diff --git a/src/ngMock/angular-mocks.js b/src/ngMock/angular-mocks.js
index e016bc326ab6..756fd22492b7 100644
--- a/src/ngMock/angular-mocks.js
+++ b/src/ngMock/angular-mocks.js
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ angular.mock.animate = angular.module('mock.animate', ['ng'])
       var animate = {
         queue : [],
         enabled : $delegate.enabled,
-        process : function(name) {
+        flushNext : function(name) {
           var tick = animate.queue.shift();
           expect(tick.method).toBe(name);
           tick.fn();
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/ngClassSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/ngClassSpec.js
index b038c97147ba..54dee1420744 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/ngClassSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/ngClassSpec.js
@@ -322,27 +322,27 @@ describe('ngClass animations', function() {
 
     $rootScope.val = 'one';
     $rootScope.$digest();
-    $animate.process('addClass');
-    $animate.process('addClass');
+    $animate.flushNext('addClass');
+    $animate.flushNext('addClass');
     $timeout.flush();
     expect($animate.queue.length).toBe(0);
 
     $rootScope.val = '';
     $rootScope.$digest();
-    $animate.process('removeClass'); //only removeClass is called
+    $animate.flushNext('removeClass'); //only removeClass is called
     expect($animate.queue.length).toBe(0);
     $timeout.flush();
 
     $rootScope.val = 'one';
     $rootScope.$digest();
-    $animate.process('addClass');
+    $animate.flushNext('addClass');
     $timeout.flush();
     expect($animate.queue.length).toBe(0);
 
     $rootScope.val = 'two';
     $rootScope.$digest();
-    $animate.process('removeClass');
-    $animate.process('addClass');
+    $animate.flushNext('removeClass');
+    $animate.flushNext('addClass');
     $timeout.flush();
     expect($animate.queue.length).toBe(0);
   }));
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/ngIfSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/ngIfSpec.js
index 8f2cb7932cf4..79eab6bb2a11 100755
--- a/test/ng/directive/ngIfSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/ngIfSpec.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ describe('ngIf animations', function () {
       $rootScope.$digest();
       $scope.$apply('value = true');
 
-      item = $animate.process('enter').element;
+      item = $animate.flushNext('enter').element;
       expect(item.text()).toBe('Hi');
 
       expect(element.children().length).toBe(1);
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@ describe('ngIf animations', function () {
       ))($scope);
       $scope.$apply('value = true');
 
-      item = $animate.process('enter').element;
+      item = $animate.flushNext('enter').element;
       expect(item.text()).toBe('Hi');
 
       $scope.$apply('value = false');
       expect(element.children().length).toBe(1);
 
-      item = $animate.process('leave').element;
+      item = $animate.flushNext('leave').element;
       expect(item.text()).toBe('Hi');
 
       expect(element.children().length).toBe(0);
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/ngIncludeSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/ngIncludeSpec.js
index c55fb0b33e08..f1bfbba21c7c 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/ngIncludeSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/ngIncludeSpec.js
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ describe('ngInclude animations', function() {
       ))($rootScope);
       $rootScope.$digest();
 
-      item = $animate.process('enter').element;
+      item = $animate.flushNext('enter').element;
       expect(item.text()).toBe('data');
   }));
 
@@ -404,13 +404,13 @@ describe('ngInclude animations', function() {
       ))($rootScope);
       $rootScope.$digest();
 
-      item = $animate.process('enter').element;
+      item = $animate.flushNext('enter').element;
       expect(item.text()).toBe('data');
 
       $rootScope.tpl = '';
       $rootScope.$digest();
 
-      item = $animate.process('leave').element;
+      item = $animate.flushNext('leave').element;
       expect(item.text()).toBe('data');
   }));
 
@@ -427,14 +427,14 @@ describe('ngInclude animations', function() {
       ))($rootScope);
       $rootScope.$digest();
 
-      item = $animate.process('enter').element;
+      item = $animate.flushNext('enter').element;
       expect(item.text()).toBe('one');
 
