diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/selector.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/selector.ts
index 5c68d49225..b216e65d51 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/selector.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/selector.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const _SELECTOR_REGEXP = new RegExp(
     '(\\:not\\()|' +                              //":not("
         '([-\\w]+)|' +                            // "tag"
         '(?:\\.([-\\w]+))|' +                     // ".class"
-        '(?:\\[([-\\w*]+)(?:=([^\\]]*))?\\])|' +  // "[name]", "[name=value]" or "[name*=value]"
+        '(?:\\[([-\\w*]+)(?:=([^\\]]*))?\\])|' +  // "[name]", "[name=value]"
         '(\\))|' +                                // ")"
         '(\\s*,\\s*)',                            // ","
     'g');