diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 9ee0e1fa421..67bc2f82fd3 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,4 @@ export * from './animations/animation';
 export * from './transitions/page-transition';
 export * from './transitions/transition';
 
-export * from './translation/translate';
-export * from './translation/translate_pipe';
-
 export * from './navigation/nav-controller-base';
diff --git a/src/module.ts b/src/module.ts
index 58cfd08078d..9997b46c2a2 100644
--- a/src/module.ts
+++ b/src/module.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import { PopoverController } from './components/popover/popover';
 import { QueryParams, setupQueryParams, UrlToken } from './platform/query-params';
 import { TapClick, setupTapClick } from './components/tap-click/tap-click';
 import { ToastController } from './components/toast/toast';
-import { Translate } from './translation/translate';
 import { registerModeConfigs } from './config/mode-registry';
 import { registerTransitions } from './transitions/transition-registry';
 import { TransitionController } from './transitions/transition-controller';
@@ -180,7 +179,6 @@ export class IonicModule {
         PopoverController,
         TapClick,
         ToastController,
-        Translate,
         TransitionController,
 
         { provide: LocationStrategy, useFactory: provideLocationStrategy, deps: [ PlatformLocation, [ new Inject(APP_BASE_HREF), new Optional()], Config ] },
diff --git a/src/translation/translate.ts b/src/translation/translate.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 907afd94310..00000000000
--- a/src/translation/translate.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @private
- * Provide multi-language and i18n support in your app. Translate works by
- * mapping full strings to language translated ones. That means that you don't
- * need to provide strings for your default language, just new languages.
- *
- * Note: The Angular team will be building an
- * [Localization/Internationalization](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mwyOFsAD-bPoXTk3Hthq0CAcGXCUw-BtTJMR4nGTY-0/view#heading=h.ixg45w3363q)
- * provider, so this Translation provider may not be further developed.
- *
- * @usage
- * ```js
- * Translate.translations({
- *   'de': {
- *     'Welcome to MyApp': 'Willkommen auf'
- *   }
- * })
- *
- * Changing the default language:
- *
- * Translate.setLanguage('de');
- * ```
- *
- * Usage in a template:
- *
- * ```js
- * <span>{{ 'Welcome to MyApp' | translate }}
- * ```
- */
-export class Translate {
-  private _transMap: any = {};
-  private _language: any = {};
-
-  translations(lang: any, map: any) {
-    this._transMap[lang] = map;
-  }
-
-  setLanguage(lang: any) {
-    this._language = lang;
-    console.warn('Translate provider and TranslatePipe has been deprecated and will be removed in the next version. Please use NG2-Translate instead: http://ionicframework.com/docs/v2/resources/ng2-translate/');
-  }
-
-  getTranslations(lang: any) {
-    return this._transMap[lang];
-  }
-
-  translate(key: any, lang: any) {
-    // If the language isn't specified and we have no overridden one, return the string passed.
-    if (!lang && !this._language) {
-      return key;
-    }
-
-    let setLanguage = lang || this._language;
-
-    let map = this.getTranslations(setLanguage);
-
-    if (!map) {
-      console.warn('I18N: No translation for key', key, 'using language', setLanguage);
-      return '';
-    }
-    return this._getTranslation(map, key);
-  }
-
-  _getTranslation(map: any, key: any) {
-    return map && map[key] || '';
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/translation/translate_pipe.ts b/src/translation/translate_pipe.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d59d395b479..00000000000
--- a/src/translation/translate_pipe.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-import { Injectable, Pipe, PipeTransform } from '@angular/core';
-
-import { Translate } from './translate';
-
-/**
- * @private
- * The Translate pipe makes it easy to translate strings.
- *
- * @usage
- * Translate using the current language or language set through Translate.setLanguage
- * {{ 'Please enter your location' | translate }}
- *
- * Translate using a specific language
- * {{ 'Please enter your location' | translate:"de" }}
- */
-@Pipe({name: 'translate'})
-@Injectable()
-export class TranslatePipe implements PipeTransform {
-  private translate: any = {};
-
-  constructor(translate: Translate) {
-    this.translate = translate;
-  }
-  transform(value: any, args: any) {
-    let lang: any;
-    if (args.length > 0) {
-      lang = args[0];
-    }
-    return this.translate.translate(value, lang);
-  }
-
-  supports(obj: any) { return true; }
-}