diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/transform/bind_generator/all_tests.dart b/modules/angular2/test/transform/bind_generator/all_tests.dart
index da1beb4694..9599145fa6 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/transform/bind_generator/all_tests.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/transform/bind_generator/all_tests.dart
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import 'package:angular2/src/transform/common/formatter.dart';
 import 'package:code_transformers/tests.dart';
 import 'package:dart_style/dart_style.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as path;
-import 'package:unittest/unittest.dart';
+import 'package:guinness/guinness.dart';
 import 'package:unittest/vm_config.dart';
 
 import '../common/read_file.dart';
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var formatter = new DartFormatter();
 void allTests() {
   var reader = new TestAssetReader();
 
-  test('should generate a setter for a `bind` property in an annotation.',
+  it('should generate a setter for a `bind` property in an annotation.',
       () async {
     var inputPath = 'bind_generator/basic_bind_files/bar.ng_deps.dart';
     var expected = formatter.format(
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ void allTests() {
 
     var output = formatter
         .format(await createNgSetters(reader, new AssetId('a', inputPath)));
-    expect(output, equals(expected));
+    expect(output).toEqual(expected);
   });
 
-  test('should generate a single setter when multiple annotations bind to the '
+  it('should generate a single setter when multiple annotations bind to the '
       'same property.', () async {
     var inputPath =
         'bind_generator/duplicate_bind_name_files/soup.ng_deps.dart';
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ void allTests() {
 
     var output = formatter
         .format(await createNgSetters(reader, new AssetId('a', inputPath)));
-    expect(output, equals(expected));
+    expect(output).toEqual(expected);
   });
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/transform/directive_linker/all_tests.dart b/modules/angular2/test/transform/directive_linker/all_tests.dart
index 98b9fa0cf9..2ebb2d5655 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/transform/directive_linker/all_tests.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/transform/directive_linker/all_tests.dart
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import 'package:angular2/src/transform/directive_linker/linker.dart';
 import 'package:code_transformers/tests.dart';
 import 'package:dart_style/dart_style.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as path;
-import 'package:unittest/unittest.dart';
+import 'package:guinness/guinness.dart';
 import 'package:unittest/vm_config.dart';
 
 import '../common/logger.dart';
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ void allTests() {
   var reader = new TestAssetReader();
   setLogger(new NullLogger());
 
-  test('should ensure that dependencies are property chained.', () async {
+  it('should ensure that dependencies are property chained.', () async {
     for (var inputPath in [
       'bar.ng_deps.dart',
       'foo.ng_deps.dart',
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ void allTests() {
       inputPath = 'directive_linker/simple_files/$inputPath';
       var actual = formatter
           .format(await linkNgDeps(reader, new AssetId('a', inputPath)));
-      expect(actual, equals(expected));
+      expect(actual).toEqual(expected);
     }
   });
 
-  test('should ensure that exported dependencies are property chained.',
+  it('should ensure that exported dependencies are property chained.',
       () async {
     for (var inputPath in [
       'bar.ng_deps.dart',
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void allTests() {
       inputPath = 'directive_linker/simple_export_files/$inputPath';
       var actual = formatter
           .format(await linkNgDeps(reader, new AssetId('a', inputPath)));
-      expect(actual, equals(expected));
+      expect(actual).toEqual(expected);
     }
   });
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/transform/directive_processor/all_tests.dart b/modules/angular2/test/transform/directive_processor/all_tests.dart
index b7b90657f6..26201fd3a2 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/transform/directive_processor/all_tests.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/transform/directive_processor/all_tests.dart
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import 'package:angular2/src/transform/common/formatter.dart';
 import 'package:code_transformers/tests.dart';
 import 'package:dart_style/dart_style.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as path;
-import 'package:unittest/unittest.dart';
+import 'package:guinness/guinness.dart';
 import 'package:unittest/vm_config.dart';
 
 import '../common/read_file.dart';
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ import '../common/read_file.dart';
 var formatter = new DartFormatter();
 
 void allTests() {
-  test('should preserve parameter annotations as const instances.', () {
+  it('should preserve parameter annotations as const instances.', () {
     var inputPath = 'parameter_metadata/soup.dart';
     var expected = _readFile('parameter_metadata/expected/soup.ng_deps.dart');
     var output =
         formatter.format(createNgDeps(_readFile(inputPath), inputPath));
-    expect(output, equals(expected));
+    expect(output).toEqual(expected);
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/transform/integration/all_tests.dart b/modules/angular2/test/transform/integration/all_tests.dart
index 358255f1b1..aafc44cfc8 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/transform/integration/all_tests.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/transform/integration/all_tests.dart
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import 'package:angular2/src/dom/html5lib_adapter.dart';
 import 'package:angular2/transformer.dart';
 import 'package:code_transformers/tests.dart';
 import 'package:dart_style/dart_style.dart';
-import 'package:unittest/unittest.dart';
+import 'package:guinness/guinness.dart';
 
