diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/index.ts b/modules/@angular/router/index.ts
index c33222672f..1f42b3212f 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export {RouterLinkActive} from './src/directives/router_link_active';
 export {RouterOutlet} from './src/directives/router_outlet';
 export {CanActivate, CanActivateChild, CanDeactivate, CanLoad, Resolve} from './src/interfaces';
 export {ErrorHandler, Event, NavigationCancel, NavigationEnd, NavigationError, NavigationExtras, NavigationStart, Router, RoutesRecognized} from './src/router';
-export {ExtraOptions, ROUTER_DIRECTIVES, RouterModule, provideRoutes} from './src/router_module';
+export {ExtraOptions, RouterModule, provideRoutes} from './src/router_module';
 export {RouterOutletMap} from './src/router_outlet_map';
 export {ActivatedRoute, ActivatedRouteSnapshot, RouterState, RouterStateSnapshot} from './src/router_state';
 export {PRIMARY_OUTLET, Params} from './src/shared';
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/src/router_module.ts b/modules/@angular/router/src/router_module.ts
index d21db85ff8..4e41fd4729 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/src/router_module.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/src/router_module.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {flatten} from './utils/collection';
 /**
  * @stable
  */
-export const ROUTER_DIRECTIVES = [RouterOutlet, RouterLink, RouterLinkWithHref, RouterLinkActive];
+const ROUTER_DIRECTIVES = [RouterOutlet, RouterLink, RouterLinkWithHref, RouterLinkActive];
 
 /**
  * @stable