diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js b/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js
index 4c11f62f0421..38bc5a5537c8 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@
  */
 var ngSwitchDirective = ['$animate', function($animate) {
   return {
-    restrict: 'EA',
     require: 'ngSwitch',
 
     // asks for $scope to fool the BC controller module