diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/protractor-helpers.ts b/public/docs/_examples/protractor-helpers.ts
index 9eae89b886..0dfb235d96 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/protractor-helpers.ts
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/protractor-helpers.ts
@@ -23,25 +23,18 @@ export function itIf(cond: boolean, name: string, func: (done: DoneFn) => void):
   }
 }
 
-// TODO Jesus - figure out what's needed here for the new upgrade chapters
-// Allow changing bootstrap mode to NG1 for upgrade tests
 export function setProtractorToNg1Mode(): void {
   browser.rootEl = 'body';
-  // let disableNgAnimate = function() {
-  //   angular.module('disableNgAnimate', []).run(['$animate', function($animate: any) {
-  //     $animate.enabled(false);
-  //   }]);
-  // };
-
-  // browser.addMockModule('disableNgAnimate', disableNgAnimate);
 }
 
 // Protractor doesn't support the UpgradeAdapter's asynchronous
 // bootstrap with Angular 1 at the moment. Get around it by
 // waiting for an element to get `ng-scope` class.
 export function waitForNg1AsyncBootstrap() {
-  browser.ignoreSynchronization = true;
+  browser.ng12Hybrid = true;
   browser.driver.wait(function() {
     return element(by.css('.ng-scope')).isPresent();
   }, 5000);
+  // Use this instead when upgrading to protractor > 4.0.10
+  // browser.ng12Hybrid = true;
 }
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-adapter/e2e-spec.ts b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-adapter/e2e-spec.ts
index e6f4d7138b..16d860bd2f 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-adapter/e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-adapter/e2e-spec.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ describe('Upgrade Tests', function () {
     beforeAll(function () {
       browser.get('/index-1-2-hybrid-shared-adapter-bootstrap.html');
       setProtractorToNg1Mode();
+      waitForNg1AsyncBootstrap();
     });
 
     it('bootstraps as expected', function () {