diff --git a/pkg/pkg.status b/pkg/pkg.status
index e4dcebfc3eb..da33bb89571 100644
--- a/pkg/pkg.status
+++ b/pkg/pkg.status
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ polymer/test/event_path_declarative_test: Skip #uses dart:html
polymer/test/event_path_test: Skip #uses dart:html
polymer/test/events_test: Skip #uses dart:html
polymer/test/instance_attrs_test: Skip #uses dart:html
-polymer/test/nested_binding_test: Skip # uses dart:html
polymer/test/noscript_test: Skip #uses dart:html
polymer/test/prop_attr_bind_reflection_test: Skip #uses dart:html
polymer/test/prop_attr_reflection_test: Skip #uses dart:html
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ polymer/test/event_handlers_test: Pass, Timeout # Issue 13260
polymer/test/event_path_declarative_test: Pass, Timeout # Issue 13260
polymer/test/event_path_test: Pass, Timeout # Issue 13260
polymer/test/events_test: Pass, Timeout # Issue 13260
-polymer/test/nested_binding_test: Pass, Timeout # Issue 13260
polymer/test/noscript_test: Pass, Timeout # Issue 13260
polymer/test/prop_attr_reflection_test: Pass, Timeout # Issue 13260
polymer/test/prop_attr_bind_reflection_test: Pass, Timeout # Issue 13260
diff --git a/pkg/polymer/test/nested_binding_test.dart b/pkg/polymer/test/nested_binding_test.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index b8db84ef718..00000000000
--- a/pkg/polymer/test/nested_binding_test.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2013, the Dart project authors. Please see the AUTHORS file
-// for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
-// BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-library polymer.test.nested_binding_test;
-
-import 'dart:async';
-import 'dart:html';
-import 'dart:mirrors'; // import mirrors so we include String.length
-import 'package:polymer/polymer.dart';
-import 'package:unittest/unittest.dart';
-import 'package:unittest/html_config.dart';
-import 'package:unittest/matcher.dart';
-
-@CustomTag('my-test')
-class MyTest extends PolymerElement {
- final List fruits = toObservable(['apples', 'oranges', 'pears']);
-
- final _testDone = new Completer();
-
- MyTest.created() : super.created();
-
- _runTest(_) {
- expect($['fruit'].text.trim(), 'Short name: [pears]');
- _testDone.complete();
- }
-
- ready() {
- onMutation($['fruit']).then(_runTest);
- }
-
-}
-
-main() {
- reflectClass(String); // use the mirrors import to suppress a warning.
-
- initPolymer();
- useHtmlConfiguration();
-
- setUp(() => Polymer.onReady);
-
- test('ready called', () => (query('my-test') as MyTest)._testDone.future);
-}
diff --git a/pkg/polymer/test/nested_binding_test.html b/pkg/polymer/test/nested_binding_test.html
deleted file mode 100644
index bfc6a30956c..00000000000
--- a/pkg/polymer/test/nested_binding_test.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-
-
-
-
-
- bind simple
-
-
-
-
-
- Fruits
-
-
-
- - Short name: [{{fruit}}]
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/pkg/polymer_expressions/lib/polymer_expressions.dart b/pkg/polymer_expressions/lib/polymer_expressions.dart
index 0d4d06192fe..354fb5eb995 100644
--- a/pkg/polymer_expressions/lib/polymer_expressions.dart
+++ b/pkg/polymer_expressions/lib/polymer_expressions.dart
@@ -70,17 +70,6 @@ class PolymerExpressions extends BindingDelegate {
prepareBinding(String path, name, node) {
if (path == null) return null;
var expr = new Parser(path).parse();
-
- // For template bind/repeat to an empty path, just pass through the model.
- // We don't want to unwrap the Scope.
- // TODO(jmesserly): a custom element extending could notice this
- // behavior. An alternative is to associate the Scope with the node via an
- // Expando, which is what the JavaScript PolymerExpressions does.
- if (isSemanticTemplate(node) && (name == 'bind' || name == 'repeat') &&
- expr is EmptyExpression) {
- return null;
- }
-
return (model, node) {
if (model is! Scope) {
model = new Scope(model: model, variables: globals);