 import '../common/read_file.dart';
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/transform/reflection_remover/all_tests.dart b/modules/angular2/test/transform/reflection_remover/all_tests.dart
index e5b65c7ae0..e943514bd4 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/transform/reflection_remover/all_tests.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/transform/reflection_remover/all_tests.dart
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ library angular2.test.transform.reflection_remover;
 import 'package:analyzer/analyzer.dart';
 import 'package:angular2/src/transform/reflection_remover/codegen.dart';
 import 'package:angular2/src/transform/reflection_remover/rewriter.dart';
-import 'package:unittest/unittest.dart';
+import 'package:guinness/guinness.dart';
 
 import 'reflection_remover_files/expected/index.dart' as expected;
 import '../common/read_file.dart';
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ import '../common/read_file.dart';
 void allTests() {
   var codegen = new Codegen('web/index.dart', 'web/index.ng_deps.dart');
 
-  test('should remove uses of mirrors & insert calls to generated code.', () {
+  it('should remove uses of mirrors & insert calls to generated code.', () {
     var code =
         readFile('reflection_remover/reflection_remover_files/index.dart');
     var output =
         new Rewriter(code, codegen).rewrite(parseCompilationUnit(code));
-    expect(output, equals(expected.code));
+    expect(output).toEqual(expected.code);
   });
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/transform/template_compiler/all_tests.dart b/modules/angular2/test/transform/template_compiler/all_tests.dart
index ee2c397814..57c74a3ab4 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/transform/template_compiler/all_tests.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/transform/template_compiler/all_tests.dart
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import 'package:angular2/src/transform/common/asset_reader.dart';
 import 'package:angular2/src/transform/common/formatter.dart';
 import 'package:angular2/src/transform/template_compiler/generator.dart';
 import 'package:dart_style/dart_style.dart';
-import 'package:unittest/unittest.dart';
+import 'package:guinness/guinness.dart';
 
 import '../common/read_file.dart';
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ void allTests() {
   Html5LibDomAdapter.makeCurrent();
   AssetReader reader = new TestAssetReader();
 
-  test('should parse simple expressions in inline templates.', () async {
+  it('should parse simple expressions in inline templates.', () async {
     var inputPath =
         'template_compiler/inline_expression_files/hello.ng_deps.dart';
     var expected = readFile(
@@ -24,16 +24,16 @@ void allTests() {
     var output = await processTemplates(reader, new AssetId('a', inputPath));
     output = formatter.format(output);
     expected = formatter.format(expected);
-    expect(output, equals(expected));
+    expect(output).toEqual(expected);
   });
 
-  test('should parse simple methods in inline templates.', () async {
+  it('should parse simple methods in inline templates.', () async {
     var inputPath = 'template_compiler/inline_method_files/hello.ng_deps.dart';
     var expected = readFile(
         'template_compiler/inline_method_files/expected/hello.ng_deps.dart');
     var output = await processTemplates(reader, new AssetId('a', inputPath));
     output = formatter.format(output);
     expected = formatter.format(expected);
-    expect(output, equals(expected));
+    expect(output).toEqual(expected);
   });
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/transform/transform.server.spec.dart b/modules/angular2/test/transform/transform.server.spec.dart
index 3fbb97976a..4028580fee 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/transform/transform.server.spec.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/transform/transform.server.spec.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 library angular2.test.transform;
 
-import 'package:unittest/unittest.dart';
+import 'package:guinness/guinness.dart';
+import 'package:unittest/unittest.dart' hide expect;
 import 'package:unittest/vm_config.dart';
 
 import 'bind_generator/all_tests.dart' as bindGenerator;
@@ -12,10 +13,12 @@ import 'template_compiler/all_tests.dart' as templateCompiler;
 
 main() {
   useVMConfiguration();
-  group('Bind Generator', bindGenerator.allTests);
-  group('Directive Linker', directiveLinker.allTests);
-  group('Directive Processor', directiveProcessor.allTests);
-  group('Reflection Remover', reflectionRemover.allTests);
-  group('Template Compiler', templateCompiler.allTests);
+  describe('Bind Generator', bindGenerator.allTests);
+  describe('Directive Linker', directiveLinker.allTests);
+  describe('Directive Processor', directiveProcessor.allTests);
+  describe('Reflection Remover', reflectionRemover.allTests);
+  describe('Template Compiler', templateCompiler.allTests);
+  // NOTE(kegluneq): These use `code_transformers#testPhases`, which is not
+  // designed to work with `guinness`.
   group('Transformer Pipeline', integration.allTests);
 }