432..4e73758989 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/animate/animation.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/animate/animation.ts
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ export class Animation {
 
   private _stringPrefix: string = '';
 
-  private _temporaryStyles: {[key: string]: string} = {};
-
   /** total amount of time that the animation should take including delay */
   get totalTime(): number {
     let delay = this.computedDelay != null ? this.computedDelay : 0;
@@ -67,25 +65,10 @@ export class Animation {
    */
   setup(): void {
     if (this.data.fromStyles != null) this.applyStyles(this.data.fromStyles);
-    if (this.data.duration != null) {
-      this._temporaryStyles['transitionDuration'] = this._readStyle('transitionDuration');
+    if (this.data.duration != null)
       this.applyStyles({'transitionDuration': this.data.duration.toString() + 'ms'});
-    }
-    if (this.data.delay != null) {
-      this._temporaryStyles['transitionDelay'] = this._readStyle('transitionDelay');
+    if (this.data.delay != null)
       this.applyStyles({'transitionDelay': this.data.delay.toString() + 'ms'});
-    }
-
-    if (!StringMapWrapper.isEmpty(this.data.animationStyles)) {
-      // it's important that we setup a list of the styles and their
-      // initial inline style values prior to applying the animation
-      // styles such that we can restore the values after the animation
-      // has been completed.
-      StringMapWrapper.keys(this.data.animationStyles)
-          .forEach((prop) => { this._temporaryStyles[prop] = this._readStyle(prop); });
-
-      this.applyStyles(this.data.animationStyles);
-    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -115,8 +98,12 @@ export class Animation {
    */
   applyStyles(styles: {[key: string]: any}): void {
     StringMapWrapper.forEach(styles, (value, key) => {
-      var prop = this._formatStyleProp(key);
-      DOM.setStyle(this.element, prop, value.toString());
+      var dashCaseKey = camelCaseToDashCase(key);
+      if (isPresent(DOM.getStyle(this.element, dashCaseKey))) {
+        DOM.setStyle(this.element, dashCaseKey, value.toString());
+      } else {
+        DOM.setStyle(this.element, this._stringPrefix + dashCaseKey, value.toString());
+      }
     });
   }
 
@@ -136,26 +123,6 @@ export class Animation {
     for (let i = 0, len = classes.length; i < len; i++) DOM.removeClass(this.element, classes[i]);
   }
 
-  private _readStyle(prop: string): string {
-    return DOM.getStyle(this.element, this._formatStyleProp(prop));
-  }
-
-  private _formatStyleProp(prop: string): string {
-    prop = camelCaseToDashCase(prop);
-    return prop.indexOf('animation') >= 0 ? this._stringPrefix + prop : prop;
-  }
-
-  private _removeAndRestoreStyles(styles: {[key: string]: string}): void {
-    StringMapWrapper.forEach(styles, (value, prop) => {
-      prop = this._formatStyleProp(prop);
-      if (value.length > 0) {
-        DOM.setStyle(this.element, prop, value);
-      } else {
-        DOM.removeStyle(this.element, prop);
-      }
-    });
-  }
-
   /**
    * Adds events to track when animations have finished
    */
@@ -180,9 +147,6 @@ export class Animation {
    */
   handleAnimationCompleted(): void {
     this.removeClasses(this.data.animationClasses);
-    this._removeAndRestoreStyles(this._temporaryStyles);
-    this._temporaryStyles = {};
-
     this.callbacks.forEach(callback => callback());
     this.callbacks = [];
     this.eventClearFunctions.forEach(fn => fn());
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/animate/css_animation_options.ts b/modules/angular2/src/animate/css_animation_options.ts
index cb1cccabd3..eab07b893a 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/animate/css_animation_options.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/animate/css_animation_options.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ export class CssAnimationOptions {
   /** classes to be added for the duration of the animation */
   animationClasses: string[] = [];
 
