diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/change_detection/change_detector_ref.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/change_detection/change_detector_ref.ts
index 86c3195512..e34fe44857 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/change_detection/change_detector_ref.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/change_detection/change_detector_ref.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import {ChangeDetector} from './interfaces';
 import {ChangeDetectionStrategy} from './constants';
-import {Injectable} from 'angular2/src/core/di';
 
-@Injectable()
 export abstract class ChangeDetectorRef {
   /**
    * Marks all {@link ChangeDetectionStrategy#OnPush} ancestors as to be checked.
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/linker/element_ref.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/linker/element_ref.ts
index ceef37ec0f..a052fb8fa0 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/linker/element_ref.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/linker/element_ref.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import {unimplemented} from 'angular2/src/facade/exceptions';
-import {Injectable} from 'angular2/src/core/di';
 import {AppElement} from './element';
 
 /**
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ import {AppElement} from './element';
  * An `ElementRef` is backed by a render-specific element. In the browser, this is usually a DOM
  * element.
  */
-@Injectable()
 export abstract class ElementRef {
   /**
    * The underlying native element or `null` if direct access to native elements is not supported
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/linker/template_ref.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/linker/template_ref.ts
index b22b603ff5..ad934be9a1 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/linker/template_ref.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/linker/template_ref.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import {ElementRef, ElementRef_} from './element_ref';
-import {Injectable} from 'angular2/src/core/di';
 
 /**
  * Represents an Embedded Template that can be used to instantiate Embedded Views.
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ import {Injectable} from 'angular2/src/core/di';
  * {@link ViewContainerRef#createEmbeddedView}, which will create the View and attach it to the
  * View Container.
  */
-@Injectable()
 export abstract class TemplateRef {
   /**
    * The location in the View where the Embedded View logically belongs to.
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/linker/view_container_ref.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/linker/view_container_ref.ts
index 8b1c2b827c..3048c8a6f0 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/linker/view_container_ref.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/linker/view_container_ref.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import {
  *
  * <!-- TODO(i): we are also considering ElementRef#viewContainer api -->
  */
-@Injectable()
 export abstract class ViewContainerRef {
   /**
    * Anchor element that specifies the location of this container in the containing View.
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/render/api.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/render/api.ts
index 37de28fca2..95b89a2be1 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/render/api.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/render/api.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export class RenderDebugInfo {
 
 export interface ParentRenderer { renderComponent(componentType: RenderComponentType): Renderer; }
 
-@Injectable()
 export abstract class Renderer implements ParentRenderer {
   abstract renderComponent(componentType: RenderComponentType): Renderer;
 
diff --git a/modules_dart/transform/lib/src/transform/common/code/reflection_info_code.dart b/modules_dart/transform/lib/src/transform/common/code/reflection_info_code.dart
index c80316d8fe..e43f0cae4d 100644
--- a/modules_dart/transform/lib/src/transform/common/code/reflection_info_code.dart
+++ b/modules_dart/transform/lib/src/transform/common/code/reflection_info_code.dart
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ class ReflectionInfoVisitor extends RecursiveAstVisitor<ReflectionInfoModel> {
 
   @override
   ReflectionInfoModel visitClassDeclaration(ClassDeclaration node) {
-    if (node.isAbstract) return null;
     if (!node.metadata
         .any((a) => _annotationMatcher.hasMatch(a.name, assetId))) {
       return null;
diff --git a/modules_dart/transform/test/transform/directive_processor/abstract_classes/classes.dart b/modules_dart/transform/test/transform/directive_processor/abstract_classes/classes.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71f61b5055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules_dart/transform/test/transform/directive_processor/abstract_classes/classes.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+library angular2.test.transform.directive_processor.abstract_classes.classes;
+
+import 'package:angular2/angular2.dart' show Injectable;
+
+@Injectable()
+abstract class Service {
+  factory Service(){
+    return null;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules_dart/transform/test/transform/directive_processor/all_tests.dart b/modules_dart/transform/test/transform/directive_processor/all_tests.dart
index 86a4a8b58a..60e405a816 100644
--- a/modules_dart/transform/test/transform/directive_processor/all_tests.dart
+++ b/modules_dart/transform/test/transform/directive_processor/all_tests.dart
@@ -280,6 +280,14 @@ void allTests() {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should record information about abstract classes',
+      () async {
+    var model = (await _testCreateModel(
+        'abstract_classes/classes.dart')).ngDeps;
+
+    expect(model.reflectables.first.name).toEqual("Service");
+  });
+
   it('should not throw/hang on invalid urls', () async {
     var logger = new RecordingLogger();
     await _testCreateModel('invalid_url_files/hello.dart', logger: logger);