diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/annotations/annotations_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/annotations/annotations_spec.js
index 467f01493f..e3eed904ba 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: 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 98a7469436..03dff1b768 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {Directive} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations';
 import {BindingPropagationConfig} from 'angular2/change_detection';
 
 class DummyDirective extends Directive {
-  constructor({lifecycle = []} = {}) { super({lifecycle: lifecycle}); }
+  constructor({lifecycle} = {}) { super({lifecycle: lifecycle}); }
 }
 
 @proxy
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_spec.js
index 705e3309a9..0a1b620532 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: lifecycle}); }
+  constructor({lifecycle} = {}) { super({lifecycle: lifecycle}); }
 }
 
 @proxy