diff --git a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/common_options.ts b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/common_options.ts
index 7dc5b72730..255862e629 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/common_options.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/common_options.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 import {OpaqueToken} from '@angular/core';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 
-import {DateWrapper} from './facade/lang';
-
 export class Options {
   static SAMPLE_ID = new OpaqueToken('Options.sampleId');
   static DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION = new OpaqueToken('Options.defaultDescription');
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ export class Options {
     {provide: Options.FORCE_GC, useValue: false},
     {provide: Options.PREPARE, useValue: Options.NO_PREPARE},
     {provide: Options.MICRO_METRICS, useValue: {}}, {provide: Options.USER_METRICS, useValue: {}},
-    {provide: Options.NOW, useValue: () => DateWrapper.now()},
+    {provide: Options.NOW, useValue: () => new Date()},
     {provide: Options.RECEIVED_DATA, useValue: false},
     {provide: Options.REQUEST_COUNT, useValue: false},
     {provide: Options.CAPTURE_FRAMES, useValue: false},
diff --git a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/reporter/json_file_reporter.ts b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/reporter/json_file_reporter.ts
index db64677881..67c28a592b 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/reporter/json_file_reporter.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/reporter/json_file_reporter.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import {Inject, Injectable, OpaqueToken} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {Options} from '../common_options';
-import {DateWrapper, Json} from '../facade/lang';
+import {Json} from '../facade/lang';
 import {MeasureValues} from '../measure_values';
 import {Reporter} from '../reporter';
 import {SampleDescription} from '../sample_description';
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ export class JsonFileReporter extends Reporter {
       'completeSample': completeSample,
       'validSample': validSample,
     });
-    var filePath =
-        `${this._path}/${this._description.id}_${DateWrapper.toMillis(this._now())}.json`;
+    var filePath = `${this._path}/${this._description.id}_${this._now().getTime()}.json`;
     return this._writeFile(filePath, content);
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/reporter/console_reporter_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/reporter/console_reporter_spec.ts
index c3b1a093fa..6420ba30c6 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/reporter/console_reporter_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/reporter/console_reporter_spec.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {Provider} from '@angular/core';
 import {describe, expect, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 
 import {ConsoleReporter, MeasureValues, ReflectiveInjector, SampleDescription} from '../../index';
-import {DateWrapper, isBlank, isPresent} from '../../src/facade/lang';
+import {isBlank, isPresent} from '../../src/facade/lang';
 
 export function main() {
   describe('console reporter', () => {
@@ -90,5 +90,5 @@ export function main() {
 }
 
 function mv(runIndex: number, time: number, values: {[key: string]: number}) {
-  return new MeasureValues(runIndex, DateWrapper.fromMillis(time), values);
+  return new MeasureValues(runIndex, new Date(time), values);
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/reporter/json_file_reporter_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/reporter/json_file_reporter_spec.ts
index f5ce8027d9..3036f6c33e 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/reporter/json_file_reporter_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/reporter/json_file_reporter_spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import {AsyncTestCompleter, describe, expect, inject, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 
 import {JsonFileReporter, MeasureValues, Options, ReflectiveInjector, SampleDescription} from '../../index';
-import {DateWrapper, Json, isPresent} from '../../src/facade/lang';
+import {Json, isPresent} from '../../src/facade/lang';
 
 export function main() {
   describe('file reporter', () => {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export function main() {
           useValue: new SampleDescription(sampleId, descriptions, metrics)
         },
         {provide: JsonFileReporter.PATH, useValue: path},
-        {provide: Options.NOW, useValue: () => DateWrapper.fromMillis(1234)}, {
+        {provide: Options.NOW, useValue: () => new Date(1234)}, {
           provide: Options.WRITE_FILE,
           useValue: (filename: string, content: string) => {
             loggedFile = {'filename': filename, 'content': content};
@@ -77,5 +77,5 @@ export function main() {
 }
 
 function mv(runIndex: number, time: number, values: {[key: string]: number}) {
-  return new MeasureValues(runIndex, DateWrapper.fromMillis(time), values);
+  return new MeasureValues(runIndex, new Date(time), values);
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/reporter/multi_reporter_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/reporter/multi_reporter_spec.ts
index 89b0c371f4..c880fc6393 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/reporter/multi_reporter_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/reporter/multi_reporter_spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 import {AsyncTestCompleter, describe, expect, inject, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 
 import {MeasureValues, MultiReporter, ReflectiveInjector, Reporter} from '../../index';
-import {DateWrapper} from '../../src/facade/lang';
 
