diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/annotations/annotations_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/annotations/annotations_spec.js
index 9745958ac5..467f01493f 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/annotations/annotations_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/annotations/annotations_spec.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {ddescribe, describe, it, iit, expect, beforeEach} from 'angular2/test_li
 import {Directive, onChange} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations';
 
 class DummyDirective extends Directive {
-  constructor({lifecycle = []} = {}) { super({lifecycle}); }
+  constructor({lifecycle = []} = {}) { super({lifecycle: lifecycle}); }
 }
 
 export function main() {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
index 9187a5ff33..98a7469436 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ 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}); } }
+class DummyDirective extends Directive {
+  constructor({lifecycle = []} = {}) { super({lifecycle: lifecycle}); }
+}
 
 @proxy
 @IMPLEMENTS(View)
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_spec.js
index 7701d87f15..705e3309a9 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_spec.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {EventManager, DomEventsPlugin} from 'angular2/src/core/events/event_mana
 import {reflector} from 'angular2/src/reflection/reflection';
 
 class DummyDirective extends Directive {
-  constructor({lifecycle = []}) { super({lifecycle}); }
+  constructor({lifecycle = []} = {}) { super({lifecycle: lifecycle}); }
 }
 
 @proxy