diff --git a/modules/playground/e2e_test/upgrade/upgrade_spec.ts b/modules/playground/e2e_test/upgrade/upgrade_spec.ts
index eb5a86520d..0a568a1a30 100644
--- a/modules/playground/e2e_test/upgrade/upgrade_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/playground/e2e_test/upgrade/upgrade_spec.ts
@@ -6,23 +6,20 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {verifyNoBrowserErrors} from 'e2e_util/e2e_util';
 import {browser, by, element} from 'protractor';
 
-// TODO(i): re-enable once we are using a version of protractor containing the
-// change in https://github.com/angular/protractor/pull/3403
-xdescribe('ngUpgrade', function() {
-  const URL = 'all/playground/src/upgrade/index.html';
+import {verifyNoBrowserErrors} from '../../../e2e_util/e2e_util';
+
+describe('ngUpgrade', function() {
+  const URL = '/';
 
   beforeEach(function() {
     browser.rootEl = 'body';
-    (<any>browser).ng12Hybrid = true;
     browser.get(URL);
   });
 
   afterEach(function() {
-    (<any>browser).useAllAngular2AppRoots();
-    (<any>browser).ng12Hybrid = false;
+    browser.useAllAngular2AppRoots();
     verifyNoBrowserErrors();
   });
 
@@ -30,7 +27,10 @@ xdescribe('ngUpgrade', function() {
     const ng1NameInput = element(by.css('input[ng-model="name"]'));
     expect(ng1NameInput.getAttribute('value')).toEqual('World');
 
-    const userSpan = element(by.css('user span'));
-    expect(userSpan.getText()).toMatch(/World$/);
+    const projectedGreetingEl = element(by.css('.projected-content .greeting'));
+    const upgradedNg1ComponentEl = element(by.css('ng1-user'));
+
+    expect(projectedGreetingEl.getText()).toMatch(/World!$/);
+    expect(upgradedNg1ComponentEl.getText()).toMatch(/^User: World/);
   });
 });
diff --git a/modules/playground/src/upgrade/index.ts b/modules/playground/src/upgrade/index.ts
index 809d004a88..7b737ebeab 100644
--- a/modules/playground/src/upgrade/index.ts
+++ b/modules/playground/src/upgrade/index.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class Pane {
       <pane title="Title: {{user}}">
         <table cellpadding="3">
           <tr>
-            <td><ng-content></ng-content></td>
+            <td class="projected-content"><ng-content></ng-content></td>
             <td><ng1-user [handle]="user" (reset)="reset.emit()"></ng1-user></td>
           </tr>
         </table>