       $rootScope.tpl = 'two';
       $rootScope.$digest();
 
-      var itemA = $animate.process('leave').element;
-      var itemB = $animate.process('enter').element;
+      var itemA = $animate.flushNext('leave').element;
+      var itemB = $animate.flushNext('enter').element;
       expect(itemA.attr('ng-include')).toBe('tpl');
       expect(itemB.attr('ng-include')).toBe('tpl');
       expect(itemA).not.toEqual(itemB);
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/ngRepeatSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/ngRepeatSpec.js
index 9dfaa404dc2c..35b9f8976d15 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/ngRepeatSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/ngRepeatSpec.js
@@ -907,13 +907,13 @@ describe('ngRepeat animations', function() {
     $rootScope.items = ['1','2','3'];
     $rootScope.$digest();
 
-    item = $animate.process('enter').element;
+    item = $animate.flushNext('enter').element;
     expect(item.text()).toBe('1');
 
-    item = $animate.process('enter').element;
+    item = $animate.flushNext('enter').element;
     expect(item.text()).toBe('2');
 
-    item = $animate.process('enter').element;
+    item = $animate.flushNext('enter').element;
     expect(item.text()).toBe('3');
   }));
 
@@ -932,19 +932,19 @@ describe('ngRepeat animations', function() {
     $rootScope.items = ['1','2','3'];
     $rootScope.$digest();
 
-    item = $animate.process('enter').element;
+    item = $animate.flushNext('enter').element;
     expect(item.text()).toBe('1');
 
-    item = $animate.process('enter').element;
+    item = $animate.flushNext('enter').element;
     expect(item.text()).toBe('2');
 
-    item = $animate.process('enter').element;
+    item = $animate.flushNext('enter').element;
     expect(item.text()).toBe('3');
 
     $rootScope.items = ['1','3'];
     $rootScope.$digest();
 
-    item = $animate.process('leave').element;
+    item = $animate.flushNext('leave').element;
     expect(item.text()).toBe('2');
   }));
 
@@ -964,22 +964,22 @@ describe('ngRepeat animations', function() {
       $rootScope.items = ['1','2','3'];
       $rootScope.$digest();
 
-      item = $animate.process('enter').element;
+      item = $animate.flushNext('enter').element;
       expect(item.text()).toBe('1');
 
-      item = $animate.process('enter').element;
+      item = $animate.flushNext('enter').element;
       expect(item.text()).toBe('2');
 
-      item = $animate.process('enter').element;
+      item = $animate.flushNext('enter').element;
       expect(item.text()).toBe('3');
 
       $rootScope.items = ['2','3','1'];
       $rootScope.$digest();
 
-      item = $animate.process('move').element;
+      item = $animate.flushNext('move').element;
       expect(item.text()).toBe('2');
 
-      item = $animate.process('move').element;
+      item = $animate.flushNext('move').element;
       expect(item.text()).toBe('1');
   }));
 
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/ngShowHideSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/ngShowHideSpec.js
index be0a3895aad5..4a8e55da386e 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/ngShowHideSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/ngShowHideSpec.js
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ describe('ngShow / ngHide animations', function() {
       ))($scope);
       $scope.$digest();
 
-      item = $animate.process('removeClass').element;
+      item = $animate.flushNext('removeClass').element;
       expect(item.text()).toBe('data');
       expect(item).toBeShown();
 
       $scope.on = false;
       $scope.$digest();
 
-      item = $animate.process('addClass').element;
+      item = $animate.flushNext('addClass').element;
       expect(item.text()).toBe('data');
       expect(item).toBeHidden();
     }));
@@ -104,14 +104,14 @@ describe('ngShow / ngHide animations', function() {
       ))($scope);
       $scope.$digest();
 
-      item = $animate.process('addClass').element;
+      item = $animate.flushNext('addClass').element;
       expect(item.text()).toBe('datum');
       expect(item).toBeHidden();
 
       $scope.off = false;
       $scope.$digest();
 
