diff --git a/modules/angular2/docs/core/01_templates.md b/modules/angular2/docs/core/01_templates.md
index 864d0ca4c8..ebbf0d2ab3 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/docs/core/01_templates.md
+++ b/modules/angular2/docs/core/01_templates.md
@@ -130,33 +130,6 @@ Example:
 
 Example:
 
-`<div on-click="doX()">`
-      </td>
-    </tr>
-    <tr>
-      <th>Event binding (bubbling)</th>
-      <td>
-`<div (^event)="statement">`
-
-Example:
-
-`<div (^mouseover)="hlite()">`
-      </td>
-      <td>
-`<div on-bubble-event="statement">`
-
-Example:
-
-`<div on-bubble-mouseover="hlite()">`
-      </td>
-    </tr>
-    <tr>
-      <th>Declare reference</th>
-      <td>
-`<div #symbol>`
-
-Example:
-
 <pre>
 ```
 <video #player>
@@ -420,7 +393,7 @@ of the templates occurs. One such example is `ng-for`.
 
 Where:
 * `[ng-for]` triggers the for directive.
-* `#person` exports the implicit `ng-for` item. 
+* `#person` exports the implicit `ng-for` item.
 * `[ng-for-of]="people"` binds an iterable object to the `ng-for` controller.
 * `#i=index` exports item index as `i`.
 
@@ -515,18 +488,16 @@ Where:
 * `statement` is a valid statement (as defined in section below).
 If the execution of the statement returns `false`, then `preventDefault`is applied on the DOM event.
 
-By default, angular only listens to the element on the event, and ignores events which bubble. To listen to bubbled
-events (as in the case of clicking on any child) use the bubble option (`(event)` or `on-bubble-event`) as shown
-below.
+Angular listens to bubbled DOM events (as in the case of clicking on any child), as shown below:
 
 <table>
   <tr>
     <th>Short form</th>
-    <td>`<some-element (^some-event)="statement">`</td>
+    <td>`<some-element (some-event)="statement">`</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <th>Canonical form</th>
-    <td>`<some-element on-bubble-some-event="statement">`</td>
+    <td>`<some-element on-some-event="statement">`</td>
   </tr>
 </table>
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/render/dom/compiler/property_binding_parser.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/render/dom/compiler/property_binding_parser.ts
index ac3eebb1ed..ce13d5504e 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/render/dom/compiler/property_binding_parser.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/render/dom/compiler/property_binding_parser.ts
@@ -12,14 +12,13 @@ import {dashCaseToCamelCase} from '../util';
 // Group 1 = "bind-"
 // Group 2 = "var-" or "#"
 // Group 3 = "on-"
-// Group 4 = "onbubble-"
-// Group 5 = "bindon-"
-// Group 6 = the identifier after "bind-", "var-/#", or "on-"
-// Group 7 = idenitifer inside [()]
-// Group 8 = idenitifer inside []
-// Group 9 = identifier inside ()
+// Group 4 = "bindon-"
+// Group 5 = the identifier after "bind-", "var-/#", or "on-"
+// Group 6 = idenitifer inside [()]
+// Group 7 = idenitifer inside []
+// Group 8 = identifier inside ()
 var BIND_NAME_REGEXP =
-    /^(?:(?:(?:(bind-)|(var-|#)|(on-)|(onbubble-)|(bindon-))(.+))|\[\(([^\)]+)\)\]|\[([^\]]+)\]|\(([^\)]+)\))$/g;
+    /^(?:(?:(?:(bind-)|(var-|#)|(on-)|(bindon-))(.+))|\[\(([^\)]+)\)\]|\[([^\]]+)\]|\(([^\)]+)\))$/g;
 /**
  * Parses the property bindings on a single element.
