diff --git a/angular/src/directives/navigation/ion-back-button.ts b/angular/src/directives/navigation/ion-back-button.ts
index 8b448099930..418da9da825 100644
--- a/angular/src/directives/navigation/ion-back-button.ts
+++ b/angular/src/directives/navigation/ion-back-button.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
-import { Directive, HostListener, Optional } from '@angular/core';
+import { Directive, HostListener, Input, Optional } from '@angular/core';
 import { IonRouterOutlet } from './ion-router-outlet';
+import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 
 @Directive({
   selector: 'ion-back-button'
 })
 export class IonBackButton {
 
+  @Input() defaultHref: string;
+
   constructor(
+    @Optional() private router: Router,
     @Optional() private routerOutlet: IonRouterOutlet,
   ) {}
 
@@ -14,6 +18,8 @@ export class IonBackButton {
   onClick() {
     if (this.routerOutlet && this.routerOutlet.canGoBack()) {
       this.routerOutlet.pop();
+    } else if (this.router && this.defaultHref != null) {
+      this.router.navigateByUrl(this.defaultHref);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/angular/src/directives/navigation/router-transition.ts b/angular/src/directives/navigation/router-transition.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ef3bfdcf77..00000000000
--- a/angular/src/directives/navigation/router-transition.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-import { ComponentRef } from '@angular/core';
-
-export function runTransition(enteringRef: ComponentRef<any>, leavingRef: ComponentRef<any>): Promise<void> {
-  const enteringElm = (enteringRef && enteringRef.location && enteringRef.location.nativeElement);
-  const leavingElm = (leavingRef && leavingRef.location && leavingRef.location.nativeElement);
-
-  if (!enteringElm && !leavingElm) {
-    return Promise.resolve();
-  }
-
-  return tr(enteringElm, leavingElm);
-}
-
-
-function tr(enteringElm: HTMLElement, leavingElm: HTMLElement): Promise<void> {
-  console.log('transition start');
-
-  return new Promise(resolve => {
-
-    setTimeout(() => {
-
-      if (enteringElm) {
-        enteringElm.classList.add('show-page');
-      }
-
-      if (leavingElm) {
-        leavingElm.classList.remove('show-page');
-      }
-
-      resolve();
-    }, 750);
-  });
-}