diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/ng_model.ts b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/ng_model.ts
index 14072b9647..d000c80e42 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/ng_model.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/ng_model.ts
@@ -38,30 +38,25 @@ const formControlBinding = CONST_EXPR(new Binding(NgControl, {toAlias: forwardRe
   exportAs: 'form'
 })
 export class NgModel extends NgControl {
-  control: Control;
-  ngModel: EventEmitter;
+  _control = new Control("");
+  _added = false;
+  ngModel = new EventEmitter();
   model: any;
-  _added: boolean;
-
-  constructor() {
-    super();
-    this.control = new Control("");
-    this.ngModel = new EventEmitter();
-    this._added = false;
-  }
 
   onChange(c) {
     if (!this._added) {
-      setUpControl(this.control, this);
+      setUpControl(this._control, this);
       this.control.updateValidity();
       this._added = true;
     };
 
     if (StringMapWrapper.contains(c, "model")) {
-      this.control.updateValue(this.model);
+      this._control.updateValue(this.model);
     }
   }
 
+  get control() { return this._control; }
+
   get path(): List<string> { return []; }
 
   viewToModelUpdate(newValue: any): void { ObservableWrapper.callNext(this.ngModel, newValue); }