diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b5642f6..7085db1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     "@angular/router-deprecated": "v2.0.0-rc.2",
     "hammerjs": "2.0.6",
     "react-native": "0.31.0",
-    "reflect-metadata": "0.1.3",
+    "reflect-metadata": "0.1.8",
     "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.6",
     "zone.js": "mlaval/zone.js#prerelease0.6.13"
   }
diff --git a/tools/copy-dependencies.js b/tools/copy-dependencies.js
index cae69a7..96e11e7 100644
--- a/tools/copy-dependencies.js
+++ b/tools/copy-dependencies.js
@@ -1,34 +1,12 @@
 var gulp = require('gulp');
 var filter = require('gulp-filter');
 var strip = require('gulp-strip-comments');
-var through2 = require('through2');
 
 exports.doCopy = function(source, destination) {
   var filterJS= filter('@angular/**/*.js', {restore: true});
-  var tmpHack = filter('reflect-metadata/Reflect.js', {restore: true});
   return gulp.src(source, { base: './node_modules/' })
     .pipe(filterJS)
     .pipe(strip())
     .pipe(filterJS.restore)
-    .pipe(tmpHack)
-    .pipe(transformReflect())
-    .pipe(tmpHack.restore)
     .pipe(gulp.dest(destination));
 }
-
-function transformSymbolShim() {
-  return through2.obj(function (file, encoding, done) {
-    file.contents = new Buffer(fixedSymbolShim);
-    this.push(file);
-    done();
-  });
-}
-
-function transformReflect() {
-  return through2.obj(function (file, encoding, done) {
-    var content = String(file.contents).replace('&& require("crypto")', '');
-    file.contents = new Buffer(content);
-    this.push(file);
-    done();
-  });
-}