  */
@@ -39,33 +38,30 @@ export class PropertyBindingParser implements CompileStep {
       var bindParts = RegExpWrapper.firstMatch(BIND_NAME_REGEXP, attrName);
       if (isPresent(bindParts)) {
         if (isPresent(bindParts[1])) {  // match: bind-prop
-          this._bindProperty(bindParts[6], attrValue, current, newAttrs);
+          this._bindProperty(bindParts[5], attrValue, current, newAttrs);
 
         } else if (isPresent(
                        bindParts[2])) {  // match: var-name / var-name="iden" / #name / #name="iden"
-          var identifier = bindParts[6];
+          var identifier = bindParts[5];
           var value = attrValue == '' ? '\$implicit' : attrValue;
           this._bindVariable(identifier, value, current, newAttrs);
 
         } else if (isPresent(bindParts[3])) {  // match: on-event
-          this._bindEvent(bindParts[6], attrValue, current, newAttrs);
+          this._bindEvent(bindParts[5], attrValue, current, newAttrs);
 
-        } else if (isPresent(bindParts[4])) {  // match: onbubble-event
-          this._bindEvent('^' + bindParts[6], attrValue, current, newAttrs);
+        } else if (isPresent(bindParts[4])) {  // match: bindon-prop
+          this._bindProperty(bindParts[5], attrValue, current, newAttrs);
+          this._bindAssignmentEvent(bindParts[5], attrValue, current, newAttrs);
 
-        } else if (isPresent(bindParts[5])) {  // match: bindon-prop
+        } else if (isPresent(bindParts[6])) {  // match: [(expr)]
           this._bindProperty(bindParts[6], attrValue, current, newAttrs);
           this._bindAssignmentEvent(bindParts[6], attrValue, current, newAttrs);
 
-        } else if (isPresent(bindParts[7])) {  // match: [(expr)]
+        } else if (isPresent(bindParts[7])) {  // match: [expr]
           this._bindProperty(bindParts[7], attrValue, current, newAttrs);
-          this._bindAssignmentEvent(bindParts[7], attrValue, current, newAttrs);
 
-        } else if (isPresent(bindParts[8])) {  // match: [expr]
-          this._bindProperty(bindParts[8], attrValue, current, newAttrs);
-
-        } else if (isPresent(bindParts[9])) {  // match: (event)
-          this._bindEvent(bindParts[9], attrValue, current, newAttrs);
+        } else if (isPresent(bindParts[8])) {  // match: (event)
+          this._bindEvent(bindParts[8], attrValue, current, newAttrs);
         }
       } else {
         var expr = this._parser.parseInterpolation(attrValue, current.elementDescription);
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/render/dom/events/event_manager.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/render/dom/events/event_manager.ts
index 54b8728329..a0c7a75b2e 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/render/dom/events/event_manager.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/render/dom/events/event_manager.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import {isBlank, BaseException, isPresent, StringWrapper} from 'angular2/src/cor
 import {DOM} from 'angular2/src/core/dom/dom_adapter';
 import {NgZone} from 'angular2/src/core/zone/ng_zone';
 
-const BUBBLE_SYMBOL = '^';
-
 export class EventManager {
   constructor(public _plugins: EventManagerPlugin[], public _zone: NgZone) {
     for (var i = 0; i < _plugins.length; i++) {
@@ -12,17 +10,13 @@ export class EventManager {
   }
 
   addEventListener(element: HTMLElement, eventName: string, handler: Function) {
-    var withoutBubbleSymbol = this._removeBubbleSymbol(eventName);
-    var plugin = this._findPluginFor(withoutBubbleSymbol);
-    plugin.addEventListener(element, withoutBubbleSymbol, handler,
-                            withoutBubbleSymbol != eventName);
+    var plugin = this._findPluginFor(eventName);
+    plugin.addEventListener(element, eventName, handler);
   }
 
   addGlobalEventListener(target: string, eventName: string, handler: Function): Function {
-    var withoutBubbleSymbol = this._removeBubbleSymbol(eventName);
-    var plugin = this._findPluginFor(withoutBubbleSymbol);
-    return plugin.addGlobalEventListener(target, withoutBubbleSymbol, handler,
-                                         withoutBubbleSymbol != eventName);
+    var plugin = this._findPluginFor(eventName);
+    return plugin.addGlobalEventListener(target, eventName, handler);
   }
 
   getZone(): NgZone { return this._zone; }
@@ -37,28 +31,19 @@ export class EventManager {
     }
     throw new BaseException(`No event manager plugin found for event ${eventName}`);
   }
-
-  _removeBubbleSymbol(eventName: string): string {
-    return eventName[0] == BUBBLE_SYMBOL ? StringWrapper.substring(eventName, 1) : eventName;
-  }
 }
 
 export class EventManagerPlugin {
   manager: EventManager;
 
-  // We are assuming here that all plugins support bubbled and non-bubbled events.
   // That is equivalent to having supporting $event.target
-  // The bubbling flag (currently ^) is stripped before calling the supports and
-  // addEventListener methods.
   supports(eventName: string): boolean { return false; }
 
-  addEventListener(element: HTMLElement, eventName: string, handler: Function,
-                   shouldSupportBubble: boolean) {
+  addEventListener(element: HTMLElement, eventName: string, handler: Function) {
     throw "not implemented";
   }
 
-  addGlobalEventListener(element: string, eventName: string, handler: Function,
-                         shouldSupportBubble: boolean): Function {
+  addGlobalEventListener(element: string, eventName: string, handler: Function): Function {
     throw "not implemented";
   }
 }
@@ -70,39 +55,17 @@ export class DomEventsPlugin extends EventManagerPlugin {
   // events.