 export function main() {
   function createReporters(ids: any[]) {
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ export function main() {
 
     it('should reportMeasureValues to all',
        inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-         var mv = new MeasureValues(0, DateWrapper.now(), {});
+         var mv = new MeasureValues(0, new Date(), {});
          createReporters(['m1', 'm2']).then((r) => r.reportMeasureValues(mv)).then((values) => {
 
            expect(values).toEqual([{'id': 'm1', 'values': mv}, {'id': 'm2', 'values': mv}]);
@@ -35,9 +34,8 @@ export function main() {
        }));
 
     it('should reportSample to call', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-         var completeSample = [
-           new MeasureValues(0, DateWrapper.now(), {}), new MeasureValues(1, DateWrapper.now(), {})
-         ];
+         var completeSample =
+             [new MeasureValues(0, new Date(), {}), new MeasureValues(1, new Date(), {})];
          var validSample = [completeSample[1]];
 
          createReporters(['m1', 'm2'])
diff --git a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/sampler_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/sampler_spec.ts
index 345d2865ad..b52f4b2dea 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/sampler_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/sampler_spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import {AsyncTestCompleter, describe, expect, inject, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 
 import {MeasureValues, Metric, Options, ReflectiveInjector, Reporter, Sampler, Validator, WebDriverAdapter} from '../index';
-import {DateWrapper, isBlank, isPresent} from '../src/facade/lang';
+import {isBlank, isPresent} from '../src/facade/lang';
 
 export function main() {
   var EMPTY_EXECUTE = () => {};
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function main() {
         Options.DEFAULT_PROVIDERS, Sampler.PROVIDERS, {provide: Metric, useValue: metric},
         {provide: Reporter, useValue: reporter}, {provide: WebDriverAdapter, useValue: driver},
         {provide: Options.EXECUTE, useValue: execute}, {provide: Validator, useValue: validator},
-        {provide: Options.NOW, useValue: () => DateWrapper.fromMillis(time++)}
+        {provide: Options.NOW, useValue: () => new Date(time++)}
       ];
       if (isPresent(prepare)) {
         providers.push({provide: Options.PREPARE, useValue: prepare});
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export function main() {
 }
 
 function mv(runIndex: number, time: number, values: {[key: string]: number}) {
-  return new MeasureValues(runIndex, DateWrapper.fromMillis(time), values);
+  return new MeasureValues(runIndex, new Date(time), values);
 }
 
 function createCountingValidator(
diff --git a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/validator/regression_slope_validator_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/validator/regression_slope_validator_spec.ts
index 66e2a262db..9b7be26063 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/validator/regression_slope_validator_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/validator/regression_slope_validator_spec.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {describe, expect, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 
 import {MeasureValues, ReflectiveInjector, RegressionSlopeValidator} from '../../index';
 import {ListWrapper} from '../../src/facade/collection';
-import {DateWrapper} from '../../src/facade/lang';
 
 export function main() {
   describe('regression slope validator', () => {
@@ -62,5 +61,5 @@ export function main() {
 }
 
 function mv(runIndex: number, time: number, values: {[key: string]: number}) {
-  return new MeasureValues(runIndex, DateWrapper.fromMillis(time), values);
+  return new MeasureValues(runIndex, new Date(time), values);
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/validator/size_validator_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/validator/size_validator_spec.ts
index b75358798b..6cdb21eff8 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/validator/size_validator_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/validator/size_validator_spec.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {describe, expect, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 
 import {MeasureValues, ReflectiveInjector, SizeValidator} from '../../index';
 import {ListWrapper} from '../../src/facade/collection';
-import {DateWrapper} from '../../src/facade/lang';
 
 export function main() {
   describe('size validator', () => {
@@ -47,5 +46,5 @@ export function main() {
 }
 
 function mv(runIndex: number, time: number, values: {[key: string]: number}) {
-  return new MeasureValues(runIndex, DateWrapper.fromMillis(time), values);
+  return new MeasureValues(runIndex, new Date(time), values);
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/date_pipe_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/date_pipe_spec.ts
index 32c88cf203..2667f88e1f 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/date_pipe_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/date_pipe_spec.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import {PipeResolver} from '@angular/compiler/src/pipe_resolver';
 import {beforeEach, describe, expect, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 import {browserDetection} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/browser_util';
 
