diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/component/files/__path__/__name__.component.html b/addon/ng2/blueprints/component/files/__path__/__name__.component.html
index faf71afb8d6c..200001f88129 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/component/files/__path__/__name__.component.html
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/component/files/__path__/__name__.component.html
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <p>
-  <%= dasherizedModuleName %> Works!
+  <%= dasherizedModuleName %> works!
 </p>
diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/component/files/__path__/__name__.component.spec.ts b/addon/ng2/blueprints/component/files/__path__/__name__.component.spec.ts
index 20f60ef60ea5..33ee6b57ea7d 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/component/files/__path__/__name__.component.spec.ts
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/component/files/__path__/__name__.component.spec.ts
@@ -10,30 +10,13 @@ import {
   ComponentFixture,
   TestComponentBuilder
 } from 'angular2/testing';
-import {provide} from 'angular2/core';<% if (route) { %>
-import {Router, RouteParams} from 'angular2/router';<% } %>
-import {<%= classifiedModuleName %>Component} from './<%= dasherizedModuleName %>.component';<% if (route) { %>
-class MockRouter {
-  registerPrimaryOutlet() { }
-}
+import {<%= classifiedModuleName %>Component} from './<%= dasherizedModuleName %>.component';
 
-class MockRouteParams {
-  get() { return 1; }
-}<% } %>
-
-describe('<%= classifiedModuleName %> Component', () => {
-<% if (route) { %>
-  beforeEachProviders(() => [
-    provide(Router, { useClass: MockRouter }),
-    provide(RouteParams, { useClass: MockRouteParams }),
-  ]);
-<% } else { %>
-  beforeEachProviders((): any[] => []);
-<% } %>
-  it('should ...', async(inject([TestComponentBuilder], (tcb:TestComponentBuilder) => {
-    return tcb.createAsync(<%= classifiedModuleName %>Component).then((fixture: ComponentFixture) => {
-      fixture.detectChanges();
-    });
-  })));
+describe('Component: <%= classifiedModuleName %>', () => {
+  beforeEachProviders(() => [<%= classifiedModuleName %>Component]);
+  
+  it('should create the component', inject([<%= classifiedModuleName %>Component], (component: <%= classifiedModuleName %>Component) => { 
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy(); 
+  })); 
 
 });
diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/client/app/__name__.component.html b/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/client/app/__name__.component.html
index d6ec35df559a..d942f4a4776d 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/client/app/__name__.component.html
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/client/app/__name__.component.html
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-<p>
-  <%= htmlComponentName %> Works!
-</p>
+<h1>
+  <%= htmlComponentName %> works!
+</h1>
diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/client/app/__name__.component.spec.ts b/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/client/app/__name__.component.spec.ts
index c79227e619fd..43fbd7e4929b 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/client/app/__name__.component.spec.ts
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/client/app/__name__.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
-import {describe, it, expect, beforeEachProviders, inject} from 'angular2/testing';
+import {
+  async,
+  beforeEachProviders,
+  describe,
+  ddescribe,
+  expect,
+  iit,
+  it,
+  inject,
+  ComponentFixture,
+  TestComponentBuilder
+} from 'angular2/testing';
 import {<%= jsComponentName %>App} from '../app/<%= htmlComponentName %>.component';
 
 beforeEachProviders(() => [<%= jsComponentName %>App]);
 
-describe('App: <%= jsComponentName %>', () => {
-  it('should have the `defaultMeaning` as 42', inject([<%= jsComponentName %>App], (app: <%= jsComponentName %>App) => {
-    expect(app.defaultMeaning).toBe(42);
-  }));
-
-  describe('#meaningOfLife', () => {
-    it('should get the meaning of life', inject([<%= jsComponentName %>App], (app: <%= jsComponentName %>App) => {
-      expect(app.meaningOfLife()).toBe('The meaning of life is 42');
-      expect(app.meaningOfLife(22)).toBe('The meaning of life is 22');
-    }));
-  });
+describe('App: <%= jsComponentName %>', () => {  
+  it('should create the app', inject([<%= jsComponentName %>App], (app: <%= jsComponentName %>App) => { 
+    expect(app).toBeTruthy(); 
+  })); 
 });
 
diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/client/app/__name__.component.ts b/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/client/app/__name__.component.ts
index b63ab780ab03..bd4671245f93 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/client/app/__name__.component.ts
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/client/app/__name__.component.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,4 @@ import {Component} from 'angular2/core';
   styleUrls: ['<%= dasherizedModuleName %>.component.<%= styleExt %>']
 })
 export class <%= jsComponentName %>App {
-  defaultMeaning: number = 42;
-
-  meaningOfLife(meaning?: number) {
-    return `The meaning of life is ${meaning || this.defaultMeaning}`;
-  }
 }