diff --git a/modules/angular2/change_detection.js b/modules/angular2/change_detection.js
index 26c7f4bee0..37449ba62f 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/change_detection.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/change_detection.js
@@ -35,19 +35,33 @@ export var defaultPipes = {
   ]
 };
 
-var _registry = new PipeRegistry(defaultPipes);
-
 export class DynamicChangeDetection extends ChangeDetection {
+  registry:PipeRegistry;
+
+  constructor(registry:PipeRegistry) {
+    super();
+    this.registry = registry;
+  }
+
   createProtoChangeDetector(name:string):ProtoChangeDetector{
-    return new DynamicProtoChangeDetector(_registry);
+    return new DynamicProtoChangeDetector(this.registry);
   }
 }
 
 export class JitChangeDetection extends ChangeDetection {
+  registry:PipeRegistry;
+
+  constructor(registry:PipeRegistry) {
+    super();
+    this.registry = registry;
+  }
+
   createProtoChangeDetector(name:string):ProtoChangeDetector{
-    return new JitProtoChangeDetector(_registry);
+    return new JitProtoChangeDetector(this.registry);
   }
 }
 
-export var dynamicChangeDetection = new DynamicChangeDetection();
-export var jitChangeDetection = new JitChangeDetection();
\ No newline at end of file
+var _registry = new PipeRegistry(defaultPipes);
+
+export var dynamicChangeDetection = new DynamicChangeDetection(_registry);
+export var jitChangeDetection = new JitChangeDetection(_registry);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_jit_generator.es6 b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_jit_generator.es6
index 80d025d9b8..b612d5efa2 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_jit_generator.es6
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_jit_generator.es6
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import {
   RECORD_TYPE_INVOKE_CLOSURE,
   RECORD_TYPE_PRIMITIVE_OP,
   RECORD_TYPE_KEYED_ACCESS,
-  RECORD_TYPE_INVOKE_FORMATTER,
   RECORD_TYPE_PIPE,
   RECORD_TYPE_INTERPOLATE
   } from './proto_record';
@@ -26,10 +25,9 @@ import {
  *
  * For example: An expression `address.city` will result in the following class:
  *
- * var ChangeDetector0 = function ChangeDetector0(dispatcher, formatters, protos) {
+ * var ChangeDetector0 = function ChangeDetector0(dispatcher, protos) {
  *   AbstractChangeDetector.call(this);
  *   this.dispatcher = dispatcher;
- *   this.formatters = formatters;
  *   this.protos = protos;
  *
  *   this.context = null;
@@ -89,12 +87,11 @@ import {
 var ABSTRACT_CHANGE_DETECTOR = "AbstractChangeDetector";
 var UTIL = "ChangeDetectionUtil";
 var DISPATCHER_ACCESSOR = "this.dispatcher";
-var FORMATTERS_ACCESSOR = "this.formatters";
+var PIPE_REGISTRY_ACCESSOR = "this.pipeRegistry";
 var PROTOS_ACCESSOR = "this.protos";
 var CHANGE_LOCAL = "change";
 var CHANGES_LOCAL = "changes";
 var TEMP_LOCAL = "temp";
-var PIPE_REGISTRY_ACCESSOR = "this.pipeRegistry";
 
 function typeTemplate(type:string, cons:string, detectChanges:string, setContext:string):string {
   return `
@@ -102,18 +99,17 @@ ${cons}
 ${detectChanges}
 ${setContext};
 
-return function(dispatcher, formatters, pipeRegistry) {
-  return new ${type}(dispatcher, formatters, pipeRegistry, protos);
+return function(dispatcher, pipeRegistry) {
+  return new ${type}(dispatcher, pipeRegistry, protos);
 }
 `;
 }
 
 function constructorTemplate(type:string, fieldsDefinitions:string):string {
   return `
-var ${type} = function ${type}(dispatcher, formatters, pipeRegistry, protos) {
+var ${type} = function ${type}(dispatcher, pipeRegistry, protos) {
 ${ABSTRACT_CHANGE_DETECTOR}.call(this);
 ${DISPATCHER_ACCESSOR} = dispatcher;
-${FORMATTERS_ACCESSOR} = formatters;
 ${PIPE_REGISTRY_ACCESSOR} = pipeRegistry;
 ${PROTOS_ACCESSOR} = protos;
 ${fieldsDefinitions}
@@ -381,9 +377,6 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
       case RECORD_TYPE_INTERPOLATE:
         return assignmentTemplate(newValue, this.genInterpolation(r));
 