-      item = $animate.process('removeClass').element;
+      item = $animate.flushNext('removeClass').element;
       expect(item.text()).toBe('datum');
       expect(item).toBeShown();
     }));
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/ngSwitchSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/ngSwitchSpec.js
index 8750b1871fc1..e4cd483c136c 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/ngSwitchSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/ngSwitchSpec.js
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ describe('ngSwitch animations', function() {
       $scope.val = 'one';
       $scope.$digest();
 
-      item = $animate.process('enter').element;
+      item = $animate.flushNext('enter').element;
       expect(item.text()).toBe('one');
   }));
 
@@ -276,16 +276,16 @@ describe('ngSwitch animations', function() {
       $scope.val = 'two';
       $scope.$digest();
 
-      item = $animate.process('enter').element;
+      item = $animate.flushNext('enter').element;
       expect(item.text()).toBe('two');
 
       $scope.val = 'three';
       $scope.$digest();
 
-      item = $animate.process('leave').element;
+      item = $animate.flushNext('leave').element;
       expect(item.text()).toBe('two');
 
-      item = $animate.process('enter').element;
+      item = $animate.flushNext('enter').element;
       expect(item.text()).toBe('three');
   }));
 
diff --git a/test/ngRoute/directive/ngViewSpec.js b/test/ngRoute/directive/ngViewSpec.js
index 04f5ba89787a..690243e7161f 100644
--- a/test/ngRoute/directive/ngViewSpec.js
+++ b/test/ngRoute/directive/ngViewSpec.js
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ describe('ngView animations', function() {
           $location.path('/foo');
           $rootScope.$digest();
 
-          var item = $animate.process('enter').element;
+          var item = $animate.flushNext('enter').element;
           expect(item.text()).toBe('data');
         }));
 
@@ -570,13 +570,13 @@ describe('ngView animations', function() {
       $location.path('/foo');
       $rootScope.$digest();
 
-      item = $animate.process('enter').element;
+      item = $animate.flushNext('enter').element;
       expect(item.text()).toBe('foo');
 
       $location.path('/');
       $rootScope.$digest();
 
-      item = $animate.process('leave').element;
+      item = $animate.flushNext('leave').element;
       expect(item.text()).toBe('foo');
     }));
 
@@ -590,15 +590,15 @@ describe('ngView animations', function() {
         $location.path('/foo');
         $rootScope.$digest();
 
-        item = $animate.process('enter').element;
+        item = $animate.flushNext('enter').element;
         expect(item.text()).toBe('data');
 
         $location.path('/bar');
         $rootScope.$digest();
 
-        var itemA = $animate.process('leave').element;
+        var itemA = $animate.flushNext('leave').element;
         expect(itemA).not.toEqual(itemB);
-        var itemB = $animate.process('enter').element;
+        var itemB = $animate.flushNext('enter').element;
     }));
   });
 
@@ -627,12 +627,12 @@ describe('ngView animations', function() {
       $location.path('/foo');
       $rootScope.$digest();
 
-      $animate.process('enter'); //ngView
+      $animate.flushNext('enter'); //ngView
 
       $timeout.flush();
 
-      $animate.process('enter'); //repeat 1
-      $animate.process('enter'); //repeat 2
+      $animate.flushNext('enter'); //repeat 1
+      $animate.flushNext('enter'); //repeat 2
 
       $timeout.flush();
 
@@ -641,16 +641,16 @@ describe('ngView animations', function() {
       $location.path('/bar');
       $rootScope.$digest();
 
-      $animate.process('leave'); //ngView old
+      $animate.flushNext('leave'); //ngView old
       $timeout.flush();
 
-      $animate.process('enter'); //ngView new
+      $animate.flushNext('enter'); //ngView new
       $timeout.flush();
 
       expect(n(element.text())).toEqual(''); //this is midway during the animation
 
-      $animate.process('enter'); //ngRepeat 3
-      $animate.process('enter'); //ngRepeat 4
+      $animate.flushNext('enter'); //ngRepeat 3
+      $animate.flushNext('enter'); //ngRepeat 4
 
       $timeout.flush();