diff --git a/src/components/tabs/js/templateDirective.js b/src/components/tabs/js/templateDirective.js
index 4e39ba88152..b30d927d028 100644
--- a/src/components/tabs/js/templateDirective.js
+++ b/src/components/tabs/js/templateDirective.js
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ angular
     .module('material.components.tabs')
     .directive('mdTemplate', MdTemplate);
 
-function MdTemplate ($compile, $mdUtil) {
+function MdTemplate ($compile) {
   return {
     restrict: 'A',
     link:     link,
     scope:    {
       template:     '=mdTemplate',
-      compileScope: '=mdScope',
-      connected:    '=?mdConnectedIf'
+      compileScope: '=mdScope'
     },
     require:  '^?mdTabs'
   };
@@ -22,20 +21,5 @@ function MdTemplate ($compile, $mdUtil) {
       ctrl.updatePagination();
       ctrl.updateInkBarStyles();
     });
-    return $mdUtil.nextTick(handleScope);
-    function handleScope () {
-      scope.$watch('connected', function (value) { value === false ? disconnect() : reconnect(); });
-      scope.$on('$destroy', reconnect);
-    }
-
-    function disconnect () {
-      if (ctrl.scope.noDisconnect) return;
-      $mdUtil.disconnectScope(compileScope);
-    }
-
-    function reconnect () {
-      if (ctrl.scope.noDisconnect) return;
-      $mdUtil.reconnectScope(compileScope);
-    }
   }
 }