   supports(eventName: string): boolean { return true; }
 
-  addEventListener(element: HTMLElement, eventName: string, handler: Function,
-                   shouldSupportBubble: boolean) {
-    var outsideHandler =
-        this._getOutsideHandler(shouldSupportBubble, element, handler, this.manager._zone);
+  addEventListener(element: HTMLElement, eventName: string, handler: Function) {
+    var zone = this.manager._zone;
+    var outsideHandler = (event) => zone.run(() => handler(event));
     this.manager._zone.runOutsideAngular(() => { DOM.on(element, eventName, outsideHandler); });
   }
 
-  addGlobalEventListener(target: string, eventName: string, handler: Function,
-                         shouldSupportBubble: boolean): Function {
+  addGlobalEventListener(target: string, eventName: string, handler: Function): Function {
     var element = DOM.getGlobalEventTarget(target);
-    var outsideHandler =
-        this._getOutsideHandler(shouldSupportBubble, element, handler, this.manager._zone);
+    var zone = this.manager._zone;
+    var outsideHandler = (event) => zone.run(() => handler(event));
     return this.manager._zone.runOutsideAngular(
         () => { return DOM.onAndCancel(element, eventName, outsideHandler); });
   }
-
-  _getOutsideHandler(shouldSupportBubble: boolean, element: HTMLElement, handler: Function,
-                     zone: NgZone) {
-    return shouldSupportBubble ? DomEventsPlugin.bubbleCallback(element, handler, zone) :
-                                 DomEventsPlugin.sameElementCallback(element, handler, zone);
-  }
-
-  static sameElementCallback(element: HTMLElement, handler: Function, zone: NgZone):
-      (event: Event) => void {
-    return (event) => {
-      if (event.target === element) {
-        zone.run(() => handler(event));
-      }
-    };
-  }
-
-  static bubbleCallback(element: HTMLElement, handler: Function, zone: NgZone):
-      (event: Event) => void {
-    return (event) => zone.run(() => handler(event));
-  }
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/render/dom/events/hammer_gestures.dart b/modules/angular2/src/core/render/dom/events/hammer_gestures.dart
index 61239c6fba..7b05b5e131 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/render/dom/events/hammer_gestures.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/render/dom/events/hammer_gestures.dart
@@ -18,10 +18,7 @@ class HammerGesturesPlugin extends HammerGesturesPluginCommon {
     return true;
   }
 
-  addEventListener(Element element, String eventName, Function handler,
-      bool shouldSupportBubble) {
-    if (shouldSupportBubble) throw new BaseException(
-        'Hammer.js plugin does not support bubbling gestures.');
+  addEventListener(Element element, String eventName, Function handler) {
     var zone = this.manager.getZone();
     eventName = eventName.toLowerCase();
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/render/dom/events/hammer_gestures.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/render/dom/events/hammer_gestures.ts
index fcebef5cfa..656630b397 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/render/dom/events/hammer_gestures.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/render/dom/events/hammer_gestures.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@ export class HammerGesturesPlugin extends HammerGesturesPluginCommon {
     return true;
   }
 
-  addEventListener(element: HTMLElement, eventName: string, handler: Function,
-                   shouldSupportBubble: boolean) {
-    if (shouldSupportBubble)
-      throw new BaseException('Hammer.js plugin does not support bubbling gestures.');
+  addEventListener(element: HTMLElement, eventName: string, handler: Function) {
     var zone = this.manager.getZone();
     eventName = eventName.toLowerCase();
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/render/dom/events/key_events.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/render/dom/events/key_events.ts
index 4c18f8f489..7642bdefff 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/render/dom/events/key_events.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/render/dom/events/key_events.ts
@@ -26,13 +26,11 @@ export class KeyEventsPlugin extends EventManagerPlugin {
     return isPresent(KeyEventsPlugin.parseEventName(eventName));
   }
 
-  addEventListener(element: HTMLElement, eventName: string, handler: (Event: any) => any,
-                   shouldSupportBubble: boolean) {
+  addEventListener(element: HTMLElement, eventName: string, handler: (Event: any) => any) {
     var parsedEvent = KeyEventsPlugin.parseEventName(eventName);
 
-    var outsideHandler = KeyEventsPlugin.eventCallback(element, shouldSupportBubble,
-                                                       StringMapWrapper.get(parsedEvent, 'fullKey'),
-                                                       handler, this.manager.getZone());
+    var outsideHandler = KeyEventsPlugin.eventCallback(
+        element, StringMapWrapper.get(parsedEvent, 'fullKey'), handler, this.manager.getZone());
 
     this.manager.getZone().runOutsideAngular(() => {
       DOM.on(element, StringMapWrapper.get(parsedEvent, 'domEventName'), outsideHandler);
@@ -91,11 +89,10 @@ export class KeyEventsPlugin extends EventManagerPlugin {
     return fullKey;
   }
 
-  static eventCallback(element: HTMLElement, shouldSupportBubble: boolean, fullKey: any,
