diff --git a/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/events/dom_events.ts b/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/events/dom_events.ts
index 618f681e4a..918a121de7 100644
--- a/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/events/dom_events.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/events/dom_events.ts
@@ -154,50 +154,37 @@ export class DomEventsPlugin extends EventManagerPlugin {
     let callback: EventListener = handler as EventListener;
     // if zonejs is loaded and current zone is not ngZone
     // we keep Zone.current on target for later restoration.
-    if (zoneJsLoaded) {
-      if (!NgZone.isInAngularZone() || isBlackListedEvent(eventName)) {
-        let symbolName = symbolNames[eventName];
-        if (!symbolName) {
-          symbolName = symbolNames[eventName] = __symbol__(ANGULAR + eventName + FALSE);
-        }
-        let taskDatas: TaskData[] = (element as any)[symbolName];
-        const globalListenerRegistered = taskDatas && taskDatas.length > 0;
-        if (!taskDatas) {
-          taskDatas = (element as any)[symbolName] = [];
-        }
+    if (zoneJsLoaded && (!NgZone.isInAngularZone() || isBlackListedEvent(eventName))) {
+      let symbolName = symbolNames[eventName];
+      if (!symbolName) {
+        symbolName = symbolNames[eventName] = __symbol__(ANGULAR + eventName + FALSE);
+      }
+      let taskDatas: TaskData[] = (element as any)[symbolName];
+      const globalListenerRegistered = taskDatas && taskDatas.length > 0;
+      if (!taskDatas) {
+        taskDatas = (element as any)[symbolName] = [];
+      }
 
-        const zone = isBlackListedEvent(eventName) ? Zone.root : Zone.current;
-        if (taskDatas.length === 0) {
-          taskDatas.push({zone: zone, handler: callback});
-        } else {
-          let callbackRegistered = false;
-          for (let i = 0; i < taskDatas.length; i++) {
-            if (taskDatas[i].handler === callback) {
-              callbackRegistered = true;
-              break;
-            }
-          }
-          if (!callbackRegistered) {
-            taskDatas.push({zone: zone, handler: callback});
-          }
-        }
-
-        if (!globalListenerRegistered) {
-          element[ADD_EVENT_LISTENER](eventName, globalListener, false);
-        }
+      const zone = isBlackListedEvent(eventName) ? Zone.root : Zone.current;
+      if (taskDatas.length === 0) {
+        taskDatas.push({zone: zone, handler: callback});
       } else {
-        // if zone.js loaded and we are in angular zone, we don't need to
-        // use zone.js patched addEventListener
-        const wrappedCallback = function() {
-          return self.ngZone.run(callback, this, arguments as any);
-        };
-        zoneJsLoaded.apply(element, [eventName, wrappedCallback, false]);
-        // we just use the underlying removeEventListener
-        return () => element[REMOVE_EVENT_LISTENER].apply(
-                   element, [eventName, wrappedCallback, false]);
+        let callbackRegistered = false;
+        for (let i = 0; i < taskDatas.length; i++) {
+          if (taskDatas[i].handler === callback) {
+            callbackRegistered = true;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        if (!callbackRegistered) {
+          taskDatas.push({zone: zone, handler: callback});
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (!globalListenerRegistered) {
+        element[ADD_EVENT_LISTENER](eventName, globalListener, false);
       }
     } else {
-      // use zone.js patched addEventListener or native addEventListener if zone.js not loaded
       element[NATIVE_ADD_LISTENER](eventName, callback, false);
     }
     return () => this.removeEventListener(element, eventName, callback);
@@ -209,8 +196,6 @@ export class DomEventsPlugin extends EventManagerPlugin {
     if (!underlyingRemove) {
       return target[NATIVE_REMOVE_LISTENER].apply(target, [eventName, callback, false]);
     }
-
-    // if zone.js loaded and wrappedCallback not exists, the callback was added in different zone
     let symbolName = symbolNames[eventName];
     let taskDatas: TaskData[] = symbolName && target[symbolName];
     if (!taskDatas) {
diff --git a/packages/platform-browser/test/dom/events/event_manager_spec.ts b/packages/platform-browser/test/dom/events/event_manager_spec.ts
index fce29c98e9..ea4c35c984 100644
--- a/packages/platform-browser/test/dom/events/event_manager_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-browser/test/dom/events/event_manager_spec.ts
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ export function main() {
       });
       getDOM().dispatchEvent(element, dispatchedEvent);
       expect(receivedEvents).toEqual([dispatchedEvent, dispatchedEvent]);
-      expect(receivedZones).toEqual([Zone.root.name, 'angular']);
+      expect(receivedZones).toEqual([Zone.root.name, 'fakeAngularZone']);
 
       receivedEvents = [];
       remover1 && remover1();