diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index a277b0b..a4dfcc4 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aurelia-pal-browser",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "description": "The browser-specific implementation of Aurelia's platform abstraction layer.",
   "keywords": [
     "aurelia",
diff --git a/dist/amd/aurelia-pal-browser.js b/dist/amd/aurelia-pal-browser.js
index 39da34e..9a4bde6 100644
--- a/dist/amd/aurelia-pal-browser.js
+++ b/dist/amd/aurelia-pal-browser.js
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-pal'], function (exports, _aureliaPal) {
     value: true
   });
   exports._DOM = exports._FEATURE = exports._PLATFORM = undefined;
-  exports._ensureFunctionName = _ensureFunctionName;
-  exports._ensureClassList = _ensureClassList;
-  exports._ensurePerformance = _ensurePerformance;
-  exports._ensureCustomEvent = _ensureCustomEvent;
-  exports._ensureElementMatches = _ensureElementMatches;
-  exports._ensureHTMLTemplateElement = _ensureHTMLTemplateElement;
   exports.initialize = initialize;
 
   var _typeof = typeof Symbol === "function" && typeof Symbol.iterator === "symbol" ? function (obj) {
@@ -35,8 +29,8 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-pal'], function (exports, _aureliaPal) {
     }
   };
 
-  function _ensureFunctionName() {
-    function test() {}
+  if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
+    var test = function test() {};
 
     if (!test.name) {
       Object.defineProperty(Function.prototype, 'name', {
@@ -50,7 +44,7 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-pal'], function (exports, _aureliaPal) {
     }
   }
 
-  function _ensureClassList() {
+  if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
     if (!('classList' in document.createElement('_')) || document.createElementNS && !('classList' in document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'g'))) {
       (function () {
         var protoProp = 'prototype';
@@ -214,7 +208,7 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-pal'], function (exports, _aureliaPal) {
     }
   }
 
-  function _ensurePerformance() {
+  if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
     // @license http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
     if ('performance' in window === false) {
       window.performance = {};
@@ -237,7 +231,25 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-pal'], function (exports, _aureliaPal) {
     _PLATFORM.performance = window.performance;
   }
 
-  function _ensureCustomEvent() {
+  if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
+    (function () {
+      var con = window.console = window.console || {};
+      var nop = function nop() {};
+
+      if (!con.memory) con.memory = {};
+      ('assert,clear,count,debug,dir,dirxml,error,exception,group,' + 'groupCollapsed,groupEnd,info,log,markTimeline,profile,profiles,profileEnd,' + 'show,table,time,timeEnd,timeline,timelineEnd,timeStamp,trace,warn').split(',').forEach(function (m) {
+        if (!con[m]) con[m] = nop;
+      });
+
+      if (_typeof(con.log) === 'object') {
+        'log,info,warn,error,assert,dir,clear,profile,profileEnd'.split(',').forEach(function (method) {
+          console[method] = this.bind(console[method], console);
+        }, Function.prototype.call);
+      }
+    })();
+  }
+
+  if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
     if (!window.CustomEvent || typeof window.CustomEvent !== 'function') {
       var _CustomEvent = function _CustomEvent(event, params) {
         params = params || {
@@ -256,90 +268,78 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-pal'], function (exports, _aureliaPal) {
     }
   }
 
-  function _ensureElementMatches() {
-    if (Element && !Element.prototype.matches) {
-      var proto = Element.prototype;
-      proto.matches = proto.matchesSelector || proto.mozMatchesSelector || proto.msMatchesSelector || proto.oMatchesSelector || proto.webkitMatchesSelector;
-    }
+  if (Element && !Element.prototype.matches) {
+    var proto = Element.prototype;
+    proto.matches = proto.matchesSelector || proto.mozMatchesSelector || proto.msMatchesSelector || proto.oMatchesSelector || proto.webkitMatchesSelector;
   }
 
-  var _FEATURE = exports._FEATURE = {};
-
-  _FEATURE.shadowDOM = function () {
-    return !!HTMLElement.prototype.attachShadow;
-  }();
-
-  _FEATURE.scopedCSS = function () {
-    return 'scoped' in document.createElement('style');
-  }();
-
-  _FEATURE.htmlTemplateElement = function () {
-    return 'content' in document.createElement('template');
-  }();
-
-  _FEATURE.mutationObserver = function () {
-    return !!(window.MutationObserver || window.WebKitMutationObserver);
-  }();
-
-  function _ensureHTMLTemplateElement() {
-    function isSVGTemplate(el) {
-      return el.tagName === 'template' && el.namespaceURI === 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg';
+  var _FEATURE = exports._FEATURE = {
+    shadowDOM: !!HTMLElement.prototype.attachShadow,
+    scopedCSS: 'scoped' in document.createElement('style'),
+    htmlTemplateElement: 'content' in document.createElement('template'),
+    mutationObserver: !!(window.MutationObserver || window.WebKitMutationObserver),
+    ensureHTMLTemplateElement: function ensureHTMLTemplateElement(t) {
+      return t;
     }
+  };
 
-    function fixSVGTemplateElement(el) {
-      var template = el.ownerDocument.createElement('template');
-      var attrs = el.attributes;
-      var length = attrs.length;
-      var attr = void 0;
+  if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
+    (function () {
+      var isSVGTemplate = function isSVGTemplate(el) {
+        return el.tagName === 'template' && el.namespaceURI === 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg';
+      };
 
-      el.parentNode.insertBefore(template, el);
+      var fixSVGTemplateElement = function fixSVGTemplateElement(el) {
+        var template = el.ownerDocument.createElement('template');
+        var attrs = el.attributes;
+        var length = attrs.length;
+        var attr = void 0;
 
-      while (length-- > 0) {
-        attr = attrs[length];
-        template.setAttribute(attr.name, attr.value);
-        el.removeAttribute(attr.name);
-      }
+        el.parentNode.insertBefore(template, el);
 
-      el.parentNode.removeChild(el);
+        while (length-- > 0) {
+          attr = attrs[length];
+          template.setAttribute(attr.name, attr.value);
+          el.removeAttribute(attr.name);
+        }
 
-      return fixHTMLTemplateElement(template);
-    }
+        el.parentNode.removeChild(el);
 
-    function fixHTMLTemplateElement(template) {
-      var content = template.content = document.createDocumentFragment();
-      var child = void 0;
+        return fixHTMLTemplateElement(template);
+      };
 
-      while (child = template.firstChild) {
-        content.appendChild(child);
-      }
+      var fixHTMLTemplateElement = function fixHTMLTemplateElement(template) {
+        var content = template.content = document.createDocumentFragment();
+        var child = void 0;
 
-      return template;
-    }
+        while (child = template.firstChild) {
+          content.appendChild(child);
+        }
 
-    function fixHTMLTemplateElementRoot(template) {
-      var content = fixHTMLTemplateElement(template).content;
-      var childTemplates = content.querySelectorAll('template');
+        return template;
+      };
 
-      for (var i = 0, ii = childTemplates.length; i < ii; ++i) {
-        var child = childTemplates[i];
+      var fixHTMLTemplateElementRoot = function fixHTMLTemplateElementRoot(template) {
+        var content = fixHTMLTemplateElement(template).content;
+        var childTemplates = content.querySelectorAll('template');
 
