diff --git a/docs/content/api/angular.module.ng.$compileProvider.directive.ngdoc b/docs/content/api/angular.module.ng.$compileProvider.directive.ngdoc
index 43b03ae4..f66aa9a1 100644
--- a/docs/content/api/angular.module.ng.$compileProvider.directive.ngdoc
+++ b/docs/content/api/angular.module.ng.$compileProvider.directive.ngdoc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ the following example.
      }
    </script>
    <div ng-controller="Ctrl1">
-     Hello <input ng-model='name' ng-model-instant> <hr/>
+     Hello <input ng-model='name'> <hr/>
      &ltspan ng:bind="name"&gt <span ng:bind="name"></span> <br/>
      &ltspan ng_bind="name"&gt <span ng_bind="name"></span> <br/>
      &ltspan ng-bind="name"&gt <span ng-bind="name"></span> <br/>
diff --git a/docs/content/cookbook/form.ngdoc b/docs/content/cookbook/form.ngdoc
index 175a7275..b335cecf 100644
--- a/docs/content/cookbook/form.ngdoc
+++ b/docs/content/cookbook/form.ngdoc
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ allow a user to enter data.
     <input type="text" ng-model="user.name" required/> <br><br>
 
     <label>Address:</label><br>
-    <input type="text" ng-model="user.address.line1" ng-model-instant size="33" required> <br>
-    <input type="text" ng-model="user.address.city" ng-model-instant size="12" required>,
-    <input type="text" ng-model="user.address.state" ng-model-instant
+    <input type="text" ng-model="user.address.line1" size="33" required> <br>
+    <input type="text" ng-model="user.address.city" size="12" required>,
+    <input type="text" ng-model="user.address.state"
            ng-pattern="state" size="2" required>
     <input type="text" ng-model="user.address.zip" size="5"
            ng-pattern="zip" required><br><br>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ allow a user to enter data.
         <option>pager</option>
         <option>IM</option>
       </select>
-      <input type="text" ng-model="contact.value" ng-model-instant required/>
+      <input type="text" ng-model="contact.value" required>
        [ <a href="" ng-click="removeContact(contact)">X</a> ]
     </div>
     <hr/>
diff --git a/docs/content/misc/started.ngdoc b/docs/content/misc/started.ngdoc
index 0559e401..76bff181 100644
--- a/docs/content/misc/started.ngdoc
+++ b/docs/content/misc/started.ngdoc
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ This example demonstrates angular's two-way data binding:
 
 <doc:example>
  <doc:source>
-  Your name: <input type="text" ng-model="yourname" ng-model-instant placeholder="World">
+  Your name: <input type="text" ng-model="yourname" placeholder="World">
   <hr>
   Hello {{yourname || 'World'}}!
  </doc:source>
diff --git a/docs/src/templates/index.html b/docs/src/templates/index.html
index d7470461..bb8d2f1e 100644
--- a/docs/src/templates/index.html
+++ b/docs/src/templates/index.html
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 
     <div id="sidebar">
       <input type="text" ng:model="search" id="search-box" placeholder="search the docs"
-             tabindex="1" accesskey="s" ng:model-instant>
+             tabindex="1" accesskey="s">
 
       <ul id="content-list" ng:class="sectionId" ng:cloak>
         <li ng:repeat="page in pages | filter:search" ng:class="getClass(page)">
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngBind.js b/src/ng/directive/ngBind.js
index 32be2f4b..81541347 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngBind.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngBind.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
          }
        </script>
        <div ng-controller="Ctrl">
-         Enter name: <input type="text" ng-model="name" ng-model-instant><br>
+         Enter name: <input type="text" ng-model="name"><br>
          Hello <span ng-bind="name"></span>!
        </div>
      </doc:source>
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ var ngBindHtmlDirective = ['$sanitize', function($sanitize) {
          }
        </script>
        <div ng-controller="Ctrl">
-        Salutation: <input type="text" ng-model="salutation" ng-model-instant><br>
-        Name: <input type="text" ng-model="name" ng-model-instant><br>
+        Salutation: <input type="text" ng-model="salutation"><br>
+        Name: <input type="text" ng-model="name"><br>
         <pre ng-bind-template="{{salutation}} {{name}}!"></pre>
        </div>
      </doc:source>
diff --git a/src/ng/filter/filter.js b/src/ng/filter/filter.js
index 008897a1..4d182b59 100644
--- a/src/ng/filter/filter.js
+++ b/src/ng/filter/filter.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
                                 {name:'Adam', phone:'555-5678'},
                                 {name:'Julie', phone:'555-8765'}]"></div>
 
-       Search: <input ng-model="searchText" ng-model-instant>
+       Search: <input ng-model="searchText">
        <table id="searchTextResults">
          <tr><th>Name</th><th>Phone</th><tr>
          <tr ng-repeat="friend in friends | filter:searchText">
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@
          <tr>
        </table>
        <hr>
-       Any: <input ng-model="search.$" ng-model-instant> <br>
-       Name only <input ng-model="search.name" ng-model-instant><br>
-       Phone only <input ng-model="search.phone" ng-model-instant><br>
+       Any: <input ng-model="search.$"> <br>
+       Name only <input ng-model="search.name"><br>
+       Phone only <input ng-model="search.phone"å><br>
        <table id="searchObjResults">
          <tr><th>Name</th><th>Phone</th><tr>
          <tr ng-repeat="friend in friends | filter:search">
diff --git a/src/ng/filter/filters.js b/src/ng/filter/filters.js
index 19f79ad1..d6efc418 100644
--- a/src/ng/filter/filters.js
+++ b/src/ng/filter/filters.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
          }
        </script>
        <div ng-controller="Ctrl">
-         <input type="number" ng-model="amount" ng-model-instant> <br>
+         <input type="number" ng-model="amount"> <br>
          default currency symbol ($): {{amount | currency}}<br>
          custom currency identifier (USD$): {{amount | currency:"USD$"}}
        </div>
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ function currencyFilter($locale) {
          }
        </script>
        <div ng-controller="Ctrl">
-         Enter number: <input ng-model='val' ng-model-instant><br>
+         Enter number: <input ng-model='val'><br>
          Default formatting: {{val | number}}<br>
          No fractions: {{val | number:0}}<br>
          Negative number: {{-val | number:4}}
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ var uppercaseFilter = valueFn(uppercase);
          }
        </script>
        <div ng-controller="Ctrl">
-       Snippet: <textarea ng-model="snippet" ng-model-instant cols="60" rows="3"></textarea>
+       Snippet: <textarea ng-model="snippet" cols="60" rows="3"></textarea>
        <table>
          <tr>
            <td>Filter</td>
diff --git a/src/ng/filter/limitTo.js b/src/ng/filter/limitTo.js
index af94b2f4..0efb80f2 100644
--- a/src/ng/filter/limitTo.js
+++ b/src/ng/filter/limitTo.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
          }
        </script>
        <div ng-controller="Ctrl">
-         Limit {{numbers}} to: <input type="integer" ng-model="limit" ng-model-instant>
+         Limit {{numbers}} to: <input type="integer" ng-model="limit">
          <p>Output: {{ numbers | limitTo:limit }}</p>
        </div>
      </doc:source>