-      case RECORD_TYPE_INVOKE_FORMATTER:
-        return assignmentTemplate(newValue, `${FORMATTERS_ACCESSOR}.get("${r.name}")(${args})`);
-
       case RECORD_TYPE_KEYED_ACCESS:
         var key = this.localNames[r.args[0]];
         return assignmentTemplate(newValue, `${context}[${key}]`);
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.js
index 3d6cdffd3a..054b50f7e3 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {
   RECORD_TYPE_INVOKE_CLOSURE,
   RECORD_TYPE_PRIMITIVE_OP,
   RECORD_TYPE_KEYED_ACCESS,
-  RECORD_TYPE_INVOKE_FORMATTER,
   RECORD_TYPE_PIPE,
   RECORD_TYPE_INTERPOLATE
   } from './proto_record';
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ import {ExpressionChangedAfterItHasBeenChecked, ChangeDetectionError} from './ex
 
 export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector {
   dispatcher:any;
-  formatters:Map;
   pipeRegistry;
 
   values:List;
@@ -35,10 +33,9 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector {
 
   protos:List<ProtoRecord>;
 
-  constructor(dispatcher:any, formatters:Map, pipeRegistry:PipeRegistry, protoRecords:List<ProtoRecord>) {
+  constructor(dispatcher:any, pipeRegistry:PipeRegistry, protoRecords:List<ProtoRecord>) {
     super();
     this.dispatcher = dispatcher;
-    this.formatters = formatters;
     this.pipeRegistry = pipeRegistry;
 
     this.values = ListWrapper.createFixedSize(protoRecords.length + 1);
@@ -149,10 +146,6 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector {
       case RECORD_TYPE_PRIMITIVE_OP:
         return FunctionWrapper.apply(proto.funcOrValue, this._readArgs(proto));
 
-      case RECORD_TYPE_INVOKE_FORMATTER:
-        var formatter = MapWrapper.get(this.formatters, proto.funcOrValue);
-        return FunctionWrapper.apply(formatter, this._readArgs(proto));
-
       default:
         throw new BaseException(`Unknown operation ${proto.mode}`);
     }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/ast.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/ast.js
index 4ca3858c00..e2f1307a15 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/ast.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/ast.js
@@ -170,31 +170,15 @@ export class KeyedAccess extends AST {
   }
 }
 
-export class Formatter extends AST {
+export class Pipe extends AST {
   exp:AST;
   name:string;
   args:List<AST>;
-  allArgs:List<AST>;
   constructor(exp:AST, name:string, args:List) {
     super();
     this.exp = exp;
     this.name = name;
     this.args = args;
-    this.allArgs = ListWrapper.concat([exp], args);
-  }
-
-  visit(visitor) {
-    return visitor.visitFormatter(this);
-  }
-}
-
-export class Pipe extends AST {
-  exp:AST;
-  name:string;
-  constructor(exp:AST, name:string) {
-    super();
-    this.exp = exp;
-    this.name = name;
   }
 
   visit(visitor) {
@@ -459,7 +443,6 @@ export class AstVisitor {
   visitBinary(ast:Binary) {}
   visitChain(ast:Chain){}
   visitConditional(ast:Conditional) {}
-  visitFormatter(ast:Formatter) {}
   visitPipe(ast:Pipe) {}
   visitFunctionCall(ast:FunctionCall) {}
   visitImplicitReceiver(ast:ImplicitReceiver) {}
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/parser.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/parser.js
index 402e5f9e92..66d2f8423c 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/parser.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/parser.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {
   Binary,
   PrefixNot,
   Conditional,
-  Formatter,
   Pipe,
   Assignment,
   Chain,
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ export class Parser {
     if (ListWrapper.isEmpty(pipes)) return bindingAst;
 