-        if (isSVGTemplate(child)) {
-          fixSVGTemplateElement(child);
-        } else {
-          fixHTMLTemplateElement(child);
-        }
-      }
+        for (var i = 0, ii = childTemplates.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+          var child = childTemplates[i];
 
-      return template;
-    }
+          if (isSVGTemplate(child)) {
+            fixSVGTemplateElement(child);
+          } else {
+            fixHTMLTemplateElement(child);
+          }
+        }
 
-    if (_FEATURE.htmlTemplateElement) {
-      _FEATURE.ensureHTMLTemplateElement = function (template) {
         return template;
       };
-    } else {
-      _FEATURE.ensureHTMLTemplateElement = fixHTMLTemplateElementRoot;
-    }
+
+      if (!_FEATURE.htmlTemplateElement) {
+        _FEATURE.ensureHTMLTemplateElement = fixHTMLTemplateElementRoot;
+      }
+    })();
   }
 
   var shadowPoly = window.ShadowDOMPolyfill || null;
@@ -452,40 +452,11 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-pal'], function (exports, _aureliaPal) {
       return;
     }
 
-    _ensureCustomEvent();
-    _ensureFunctionName();
-    _ensureHTMLTemplateElement();
-    _ensureElementMatches();
-    _ensureClassList();
-    _ensurePerformance();
-
     (0, _aureliaPal.initializePAL)(function (platform, feature, dom) {
       Object.assign(platform, _PLATFORM);
       Object.assign(feature, _FEATURE);
       Object.assign(dom, _DOM);
 
-      (function (global) {
-        global.console = global.console || {};
-        var con = global.console;
-        var prop = void 0;
-        var method = void 0;
-        var empty = {};
-        var dummy = function dummy() {};
-        var properties = 'memory'.split(',');
-        var methods = ('assert,clear,count,debug,dir,dirxml,error,exception,group,' + 'groupCollapsed,groupEnd,info,log,markTimeline,profile,profiles,profileEnd,' + 'show,table,time,timeEnd,timeline,timelineEnd,timeStamp,trace,warn').split(',');
-        while (prop = properties.pop()) {
-          if (!con[prop]) con[prop] = empty;
-        }while (method = methods.pop()) {
-          if (!con[method]) con[method] = dummy;
-        }
-      })(platform.global);
-
-      if (platform.global.console && _typeof(console.log) === 'object') {
-        ['log', 'info', 'warn', 'error', 'assert', 'dir', 'clear', 'profile', 'profileEnd'].forEach(function (method) {
-          console[method] = this.bind(console[method], console);
-        }, Function.prototype.call);
-      }
-
       Object.defineProperty(dom, 'title', {
         get: function get() {
           return document.title;
diff --git a/dist/aurelia-pal-browser.d.ts b/dist/aurelia-pal-browser.d.ts
index ddd59b7..6a7ffce 100644
--- a/dist/aurelia-pal-browser.d.ts
+++ b/dist/aurelia-pal-browser.d.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ import {
   isInitialized
 } from 'aurelia-pal';
 
+// DOM polyfills
+// Actually inlined by our build because of build/paths.js but `import "m"` is not properly removed!?
+// import './console';
+// import './custom-event';
+// import './function-name';
+// import './html-template-element';
+// import './element-matches';
+// import './class-list';
+// import './performance';
 /**
 * Initializes the PAL with the Browser-targeted implementation.
 */
diff --git a/dist/aurelia-pal-browser.js b/dist/aurelia-pal-browser.js
index 26a4c26..c55495f 100644
--- a/dist/aurelia-pal-browser.js
+++ b/dist/aurelia-pal-browser.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export const _PLATFORM = {
   }
 };
 
-export function _ensureFunctionName(): void {
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
   // Fix Function#name on browsers that do not support it (IE):
   function test() {}
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export function _ensureFunctionName(): void {
   }
 }
 
-export function _ensureClassList(): void {
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') { 
   /*
    * classList polyfill. Forked from https://github.com/eligrey/classList.js
    *
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ export function _ensureClassList(): void {
   }
 }
 
-export function _ensurePerformance(): void {
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
   // performance polyfill. Copied from https://gist.github.com/paulirish/5438650
 
   // https://gist.github.com/paulirish/5438650
@@ -236,7 +236,36 @@ export function _ensurePerformance(): void {
   _PLATFORM.performance = window.performance;
 }
 
-export function _ensureCustomEvent(): void {
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
+  // References to IE 9 in this file mean the *real* IE 9 browser, not IE 11 in 9 emulation mode.
+  // Note that in IE 9, until the F12 are actually opened window.console is undefined!
+  let con = window.console = window.console || {};  
+  let nop = function() {};
+  // console.memory is actually Chrome-only at this point, 
+  // but Aurelia does not use it so we're cutting down on "polyfills" here.
+  // Moreover, that object is utterly useless in other browsers, as all stats would actually be 'undefined'
+  if (!con.memory) con.memory = {};
+  ('assert,clear,count,debug,dir,dirxml,error,exception,group,' +
+   'groupCollapsed,groupEnd,info,log,markTimeline,profile,profiles,profileEnd,' +
+   'show,table,time,timeEnd,timeline,timelineEnd,timeStamp,trace,warn')
+    .split(',')
+    .forEach(m => { if (!con[m]) con[m] = nop; });
+
+  // This is really f***ed up IE 9 stuff.
+  // You can be in a situation where console.log is an object, not a function.
+  // And the magic voodoo below that should _not_ work (the Function.prototype.call.bind(object,...) part)
+  // actually kicks IE 9 into converting that object into a real function that actually logs stuff.
+  // See http://patik.com/blog/complete-cross-browser-console-log/
+  if (typeof con.log === 'object') {
+    'log,info,warn,error,assert,dir,clear,profile,profileEnd'
+      .split(',')
+      .forEach(function(method) {
+        console[method] = this.bind(console[method], console);
+      }, Function.prototype.call);
+  }
+}
+
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
   if (!window.CustomEvent || typeof window.CustomEvent !== 'function') {
     let CustomEvent = function(event, params) {
       params = params || {
@@ -255,34 +284,22 @@ export function _ensureCustomEvent(): void {
   }
 }
 
-export function _ensureElementMatches(): void {
-  if (Element && !Element.prototype.matches) {
-    let proto = Element.prototype;
-    proto.matches = proto.matchesSelector ||
-      proto.mozMatchesSelector || proto.msMatchesSelector ||
-      proto.oMatchesSelector || proto.webkitMatchesSelector;
-  }
+if (Element && !Element.prototype.matches) {
+  let proto = Element.prototype;
+  proto.matches = proto.matchesSelector ||
+    proto.mozMatchesSelector || proto.msMatchesSelector ||
+    proto.oMatchesSelector || proto.webkitMatchesSelector;
 }
 
