diff --git a/modules_dart/transform/lib/src/transform/common/code/import_export_code.dart b/modules_dart/transform/lib/src/transform/common/code/import_export_code.dart
index 30745b57dd..db212e4e4a 100644
--- a/modules_dart/transform/lib/src/transform/common/code/import_export_code.dart
+++ b/modules_dart/transform/lib/src/transform/common/code/import_export_code.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 library angular2.transform.common.code.import_export_code;
 
 import 'package:analyzer/analyzer.dart';
+
 import 'package:angular2/src/transform/common/mirror_matcher.dart';
+import 'package:angular2/src/transform/common/names.dart';
 import 'package:angular2/src/transform/common/model/import_export_model.pb.dart';
 
 const _mirrorMatcher = const MirrorMatcher();
@@ -12,21 +14,17 @@ class ImportVisitor extends SimpleAstVisitor<ImportModel> {
   ImportModel visitImportDirective(ImportDirective node) {
     if (node.isSynthetic) return null;
 
-    /// We skip this, as it transitively imports 'dart:mirrors'
+    // This transitively imports 'dart:mirrors'.
     if (_mirrorMatcher.hasReflectionCapabilitiesUri(node)) return null;
-    String uri = stringLiteralToString(node.uri);
-    // The bootstrap code also transitively imports 'dart:mirrors'
-    if (_mirrorMatcher.hasBootstrapUri(node)) {
-      uri = BOOTSTRAP_STATIC_URI;
-    }
 
-    var model = new ImportModel()
-      ..uri = uri
+    final model = new ImportModel()
+      ..uri = stringLiteralToString(node.uri)
       ..isDeferred = node.deferredKeyword != null;
     if (node.prefix != null) {
       model.prefix = node.prefix.name;
     }
     _populateCombinators(node, model);
+    _updateIfBootstrap(node, model);
     return model;
   }
 }
@@ -37,20 +35,35 @@ class ExportVisitor extends SimpleAstVisitor<ExportModel> {
   ExportModel visitExportDirective(ExportDirective node) {
     if (node.isSynthetic) return null;
 
-    /// We skip this, as it transitively imports 'dart:mirrors'
+    // This transitively imports 'dart:mirrors'.
     if (_mirrorMatcher.hasReflectionCapabilitiesUri(node)) return null;
-    String uri = stringLiteralToString(node.uri);
-    // The bootstrap code also transitively imports 'dart:mirrors'
-    if (_mirrorMatcher.hasBootstrapUri(node)) {
-      uri = BOOTSTRAP_STATIC_URI;
-    }
 
-    var model = new ExportModel()..uri = uri;
+    var model = new ExportModel()..uri = stringLiteralToString(node.uri);
     _populateCombinators(node, model);
+    _updateIfBootstrap(node, model);
     return model;
   }
 }
 
+/// Ensures that the bootstrap import is not retained in .ng_deps.
+///
+/// If `model` has a combinator referencing `BOOTSTRAP_NAME`, rewrite it to
+/// `BOOTSTRAP_STATIC_NAME`.
+/// `model` should be an [ImportModel] or an [ExportModel].
+void _updateIfBootstrap(NamespaceDirective node, dynamic model) {
+  if (_mirrorMatcher.hasBootstrapUri(node)) {
+    model.uri = BOOTSTRAP_STATIC_URI;
+    [model.showCombinators, model.hideCombinators]
+        .forEach((List<String> cList) {
+      for (var i = 0; i < cList.length; ++i) {
+        if (cList[i] == BOOTSTRAP_NAME) {
+          cList[i] = BOOTSTRAP_STATIC_NAME;
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  }
+}
+
 /// Parses `combinators` in `node` and adds them to `model`, which should be
 /// either an [ImportModel] or an [ExportModel].
 void _populateCombinators(NamespaceDirective node, dynamic model) {
diff --git a/modules_dart/transform/lib/src/transform/common/names.dart b/modules_dart/transform/lib/src/transform/common/names.dart
index c8b172e203..06c9e53730 100644
--- a/modules_dart/transform/lib/src/transform/common/names.dart
+++ b/modules_dart/transform/lib/src/transform/common/names.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 library angular2.transform.common.names;
 
 const BOOTSTRAP_NAME = 'bootstrap';
+const BOOTSTRAP_STATIC_NAME = 'bootstrapStatic';
 const SETUP_METHOD_NAME = 'initReflector';
 const REFLECTOR_VAR_NAME = 'reflector';
 const TRANSFORM_DYNAMIC_MODE = 'transform_dynamic';
diff --git a/modules_dart/transform/lib/src/transform/reflection_remover/rewriter.dart b/modules_dart/transform/lib/src/transform/reflection_remover/rewriter.dart
index 70c5b8acb8..ada8511756 100644
--- a/modules_dart/transform/lib/src/transform/reflection_remover/rewriter.dart
+++ b/modules_dart/transform/lib/src/transform/reflection_remover/rewriter.dart
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class _RewriterVisitor extends Object with RecursiveAstVisitor<Object> {
           _setupAdded ? '' : ', () { ${_getStaticReflectorInitBlock()} }';
 
       // rewrite `bootstrap(...)` to `bootstrapStatic(...)`
-      buf.write('bootstrapStatic(${args[0]}');
+      buf.write('$BOOTSTRAP_STATIC_NAME(${args[0]}');
       if (numArgs == 1) {
         // bootstrap args are positional, so before we pass reflectorInit code
         // we need to pass `null` for DI bindings.
diff --git a/modules_dart/transform/test/transform/integration/simple_annotation_files/expected/index.ng_deps.dart b/modules_dart/transform/test/transform/integration/simple_annotation_files/expected/index.ng_deps.dart
index 76d49a6406..a79f7b8496 100644
--- a/modules_dart/transform/test/transform/integration/simple_annotation_files/expected/index.ng_deps.dart
+++ b/modules_dart/transform/test/transform/integration/simple_annotation_files/expected/index.ng_deps.dart
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ library web_foo.ng_deps.dart;
 
 import 'index.dart';
 import 'package:angular2/src/core/reflection/reflection.dart' as _ngRef;
-import 'package:angular2/bootstrap_static.dart';
+import 'package:angular2/bootstrap_static.dart' show bootstrapStatic;
 import 'package:angular2/src/core/reflection/reflection.dart';
 import 'bar.dart';
 import 'bar.ng_deps.dart' as i0;
diff --git a/modules_dart/transform/test/transform/integration/simple_annotation_files/index.dart b/modules_dart/transform/test/transform/integration/simple_annotation_files/index.dart
index 069954df44..120b50dc02 100644
--- a/modules_dart/transform/test/transform/integration/simple_annotation_files/index.dart
+++ b/modules_dart/transform/test/transform/integration/simple_annotation_files/index.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 library web_foo;
 
-import 'package:angular2/bootstrap.dart';
+import 'package:angular2/bootstrap.dart' show bootstrap;
 import 'package:angular2/src/core/reflection/reflection.dart';
 import 'package:angular2/src/core/reflection/reflection_capabilities.dart';
 import 'bar.dart';