diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e58b1028..67c8f175 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
     "@angular/compiler-cli": "~11.0.2",
     "@angular/material": "~11.0.0",
     "@types/jasmine": "~3.6.0",
-    "@types/jasminewd2": "~2.0.3",
     "@types/lodash-es": "^4.17.3",
     "@types/node": "^12.11.1",
     "@types/prettier": "^2.0.1",
diff --git a/projects/ng-core/src/lib/directive-superclass.spec.ts b/projects/ng-core/src/lib/directive-superclass.spec.ts
index a1c6058a..f3708c74 100644
--- a/projects/ng-core/src/lib/directive-superclass.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/ng-core/src/lib/directive-superclass.spec.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,17 @@ import {
   Inject,
   Injector,
   Input,
+  Pipe,
+  PipeTransform,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { ComponentFixtureAutoDetect } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
-import { ComponentContext, expectSingleCallAndReset } from '@s-libs/ng-dev';
-import { BehaviorSubject, combineLatest, Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import {
+  AngularContext,
+  ComponentContext,
+  expectSingleCallAndReset,
+} from '@s-libs/ng-dev';
+import { BehaviorSubject, combineLatest, noop, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { click, find, findButton } from '../test-helpers';
 import { DirectiveSuperclass } from './directive-superclass';
@@ -115,6 +121,18 @@ describe('DirectiveSuperclass', () => {
 
   /////////
 
+  it('can be used as the superclass to a pipe (production bug)', () => {
+    @Pipe({ name: 'not' })
+    class NotPipe extends DirectiveSuperclass implements PipeTransform {
+      transform(value: any): boolean {
+        return !value;
+      }
+    }
+    expect(() => {
+      new AngularContext({ declarations: [NotPipe] }).run(noop);
+    }).not.toThrowError();
+  });
+
   describe('.inputChanges$', () => {
     it('emits the keys that change', () => {
       ctx.run(() => {
diff --git a/projects/ng-core/src/lib/directive-superclass.ts b/projects/ng-core/src/lib/directive-superclass.ts
index 7ecb0fe6..52aefbbe 100644
--- a/projects/ng-core/src/lib/directive-superclass.ts
+++ b/projects/ng-core/src/lib/directive-superclass.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {
   ChangeDetectorRef,
+  Directive,
   Injector,
   OnChanges,
   SimpleChanges,
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ import { InjectableSuperclass } from './injectable-superclass';
  * }
  * ```
  */
+// maybe this won't need the fake selector after https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/36427
+@Directive({ selector: '[sDirectiveSuperclass]' })
+// tslint:disable-next-line:directive-class-suffix
 export abstract class DirectiveSuperclass
   extends InjectableSuperclass
   implements OnChanges {
diff --git a/projects/ng-core/src/lib/injectable-superclass.ts b/projects/ng-core/src/lib/injectable-superclass.ts
index 6b2511dd..3b5ac0dc 100644
--- a/projects/ng-core/src/lib/injectable-superclass.ts
+++ b/projects/ng-core/src/lib/injectable-superclass.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
-import { Observable, Subject } from 'rxjs';
 import { SubscriptionManager } from '@s-libs/rxjs-core';
+import { Observable, Subject } from 'rxjs';
 
 /**
  * Use as the superclass for anything managed by angular's dependency injection for care-free use of `subscribeTo()`. It simply calls `unsubscribe()` during `ngOnDestroy()`. If you override `ngOnDestroy()` in your subclass, be sure to invoke the super implementation.
diff --git a/projects/ng-core/src/typing-tests/tsconfig.json b/projects/ng-core/src/typing-tests/tsconfig.json
index 3813d16a..b825ccb3 100644
--- a/projects/ng-core/src/typing-tests/tsconfig.json
+++ b/projects/ng-core/src/typing-tests/tsconfig.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "target": "es2015",
 
     "baseUrl": "../lib",
+    "experimentalDecorators": true,
     "paths": {
       "@s-libs/micro-dash": ["../../../../dist/micro-dash"],
       "@s-libs/rxjs-core": ["../../../../dist/rxjs-core"]
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 30b53cd0..4aaa7ca9 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1339,18 +1339,11 @@
     "@types/minimatch" "*"
     "@types/node" "*"
 
-"@types/jasmine@*", "@types/jasmine@~3.6.0":
+"@types/jasmine@~3.6.0":
   version "3.6.2"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/jasmine/-/jasmine-3.6.2.tgz#02f64450016f7de70f145d698be311136d7c6374"
   integrity sha512-AzfesNFLvOs6Q1mHzIsVJXSeUnqVh4ZHG8ngygKJfbkcSLwzrBVm/LKa+mR8KrOfnWtUL47112gde1MC0IXqpQ==
 
-"@types/jasminewd2@~2.0.3":
-  version "2.0.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/jasminewd2/-/jasminewd2-2.0.8.tgz#67afe5098d5ef2386073a7b7384b69a840dfe93b"
-  integrity sha512-d9p31r7Nxk0ZH0U39PTH0hiDlJ+qNVGjlt1ucOoTUptxb2v+Y5VMnsxfwN+i3hK4yQnqBi3FMmoMFcd1JHDxdg==
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/jasmine" "*"
-
 "@types/json-schema@^7.0.3", "@types/json-schema@^7.0.5", "@types/json-schema@^7.0.6":
   version "7.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/json-schema/-/json-schema-7.0.6.tgz#f4c7ec43e81b319a9815115031709f26987891f0"