diff --git a/src/components/item/item-sliding.ts b/src/components/item/item-sliding.ts
index 81a901dc92e..9b304a08106 100644
--- a/src/components/item/item-sliding.ts
+++ b/src/components/item/item-sliding.ts
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ export class ItemSliding {
     this.item.setElementStyle(CSS.transform, `translate3d(${-openAmount}px,0,0)`);
     let ionDrag = this.ionDrag;
     if (ionDrag.observers.length > 0) {
-      this._zone.run(ionDrag.emit.bind(ionDrag, this));
+      ionDrag.emit(this);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/menu/menu.ts b/src/components/menu/menu.ts
index 3a02f2c80c5..c60dc41e406 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/src/components/menu/menu.ts
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ export class Menu {
 
     let ionDrag = this.ionDrag;
     if (ionDrag.observers.length > 0) {
-      this._zone.run(ionDrag.emit.bind(ionDrag, stepValue));
+      ionDrag.emit(stepValue);
     }
   }