diff --git a/demos/components/chips-demo/chips-demo.html b/demos/components/chips-demo/chips-demo.html
index 5cc086101..0f1c25b5a 100644
--- a/demos/components/chips-demo/chips-demo.html
+++ b/demos/components/chips-demo/chips-demo.html
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ <h2>Design & API Documentation</h2>
             <td>select(chipId: string): void</td>
             <td>Selects the chip with the given id. Deselects all other chips if the chip set is of the choice variant.</td>
           </tr>
-          <tr>
-            <td>deselect(chipId: string): void</td>
-            <td>Deselects the chip with the given id.</td>
-          </tr>
         </tbody>
       </table>
       <table>
diff --git a/packages/chips/chip-set.ts b/packages/chips/chip-set.ts
index edd36f7ac..7911a71a8 100644
--- a/packages/chips/chip-set.ts
+++ b/packages/chips/chip-set.ts
@@ -142,12 +142,10 @@ export class MdcChipSet implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
     init(): void,
     destroy(): void,
     getSelectedChipIds(): string[],
-    toggleSelect(chipId: string): void,
     select(chipId: string): void,
-    deselect(chipId: string): void
-    handleChipInteraction(evt: any): void,
-    handleChipRemoval(evt: any): void,
-    handleChipSelection(evt: any): void
+    handleChipInteraction(chipId: string): void,
+    handleChipRemoval(chipId: string): void,
+    handleChipSelection(chipId: string): void
   } = new MDCChipSetFoundation(this.createAdapter());
 
   constructor(
@@ -187,10 +185,6 @@ export class MdcChipSet implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
     this._foundation.select(chipId);
   }
 
-  deselect(chipId: string): void {
-    this._foundation.deselect(chipId);
-  }
-
   getChipById(chipId: string): MdcChip | undefined {
     return this.chips.find(_ => _.id === chipId);
   }
@@ -221,19 +215,19 @@ export class MdcChipSet implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
   private _listenForChipSelection(): void {
     this._chipSelectionSubscription = this.chipSelections
       .subscribe((event: MdcChipSelectionEvent) => {
-        this._foundation.handleChipSelection(event);
+        this._foundation.handleChipSelection(event.detail.chipId);
         this.change.emit(new MdcChipSetChange(this, event.detail));
       });
   }
 
   private _listenToChipsInteraction(): void {
     this._chipInteractionSubscription = this.chipInteractions
-      .subscribe((event: MdcChipInteractionEvent) => this._foundation.handleChipInteraction(event));
+      .subscribe((event: MdcChipInteractionEvent) => this._foundation.handleChipInteraction(event.detail.chipId));
   }
 
   private _listenToChipsRemoved(): void {
     this._chipRemoveSubscription = this.chipRemoveChanges
-      .subscribe((event: MdcChipRemovedEvent) => this._foundation.handleChipRemoval(event));
+      .subscribe((event: MdcChipRemovedEvent) => this._foundation.handleChipRemoval(event.detail.chipId));
   }
 
   private _findChipIndex(chipId: string): number {
diff --git a/test/chips/chips.test.ts b/test/chips/chips.test.ts
index 577e03b66..891d370e5 100644
--- a/test/chips/chips.test.ts
+++ b/test/chips/chips.test.ts
@@ -178,12 +178,6 @@ describe('Chips', () => {
       fixture.detectChanges();
       flush();
     }));
-
-    it('#should de-select chip', fakeAsync(() => {
-      testInstance.deselect('newsChip');
-      fixture.detectChanges();
-      flush();
-    }));
   });
 });