diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/class/files/__path__/__name__.spec.ts b/addon/ng2/blueprints/class/files/__path__/__name__.spec.ts
index 1ae0adbbe88d..d8d67bed52a0 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/class/files/__path__/__name__.spec.ts
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/class/files/__path__/__name__.spec.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+/* tslint:disable:no-unused-variable */
+
 import {
-  describe,
-  ddescribe,
-  expect,
-  iit,
-  it
+  beforeEach, beforeEachProviders,
+  describe, ddescribe, xdescribe,
+  expect, it, iit, xit,
+  async, inject
 } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {<%= classifiedModuleName %>} from './<%= fileName %>';
 
diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/component/files/__path__/__name__.component.spec.ts b/addon/ng2/blueprints/component/files/__path__/__name__.component.spec.ts
index 24d58e75d3f2..069f21013629 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/component/files/__path__/__name__.component.spec.ts
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/component/files/__path__/__name__.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,46 +1,20 @@
+/* tslint:disable:no-unused-variable */
+
+import { By }           from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { DebugElement } from '@angular/core';
+
 import {
-  beforeEach,
-  beforeEachProviders,
-  describe,
-  expect,
-  it,
-  inject
+  beforeEach, beforeEachProviders,
+  describe, ddescribe, xdescribe,
+  expect, it, iit, xit,
+  async, inject
 } from '@angular/core/testing';
-import { ComponentFixture, TestComponentBuilder } from '@angular/compiler/testing';
-import { Component } from '@angular/core';
-import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+
 import { <%= classifiedModuleName %>Component } from './<%= dasherizedModuleName %>.component';
 
 describe('Component: <%= classifiedModuleName %>', () => {
-  let builder: TestComponentBuilder;
-
-  beforeEachProviders(() => [<%= classifiedModuleName %>Component]);
-  beforeEach(inject([TestComponentBuilder], function (tcb: TestComponentBuilder) {
-    builder = tcb;
-  }));
-
-  it('should inject the component', inject([<%= classifiedModuleName %>Component],
-      (component: <%= classifiedModuleName %>Component) => {
+  it('should create an instance', () => {
+    let component = new <%= classifiedModuleName %>Component();
     expect(component).toBeTruthy();
-  }));
-
-  it('should create the component', inject([], () => {
-    return builder.createAsync(<%= classifiedModuleName %>ComponentTestController)
-      .then((fixture: ComponentFixture<any>) => {
-        let query = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(<%= classifiedModuleName %>Component));
-        expect(query).toBeTruthy();
-        expect(query.componentInstance).toBeTruthy();
-      });
-  }));
+  });
 });
-
-@Component({
-  selector: 'test',
-  template: `
-    <<%= selector %>></<%= selector %>>
-  `,
-  directives: [<%= classifiedModuleName %>Component]
-})
-class <%= classifiedModuleName %>ComponentTestController {
-}
-
diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/directive/files/__path__/__name__.directive.spec.ts b/addon/ng2/blueprints/directive/files/__path__/__name__.directive.spec.ts
index d46fc539725b..76efffe0cc07 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/directive/files/__path__/__name__.directive.spec.ts
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/directive/files/__path__/__name__.directive.spec.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,16 @@
+/* tslint:disable:no-unused-variable */
+
 import {
-  async,
-  beforeEachProviders,
-  describe,
-  ddescribe,
-  expect,
-  iit,
-  it,
-  inject
+  beforeEach, beforeEachProviders,
+  describe, ddescribe, xdescribe,
+  expect, it, iit, xit,
+  async, inject
 } from '@angular/core/testing';
-import { ComponentFixture, TestComponentBuilder } from '@angular/compiler/testing';
-import { provide, Component } from '@angular/core';
 import { <%= classifiedModuleName %> } from './<%= dasherizedModuleName %>.directive';
 
-@Component({
-  selector: 'test-component',
-  template: `<div <%= dasherizedModuleName %>></div>`
-})
-class TestComponent {}
-
 describe('<%= classifiedModuleName %> Directive', () => {
-  beforeEachProviders((): any[] => []);
-
-  it('should ...', async(inject([TestComponentBuilder], (tcb:TestComponentBuilder) => {
-    return tcb.createAsync(TestComponent).then((fixture: ComponentFixture<any>) => {
-      fixture.detectChanges();
-    });
-  })));
+  it('should create an instance', () => {
+    let directive = new <%= classifiedModuleName %>();
+    expect(directive).toBeTruthy();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/app/app.component.spec.ts b/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/app/app.component.spec.ts
index e5a8e63a4d96..cf5bdda2c920 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/app/app.component.spec.ts
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/__path__/app/app.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+/* tslint:disable:no-unused-variable */
+
 import {
-  beforeEachProviders,
-  describe,
-  expect,
-  it,
-  inject
+  beforeEach, beforeEachProviders,
+  describe, ddescribe, xdescribe,
+  expect, it, iit, xit,
+  async, inject
 } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
 
diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/pipe/files/__path__/__name__.pipe.spec.ts b/addon/ng2/blueprints/pipe/files/__path__/__name__.pipe.spec.ts
index dad56f4101ee..ae528fc71235 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/pipe/files/__path__/__name__.pipe.spec.ts
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/pipe/files/__path__/__name__.pipe.spec.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
+/* tslint:disable:no-unused-variable */
+
 import {
-  beforeEachProviders,
-  describe,
-  expect,
-  inject,
-  it
+  beforeEach, beforeEachProviders,
+  describe, ddescribe, xdescribe,
+  expect, it, iit, xit,
+  async, inject
 } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { <%= classifiedModuleName %>Pipe } from './<%= dasherizedModuleName %>.pipe';
 
 describe('Pipe: <%= classifiedModuleName %>', () => {
-  beforeEachProviders(() => [<%= classifiedModuleName%>Pipe]);
-
-  it('should transform the input', inject([<%= classifiedModuleName %>Pipe], (pipe: <%= classifiedModuleName %>Pipe) => {
-      expect(pipe.transform(true)).toBe(null);
-  }));
+  it('create an instance', () => {
+    let pipe = new <%= classifiedModuleName %>Pipe();
+    expect(pipe).toBeTruthy();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/service/files/__path__/__name__.service.spec.ts b/addon/ng2/blueprints/service/files/__path__/__name__.service.spec.ts
index 22388d3435ec..ec145bba622d 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/service/files/__path__/__name__.service.spec.ts
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/service/files/__path__/__name__.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+/* tslint:disable:no-unused-variable */
+
 import {
-  beforeEachProviders,
-  it,
-  describe,
-  expect,
-  inject
+  beforeEach, beforeEachProviders,
+  describe, ddescribe, xdescribe,
+  expect, it, iit, xit,
+  async, inject
 } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { <%= classifiedModuleName %>Service } from './<%= dasherizedModuleName %>.service';