-                       handler: (Event) => any, zone: NgZone): (event: Event) => void {
+  static eventCallback(element: HTMLElement, fullKey: any, handler: (Event) => any, zone: NgZone):
+      (event: Event) => void {
     return (event) => {
-      var correctElement = shouldSupportBubble || event.target === element;
-      if (correctElement && StringWrapper.equals(KeyEventsPlugin.getEventFullKey(event), fullKey)) {
+      if (StringWrapper.equals(KeyEventsPlugin.getEventFullKey(event), fullKey)) {
         zone.run(() => handler(event));
       }
     };
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/router/router_link.ts b/modules/angular2/src/router/router_link.ts
index 4fbd50fd54..f5654e70de 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/router/router_link.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/router/router_link.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import {Instruction, stringifyInstruction} from './instruction';
   selector: '[router-link]',
   properties: ['routeParams: routerLink'],
   host: {
-    '(^click)': 'onClick()',
+    '(click)': 'onClick()',
     '[attr.href]': 'visibleHref',
     '[class.router-link-active]': 'isRouteActive'
   }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.ts
index c911421db3..163c694561 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.ts
@@ -856,7 +856,9 @@ export function main() {
 
                  dispatchEvent(tc.nativeElement, 'domEvent');
 
-                 expect(listener.eventType).toEqual('domEvent');
+                 expect(listener.eventTypes)
+                     .toEqual(
+                         ['domEvent', 'body_domEvent', 'document_domEvent', 'window_domEvent']);
 
                  async.done();
                });
@@ -874,16 +876,16 @@ export function main() {
                  var tc = rootTC.componentViewChildren[0];
                  var listener = tc.inject(DirectiveListeningDomEvent);
                  dispatchEvent(DOM.getGlobalEventTarget("window"), 'domEvent');
-                 expect(listener.eventType).toEqual('window_domEvent');
+                 expect(listener.eventTypes).toEqual(['window_domEvent']);
 
-                 listener = tc.inject(DirectiveListeningDomEvent);
+                 listener.eventTypes = [];
                  dispatchEvent(DOM.getGlobalEventTarget("document"), 'domEvent');
-                 expect(listener.eventType).toEqual('document_domEvent');
+                 expect(listener.eventTypes).toEqual(['document_domEvent', 'window_domEvent']);
 
                  rootTC.destroy();
-                 listener = tc.inject(DirectiveListeningDomEvent);
+                 listener.eventTypes = [];
                  dispatchEvent(DOM.getGlobalEventTarget("body"), 'domEvent');
-                 expect(listener.eventType).toEqual('');
+                 expect(listener.eventTypes).toEqual([]);
 
                  async.done();
                });
@@ -983,7 +985,7 @@ export function main() {
                  var listener = tc.inject(DirectiveListeningDomEvent);
                  var listenerother = tc.inject(DirectiveListeningDomEventOther);
                  dispatchEvent(DOM.getGlobalEventTarget("window"), 'domEvent');
-                 expect(listener.eventType).toEqual('window_domEvent');
+                 expect(listener.eventTypes).toEqual(['window_domEvent']);
                  expect(listenerother.eventType).toEqual('other_domEvent');
                  expect(globalCounter).toEqual(1);
 
@@ -1851,12 +1853,11 @@ class DirectiveListeningEvent {
 })
 @Injectable()
 class DirectiveListeningDomEvent {
-  eventType: string;
-  constructor() { this.eventType = ''; }
-  onEvent(eventType: string) { this.eventType = eventType; }
-  onWindowEvent(eventType: string) { this.eventType = "window_" + eventType; }
-  onDocumentEvent(eventType: string) { this.eventType = "document_" + eventType; }
-  onBodyEvent(eventType: string) { this.eventType = "body_" + eventType; }
+  eventTypes: string[] = [];
+  onEvent(eventType: string) { this.eventTypes.push(eventType); }
+  onWindowEvent(eventType: string) { this.eventTypes.push("window_" + eventType); }
+  onDocumentEvent(eventType: string) { this.eventTypes.push("document_" + eventType); }
+  onBodyEvent(eventType: string) { this.eventTypes.push("body_" + eventType); }
 }
 
 var globalCounter = 0;
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/render/dom/compiler/property_binding_parser_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/core/render/dom/compiler/property_binding_parser_spec.ts
index a771e0cc2f..536875021f 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/render/dom/compiler/property_binding_parser_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/render/dom/compiler/property_binding_parser_spec.ts
@@ -182,20 +182,6 @@ export function main() {
       expect(eventBinding.fullName).toEqual('click');
     });
 
-    it('should detect onbubble- syntax', () => {
-      var results = process(el('<div onbubble-click="b()"></div>'));
-      var eventBinding = results[0].eventBindings[0];
-      expect(eventBinding.source.source).toEqual('b()');
-      expect(eventBinding.fullName).toEqual('^click');
-    });
-
-    it('should detect onbubble- syntax with data- prefix', () => {
-      var results = process(el('<div data-onbubble-click="b()"></div>'));