-export const _FEATURE = {};
-
-_FEATURE.shadowDOM = (function() {
-  return !!HTMLElement.prototype.attachShadow;
-})();
-
-_FEATURE.scopedCSS = (function() {
-  return 'scoped' in document.createElement('style');
-})();
-
-_FEATURE.htmlTemplateElement = (function() {
-  return 'content' in document.createElement('template');
-})();
-
-_FEATURE.mutationObserver = (function() {
-  return !!(window.MutationObserver || window.WebKitMutationObserver);
-})();
+export const _FEATURE = {
+  shadowDOM: !!HTMLElement.prototype.attachShadow,
+  scopedCSS: 'scoped' in document.createElement('style'),
+  htmlTemplateElement: 'content' in document.createElement('template'),
+  mutationObserver: !!(window.MutationObserver || window.WebKitMutationObserver),
+  ensureHTMLTemplateElement: t => t,
+};
 
-export function _ensureHTMLTemplateElement(): void {
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
   function isSVGTemplate(el) {
     return el.tagName === 'template' &&
            el.namespaceURI === 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg';
@@ -335,9 +352,7 @@ export function _ensureHTMLTemplateElement(): void {
     return template;
   }
 
-  if (_FEATURE.htmlTemplateElement) {
-    _FEATURE.ensureHTMLTemplateElement = function(template) { return template; };
-  } else {
+  if (!_FEATURE.htmlTemplateElement) {  
     _FEATURE.ensureHTMLTemplateElement = fixHTMLTemplateElementRoot;
   }
 }
@@ -450,6 +465,16 @@ export const _DOM = {
   }
 };
 
+// DOM polyfills
+// Actually inlined by our build because of build/paths.js but `import "m"` is not properly removed!?
+// import './console';
+// import './custom-event';
+// import './function-name';
+// import './html-template-element';
+// import './element-matches';
+// import './class-list';
+// import './performance';
+
 /**
 * Initializes the PAL with the Browser-targeted implementation.
 */
@@ -458,58 +483,22 @@ export function initialize(): void {
     return;
   }
 
-  _ensureCustomEvent();
-  _ensureFunctionName();
-  _ensureHTMLTemplateElement();
-  _ensureElementMatches();
-  _ensureClassList();
-  _ensurePerformance();
-
   initializePAL((platform, feature, dom) => {
     Object.assign(platform, _PLATFORM);
     Object.assign(feature, _FEATURE);
     Object.assign(dom, _DOM);
 
-    (function(global) {
-      global.console = global.console || {};
-      let con = global.console;
-      let prop;
-      let method;
-      let empty = {};
-      let dummy = function() {};
-      let properties = 'memory'.split(',');
-      let methods = ('assert,clear,count,debug,dir,dirxml,error,exception,group,' +
-         'groupCollapsed,groupEnd,info,log,markTimeline,profile,profiles,profileEnd,' +
-         'show,table,time,timeEnd,timeline,timelineEnd,timeStamp,trace,warn').split(',');
-      while (prop = properties.pop()) if (!con[prop]) con[prop] = empty;
-      while (method = methods.pop()) if (!con[method]) con[method] = dummy;
-    })(platform.global);
-
-    if (platform.global.console && typeof console.log === 'object') {
-      ['log', 'info', 'warn', 'error', 'assert', 'dir', 'clear', 'profile', 'profileEnd'].forEach(function(method) {
-        console[method] = this.bind(console[method], console);
-      }, Function.prototype.call);
-    }
-
     Object.defineProperty(dom, 'title', {
-      get: function() {
-        return document.title;
-      },
-      set: function(value) {
-        document.title = value;
-      }
+      get: () => document.title,
+      set: (value) => { document.title = value; }
     });
 
     Object.defineProperty(dom, 'activeElement', {
-      get: function() {
-        return document.activeElement;
-      }
+      get: () => document.activeElement
     });
 
     Object.defineProperty(platform, 'XMLHttpRequest', {
-      get: function() {
-        return platform.global.XMLHttpRequest;
-      }
+      get: () => platform.global.XMLHttpRequest
     });
   });
 }
diff --git a/dist/commonjs/aurelia-pal-browser.js b/dist/commonjs/aurelia-pal-browser.js
index ac72db2..a571c89 100644
--- a/dist/commonjs/aurelia-pal-browser.js
+++ b/dist/commonjs/aurelia-pal-browser.js
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ exports._DOM = exports._FEATURE = exports._PLATFORM = undefined;
 
 var _typeof = typeof Symbol === "function" && typeof Symbol.iterator === "symbol" ? function (obj) { return typeof obj; } : function (obj) { return obj && typeof Symbol === "function" && obj.constructor === Symbol && obj !== Symbol.prototype ? "symbol" : typeof obj; };
 
-exports._ensureFunctionName = _ensureFunctionName;
-exports._ensureClassList = _ensureClassList;
-exports._ensurePerformance = _ensurePerformance;
-exports._ensureCustomEvent = _ensureCustomEvent;
-exports._ensureElementMatches = _ensureElementMatches;
-exports._ensureHTMLTemplateElement = _ensureHTMLTemplateElement;
 exports.initialize = initialize;
 
 var _aureliaPal = require('aurelia-pal');
@@ -33,8 +27,8 @@ var _PLATFORM = exports._PLATFORM = {
   }
 };
 
-function _ensureFunctionName() {
-  function test() {}
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
+  var test = function test() {};
 
   if (!test.name) {
     Object.defineProperty(Function.prototype, 'name', {
@@ -48,7 +42,7 @@ function _ensureFunctionName() {
   }
 }
 
-function _ensureClassList() {
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
   if (!('classList' in document.createElement('_')) || document.createElementNS && !('classList' in document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'g'))) {
     (function () {
       var protoProp = 'prototype';
@@ -212,7 +206,7 @@ function _ensureClassList() {
   }
 }
 
-function _ensurePerformance() {
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
   // @license http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
   if ('performance' in window === false) {
     window.performance = {};
@@ -235,7 +229,25 @@ function _ensurePerformance() {
   _PLATFORM.performance = window.performance;
 }
 
-function _ensureCustomEvent() {
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
+  (function () {
+    var con = window.console = window.console || {};
+    var nop = function nop() {};
+
+    if (!con.memory) con.memory = {};
+    ('assert,clear,count,debug,dir,dirxml,error,exception,group,' + 'groupCollapsed,groupEnd,info,log,markTimeline,profile,profiles,profileEnd,' + 'show,table,time,timeEnd,timeline,timelineEnd,timeStamp,trace,warn').split(',').forEach(function (m) {
+      if (!con[m]) con[m] = nop;
+    });
+
+    if (_typeof(con.log) === 'object') {
+      'log,info,warn,error,assert,dir,clear,profile,profileEnd'.split(',').forEach(function (method) {
+        console[method] = this.bind(console[method], console);
+      }, Function.prototype.call);
+    }
+  })();
+}
+
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
   if (!window.CustomEvent || typeof window.CustomEvent !== 'function') {
     var _CustomEvent = function _CustomEvent(event, params) {
       params = params || {
@@ -254,90 +266,78 @@ function _ensureCustomEvent() {
   }
 }
 
