diff --git a/src/Angular.js b/src/Angular.js
index f7c3e3183c65..7955ce61fac7 100644
--- a/src/Angular.js
+++ b/src/Angular.js
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ function shivForIE(elementName) {
   return elementName;
 }
 
-var $$scope           = '$scope',
-    $boolean          = 'boolean',
+var $boolean          = 'boolean',
     $console          = 'console',
     $length           = 'length',
     $name             = 'name',
diff --git a/src/jqLite.js b/src/jqLite.js
index 12ef39c3449d..73420d7446c2 100644
--- a/src/jqLite.js
+++ b/src/jqLite.js
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ forEach({
   },
 
   scope: function(element) {
-    return jqLite(element).inheritedData($$scope);
+    return jqLite(element).inheritedData('$scope');
   },
 
   injector: function(element) {