     var res = ListWrapper.reduce(pipes,
-      (result, currentPipeName) => new Pipe(result, currentPipeName),
+      (result, currentPipeName) => new Pipe(result, currentPipeName, []),
       bindingAst.ast);
     return new ASTWithSource(res, bindingAst.source, bindingAst.location);
   }
@@ -191,7 +190,7 @@ class _ParseAST {
   parseChain():AST {
     var exprs = [];
     while (this.index < this.tokens.length) {
-      var expr = this.parseFormatter();
+      var expr = this.parsePipe();
       ListWrapper.push(exprs, expr);
 
       if (this.optionalCharacter($SEMICOLON)) {
@@ -208,18 +207,18 @@ class _ParseAST {
     return new Chain(exprs);
   }
 
-  parseFormatter() {
+  parsePipe() {
     var result = this.parseExpression();
     while (this.optionalOperator("|")) {
       if (this.parseAction) {
-        this.error("Cannot have a formatter in an action expression");
+        this.error("Cannot have a pipe in an action expression");
       }
       var name = this.expectIdentifierOrKeyword();
       var args = ListWrapper.create();
       while (this.optionalCharacter($COLON)) {
         ListWrapper.push(args, this.parseExpression());
       }
-      result = new Formatter(result, name, args);
+      result = new Pipe(result, name, args);
     }
     return result;
   }
@@ -380,7 +379,7 @@ class _ParseAST {
 
   parsePrimary() {
     if (this.optionalCharacter($LPAREN)) {
-      var result = this.parseFormatter();
+      var result = this.parsePipe();
       this.expectCharacter($RPAREN);
       return result;
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_change_detector.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_change_detector.js
index 30d2ade411..dee42b9f22 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_change_detector.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_change_detector.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {
   Binary,
   Chain,
   Conditional,
-  Formatter,
   Pipe,
   FunctionCall,
   ImplicitReceiver,
@@ -40,14 +39,13 @@ import {
   RECORD_TYPE_INVOKE_CLOSURE,
   RECORD_TYPE_PRIMITIVE_OP,
   RECORD_TYPE_KEYED_ACCESS,
-  RECORD_TYPE_INVOKE_FORMATTER,
   RECORD_TYPE_PIPE,
   RECORD_TYPE_INTERPOLATE
   } from './proto_record';
 
 export class ProtoChangeDetector  {
   addAst(ast:AST, bindingMemento:any, directiveMemento:any = null){}
-  instantiate(dispatcher:any, formatters:Map):ChangeDetector{
+  instantiate(dispatcher:any):ChangeDetector{
     return null;
   }
 }
@@ -68,10 +66,9 @@ export class DynamicProtoChangeDetector extends ProtoChangeDetector {
     this._recordBuilder.addAst(ast, bindingMemento, directiveMemento);
   }
 
-  instantiate(dispatcher:any, formatters:Map) {
+  instantiate(dispatcher:any) {
     this._createRecordsIfNecessary();
-    return new DynamicChangeDetector(dispatcher, formatters,
-      this._pipeRegistry, this._records);
+    return new DynamicChangeDetector(dispatcher, this._pipeRegistry, this._records);
   }
 
   _createRecordsIfNecessary() {
@@ -99,9 +96,9 @@ export class JitProtoChangeDetector extends ProtoChangeDetector {
     this._recordBuilder.addAst(ast, bindingMemento, directiveMemento);
   }
 
-  instantiate(dispatcher:any, formatters:Map) {
+  instantiate(dispatcher:any) {
     this._createFactoryIfNecessary();
-    return this._factory(dispatcher, formatters, this._pipeRegistry);
+    return this._factory(dispatcher, this._pipeRegistry);
   }
 
