diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives.js b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives.js
index 410b089e2e..9745604d6d 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives.js
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ export class DefaultValueAccessor {
 }
 
 @Decorator({
-  selector: 'input[type=checkbox]', //should be input[type=checkbox][control]
-  // change the selector once https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1025 is fixed
+  selector: 'input[type=checkbox][control]',
   events: {
     'change' : 'onChange($event.target.checked)'
   }