diff --git a/src/ngScenario/browserTrigger.js b/src/ngScenario/browserTrigger.js
index bcbdb27acc29..f3c22fe5ff62 100644
--- a/src/ngScenario/browserTrigger.js
+++ b/src/ngScenario/browserTrigger.js
@@ -134,17 +134,15 @@
   }
 
   function createTouchEvent(element, eventType, x, y) {
-    var evnt = document.createEvent('TouchEvent');
+    var evnt = new Event(eventType);
     x = x || 0;
     y = y || 0;
 
     var touch = document.createTouch(window, element, Date.now(), x, y, x, y);
     var touches = document.createTouchList(touch);
-    var targetTouches = document.createTouchList(touch);
-    var changedTouches = document.createTouchList(touch);
 
-    evnt.initTouchEvent(eventType, true, true, window, null, 0, 0, 0, 0, false, false, false, false,
-      touches, targetTouches, changedTouches, 1, 0);
+    evnt.touches = touches;
+
     return evnt;
   }
 }());
diff --git a/src/ngTouch/directive/ngClick.js b/src/ngTouch/directive/ngClick.js
index 4d48f8e86a28..90274aba7322 100644
--- a/src/ngTouch/directive/ngClick.js
+++ b/src/ngTouch/directive/ngClick.js
@@ -221,10 +221,8 @@ ngTouch.directive('ngClick', ['$parse', '$timeout', '$rootElement',
 
       startTime = Date.now();
 
-      // Use jQuery originalEvent
-      var originalEvent = event.originalEvent || event;
-      var touches = originalEvent.touches && originalEvent.touches.length ? originalEvent.touches : [originalEvent];
-      var e = touches[0];
+      var touches = event.touches && event.touches.length ? event.touches : [event];
+      var e = touches[0].originalEvent || touches[0];
       touchStartX = e.clientX;
       touchStartY = e.clientY;
     });
@@ -240,12 +238,9 @@ ngTouch.directive('ngClick', ['$parse', '$timeout', '$rootElement',
     element.on('touchend', function(event) {
       var diff = Date.now() - startTime;
 
-      // Use jQuery originalEvent
-      var originalEvent = event.originalEvent || event;
-      var touches = (originalEvent.changedTouches && originalEvent.changedTouches.length) ?
-          originalEvent.changedTouches :
-          ((originalEvent.touches && originalEvent.touches.length) ? originalEvent.touches : [originalEvent]);
-      var e = touches[0];
+      var touches = (event.changedTouches && event.changedTouches.length) ? event.changedTouches :
+          ((event.touches && event.touches.length) ? event.touches : [event]);
+      var e = touches[0].originalEvent || touches[0];
       var x = e.clientX;
       var y = e.clientY;
       var dist = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(x - touchStartX, 2) + Math.pow(y - touchStartY, 2));
diff --git a/src/ngTouch/swipe.js b/src/ngTouch/swipe.js
index ff5416b2d51b..884e0800d83c 100644
--- a/src/ngTouch/swipe.js
+++ b/src/ngTouch/swipe.js
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ ngTouch.factory('$swipe', [function() {
   };
 
   function getCoordinates(event) {
-    var originalEvent = event.originalEvent || event;
-    var touches = originalEvent.touches && originalEvent.touches.length ? originalEvent.touches : [originalEvent];
-    var e = (originalEvent.changedTouches && originalEvent.changedTouches[0]) || touches[0];
+    var touches = event.touches && event.touches.length ? event.touches : [event];
+    var e = (event.changedTouches && event.changedTouches[0]) ||
+        (event.originalEvent && event.originalEvent.changedTouches &&
+            event.originalEvent.changedTouches[0]) ||
+        touches[0].originalEvent || touches[0];
 
     return {
       x: e.clientX,