   _createFactoryIfNecessary() {
@@ -178,10 +175,6 @@ class _ConvertAstIntoProtoRecords {
     return this._addRecord(RECORD_TYPE_PROPERTY, ast.name, ast.getter, [], null, receiver);
   }
 
-  visitFormatter(ast:Formatter) {
-    return this._addRecord(RECORD_TYPE_INVOKE_FORMATTER, ast.name, ast.name, this._visitAll(ast.allArgs), null, 0);
-  }
-
   visitMethodCall(ast:MethodCall) {
     var receiver = ast.receiver.visit(this);
     var args = this._visitAll(ast.args);
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_record.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_record.js
index 05d8edb7f4..d421d39d97 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_record.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_record.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ export const RECORD_TYPE_PROPERTY = 3;
 export const RECORD_TYPE_INVOKE_METHOD = 4;
 export const RECORD_TYPE_INVOKE_CLOSURE = 5;
 export const RECORD_TYPE_KEYED_ACCESS = 6;
-export const RECORD_TYPE_INVOKE_FORMATTER = 7;
 export const RECORD_TYPE_PIPE = 8;
 export const RECORD_TYPE_INTERPOLATE = 9;
 
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ export class ProtoRecord {
 
   isPureFunction():boolean {
     return this.mode === RECORD_TYPE_INTERPOLATE ||
-      this.mode === RECORD_TYPE_INVOKE_FORMATTER ||
       this.mode === RECORD_TYPE_PRIMITIVE_OP;
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js
index 5f6330e699..97e547df96 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ import {EventManager} from 'angular2/src/core/events/event_manager';
 
 const NG_BINDING_CLASS = 'ng-binding';
 const NG_BINDING_CLASS_SELECTOR = '.ng-binding';
-// TODO(tbosch): Cannot use `const` because of Dart.
-var NO_FORMATTERS = MapWrapper.create();
 
 // TODO(rado): make this configurable/smarter.
 var VIEW_POOL_CAPACITY = 10000;
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ export class View {
   constructor(proto:ProtoView, nodes:List<Node>, protoChangeDetector:ProtoChangeDetector, protoContextLocals:Map) {
     this.proto = proto;
     this.nodes = nodes;
-    this.changeDetector = protoChangeDetector.instantiate(this, NO_FORMATTERS);
+    this.changeDetector = protoChangeDetector.instantiate(this);
     this.elementInjectors = null;
     this.rootElementInjectors = null;
     this.textNodes = null;
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detection_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detection_spec.js
index 9c020c9d1d..456056e8a5 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detection_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detection_spec.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {ddescribe, describe, it, iit, xit, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, IS_DAR
 import {isPresent, isBlank, isJsObject, BaseException, FunctionWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {List, ListWrapper, MapWrapper, StringMapWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 
-import {Pipe} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/parser/ast';
 import {Parser} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/parser/parser';
 import {Lexer} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/parser/lexer';
 
@@ -29,24 +28,18 @@ export function main() {
           return parser.parseBinding(exp, location);
         }
 
-        function createChangeDetector(memo:string, exp:string, context = null, formatters = null,
-                                      registry = null, pipeType:string = null) {
+        function createChangeDetector(memo:string, exp:string, context = null, registry = null) {
           var pcd = createProtoChangeDetector(registry);
-          var parsedAst = ast(exp);
-          if (isPresent(pipeType)) {
-            parsedAst = new Pipe(parsedAst, pipeType);
-          }
-          pcd.addAst(parsedAst, memo, memo);
-
+          pcd.addAst(ast(exp), memo, memo);
           var dispatcher = new TestDispatcher();
-          var cd = pcd.instantiate(dispatcher, formatters);
+          var cd = pcd.instantiate(dispatcher);
           cd.setContext(context);
 
           return {"changeDetector" : cd, "dispatcher" : dispatcher};
         }
 
-        function executeWatch(memo:string, exp:string, context = null, formatters = null) {
-          var res = createChangeDetector(memo, exp, context, formatters);
+        function executeWatch(memo:string, exp:string, context = null) {
+          var res = createChangeDetector(memo, exp, context);
           res["changeDetector"].detectChanges();
           return res["dispatcher"].log;
         }
@@ -182,14 +175,6 @@ export function main() {
             });
           });
 