-      var eventBinding = results[0].eventBindings[0];
-      expect(eventBinding.source.source).toEqual('b()');
-      expect(eventBinding.fullName).toEqual('^click');
-    });
-
     it('should parse event handlers using on- syntax as actions', () => {
       var results = process(el('<div on-click="foo=bar"></div>'));
       var eventBinding = results[0].eventBindings[0];
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/render/dom/events/event_manager_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/core/render/dom/events/event_manager_spec.ts
index 8dbc9b1d59..a397148152 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/render/dom/events/event_manager_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/render/dom/events/event_manager_spec.ts
@@ -31,16 +31,7 @@ export function main() {
       var plugin = new FakeEventManagerPlugin(['click']);
       var manager = new EventManager([plugin, domEventPlugin], new FakeNgZone());
       manager.addEventListener(element, 'click', handler);
-      expect(plugin._nonBubbleEventHandlers.get('click')).toBe(handler);
-    });
-
-    it('should delegate bubbling events to plugins', () => {
-      var element = el('<div></div>');
-      var handler = (e) => e;
-      var plugin = new FakeEventManagerPlugin(['click']);
-      var manager = new EventManager([plugin, domEventPlugin], new FakeNgZone());
-      manager.addEventListener(element, '^click', handler);
-      expect(plugin._bubbleEventHandlers.get('click')).toBe(handler);
+      expect(plugin._eventHandler.get('click')).toBe(handler);
     });
 
     it('should delegate event bindings to the first plugin supporting the event', () => {
@@ -52,10 +43,10 @@ export function main() {
       var manager = new EventManager([plugin1, plugin2], new FakeNgZone());
       manager.addEventListener(element, 'click', clickHandler);
       manager.addEventListener(element, 'dblclick', dblClickHandler);
-      expect(plugin1._nonBubbleEventHandlers.has('click')).toBe(false);
-      expect(plugin2._nonBubbleEventHandlers.get('click')).toBe(clickHandler);
-      expect(plugin2._nonBubbleEventHandlers.has('dblclick')).toBe(false);
-      expect(plugin1._nonBubbleEventHandlers.get('dblclick')).toBe(dblClickHandler);
+      expect(plugin1._eventHandler.has('click')).toBe(false);
+      expect(plugin2._eventHandler.get('click')).toBe(clickHandler);
+      expect(plugin2._eventHandler.has('dblclick')).toBe(false);
+      expect(plugin1._eventHandler.get('dblclick')).toBe(dblClickHandler);
     });
 
     it('should throw when no plugin can handle the event', () => {
@@ -66,20 +57,7 @@ export function main() {
           .toThrowError('No event manager plugin found for event click');
     });
 
-    it('by default events are only caught on same element', () => {
-      var element = el('<div><div></div></div>');
-      var child = DOM.firstChild(element);
-      var dispatchedEvent = DOM.createMouseEvent('click');
-      var receivedEvent = null;
-      var handler = (e) => { receivedEvent = e; };
-      var manager = new EventManager([domEventPlugin], new FakeNgZone());
-      manager.addEventListener(element, 'click', handler);
-      DOM.dispatchEvent(child, dispatchedEvent);
-
-      expect(receivedEvent).toBe(null);
-    });
-
-    it('bubbled events are caught when fired from a child', () => {
+    it('events are caught when fired from a child', () => {
       var element = el('<div><div></div></div>');
       // Workaround for https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=122755
       DOM.appendChild(DOM.defaultDoc().body, element);
@@ -89,13 +67,13 @@ export function main() {
       var receivedEvent = null;
       var handler = (e) => { receivedEvent = e; };
       var manager = new EventManager([domEventPlugin], new FakeNgZone());
-      manager.addEventListener(element, '^click', handler);
+      manager.addEventListener(element, 'click', handler);
       DOM.dispatchEvent(child, dispatchedEvent);
 
       expect(receivedEvent).toBe(dispatchedEvent);
     });
 
-    it('should add and remove global event listeners with correct bubbling', () => {
+    it('should add and remove global event listeners', () => {
       var element = el('<div><div></div></div>');
       DOM.appendChild(DOM.defaultDoc().body, element);
       var dispatchedEvent = DOM.createMouseEvent('click');
@@ -103,7 +81,7 @@ export function main() {
       var handler = (e) => { receivedEvent = e; };
       var manager = new EventManager([domEventPlugin], new FakeNgZone());
 
-      var remover = manager.addGlobalEventListener("document", '^click', handler);
+      var remover = manager.addGlobalEventListener("document", 'click', handler);
       DOM.dispatchEvent(element, dispatchedEvent);
       expect(receivedEvent).toBe(dispatchedEvent);
 
@@ -111,37 +89,19 @@ export function main() {
       remover();
       DOM.dispatchEvent(element, dispatchedEvent);
       expect(receivedEvent).toBe(null);
-
-      remover = manager.addGlobalEventListener("document", 'click', handler);
-      DOM.dispatchEvent(element, dispatchedEvent);
-      expect(receivedEvent).toBe(null);
     });
   });
 }
 
 class FakeEventManagerPlugin extends EventManagerPlugin {
-  _supports: string[];
-  _nonBubbleEventHandlers: Map<string, Function>;
-  _bubbleEventHandlers: Map<string, Function>;
-  constructor(supports: string[]) {
-    super();
-    this._supports = supports;
