diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/resource_loader/resource_loader_cache_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/resource_loader/resource_loader_cache_spec.ts
index 1f195c6ef4..0f7a2b6988 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/resource_loader/resource_loader_cache_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/resource_loader/resource_loader_cache_spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import {ResourceLoader, UrlResolver} from '@angular/compiler';
 import {BaseException, Component} from '@angular/core';
 import {TestBed, fakeAsync, flushMicrotasks, tick} from '@angular/core/testing';
-import {AsyncTestCompleter, TestComponentBuilder, beforeEach, beforeEachProviders, ddescribe, describe, iit, inject, it, xit} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
+import {AsyncTestCompleter, beforeEach, beforeEachProviders, ddescribe, describe, iit, inject, it, xit} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/matchers';
 
 import {CachedResourceLoader} from '../../src/resource_loader/resource_loader_cache';
@@ -18,33 +18,36 @@ import {setTemplateCache} from './resource_loader_cache_setter';
 
 export function main() {
   describe('CachedResourceLoader', () => {
-    var xhr: CachedResourceLoader;
+    var resourceLoader: CachedResourceLoader;
 
     function createCachedResourceLoader(): CachedResourceLoader {
       setTemplateCache({'test.html': '<div>Hello</div>'});
       return new CachedResourceLoader();
     }
-    beforeEach(() => {
+    beforeEach(fakeAsync(() => {
       TestBed.configureCompiler({
         providers: [
           {provide: UrlResolver, useClass: TestUrlResolver},
           {provide: ResourceLoader, useFactory: createCachedResourceLoader}
         ]
       });
-    });
+
+      TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [TestComponent]});
+      TestBed.compileComponents();
+    }));
 
     it('should throw exception if $templateCache is not found', () => {
       setTemplateCache(null);
       expect(() => {
-        xhr = new CachedResourceLoader();
+        resourceLoader = new CachedResourceLoader();
       }).toThrowError('CachedResourceLoader: Template cache was not found in $templateCache.');
     });
 
     it('should resolve the Promise with the cached file content on success',
        inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
          setTemplateCache({'test.html': '<div>Hello</div>'});
-         xhr = new CachedResourceLoader();
-         xhr.get('test.html').then((text) => {
+         resourceLoader = new CachedResourceLoader();
+         resourceLoader.get('test.html').then((text) => {
            expect(text).toEqual('<div>Hello</div>');
            async.done();
          });
@@ -52,21 +55,18 @@ export function main() {
 
     it('should reject the Promise on failure',
        inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-         xhr = new CachedResourceLoader();
-         xhr.get('unknown.html')
+         resourceLoader = new CachedResourceLoader();
+         resourceLoader.get('unknown.html')
              .then((text) => { throw new BaseException('Not expected to succeed.'); })
              .catch((error) => { async.done(); });
        }));
 
     it('should allow fakeAsync Tests to load components with templateUrl synchronously',
-       fakeAsync(inject([TestComponentBuilder], (tcb: TestComponentBuilder) => {
-         let fixture = tcb.createFakeAsync(TestComponent);
-
-         // This should initialize the fixture.
-         tick();
-
+       fakeAsync(() => {
+         let fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TestComponent);
+         fixture.detectChanges();
          expect(fixture.debugElement.children[0].nativeElement).toHaveText('Hello');
-       })));
+       }));
   });
 }