-          it("should support formatters", () => {
-            var formatters = MapWrapper.createFromPairs([
-              ['uppercase', (v) => v.toUpperCase()],
-              ['wrap', (v, before, after) => `${before}${v}${after}`]]);
-            expect(executeWatch('str', '"aBc" | uppercase', null, formatters)).toEqual(['str=ABC']);
-            expect(executeWatch('str', '"b" | wrap:"a":"c"', null, formatters)).toEqual(['str=abc']);
-          });
-
           it("should support interpolation", () => {
             var parser = new Parser(new Lexer());
             var pcd = createProtoChangeDetector();
@@ -197,7 +182,7 @@ export function main() {
             pcd.addAst(ast, "memo", "memo");
 
             var dispatcher = new TestDispatcher();
-            var cd = pcd.instantiate(dispatcher, MapWrapper.create());
+            var cd = pcd.instantiate(dispatcher);
             cd.setContext(new TestData("value"));
 
             cd.detectChanges();
@@ -213,7 +198,7 @@ export function main() {
               pcd.addAst(ast("100 + 200"), "memo2", "2");
 
               var dispatcher = new TestDispatcher();
-              var cd = pcd.instantiate(dispatcher, null);
+              var cd = pcd.instantiate(dispatcher);
 
               cd.detectChanges();
 
@@ -227,7 +212,7 @@ export function main() {
               pcd.addAst(ast("c()"), "c", "2");
 
               var dispatcher = new TestDispatcher();
-              var cd = pcd.instantiate(dispatcher, null);
+              var cd = pcd.instantiate(dispatcher);
 
               var tr = new TestRecord();
               tr.a = () => {
@@ -256,7 +241,7 @@ export function main() {
               pcd.addAst(ast("a"), "a", 1);
 
               var dispatcher = new TestDispatcher();
-              var cd = pcd.instantiate(dispatcher, null);
+              var cd = pcd.instantiate(dispatcher);
               cd.setContext(new TestData('value'));
 
               expect(() => {
@@ -271,7 +256,7 @@ export function main() {
               var pcd = createProtoChangeDetector();
               pcd.addAst(ast('invalidProp', 'someComponent'), "a", 1);
 
-              var cd = pcd.instantiate(new TestDispatcher(), null);
+              var cd = pcd.instantiate(new TestDispatcher());
               cd.setContext(null);
 
               try {
@@ -318,10 +303,10 @@ export function main() {
 
             beforeEach(() => {
               var protoParent = createProtoChangeDetector();
-              parent = protoParent.instantiate(null, null);
+              parent = protoParent.instantiate(null);
 
               var protoChild = createProtoChangeDetector();
-              child = protoChild.instantiate(null, null);
+              child = protoChild.instantiate(null);
             });
 
             it("should add children", () => {
@@ -340,25 +325,6 @@ export function main() {
           });
         });
 
-        describe("optimizations", () => {
-          it("should not rerun formatters when args did not change", () => {
-            var count = 0;
-            var formatters = MapWrapper.createFromPairs([
-              ['count', (v) => {count ++; "value"}]]);
-
-            var c = createChangeDetector('a', 'a | count', new TestData(null), formatters);
-            var cd = c["changeDetector"];
-
-            cd.detectChanges();
-
-            expect(count).toEqual(1);
-
-            cd.detectChanges();
-
-            expect(count).toEqual(1);
-          });
-        });
-
         describe("mode", () => {
           it("should not check a detached change detector", () => {
             var c = createChangeDetector('name', 'a', new TestData("value"));
@@ -383,7 +349,7 @@ export function main() {
           });
 
           it("should change CHECK_ONCE to CHECKED", () => {
-            var cd = createProtoChangeDetector().instantiate(null, null);
+            var cd = createProtoChangeDetector().instantiate(null);
             cd.mode = CHECK_ONCE;
 
             cd.detectChanges();
@@ -392,7 +358,7 @@ export function main() {
           });
 