-    this._nonBubbleEventHandlers = new Map();
-    this._bubbleEventHandlers = new Map();
-  }
+  _eventHandler: Map<string, Function> = new Map();
+  constructor(public _supports: string[]) { super(); }
 
   supports(eventName: string): boolean { return ListWrapper.contains(this._supports, eventName); }
 
-  addEventListener(element, eventName: string, handler: Function, shouldSupportBubble: boolean) {
-    if (shouldSupportBubble) {
-      this._bubbleEventHandlers.set(eventName, handler);
-    } else {
-      this._nonBubbleEventHandlers.set(eventName, handler);
-    }
-    return () => {
-      MapWrapper.delete(
-          shouldSupportBubble ? this._bubbleEventHandlers : this._nonBubbleEventHandlers, eventName)
-    };
+  addEventListener(element, eventName: string, handler: Function) {
+    this._eventHandler.set(eventName, handler);
+    return () => { MapWrapper.delete(this._eventHandler, eventName) };
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/router/router_link_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/router/router_link_spec.ts
index 26423b299a..443e108c57 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/router/router_link_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/router/router_link_spec.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export function main() {
              .then((testComponent) => {
                testComponent.detectChanges();
                // TODO: shouldn't this be just 'click' rather than '^click'?
-               testComponent.query(By.css('a')).triggerEventHandler('^click', null);
+               testComponent.query(By.css('a')).triggerEventHandler('click', null);
                expect(router.spy('navigateInstruction')).toHaveBeenCalledWith(dummyInstruction);
                async.done();
              });
diff --git a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/button/button.ts b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/button/button.ts
index fb11460451..ae0a07a8c7 100644
--- a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/button/button.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/button/button.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {isPresent} from 'angular2/src/core/facade/lang';
 @Component({
   selector: '[md-button]:not(a), [md-fab]:not(a), [md-raised-button]:not(a)',
   host: {
-    '(^mousedown)': 'onMousedown()',
+    '(mousedown)': 'onMousedown()',
     '(focus)': 'onFocus()',
     '(blur)': 'onBlur()',
     '[class.md-button-focus]': 'isKeyboardFocused',
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ export class MdButton {
   properties: ['disabled'],
   lifecycle: [LifecycleEvent.OnChanges],
   host: {
-    '(^click)': 'onClick($event)',
-    '(^mousedown)': 'onMousedown()',
+    '(click)': 'onClick($event)',
+    '(mousedown)': 'onMousedown()',
     '(focus)': 'onFocus()',
     '(blur)': 'onBlur()',
     '[tabIndex]': 'tabIndex',
diff --git a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.html b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.html
index 623da4bfd4..c4925c8a43 100644
--- a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.html
+++ b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <style>@import "package:angular2_material/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.css";</style>
 
-<div (^click)="toggle($event)">
+<div (click)="toggle($event)">
   <div class="md-checkbox-container">
     <div class="md-checkbox-icon"></div>
   </div>
diff --git a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/dialog/dialog.ts b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/dialog/dialog.ts
index e8fbbd2b14..3bf70c54c7 100644
--- a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/dialog/dialog.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/dialog/dialog.ts
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export class MdDialogConfig {
   host: {
     'class': 'md-dialog',
     'tabindex': '0',
-    '(body:^keydown)': 'documentKeypress($event)',
+    '(body:keydown)': 'documentKeypress($event)',
   },
 })
 @View({
diff --git a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/radio/radio_button.html b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/radio/radio_button.html
index cfd0841b51..31974a842a 100644
--- a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/radio/radio_button.html
+++ b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/radio/radio_button.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 <label role="radio" class="md-radio-root"
     [class.md-radio-checked]="checked"
-    (^click)="select($event)">
+    (click)="select($event)">
   <!-- The actual `radio` part of the control. -->
   <div class="md-radio-container">
     <div class="md-radio-off"></div>
diff --git a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/radio/radio_button.ts b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/radio/radio_button.ts
index a3eb3b3dd9..fa21f17cd1 100644
--- a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/radio/radio_button.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/radio/radio_button.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var _uniqueIdCounter: number = 0;
     '[attr.aria-disabled]': 'disabled',
     '[attr.aria-activedescendant]': 'activedescendant',
     // TODO(jelbourn): Remove ^ when event retargeting is fixed.
