diff --git a/modules/playground/e2e_test/key_events/key_events_spec.ts b/modules/playground/e2e_test/key_events/key_events_spec.ts
index 5552e03bd0f4e..98f4044629c3d 100644
--- a/modules/playground/e2e_test/key_events/key_events_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/playground/e2e_test/key_events/key_events_spec.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const Key = protractor.Key;
 
 describe('key_events', function() {
 
-  const URL = 'all/playground/src/key_events/index.html?bundles=false';
+  const URL = 'all/playground/src/key_events/index.html';
 
   afterEach(verifyNoBrowserErrors);
   beforeEach(() => { browser.get(URL); });
diff --git a/protractor-e2e.conf.js b/protractor-e2e.conf.js
index 06ccce8677efa..3fb56d08e67fd 100644
--- a/protractor-e2e.conf.js
+++ b/protractor-e2e.conf.js
@@ -14,11 +14,7 @@ exports.config = {
   onPrepare: function() { beforeEach(function() { browser.ignoreSynchronization = false; }); },
   allScriptsTimeout: 11000,
   specs: ['dist/all/**/e2e_test/**/*_spec.js'],
-  exclude: [
-    'dist/all/@angular/examples/**',
-    '**/key_events/**',  // can't tell why this is failing
-    '**/sourcemap/**'    // fails only on travis
-  ],
+  exclude: ['dist/all/@angular/examples/**'],
   capabilities: {
     'browserName': 'chrome',
     // Enables concurrent testing. Currently runs four e2e files in parallel.