           it("should not change the CHECK_ALWAYS", () => {
-            var cd = createProtoChangeDetector().instantiate(null, null);
+            var cd = createProtoChangeDetector().instantiate(null);
             cd.mode = CHECK_ALWAYS;
 
             cd.detectChanges();
@@ -403,7 +369,7 @@ export function main() {
 
         describe("markPathToRootAsCheckOnce", () => {
           function changeDetector(mode, parent) {
-            var cd = createProtoChangeDetector().instantiate(null, null);
+            var cd = createProtoChangeDetector().instantiate(null);
             cd.mode = mode;
             if (isPresent(parent)) parent.addChild(cd);
             return cd;
@@ -435,7 +401,7 @@ export function main() {
             var registry = new FakePipeRegistry('pipe', () => new CountingPipe());
             var ctx = new Person("Megatron");
 
-            var c  = createChangeDetector("memo", "name", ctx, null, registry, 'pipe');
+            var c  = createChangeDetector("memo", "name | pipe", ctx, registry);
             var cd = c["changeDetector"];
             var dispatcher = c["dispatcher"];
 
@@ -453,7 +419,7 @@ export function main() {
             var registry = new FakePipeRegistry('pipe', () => new OncePipe());
             var ctx = new Person("Megatron");
 
-            var c  = createChangeDetector("memo", "name", ctx, null, registry, 'pipe');
+            var c  = createChangeDetector("memo", "name | pipe", ctx, registry);
             var cd = c["changeDetector"];
 
             cd.detectChanges();
@@ -471,7 +437,7 @@ export function main() {
           var registry = new FakePipeRegistry('pipe', () => new IdentityPipe())
           var ctx = new Person("Megatron");
 
-          var c  = createChangeDetector("memo", "name", ctx, null, registry, 'pipe');
+          var c  = createChangeDetector("memo", "name | pipe", ctx, registry);
           var cd = c["changeDetector"];
           var dispatcher = c["dispatcher"];
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/parser/parser_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/parser/parser_spec.js
index 925a0981d6..19e43ae7b9 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/parser/parser_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/parser/parser_spec.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {MapWrapper, ListWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 import {Parser} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/parser/parser';
 import {Lexer} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/parser/lexer';
 import {ContextWithVariableBindings} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/parser/context_with_variable_bindings';
-import {Formatter, LiteralPrimitive} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/parser/ast';
+import {Pipe, LiteralPrimitive} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/parser/ast';
 
 class TestData {
   a;
@@ -340,8 +340,8 @@ export function main() {
         });
       });
 
-      it("should error when using formatters", () => {
-        expectEvalError('x|blah').toThrowError(new RegExp('Cannot have a formatter'));
+      it("should error when using pipes", () => {
+        expectEvalError('x|blah').toThrowError(new RegExp('Cannot have a pipe'));
       });
 
       it('should pass exceptions', () => {
@@ -367,16 +367,16 @@ export function main() {
     });
 
     describe("parseBinding", () => {
-      describe("formatters", () => {
-        it("should parse formatters", () => {
+      describe("pipes", () => {
+        it("should parse pipes", () => {
           var exp = parseBinding("'Foo'|uppercase").ast;
-          expect(exp).toBeAnInstanceOf(Formatter);
+          expect(exp).toBeAnInstanceOf(Pipe);
           expect(exp.name).toEqual("uppercase");
         });
 
-        it("should parse formatters with args", () => {
+        it("should parse pipes with args", () => {
           var exp = parseBinding("1|increment:2").ast;
-          expect(exp).toBeAnInstanceOf(Formatter);
+          expect(exp).toBeAnInstanceOf(Pipe);
           expect(exp.name).toEqual("increment");
           expect(exp.args[0]).toBeAnInstanceOf(LiteralPrimitive);
         });
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.js
index 2914c366a5..03fb217b15 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import {Map, MapWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 import {Type, isPresent} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 
 import {Injector} from 'angular2/di';
-import {Lexer, Parser, ChangeDetector, dynamicChangeDetection} from 'angular2/change_detection';
+import {Lexer, Parser, ChangeDetector, dynamicChangeDetection,
+  DynamicChangeDetection, Pipe, PipeRegistry} from 'angular2/change_detection';
 
 import {Compiler, CompilerCache} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/compiler';
 import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
@@ -24,9 +25,8 @@ export function main() {
   describe('integration tests', function() {
     var compiler, tplResolver;
 