-function _ensureElementMatches() {
-  if (Element && !Element.prototype.matches) {
-    var proto = Element.prototype;
-    proto.matches = proto.matchesSelector || proto.mozMatchesSelector || proto.msMatchesSelector || proto.oMatchesSelector || proto.webkitMatchesSelector;
-  }
+if (Element && !Element.prototype.matches) {
+  var proto = Element.prototype;
+  proto.matches = proto.matchesSelector || proto.mozMatchesSelector || proto.msMatchesSelector || proto.oMatchesSelector || proto.webkitMatchesSelector;
 }
 
-var _FEATURE = exports._FEATURE = {};
-
-_FEATURE.shadowDOM = function () {
-  return !!HTMLElement.prototype.attachShadow;
-}();
-
-_FEATURE.scopedCSS = function () {
-  return 'scoped' in document.createElement('style');
-}();
-
-_FEATURE.htmlTemplateElement = function () {
-  return 'content' in document.createElement('template');
-}();
-
-_FEATURE.mutationObserver = function () {
-  return !!(window.MutationObserver || window.WebKitMutationObserver);
-}();
-
-function _ensureHTMLTemplateElement() {
-  function isSVGTemplate(el) {
-    return el.tagName === 'template' && el.namespaceURI === 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg';
+var _FEATURE = exports._FEATURE = {
+  shadowDOM: !!HTMLElement.prototype.attachShadow,
+  scopedCSS: 'scoped' in document.createElement('style'),
+  htmlTemplateElement: 'content' in document.createElement('template'),
+  mutationObserver: !!(window.MutationObserver || window.WebKitMutationObserver),
+  ensureHTMLTemplateElement: function ensureHTMLTemplateElement(t) {
+    return t;
   }
+};
 
-  function fixSVGTemplateElement(el) {
-    var template = el.ownerDocument.createElement('template');
-    var attrs = el.attributes;
-    var length = attrs.length;
-    var attr = void 0;
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
+  (function () {
+    var isSVGTemplate = function isSVGTemplate(el) {
+      return el.tagName === 'template' && el.namespaceURI === 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg';
+    };
 
-    el.parentNode.insertBefore(template, el);
+    var fixSVGTemplateElement = function fixSVGTemplateElement(el) {
+      var template = el.ownerDocument.createElement('template');
+      var attrs = el.attributes;
+      var length = attrs.length;
+      var attr = void 0;
 
-    while (length-- > 0) {
-      attr = attrs[length];
-      template.setAttribute(attr.name, attr.value);
-      el.removeAttribute(attr.name);
-    }
+      el.parentNode.insertBefore(template, el);
 
-    el.parentNode.removeChild(el);
+      while (length-- > 0) {
+        attr = attrs[length];
+        template.setAttribute(attr.name, attr.value);
+        el.removeAttribute(attr.name);
+      }
 
-    return fixHTMLTemplateElement(template);
-  }
+      el.parentNode.removeChild(el);
 
-  function fixHTMLTemplateElement(template) {
-    var content = template.content = document.createDocumentFragment();
-    var child = void 0;
+      return fixHTMLTemplateElement(template);
+    };
 
-    while (child = template.firstChild) {
-      content.appendChild(child);
-    }
+    var fixHTMLTemplateElement = function fixHTMLTemplateElement(template) {
+      var content = template.content = document.createDocumentFragment();
+      var child = void 0;
 
-    return template;
-  }
+      while (child = template.firstChild) {
+        content.appendChild(child);
+      }
 
-  function fixHTMLTemplateElementRoot(template) {
-    var content = fixHTMLTemplateElement(template).content;
-    var childTemplates = content.querySelectorAll('template');
+      return template;
+    };
 
-    for (var i = 0, ii = childTemplates.length; i < ii; ++i) {
-      var child = childTemplates[i];
+    var fixHTMLTemplateElementRoot = function fixHTMLTemplateElementRoot(template) {
+      var content = fixHTMLTemplateElement(template).content;
+      var childTemplates = content.querySelectorAll('template');
 
-      if (isSVGTemplate(child)) {
-        fixSVGTemplateElement(child);
-      } else {
-        fixHTMLTemplateElement(child);
-      }
-    }
+      for (var i = 0, ii = childTemplates.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+        var child = childTemplates[i];
 
-    return template;
-  }
+        if (isSVGTemplate(child)) {
+          fixSVGTemplateElement(child);
+        } else {
+          fixHTMLTemplateElement(child);
+        }
+      }
 
-  if (_FEATURE.htmlTemplateElement) {
-    _FEATURE.ensureHTMLTemplateElement = function (template) {
       return template;
     };
-  } else {
-    _FEATURE.ensureHTMLTemplateElement = fixHTMLTemplateElementRoot;
-  }
+
+    if (!_FEATURE.htmlTemplateElement) {
+      _FEATURE.ensureHTMLTemplateElement = fixHTMLTemplateElementRoot;
+    }
+  })();
 }
 
 var shadowPoly = window.ShadowDOMPolyfill || null;
@@ -450,40 +450,11 @@ function initialize() {
     return;
   }
 
-  _ensureCustomEvent();
-  _ensureFunctionName();
-  _ensureHTMLTemplateElement();
-  _ensureElementMatches();
-  _ensureClassList();
-  _ensurePerformance();
-
   (0, _aureliaPal.initializePAL)(function (platform, feature, dom) {
     Object.assign(platform, _PLATFORM);
     Object.assign(feature, _FEATURE);
     Object.assign(dom, _DOM);
 
-    (function (global) {
-      global.console = global.console || {};
-      var con = global.console;
-      var prop = void 0;
-      var method = void 0;
-      var empty = {};
-      var dummy = function dummy() {};
-      var properties = 'memory'.split(',');
-      var methods = ('assert,clear,count,debug,dir,dirxml,error,exception,group,' + 'groupCollapsed,groupEnd,info,log,markTimeline,profile,profiles,profileEnd,' + 'show,table,time,timeEnd,timeline,timelineEnd,timeStamp,trace,warn').split(',');
-      while (prop = properties.pop()) {
-        if (!con[prop]) con[prop] = empty;
-      }while (method = methods.pop()) {
-        if (!con[method]) con[method] = dummy;
-      }
-    })(platform.global);
-
-    if (platform.global.console && _typeof(console.log) === 'object') {
-      ['log', 'info', 'warn', 'error', 'assert', 'dir', 'clear', 'profile', 'profileEnd'].forEach(function (method) {
-        console[method] = this.bind(console[method], console);
-      }, Function.prototype.call);
-    }
-
     Object.defineProperty(dom, 'title', {
       get: function get() {
         return document.title;
diff --git a/dist/es2015/aurelia-pal-browser.js b/dist/es2015/aurelia-pal-browser.js
index 529b2e4..d5b4eb0 100644
--- a/dist/es2015/aurelia-pal-browser.js
+++ b/dist/es2015/aurelia-pal-browser.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export const _PLATFORM = {
   }
 };
 
-export function _ensureFunctionName() {
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
   function test() {}
 
   if (!test.name) {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export function _ensureFunctionName() {
   }
 }
 
-export function _ensureClassList() {
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
   if (!('classList' in document.createElement('_')) || document.createElementNS && !('classList' in document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'g'))) {
     let protoProp = 'prototype';
     let strTrim = String.prototype.trim;
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export function _ensureClassList() {
   }
 }
 