-  /** styles to be applied for the duration of the animation */
-  animationStyles: {[key: string]: string} = {};
-
   /** override the duration of the animation (in milliseconds) */
   duration: number;
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/animate/animation_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/animate/animation_spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 65fb39f9b1..0000000000
--- a/modules/angular2/test/animate/animation_spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,133 +0,0 @@
-import {
-  el,
-  describe,
-  ddescribe,
-  beforeEach,
-  it,
-  iit,
-  expect,
-  inject,
-  SpyObject
-} from 'angular2/testing_internal';
-import {CssAnimationOptions} from 'angular2/src/animate/css_animation_options';
-import {Animation} from 'angular2/src/animate/animation';
-import {BrowserDetails} from 'angular2/src/animate/browser_details';
-import {DOM} from 'angular2/src/platform/dom/dom_adapter';
-
-export function main() {
-  describe("Animation", () => {
-    var element;
-
-    beforeEach(() => { element = el('<div></div>'); });
-
-    describe('transition-duration', () => {
-      it('should only be applied for the duration of the animation', () => {
-        var data = new CssAnimationOptions();
-        data.duration = 1000;
-
-        expect(element).not.toHaveCssStyle('transition-duration');
-
-        new Animation(element, data, new BrowserDetails());
-        expect(element).toHaveCssStyle({'transition-duration': '1000ms'});
-      });
-
-      it('should be removed once the animation is over', () => {
-        var data = new CssAnimationOptions();
-        data.duration = 1000;
-
-        var animation = new Animation(element, data, new BrowserDetails());
-        expect(element).toHaveCssStyle({'transition-duration': '1000ms'});
-
-        animation.handleAnimationCompleted();
-        expect(element).not.toHaveCssStyle('transition-duration');
-      });
-
-      it('should be restore the pre-existing transition-duration once the animation is over if present',
-         () => {
-           DOM.setStyle(element, 'transition-duration', '5s');
-           expect(element).toHaveCssStyle({'transition-duration': '5s'});
-
-           var data = new CssAnimationOptions();
-           data.duration = 1000;
-
-           var animation = new Animation(element, data, new BrowserDetails());
-           expect(element).toHaveCssStyle({'transition-duration': '1000ms'});
-
-           animation.handleAnimationCompleted();
-
-           expect(element).toHaveCssStyle({'transition-duration': '5s'});
-         });
-    });
-
-    describe('transition-delay', () => {
-      it('should only be applied for the delay of the animation', () => {
-        var data = new CssAnimationOptions();
-        data.delay = 1000;
-
-        expect(element).not.toHaveCssStyle('transition-delay');
-
-        new Animation(element, data, new BrowserDetails());
-        expect(element).toHaveCssStyle({'transition-delay': '1000ms'});
-      });
-
-      it('should be removed once the animation is over', () => {
-        var data = new CssAnimationOptions();
-        data.delay = 1000;
-
-        var animation = new Animation(element, data, new BrowserDetails());
-        expect(element).toHaveCssStyle({'transition-delay': '1000ms'});
-
-        animation.handleAnimationCompleted();
-        expect(element).not.toHaveCssStyle('transition-delay');
-      });
-
-      it('should be restore the pre-existing transition-delay once the animation is over if present',
-         () => {
-           DOM.setStyle(element, 'transition-delay', '5s');
-           expect(element).toHaveCssStyle({'transition-delay': '5s'});
-
-           var data = new CssAnimationOptions();
-           data.delay = 1000;
-
-           var animation = new Animation(element, data, new BrowserDetails());
-           expect(element).toHaveCssStyle({'transition-delay': '1000ms'});
-
-           animation.handleAnimationCompleted();
-
-           expect(element).toHaveCssStyle({'transition-delay': '5s'});
-         });
-    });
-
-    describe('temporary animation styles', () => {
-      it('should be applied temporarily for the duration of the animation', () => {
-        var data = new CssAnimationOptions();
-        data.duration = 1000;
-        data.animationStyles = {'width': '100px', 'opacity': '0.5'};
-
-        var animation = new Animation(element, data, new BrowserDetails());
-        expect(element)
-            .toHaveCssStyle({'opacity': '0.5', 'width': '100px', 'transition-duration': '1000ms'});
-
-        animation.handleAnimationCompleted();
-        expect(element).not.toHaveCssStyle('width');
-        expect(element).not.toHaveCssStyle('opacity');
-        expect(element).not.toHaveCssStyle('transition-duration');
-      });
-
-      it('should be restored back to the original styles on the element', () => {
-        DOM.setStyle(element, 'height', '555px');
-
-        var data = new CssAnimationOptions();
-        data.duration = 1000;
-        data.animationStyles = {'width': '100px', 'height': '999px'};
-
-        var animation = new Animation(element, data, new BrowserDetails());
-        expect(element).toHaveCssStyle({'width': '100px', 'height': '999px'});
-
-        animation.handleAnimationCompleted();
-        expect(element).not.toHaveCssStyle('width');
-        expect(element).toHaveCssStyle({'height': '555px'});
-      });
-    });
-  });
-}