diff --git a/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/test/basic/main.html b/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/test/basic/main.html
index d6568a7e40c..e867c64f8c3 100644
--- a/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/test/basic/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/test/basic/main.html
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
   <ion-list [virtualScroll]="items"
             [headerFn]="headerFn">
 
-    <ion-item-divider *virtualHeader="#header">
+    <ion-item-divider *virtualHeader="let header">
       Header: {{header}}
     </ion-item-divider>
 
-    <ion-item *virtualItem="#item">
+    <ion-item *virtualItem="let item">
       Item: {{item}}
     </ion-item>
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/test/cards/main.html b/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/test/cards/main.html
index f96295aa93f..400ebd042fe 100644
--- a/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/test/cards/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/test/cards/main.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <div [virtualScroll]="items" approxItemHeight="320px">
 
-    <ion-card *virtualItem="#item">
+    <ion-card *virtualItem="let item">
 
       <div>
         <ion-img [src]="item.imgSrc" [height]="item.imgHeight"></ion-img>
diff --git a/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/test/image-gallery/main.html b/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/test/image-gallery/main.html
index 358ddad0177..c32968cdb31 100644
--- a/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/test/image-gallery/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/test/image-gallery/main.html
@@ -52,16 +52,16 @@
             approxHeaderWidth="100%"
             approxHeaderHeight="36px">
 
-    <div *virtualHeader="#header" class="virtual-header">
+    <div *virtualHeader="let header" class="virtual-header">
       Header: {{header.date}}
     </div>
 
-    <div *virtualItem="#item" class="virtual-item">
+    <div *virtualItem="let item" class="virtual-item">
       <ion-img [src]="item.imgSrc"></ion-img>
       <!--{{ item.index }}-->
     </div>
 
-    <div *virtualFooter="#footer" class="virtual-footer">
+    <div *virtualFooter="let footer" class="virtual-footer">
       footer
     </div>
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/test/variable-size/main.html b/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/test/variable-size/main.html
index 2431c0e8a91..267eeb590dc 100644
--- a/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/test/variable-size/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/test/variable-size/main.html
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 
   <ion-list [virtualScroll]="items" [headerFn]="headerFn">
 
-    <ion-item-divider *virtualHeader="#header">
+    <ion-item-divider *virtualHeader="let header">
       Header: {{ header }}
     </ion-item-divider>
 
-    <ion-item *virtualItem="#item">
+    <ion-item *virtualItem="let item">
       <span [style.fontSize]="item.fontSize">{{ item.item }}</span>
     </ion-item>
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-scroll.ts b/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-scroll.ts
index 4a104a103bb..5df01618f60 100644
--- a/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-scroll.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-scroll.ts
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ export class VirtualScroll implements DoCheck, AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
       for (var i = 0; i < this._nodes.length; i++) {
         node = this._nodes[i];
         if (node.hasChanges) {
-          node.view['changeDetectorRef'].detectChanges();
+          node.view['detectChanges']();
           node.hasChanges = false;
         }
       }
diff --git a/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-util.ts b/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-util.ts
index 1400e9e2f3d..dc37d49a9af 100644
--- a/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-util.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-util.ts
@@ -239,8 +239,6 @@ export function populateNodeData(startCellIndex: number, endCellIndex: number, v
     // apply the cell's data to this node
     availableNode.view.context.$implicit = cell.data || records[cell.record];
     availableNode.view.context.index = cellIndex;
-    availableNode.view.context.even = (cellIndex % 2 === 0);
-    availableNode.view.context.odd = (cellIndex % 2 === 1);
     availableNode.hasChanges = true;
     availableNode.lastTransform = null;
     madeChanges = true;