-export function _ensurePerformance() {
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
   // @license http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
   if ('performance' in window === false) {
     window.performance = {};
@@ -211,7 +211,23 @@ export function _ensurePerformance() {
   _PLATFORM.performance = window.performance;
 }
 
-export function _ensureCustomEvent() {
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
+  let con = window.console = window.console || {};
+  let nop = function () {};
+
+  if (!con.memory) con.memory = {};
+  ('assert,clear,count,debug,dir,dirxml,error,exception,group,' + 'groupCollapsed,groupEnd,info,log,markTimeline,profile,profiles,profileEnd,' + 'show,table,time,timeEnd,timeline,timelineEnd,timeStamp,trace,warn').split(',').forEach(m => {
+    if (!con[m]) con[m] = nop;
+  });
+
+  if (typeof con.log === 'object') {
+    'log,info,warn,error,assert,dir,clear,profile,profileEnd'.split(',').forEach(function (method) {
+      console[method] = this.bind(console[method], console);
+    }, Function.prototype.call);
+  }
+}
+
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
   if (!window.CustomEvent || typeof window.CustomEvent !== 'function') {
     let CustomEvent = function (event, params) {
       params = params || {
@@ -230,32 +246,20 @@ export function _ensureCustomEvent() {
   }
 }
 
-export function _ensureElementMatches() {
-  if (Element && !Element.prototype.matches) {
-    let proto = Element.prototype;
-    proto.matches = proto.matchesSelector || proto.mozMatchesSelector || proto.msMatchesSelector || proto.oMatchesSelector || proto.webkitMatchesSelector;
-  }
+if (Element && !Element.prototype.matches) {
+  let proto = Element.prototype;
+  proto.matches = proto.matchesSelector || proto.mozMatchesSelector || proto.msMatchesSelector || proto.oMatchesSelector || proto.webkitMatchesSelector;
 }
 
-export const _FEATURE = {};
-
-_FEATURE.shadowDOM = function () {
-  return !!HTMLElement.prototype.attachShadow;
-}();
-
-_FEATURE.scopedCSS = function () {
-  return 'scoped' in document.createElement('style');
-}();
-
-_FEATURE.htmlTemplateElement = function () {
-  return 'content' in document.createElement('template');
-}();
-
-_FEATURE.mutationObserver = function () {
-  return !!(window.MutationObserver || window.WebKitMutationObserver);
-}();
+export const _FEATURE = {
+  shadowDOM: !!HTMLElement.prototype.attachShadow,
+  scopedCSS: 'scoped' in document.createElement('style'),
+  htmlTemplateElement: 'content' in document.createElement('template'),
+  mutationObserver: !!(window.MutationObserver || window.WebKitMutationObserver),
+  ensureHTMLTemplateElement: t => t
+};
 
-export function _ensureHTMLTemplateElement() {
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
   function isSVGTemplate(el) {
     return el.tagName === 'template' && el.namespaceURI === 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg';
   }
@@ -307,11 +311,7 @@ export function _ensureHTMLTemplateElement() {
     return template;
   }
 
-  if (_FEATURE.htmlTemplateElement) {
-    _FEATURE.ensureHTMLTemplateElement = function (template) {
-      return template;
-    };
-  } else {
+  if (!_FEATURE.htmlTemplateElement) {
     _FEATURE.ensureHTMLTemplateElement = fixHTMLTemplateElementRoot;
   }
 }
@@ -426,56 +426,24 @@ export function initialize() {
     return;
   }
 
-  _ensureCustomEvent();
-  _ensureFunctionName();
-  _ensureHTMLTemplateElement();
-  _ensureElementMatches();
-  _ensureClassList();
-  _ensurePerformance();
-
   initializePAL((platform, feature, dom) => {
     Object.assign(platform, _PLATFORM);
     Object.assign(feature, _FEATURE);
     Object.assign(dom, _DOM);
 
-    (function (global) {
-      global.console = global.console || {};
-      let con = global.console;
-      let prop;
-      let method;
-      let empty = {};
-      let dummy = function () {};
-      let properties = 'memory'.split(',');
-      let methods = ('assert,clear,count,debug,dir,dirxml,error,exception,group,' + 'groupCollapsed,groupEnd,info,log,markTimeline,profile,profiles,profileEnd,' + 'show,table,time,timeEnd,timeline,timelineEnd,timeStamp,trace,warn').split(',');
-      while (prop = properties.pop()) if (!con[prop]) con[prop] = empty;
-      while (method = methods.pop()) if (!con[method]) con[method] = dummy;
-    })(platform.global);
-
-    if (platform.global.console && typeof console.log === 'object') {
-      ['log', 'info', 'warn', 'error', 'assert', 'dir', 'clear', 'profile', 'profileEnd'].forEach(function (method) {
-        console[method] = this.bind(console[method], console);
-      }, Function.prototype.call);
-    }
-
     Object.defineProperty(dom, 'title', {
-      get: function () {
-        return document.title;
-      },
-      set: function (value) {
+      get: () => document.title,
+      set: value => {
         document.title = value;
       }
     });
 
     Object.defineProperty(dom, 'activeElement', {
-      get: function () {
-        return document.activeElement;
-      }
+      get: () => document.activeElement
     });
 
     Object.defineProperty(platform, 'XMLHttpRequest', {
-      get: function () {
-        return platform.global.XMLHttpRequest;
-      }
+      get: () => platform.global.XMLHttpRequest
     });
   });
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dist/native-modules/aurelia-pal-browser.js b/dist/native-modules/aurelia-pal-browser.js
index 8ba4271..9a88188 100644
--- a/dist/native-modules/aurelia-pal-browser.js
+++ b/dist/native-modules/aurelia-pal-browser.js
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ export var _PLATFORM = {
   }
 };
 
-export function _ensureFunctionName() {
-  function test() {}
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
+  var test = function test() {};
 
   if (!test.name) {
     Object.defineProperty(Function.prototype, 'name', {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function _ensureFunctionName() {
   }
 }
 
-export function _ensureClassList() {
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
   if (!('classList' in document.createElement('_')) || document.createElementNS && !('classList' in document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'g'))) {
     (function () {
       var protoProp = 'prototype';
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export function _ensureClassList() {
   }
 }
 
-export function _ensurePerformance() {
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
   // @license http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
   if ('performance' in window === false) {
     window.performance = {};
@@ -220,7 +220,25 @@ export function _ensurePerformance() {
   _PLATFORM.performance = window.performance;
 }
 
-export function _ensureCustomEvent() {
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
+  (function () {
+    var con = window.console = window.console || {};
+    var nop = function nop() {};
+
+    if (!con.memory) con.memory = {};
+    ('assert,clear,count,debug,dir,dirxml,error,exception,group,' + 'groupCollapsed,groupEnd,info,log,markTimeline,profile,profiles,profileEnd,' + 'show,table,time,timeEnd,timeline,timelineEnd,timeStamp,trace,warn').split(',').forEach(function (m) {
+      if (!con[m]) con[m] = nop;
+    });
+
+    if (_typeof(con.log) === 'object') {
+      'log,info,warn,error,assert,dir,clear,profile,profileEnd'.split(',').forEach(function (method) {
+        console[method] = this.bind(console[method], console);
+      }, Function.prototype.call);
+    }
+  })();
+}
+
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
   if (!window.CustomEvent || typeof window.CustomEvent !== 'function') {
     var _CustomEvent = function _CustomEvent(event, params) {
       params = params || {
@@ -239,90 +257,78 @@ export function _ensureCustomEvent() {
   }
 }
 