-    '(^keydown)': 'onKeydown($event)',
+    '(keydown)': 'onKeydown($event)',
     '[tabindex]': 'tabindex',
   }
 })
diff --git a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/switcher/switch.html b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/switcher/switch.html
index ed7449f7d5..a6c7491d12 100644
--- a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/switcher/switch.html
+++ b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/switcher/switch.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <style>@import "package:angular2_material/src/components/switcher/switch.css";</style>
 
-<div (^click)="toggle($event)">
+<div (click)="toggle($event)">
   <div class="md-switch-container">
     <div class="md-switch-bar"></div>
     <div class="md-switch-thumb-container">
diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/dialog_spec.ts b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/dialog_spec.ts
index 358d813f99..a2ed945b8a 100644
--- a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/dialog_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/dialog_spec.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ describe('md-dialog', function() {
   it('should open a dialog', function() {
     var openButton = element(by.id('open'));
     openButton.click();
-    browser.sleep(500);
-    expect(element(by.css('.md-dialog')).isPresent()).toEqual(true);
 
     var dialog = element(by.css('.md-dialog'));
+    browser.sleep(500);
+
+    expect(dialog.isPresent()).toEqual(true);
+
     dialog.sendKeys(protractor.Key.ESCAPE);
 
     expect(element(by.css('.md-dialog')).isPresent()).toEqual(false);
diff --git a/modules/examples/src/material/button/demo_app.html b/modules/examples/src/material/button/demo_app.html
index e91a57c06e..fa2baff860 100644
--- a/modules/examples/src/material/button/demo_app.html
+++ b/modules/examples/src/material/button/demo_app.html
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 </p>
 
 <section>
-  <form (^submit)="submit('form submit')">
+  <form (submit)="submit('form submit')">
     <button md-button>SUBMIT</button>
     <button>Native button</button>
   </form>
@@ -45,32 +45,32 @@
 <section>
   <span class="label">Regular button</span>
 
-  <button md-button (^click)="click('button')">BUTTON</button>
+  <button md-button (click)="click('button')">BUTTON</button>
 
-  <button md-button class="md-primary" (^click)="click('primary')">PRIMARY</button>
-  <button md-button disabled="disabled" (^click)="click('disabled')">DISABLED</button>
-  <button md-button class="md-accent" (^click)="click('accent')">ACCENT</button>
-  <button md-button class="md-warn" (^click)="click('warn')">WARN</button>
-  <button md-button class="custom" (^click)="click('custom')">CUSTOM</button>
+  <button md-button class="md-primary" (click)="click('primary')">PRIMARY</button>
+  <button md-button disabled="disabled" (click)="click('disabled')">DISABLED</button>
+  <button md-button class="md-accent" (click)="click('accent')">ACCENT</button>
+  <button md-button class="md-warn" (click)="click('warn')">WARN</button>
+  <button md-button class="custom" (click)="click('custom')">CUSTOM</button>
 </section>
 
 <section>
   <span class="label">Raised button</span>
-  <button md-raised-button (^click)="click('raised')">BUTTON</button>
-  <button md-raised-button class="md-primary" (^click)="click('raised primary')">PRIMARY</button>
-  <button md-raised-button disabled="disabled" (^click)="click('raised disabled')">DISABLED</button>
-  <button md-raised-button class="md-accent" (^click)="click('raised accent')">ACCENT</button>
-  <button md-raised-button class="md-warn" (^click)="click('raised warn')">WARN</button>
-  <button md-raised-button class="custom" (^click)="click('custom raised')">CUSTOM</button>
+  <button md-raised-button (click)="click('raised')">BUTTON</button>
+  <button md-raised-button class="md-primary" (click)="click('raised primary')">PRIMARY</button>
+  <button md-raised-button disabled="disabled" (click)="click('raised disabled')">DISABLED</button>
+  <button md-raised-button class="md-accent" (click)="click('raised accent')">ACCENT</button>
+  <button md-raised-button class="md-warn" (click)="click('raised warn')">WARN</button>
+  <button md-raised-button class="custom" (click)="click('custom raised')">CUSTOM</button>
 </section>
 <section>
   <span class="label">Fab button</span>