-    beforeEach( () => {
-      tplResolver = new FakeTemplateResolver();
-      compiler = new Compiler(dynamicChangeDetection,
+    function createCompiler(tplResolver, changedDetection) {
+      return new Compiler(changedDetection,
         new TemplateLoader(null),
         new DirectiveMetadataReader(),
         new Parser(new Lexer()),
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ export function main() {
         new NativeShadowDomStrategy(),
         tplResolver
       );
+    }
+
+    beforeEach( () => {
+      tplResolver = new FakeTemplateResolver();
+      compiler = createCompiler(tplResolver, dynamicChangeDetection);
     });
 
     describe('react to record changes', function() {
@@ -114,6 +119,33 @@ export function main() {
         });
       });
 
+      it("should support pipes in bindings and bind config", (done) => {
+        tplResolver.setTemplate(MyComp,
+          new Template({
+            inline: '<component-with-pipes #comp [prop]="ctxProp | double"></component-with-pipes>',
+            directives: [ComponentWithPipes]
+          }));
+
+
+        var registry = new PipeRegistry({
+          "double" : [new DoublePipeFactory()]
+        });
+        var changeDetection = new DynamicChangeDetection(registry);
+        var compiler = createCompiler(tplResolver, changeDetection);
+        compiler.compile(MyComp).then((pv) => {
+          createView(pv);
+
+          ctx.ctxProp = 'a';
+          cd.detectChanges();
+
+          var comp = view.contextWithLocals.get("comp");
+
+          // it is doubled twice: once in the binding, second time in the bind config
+          expect(comp.prop).toEqual('aaaa');
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+
       it('should support nested components.', (done) => {
         tplResolver.setTemplate(MyComp, new Template({
           inline: '<child-cmp></child-cmp>',
@@ -379,6 +411,20 @@ class MyComp {
   }
 }
 
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'component-with-pipes',
+  bind: {
+    "prop": "prop | double"
+  }
+})
+@Template({
+  inline: ''
+})
+class ComponentWithPipes {
+  prop:string;
+}
+
 @Component({
   selector: 'child-cmp',
   componentServices: [MyService]
@@ -468,3 +514,24 @@ class FakeTemplateResolver extends TemplateResolver {
     return super.resolve(component);
   }
 }
+
+
+class DoublePipe extends Pipe {
+  supports(obj) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  transform(value) {
+    return `${value}${value}`;
+  }
+}
+
+class DoublePipeFactory {
+  supports(obj) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  create() {
+    return new DoublePipe();
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/change_detection/change_detection_benchmark.js b/modules/benchmarks/src/change_detection/change_detection_benchmark.js
index 03abf9d80e..7df4cd7cf5 100644
--- a/modules/benchmarks/src/change_detection/change_detection_benchmark.js
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/change_detection/change_detection_benchmark.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function setUpChangeDetection(changeDetection:ChangeDetection, iterations) {
   var parser = new Parser(new Lexer());
 
   var parentProto = changeDetection.createProtoChangeDetector('parent');
-  var parentCd = parentProto.instantiate(dispatcher, MapWrapper.create());
+  var parentCd = parentProto.instantiate(dispatcher);
 
   var proto = changeDetection.createProtoChangeDetector("proto");
   var astWithSource = [
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ function setUpChangeDetection(changeDetection:ChangeDetection, iterations) {
     for (var j = 0; j < 10; ++j) {
       obj.setField(j, i);
     }
-    var cd = proto.instantiate(dispatcher,  null);
+    var cd = proto.instantiate(dispatcher);
     cd.setContext(obj);
     parentCd.addChild(cd);
   }