-export function _ensureElementMatches() {
-  if (Element && !Element.prototype.matches) {
-    var proto = Element.prototype;
-    proto.matches = proto.matchesSelector || proto.mozMatchesSelector || proto.msMatchesSelector || proto.oMatchesSelector || proto.webkitMatchesSelector;
-  }
+if (Element && !Element.prototype.matches) {
+  var proto = Element.prototype;
+  proto.matches = proto.matchesSelector || proto.mozMatchesSelector || proto.msMatchesSelector || proto.oMatchesSelector || proto.webkitMatchesSelector;
 }
 
-export var _FEATURE = {};
-
-_FEATURE.shadowDOM = function () {
-  return !!HTMLElement.prototype.attachShadow;
-}();
-
-_FEATURE.scopedCSS = function () {
-  return 'scoped' in document.createElement('style');
-}();
-
-_FEATURE.htmlTemplateElement = function () {
-  return 'content' in document.createElement('template');
-}();
-
-_FEATURE.mutationObserver = function () {
-  return !!(window.MutationObserver || window.WebKitMutationObserver);
-}();
-
-export function _ensureHTMLTemplateElement() {
-  function isSVGTemplate(el) {
-    return el.tagName === 'template' && el.namespaceURI === 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg';
+export var _FEATURE = {
+  shadowDOM: !!HTMLElement.prototype.attachShadow,
+  scopedCSS: 'scoped' in document.createElement('style'),
+  htmlTemplateElement: 'content' in document.createElement('template'),
+  mutationObserver: !!(window.MutationObserver || window.WebKitMutationObserver),
+  ensureHTMLTemplateElement: function ensureHTMLTemplateElement(t) {
+    return t;
   }
+};
 
-  function fixSVGTemplateElement(el) {
-    var template = el.ownerDocument.createElement('template');
-    var attrs = el.attributes;
-    var length = attrs.length;
-    var attr = void 0;
+if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
+  (function () {
+    var isSVGTemplate = function isSVGTemplate(el) {
+      return el.tagName === 'template' && el.namespaceURI === 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg';
+    };
 
-    el.parentNode.insertBefore(template, el);
+    var fixSVGTemplateElement = function fixSVGTemplateElement(el) {
+      var template = el.ownerDocument.createElement('template');
+      var attrs = el.attributes;
+      var length = attrs.length;
+      var attr = void 0;
 
-    while (length-- > 0) {
-      attr = attrs[length];
-      template.setAttribute(attr.name, attr.value);
-      el.removeAttribute(attr.name);
-    }
+      el.parentNode.insertBefore(template, el);
 
-    el.parentNode.removeChild(el);
+      while (length-- > 0) {
+        attr = attrs[length];
+        template.setAttribute(attr.name, attr.value);
+        el.removeAttribute(attr.name);
+      }
 
-    return fixHTMLTemplateElement(template);
-  }
+      el.parentNode.removeChild(el);
 
-  function fixHTMLTemplateElement(template) {
-    var content = template.content = document.createDocumentFragment();
-    var child = void 0;
+      return fixHTMLTemplateElement(template);
+    };
 
-    while (child = template.firstChild) {
-      content.appendChild(child);
-    }
+    var fixHTMLTemplateElement = function fixHTMLTemplateElement(template) {
+      var content = template.content = document.createDocumentFragment();
+      var child = void 0;
 
-    return template;
-  }
+      while (child = template.firstChild) {
+        content.appendChild(child);
+      }
 
-  function fixHTMLTemplateElementRoot(template) {
-    var content = fixHTMLTemplateElement(template).content;
-    var childTemplates = content.querySelectorAll('template');
+      return template;
+    };
 
-    for (var i = 0, ii = childTemplates.length; i < ii; ++i) {
-      var child = childTemplates[i];
+    var fixHTMLTemplateElementRoot = function fixHTMLTemplateElementRoot(template) {
+      var content = fixHTMLTemplateElement(template).content;
+      var childTemplates = content.querySelectorAll('template');
 
-      if (isSVGTemplate(child)) {
-        fixSVGTemplateElement(child);
-      } else {
-        fixHTMLTemplateElement(child);
-      }
-    }
+      for (var i = 0, ii = childTemplates.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+        var child = childTemplates[i];
 
-    return template;
-  }
+        if (isSVGTemplate(child)) {
+          fixSVGTemplateElement(child);
+        } else {
+          fixHTMLTemplateElement(child);
+        }
+      }
 
-  if (_FEATURE.htmlTemplateElement) {
-    _FEATURE.ensureHTMLTemplateElement = function (template) {
       return template;
     };
-  } else {
-    _FEATURE.ensureHTMLTemplateElement = fixHTMLTemplateElementRoot;
-  }
+
+    if (!_FEATURE.htmlTemplateElement) {
+      _FEATURE.ensureHTMLTemplateElement = fixHTMLTemplateElementRoot;
+    }
+  })();
 }
 
 var shadowPoly = window.ShadowDOMPolyfill || null;
@@ -435,40 +441,11 @@ export function initialize() {
     return;
   }
 
-  _ensureCustomEvent();
-  _ensureFunctionName();
-  _ensureHTMLTemplateElement();
-  _ensureElementMatches();
-  _ensureClassList();
-  _ensurePerformance();
-
   initializePAL(function (platform, feature, dom) {
     Object.assign(platform, _PLATFORM);
     Object.assign(feature, _FEATURE);
     Object.assign(dom, _DOM);
 
-    (function (global) {
-      global.console = global.console || {};
-      var con = global.console;
-      var prop = void 0;
-      var method = void 0;
-      var empty = {};
-      var dummy = function dummy() {};
-      var properties = 'memory'.split(',');
-      var methods = ('assert,clear,count,debug,dir,dirxml,error,exception,group,' + 'groupCollapsed,groupEnd,info,log,markTimeline,profile,profiles,profileEnd,' + 'show,table,time,timeEnd,timeline,timelineEnd,timeStamp,trace,warn').split(',');
-      while (prop = properties.pop()) {
-        if (!con[prop]) con[prop] = empty;
-      }while (method = methods.pop()) {
-        if (!con[method]) con[method] = dummy;
-      }
-    })(platform.global);
-
-    if (platform.global.console && _typeof(console.log) === 'object') {
-      ['log', 'info', 'warn', 'error', 'assert', 'dir', 'clear', 'profile', 'profileEnd'].forEach(function (method) {
-        console[method] = this.bind(console[method], console);
-      }, Function.prototype.call);
-    }
-
     Object.defineProperty(dom, 'title', {
       get: function get() {
         return document.title;
diff --git a/dist/system/aurelia-pal-browser.js b/dist/system/aurelia-pal-browser.js
index c6cdd45..efed58c 100644
--- a/dist/system/aurelia-pal-browser.js
+++ b/dist/system/aurelia-pal-browser.js
@@ -3,348 +3,18 @@
 System.register(['aurelia-pal'], function (_export, _context) {
   "use strict";
 