-import {DateWrapper} from '../../src/facade/lang';
-
 export function main() {
   describe('DatePipe', () => {
     var date: Date;
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ export function main() {
     // Tracking issue: https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11187
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-      date = DateWrapper.create(2015, 6, 15, 9, 3, 1);
+      date = new Date(2015, 5, 15, 9, 3, 1);
       pipe = new DatePipe('en-US');
     });
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/facade/src/lang.ts b/modules/@angular/facade/src/lang.ts
index 5cc46d0405..982528761f 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/facade/src/lang.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/facade/src/lang.ts
@@ -301,19 +301,6 @@ export class Json {
   }
 }
 
-export class DateWrapper {
-  static create(
-      year: number, month: number = 1, day: number = 1, hour: number = 0, minutes: number = 0,
-      seconds: number = 0, milliseconds: number = 0): Date {
-    return new Date(year, month - 1, day, hour, minutes, seconds, milliseconds);
-  }
-  static fromISOString(str: string): Date { return new Date(str); }
-  static fromMillis(ms: number): Date { return new Date(ms); }
-  static toMillis(date: Date): number { return date.getTime(); }
-  static now(): Date { return new Date(); }
-  static toJson(date: Date): string { return date.toJSON(); }
-}
-
 export function setValueOnPath(global: any, path: string, value: any) {
   var parts = path.split('.');
   var obj: any = global;
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/src/web_workers/shared/client_message_broker.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/src/web_workers/shared/client_message_broker.ts
index f450417d6f..5f8e1bd04b 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/src/web_workers/shared/client_message_broker.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/src/web_workers/shared/client_message_broker.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import {Injectable, Type} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {EventEmitter} from '../../facade/async';
-import {DateWrapper, StringWrapper, isPresent, print, stringify} from '../../facade/lang';
+import {StringWrapper, isPresent, print, stringify} from '../../facade/lang';
 
 import {MessageBus} from './message_bus';
 import {Serializer} from './serializer';
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export class ClientMessageBroker_ extends ClientMessageBroker {
   }
 
   private _generateMessageId(name: string): string {
-    var time: string = stringify(DateWrapper.toMillis(DateWrapper.now()));
+    var time: string = stringify(new Date().getTime());
     var iteration: number = 0;
     var id: string = name + time + stringify(iteration);
     while (isPresent((this as any /** TODO #9100 */)._pending[id])) {
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/old/compiler/compiler_benchmark.ts b/modules/benchmarks/src/old/compiler/compiler_benchmark.ts
index d0f87ff88a..c5a4bc5f0b 100644
--- a/modules/benchmarks/src/old/compiler/compiler_benchmark.ts
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/old/compiler/compiler_benchmark.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {PromiseWrapper} from '@angular/facade/src/async';
 import {ListWrapper, Map, MapWrapper} from '@angular/facade/src/collection';
-import {DateWrapper, Type, isPresent, print} from '@angular/facade/src/lang';
+import {Type, isPresent, print} from '@angular/facade/src/lang';
 import {bootstrap} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {BrowserDomAdapter} from '@angular/platform-browser/src/browser/browser_adapter';
 import {DOM} from '@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_adapter';
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ export function main() {
 
 function measureWrapper(func, desc) {
   return function() {
-    var begin = DateWrapper.now();
+    var begin = new Date();
     print(`[${desc}] Begin...`);
     var onSuccess = function(_) {
-      var elapsedMs = DateWrapper.toMillis(DateWrapper.now()) - DateWrapper.toMillis(begin);
+      var elapsedMs = new Date().getTime() - begin.getTime();
       print(`[${desc}] ...done, took ${elapsedMs} ms`);
     };
     var onError = function(e) { DOM.logError(e); };
diff --git a/modules/playground/src/routing/app/inbox-app.ts b/modules/playground/src/routing/app/inbox-app.ts
index e756397cf4..3b0a4055ed 100644
--- a/modules/playground/src/routing/app/inbox-app.ts
+++ b/modules/playground/src/routing/app/inbox-app.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 
 import {Component, Injectable} from '@angular/core';
-import {DateWrapper, isPresent} from '@angular/core/src/facade/lang';
+import {isPresent} from '@angular/core/src/facade/lang';
 import {ActivatedRoute, Router} from '@angular/router';
 
 import * as db from './data';
@@ -102,10 +102,7 @@ export class InboxCmp {
         if (sortEmailsByDate) {
           this.items.sort(
               (a: InboxRecord, b: InboxRecord) =>
-                  DateWrapper.toMillis(DateWrapper.fromISOString(a.date)) <
-                      DateWrapper.toMillis(DateWrapper.fromISOString(b.date)) ?
-                  -1 :
-                  1);
+                  new Date(a.date).getTime() < new Date(b.date).getTime() ? -1 : 1);
         }
       });
     });