diff --git a/demo-shell-ng2/app/app.module.ts b/demo-shell-ng2/app/app.module.ts
index 933d484f3c..7047e9c47a 100644
--- a/demo-shell-ng2/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/demo-shell-ng2/app/app.module.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { HttpModule } from '@angular/http';
 import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
 
-import { TranslateModule } from 'ng2-translate/ng2-translate';
+import { TranslateModule, TranslateLoader } from 'ng2-translate/ng2-translate';
 import { SearchModule } from 'ng2-alfresco-search';
 import { LoginModule } from 'ng2-alfresco-login';
 
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ import { VIEWERCOMPONENT } from 'ng2-alfresco-viewer';
 import { TAGCOMPONENT, TAGSERVICES } from 'ng2-alfresco-tag';
 import { WEBSCRIPTCOMPONENT } from 'ng2-alfresco-webscript';
 
+import { AlfrescoTranslationLoader } from 'ng2-alfresco-core';
+import { Http } from '@angular/http';
 
 import {
     UploadButtonComponent,
@@ -101,7 +103,11 @@ const ACTIVITI_FORM_DIRECTIVES: any[] = [
         FormsModule,
         ReactiveFormsModule,
         HttpModule,
-        TranslateModule.forRoot(),
+        TranslateModule.forRoot({
+            provide: TranslateLoader,
+            useFactory: (http: Http) => new AlfrescoTranslationLoader(http),
+            deps: [Http]
+        }),
         routing,
         LoginModule,
         SearchModule.forRoot()
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-core/src/services/AlfrescoPipeTranslate.service.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-core/src/services/AlfrescoPipeTranslate.service.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 12ba8b9b7f..0000000000
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-core/src/services/AlfrescoPipeTranslate.service.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/*!
- * @license
- * Copyright 2016 Alfresco Software, Ltd.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-import { Injectable, ChangeDetectorRef, Pipe } from '@angular/core';
-import { TranslatePipe } from 'ng2-translate/ng2-translate';
-import { AlfrescoTranslationService } from './AlfrescoTranslation.service';
-
-@Injectable()
-@Pipe({
-    name: 'translate',
-    pure: false // required to update the value when the promise is resolved
-})
-export class AlfrescoPipeTranslate extends TranslatePipe {
-
-    constructor(translate: AlfrescoTranslationService, _ref: ChangeDetectorRef) {
-        super(translate, _ref);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-core/src/services/AlfrescoTranslation.service.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-core/src/services/AlfrescoTranslation.service.ts
index a63322914e..7927328191 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-core/src/services/AlfrescoTranslation.service.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-core/src/services/AlfrescoTranslation.service.ts
@@ -15,26 +15,31 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { Injectable, Optional } from '@angular/core';
-import { MissingTranslationHandler, TranslateService } from 'ng2-translate/ng2-translate';
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Rx';
+import { TranslateService } from 'ng2-translate/ng2-translate';
 import { AlfrescoTranslationLoader } from './AlfrescoTranslationLoader.service';
 
 @Injectable()
-export class AlfrescoTranslationService extends TranslateService {
+export class AlfrescoTranslationService {
     userLang: string = 'en' ;
 
-    constructor(public currentLoader: AlfrescoTranslationLoader, @Optional() missingTranslationHandler: MissingTranslationHandler) {
-        super(currentLoader, missingTranslationHandler);
+    constructor(private translate: TranslateService) {
         this.userLang = navigator.language.split('-')[0]; // use navigator lang if available
         this.userLang = /(fr|en)/gi.test(this.userLang) ? this.userLang : 'en';
-        this.setDefaultLang(this.userLang);
+        translate.setDefaultLang(this.userLang);
     }
 
     addTranslationFolder(name: string = '') {
-        if (!this.currentLoader.existComponent(name)) {
-            this.currentLoader.addComponentList(name);
-            this.getTranslation(this.userLang);
+        let loader = <AlfrescoTranslationLoader> this.translate.currentLoader;
+        if (!loader.existComponent(name)) {
+            loader.addComponentList(name);
+            this.translate.getTranslation(this.userLang);
         }
-        this.use(this.userLang);
+        this.translate.use(this.userLang);
+    }
+
+    use(lang: string): Observable<any> {
+        return this.translate.use(lang);
     }
 }
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-core/src/services/index.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-core/src/services/index.ts
index c5eb956dc8..b17ea23c9a 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-core/src/services/index.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-core/src/services/index.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ export * from './AlfrescoApi.service';
 export * from './AlfrescoSettings.service';
 export * from './AlfrescoTranslationLoader.service';
 export * from './AlfrescoTranslation.service';
-export * from './AlfrescoPipeTranslate.service';
 export * from './AlfrescoAuthentication.service';
 export * from './AlfrescoContent.service';
 export * from './renditions.service';