-  var initializePAL, isInitialized, _typeof, _PLATFORM, _FEATURE, shadowPoly, _DOM;
-
-  function _ensureFunctionName() {
-    function test() {}
-
-    if (!test.name) {
-      Object.defineProperty(Function.prototype, 'name', {
-        get: function get() {
-          var name = this.toString().match(/^\s*function\s*(\S*)\s*\(/)[1];
-
-          Object.defineProperty(this, 'name', { value: name });
-          return name;
-        }
-      });
-    }
-  }
-
-  _export('_ensureFunctionName', _ensureFunctionName);
-
-  function _ensureClassList() {
-    if (!('classList' in document.createElement('_')) || document.createElementNS && !('classList' in document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'g'))) {
-      (function () {
-        var protoProp = 'prototype';
-        var strTrim = String.prototype.trim;
-        var arrIndexOf = Array.prototype.indexOf;
-        var emptyArray = [];
-
-        var DOMEx = function DOMEx(type, message) {
-          this.name = type;
-          this.code = DOMException[type];
-          this.message = message;
-        };
-
-        var checkTokenAndGetIndex = function checkTokenAndGetIndex(classList, token) {
-          if (token === '') {
-            throw new DOMEx('SYNTAX_ERR', 'An invalid or illegal string was specified');
-          }
-
-          if (/\s/.test(token)) {
-            throw new DOMEx('INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR', 'String contains an invalid character');
-          }
-
-          return arrIndexOf.call(classList, token);
-        };
-
-        var ClassList = function ClassList(elem) {
-          var trimmedClasses = strTrim.call(elem.getAttribute('class') || '');
-          var classes = trimmedClasses ? trimmedClasses.split(/\s+/) : emptyArray;
-
-          for (var i = 0, ii = classes.length; i < ii; ++i) {
-            this.push(classes[i]);
-          }
-
-          this._updateClassName = function () {
-            elem.setAttribute('class', this.toString());
-          };
-        };
-
-        var classListProto = ClassList[protoProp] = [];
-
-        DOMEx[protoProp] = Error[protoProp];
-
-        classListProto.item = function (i) {
-          return this[i] || null;
-        };
-
-        classListProto.contains = function (token) {
-          token += '';
-          return checkTokenAndGetIndex(this, token) !== -1;
-        };
-
-        classListProto.add = function () {
-          var tokens = arguments;
-          var i = 0;
-          var ii = tokens.length;
-          var token = void 0;
-          var updated = false;
-
-          do {
-            token = tokens[i] + '';
-            if (checkTokenAndGetIndex(this, token) === -1) {
-              this.push(token);
-              updated = true;
-            }
-          } while (++i < ii);
-
-          if (updated) {
-            this._updateClassName();
-          }
-        };
-
-        classListProto.remove = function () {
-          var tokens = arguments;
-          var i = 0;
-          var ii = tokens.length;
-          var token = void 0;
-          var updated = false;
-          var index = void 0;
-
-          do {
-            token = tokens[i] + '';
-            index = checkTokenAndGetIndex(this, token);
-            while (index !== -1) {
-              this.splice(index, 1);
-              updated = true;
-              index = checkTokenAndGetIndex(this, token);
-            }
-          } while (++i < ii);
-
-          if (updated) {
-            this._updateClassName();
-          }
-        };
-
-        classListProto.toggle = function (token, force) {
-          token += '';
-
-          var result = this.contains(token);
-          var method = result ? force !== true && 'remove' : force !== false && 'add';
-
-          if (method) {
-            this[method](token);
-          }
-
-          if (force === true || force === false) {
-            return force;
-          }
-
-          return !result;
-        };
-
-        classListProto.toString = function () {
-          return this.join(' ');
-        };
-
-        Object.defineProperty(Element.prototype, 'classList', {
-          get: function get() {
-            return new ClassList(this);
-          },
-          enumerable: true,
-          configurable: true
-        });
-      })();
-    } else {
-      var testElement = document.createElement('_');
-      testElement.classList.add('c1', 'c2');
-
-      if (!testElement.classList.contains('c2')) {
-        var createMethod = function createMethod(method) {
-          var original = DOMTokenList.prototype[method];
-
-          DOMTokenList.prototype[method] = function (token) {
-            for (var i = 0, ii = arguments.length; i < ii; ++i) {
-              token = arguments[i];
-              original.call(this, token);
-            }
-          };
-        };
-
-        createMethod('add');
-        createMethod('remove');
-      }
-
-      testElement.classList.toggle('c3', false);
-
-      if (testElement.classList.contains('c3')) {
-        (function () {
-          var _toggle = DOMTokenList.prototype.toggle;
-
-          DOMTokenList.prototype.toggle = function (token, force) {
-            if (1 in arguments && !this.contains(token) === !force) {
-              return force;
-            }
-
-            return _toggle.call(this, token);
-          };
-        })();
-      }
-
-      testElement = null;
-    }
-  }
-
-  _export('_ensureClassList', _ensureClassList);
-
-  function _ensurePerformance() {
-    // @license http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
-    if ('performance' in window === false) {
-      window.performance = {};
-    }
-
-    if ('now' in window.performance === false) {
-      (function () {
-        var nowOffset = Date.now();
-
-        if (performance.timing && performance.timing.navigationStart) {
-          nowOffset = performance.timing.navigationStart;
-        }
-
-        window.performance.now = function now() {
-          return Date.now() - nowOffset;
-        };
-      })();
-    }
-
-    _PLATFORM.performance = window.performance;
-  }
-
-  _export('_ensurePerformance', _ensurePerformance);
-
-  function _ensureCustomEvent() {
-    if (!window.CustomEvent || typeof window.CustomEvent !== 'function') {
-      var _CustomEvent = function _CustomEvent(event, params) {
-        params = params || {
-          bubbles: false,
-          cancelable: false,
-          detail: undefined
-        };
-
-        var evt = document.createEvent('CustomEvent');
-        evt.initCustomEvent(event, params.bubbles, params.cancelable, params.detail);
-        return evt;
-      };
-
-      _CustomEvent.prototype = window.Event.prototype;
-      window.CustomEvent = _CustomEvent;
-    }
-  }
-
-  _export('_ensureCustomEvent', _ensureCustomEvent);
-
-  function _ensureElementMatches() {
-    if (Element && !Element.prototype.matches) {
-      var proto = Element.prototype;
-      proto.matches = proto.matchesSelector || proto.mozMatchesSelector || proto.msMatchesSelector || proto.oMatchesSelector || proto.webkitMatchesSelector;
-    }
-  }
-
-  _export('_ensureElementMatches', _ensureElementMatches);
-
-  function _ensureHTMLTemplateElement() {
-    function isSVGTemplate(el) {
-      return el.tagName === 'template' && el.namespaceURI === 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg';
-    }
-
-    function fixSVGTemplateElement(el) {
-      var template = el.ownerDocument.createElement('template');
-      var attrs = el.attributes;
-      var length = attrs.length;
-      var attr = void 0;
-
-      el.parentNode.insertBefore(template, el);
-
-      while (length-- > 0) {
-        attr = attrs[length];
-        template.setAttribute(attr.name, attr.value);
-        el.removeAttribute(attr.name);
-      }
-
-      el.parentNode.removeChild(el);
-
-      return fixHTMLTemplateElement(template);
-    }
-
-    function fixHTMLTemplateElement(template) {
-      var content = template.content = document.createDocumentFragment();
-      var child = void 0;
-
-      while (child = template.firstChild) {
-        content.appendChild(child);
-      }
-
-      return template;
-    }
-
-    function fixHTMLTemplateElementRoot(template) {
-      var content = fixHTMLTemplateElement(template).content;
-      var childTemplates = content.querySelectorAll('template');
-
-      for (var i = 0, ii = childTemplates.length; i < ii; ++i) {
-        var child = childTemplates[i];
-
-        if (isSVGTemplate(child)) {
-          fixSVGTemplateElement(child);
-        } else {
-          fixHTMLTemplateElement(child);
-        }
-      }
-
-      return template;
-    }
-
-    if (_FEATURE.htmlTemplateElement) {
-      _FEATURE.ensureHTMLTemplateElement = function (template) {
-        return template;
-      };
-    } else {
-      _FEATURE.ensureHTMLTemplateElement = fixHTMLTemplateElementRoot;
-    }
-  }
-
-  _export('_ensureHTMLTemplateElement', _ensureHTMLTemplateElement);
+  var initializePAL, isInitialized, _typeof, _PLATFORM, test, testElement, createMethod, _CustomEvent, proto, _FEATURE, shadowPoly, _DOM;
 
