diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/forms/decorators.js b/modules/angular2/src/forms/decorators.js
index 5dba25955e..87a0b8f187 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/forms/decorators.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/forms/decorators.js
@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@ export class ControlDecorator {
   _updateDOM() {
     // remove it once all DOM write go throuh a queue
     if (isPresent(this._controlName)) {
-      this._el.domElement.value = this._control().value;
+      var inputElem: any = this._el.domElement;
+      inputElem.value = this._control().value;
     }
   }
 
   _updateControl() {
-    this._control().value = this._el.domElement.value;
+    var inputElem: any = this._el.domElement;
+    this._control().value = inputElem.value;
   }
 
   _control() {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/forms/integration_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/forms/integration_spec.js
index 7bfb9a0a5b..6d5e328d29 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/forms/integration_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/forms/integration_spec.js
@@ -27,13 +27,6 @@ export function main() {
     });
   }
 
-  var compiler;
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    compiler = new Compiler(dynamicChangeDetection, null, new DirectiveMetadataReader(),
-      new Parser(new Lexer()), new CompilerCache());
-  });
-
   describe("integration tests", () => {
     it("should initialize DOM elements with the given form object", (done) => {
       var ctx = new MyComp(new ControlGroup({