-  <button md-fab (^click)="click('fab')">BTN</button>
-  <button md-fab class="md-primary" (^click)="click('fab primary')">PRMY</button>
-  <button md-fab disabled="disabled" (^click)="click('fab disabled')">DIS</button>
-  <button md-fab class="md-accent" (^click)="click('fab accent')">ACC</button>
-  <button md-fab class="md-warn" (^click)="click('fab warn')">WRN</button>
-  <button md-fab class="custom" (^click)="click('custom fab')">CSTM</button>
+  <button md-fab (click)="click('fab')">BTN</button>
+  <button md-fab class="md-primary" (click)="click('fab primary')">PRMY</button>
+  <button md-fab disabled="disabled" (click)="click('fab disabled')">DIS</button>
+  <button md-fab class="md-accent" (click)="click('fab accent')">ACC</button>
+  <button md-fab class="md-warn" (click)="click('fab warn')">WRN</button>
+  <button md-fab class="custom" (click)="click('custom fab')">CSTM</button>
 </section>
 <section>
   <span class="label">Anchor / hyperlink</span>
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@
 
 <section dir="rtl">
   <span class="label" dir="ltr">Right-to-left</span>
-  <button md-button (^click)="click('Hebrew button')">לחצן</button>
-  <button md-raised-button (^click)="click('Hebrew raised button')">העלה</button>
+  <button md-button (click)="click('Hebrew button')">לחצן</button>
+  <button md-raised-button (click)="click('Hebrew raised button')">העלה</button>
   <a md-button href="http://translate.google.com">עוגן</a>
 </section>
 
diff --git a/modules/examples/src/material/checkbox/demo_app.html b/modules/examples/src/material/checkbox/demo_app.html
index cac15cdbf9..d306e7358e 100644
--- a/modules/examples/src/material/checkbox/demo_app.html
+++ b/modules/examples/src/material/checkbox/demo_app.html
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <div md-theme="default">
   <h2>Checkbox demo</h2>
 
-  <md-checkbox (^click)="increment()">Normal checkbox</md-checkbox>
-  <md-checkbox class="md-primary" (^click)="increment()">Primary checkbox</md-checkbox>
-  <md-checkbox disabled (^click)="increment()">Disabled checkbox</md-checkbox>
+  <md-checkbox (click)="increment()">Normal checkbox</md-checkbox>
+  <md-checkbox class="md-primary" (click)="increment()">Primary checkbox</md-checkbox>
+  <md-checkbox disabled (click)="increment()">Disabled checkbox</md-checkbox>
 
   <p>Toggle count: {{toggleCount}}</p>
 </div>
diff --git a/modules/examples/src/material/radio/demo_app.html b/modules/examples/src/material/radio/demo_app.html
index ad9117d12c..89ade0e93f 100644
--- a/modules/examples/src/material/radio/demo_app.html
+++ b/modules/examples/src/material/radio/demo_app.html
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
   <hr>
   <h3>Standalone</h3>
 
-  <md-radio-button name="element" (^click)="onIndividualClick()">Earth</md-radio-button>
-  <md-radio-button name="element" (^click)="onIndividualClick()">Fire</md-radio-button>
-  <md-radio-button name="element" (^click)="onIndividualClick()" disabled>Wind (disabled)</md-radio-button>
-  <md-radio-button name="element" (^click)="onIndividualClick()">Heart</md-radio-button>
+  <md-radio-button name="element" (click)="onIndividualClick()">Earth</md-radio-button>
+  <md-radio-button name="element" (click)="onIndividualClick()">Fire</md-radio-button>
+  <md-radio-button name="element" (click)="onIndividualClick()" disabled>Wind (disabled)</md-radio-button>
+  <md-radio-button name="element" (click)="onIndividualClick()">Heart</md-radio-button>
 
   <p>individual radio value change count: {{individualValueChanges}}</p>
 
diff --git a/modules/examples/src/material/switcher/demo_app.html b/modules/examples/src/material/switcher/demo_app.html
index 5d05101d31..1dae5ce030 100644
--- a/modules/examples/src/material/switcher/demo_app.html
+++ b/modules/examples/src/material/switcher/demo_app.html
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <div md-theme="default">
   <h2>NgSwitch demo</h2>
 
-  <md-switch (^click)="increment()">Normal switch</md-switch>
-  <md-switch class="md-primary" (^click)="increment()">Primary switch</md-switch>
-  <md-switch disabled (^click)="increment()">Disabled switch</md-switch>
+  <md-switch (click)="increment()">Normal switch</md-switch>
+  <md-switch class="md-primary" (click)="increment()">Primary switch</md-switch>
+  <md-switch disabled (click)="increment()">Disabled switch</md-switch>
 
   <p>Toggle count: {{toggleCount}}</p>
 </div>