diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/protractor-helpers.ts b/public/docs/_examples/protractor-helpers.ts
index e65835af51..0ddf0b0b27 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/protractor-helpers.ts
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/protractor-helpers.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,20 @@ export function itIf(cond: boolean, name: string, func: (done: DoneFn) => void):
   }
 }
 
+// protractor.config.js is set to ng2 mode by default, so we must manually
+// change it for upgradeAdapter tests
 export function setProtractorToNg1Mode(): void {
   browser.rootEl = 'body';
 }
 
+export function setProtractorToHybridMode() {
+  setProtractorToNg1Mode();
+  browser.ng12Hybrid = true;
+  // remove once waitForNg1AsyncBootstrap() is removed as well
+  browser.ignoreSynchronization = false;
+}
+
+// TODO remove once all update adapter tests are moved to setProtractorToHybridMode
 // Protractor doesn't support the UpgradeAdapter's asynchronous
 // bootstrap with Angular 1 at the moment. Get around it by
 // waiting for an element to get `ng-scope` class.
@@ -36,10 +46,3 @@ export function waitForNg1AsyncBootstrap() {
     return element(by.css('.ng-scope')).isPresent();
   }, 5000);
 }
-
-export function setProtractorToHybridMode() {
-  setProtractorToNg1Mode();
-  browser.ng12Hybrid = true;
-  // remove once waitForNg1AsyncBootstrap() is removed as well
-  browser.ignoreSynchronization = false;
-}
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-adapter/e2e-spec.ts b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-adapter/e2e-spec.ts
index 540ebcdecc..8a418e3814 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-adapter/e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-adapter/e2e-spec.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 'use strict'; // necessary for es6 output in node
 
 import { browser, element, by } from 'protractor';
-import { setProtractorToNg1Mode, waitForNg1AsyncBootstrap, setProtractorToHybridMode } from '../protractor-helpers';
+import { setProtractorToHybridMode } from '../protractor-helpers';
 
 describe('Upgrade Tests', function () {
 
-  describe('NG1 Auto-bootstrap', function() {
+  beforeAll(function () {
+    // setProtractorToHybridMode();
+  });
+
+  fdescribe('NG1 Auto-bootstrap', function() {
 
     beforeAll(function () {
       browser.get('/index-ng-app.html');
-      setProtractorToNg1Mode();
     });
 
     it('bootstraps as expected', function () {
@@ -22,8 +25,6 @@ describe('Upgrade Tests', function () {
 
     beforeAll(function () {
       browser.get('/index-bootstrap.html');
-      setProtractorToNg1Mode();
-      waitForNg1AsyncBootstrap();
     });
 
     it('bootstraps as expected', function () {
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ describe('Upgrade Tests', function () {
   describe('NG1-2 Hybrid Bootstrap', function() {
 
     beforeAll(function () {
-      setProtractorToHybridMode();
       browser.get('/index-1-2-hybrid-bootstrap.html');
     });
 
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ describe('Upgrade Tests', function () {
   describe('Upgraded static component', function() {
 
     beforeAll(function () {
-      setProtractorToHybridMode();
       browser.get('/index-upgrade-static.html');
     });
 
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ describe('Upgrade Tests', function () {
   describe('Upgraded component with IO', function() {
 
     beforeAll(function () {
-      setProtractorToHybridMode();
       browser.get('/index-upgrade-io.html');
     });
 
@@ -81,7 +79,6 @@ describe('Upgrade Tests', function () {
   describe('Downgraded static component', function() {
 
     beforeAll(function () {
-      setProtractorToHybridMode();
       browser.get('/index-downgrade-static.html');
     });
 
@@ -94,7 +91,6 @@ describe('Upgrade Tests', function () {
   describe('Downgraded component with IO', function() {
 
     beforeAll(function () {
-      setProtractorToHybridMode();
       browser.get('/index-downgrade-io.html');
     });
 
@@ -117,7 +113,6 @@ describe('Upgrade Tests', function () {
   describe('Downgraded component with content projection', function() {
 
     beforeAll(function () {
-      setProtractorToHybridMode();
       browser.get('/index-1-to-2-projection.html');
     });
 
@@ -131,7 +126,6 @@ describe('Upgrade Tests', function () {
   describe('Upgraded component with transclusion', function() {
 
     beforeAll(function () {
-      setProtractorToHybridMode();
       browser.get('/index-2-to-1-transclusion.html');
     });
 
@@ -145,7 +139,6 @@ describe('Upgrade Tests', function () {
   describe('Upgrading NG1 Providers', function() {
 
     beforeAll(function () {
-      setProtractorToHybridMode();
       browser.get('/index-1-to-2-providers.html');
     });
 
@@ -159,7 +152,6 @@ describe('Upgrade Tests', function () {
   describe('Downgrading NG2 Providers', function() {
 
     beforeAll(function () {
-      setProtractorToHybridMode();
       browser.get('/index-2-to-1-providers.html');
     });