   function initialize() {
     if (isInitialized) {
       return;
     }
 
-    _ensureCustomEvent();
-    _ensureFunctionName();
-    _ensureHTMLTemplateElement();
-    _ensureElementMatches();
-    _ensureClassList();
-    _ensurePerformance();
-
     initializePAL(function (platform, feature, dom) {
       Object.assign(platform, _PLATFORM);
       Object.assign(feature, _FEATURE);
       Object.assign(dom, _DOM);
 
-      (function (global) {
-        global.console = global.console || {};
-        var con = global.console;
-        var prop = void 0;
-        var method = void 0;
-        var empty = {};
-        var dummy = function dummy() {};
-        var properties = 'memory'.split(',');
-        var methods = ('assert,clear,count,debug,dir,dirxml,error,exception,group,' + 'groupCollapsed,groupEnd,info,log,markTimeline,profile,profiles,profileEnd,' + 'show,table,time,timeEnd,timeline,timelineEnd,timeStamp,trace,warn').split(',');
-        while (prop = properties.pop()) {
-          if (!con[prop]) con[prop] = empty;
-        }while (method = methods.pop()) {
-          if (!con[method]) con[method] = dummy;
-        }
-      })(platform.global);
-
-      if (platform.global.console && _typeof(console.log) === 'object') {
-        ['log', 'info', 'warn', 'error', 'assert', 'dir', 'clear', 'profile', 'profileEnd'].forEach(function (method) {
-          console[method] = this.bind(console[method], console);
-        }, Function.prototype.call);
-      }
-
       Object.defineProperty(dom, 'title', {
         get: function get() {
           return document.title;
@@ -400,25 +70,322 @@ System.register(['aurelia-pal'], function (_export, _context) {
 
       _export('_PLATFORM', _PLATFORM);
 
-      _export('_FEATURE', _FEATURE = {});
+      if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
+        test = function test() {};
+
+        if (!test.name) {
+          Object.defineProperty(Function.prototype, 'name', {
+            get: function get() {
+              var name = this.toString().match(/^\s*function\s*(\S*)\s*\(/)[1];
+
+              Object.defineProperty(this, 'name', { value: name });
+              return name;
+            }
+          });
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
+        if (!('classList' in document.createElement('_')) || document.createElementNS && !('classList' in document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'g'))) {
+          (function () {
+            var protoProp = 'prototype';
+            var strTrim = String.prototype.trim;
+            var arrIndexOf = Array.prototype.indexOf;
+            var emptyArray = [];
+
+            var DOMEx = function DOMEx(type, message) {
+              this.name = type;
+              this.code = DOMException[type];
+              this.message = message;
+            };
+
+            var checkTokenAndGetIndex = function checkTokenAndGetIndex(classList, token) {
+              if (token === '') {
+                throw new DOMEx('SYNTAX_ERR', 'An invalid or illegal string was specified');
+              }
+
+              if (/\s/.test(token)) {
+                throw new DOMEx('INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR', 'String contains an invalid character');
+              }
+
+              return arrIndexOf.call(classList, token);
+            };
+
+            var ClassList = function ClassList(elem) {
+              var trimmedClasses = strTrim.call(elem.getAttribute('class') || '');
+              var classes = trimmedClasses ? trimmedClasses.split(/\s+/) : emptyArray;
+
+              for (var i = 0, ii = classes.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+                this.push(classes[i]);
+              }
+
+              this._updateClassName = function () {
+                elem.setAttribute('class', this.toString());
+              };
+            };
+
+            var classListProto = ClassList[protoProp] = [];
+
+            DOMEx[protoProp] = Error[protoProp];
+
+            classListProto.item = function (i) {
+              return this[i] || null;
+            };
+
+            classListProto.contains = function (token) {
+              token += '';
+              return checkTokenAndGetIndex(this, token) !== -1;
+            };
+
+            classListProto.add = function () {
+              var tokens = arguments;
+              var i = 0;
+              var ii = tokens.length;
+              var token = void 0;
+              var updated = false;
+
+              do {
+                token = tokens[i] + '';
+                if (checkTokenAndGetIndex(this, token) === -1) {
+                  this.push(token);
+                  updated = true;
+                }
+              } while (++i < ii);
+
+              if (updated) {
+                this._updateClassName();
+              }
+            };
+
+            classListProto.remove = function () {
+              var tokens = arguments;
+              var i = 0;
+              var ii = tokens.length;
+              var token = void 0;
+              var updated = false;
+              var index = void 0;
+
+              do {
+                token = tokens[i] + '';
+                index = checkTokenAndGetIndex(this, token);
+                while (index !== -1) {
+                  this.splice(index, 1);
+                  updated = true;
+                  index = checkTokenAndGetIndex(this, token);
+                }
+              } while (++i < ii);
+
+              if (updated) {
+                this._updateClassName();
+              }
+            };
+
+            classListProto.toggle = function (token, force) {
+              token += '';
+
+              var result = this.contains(token);
+              var method = result ? force !== true && 'remove' : force !== false && 'add';
+
+              if (method) {
+                this[method](token);
+              }
+
+              if (force === true || force === false) {
+                return force;
+              }
+
+              return !result;
+            };
+
+            classListProto.toString = function () {
+              return this.join(' ');
+            };
+
+            Object.defineProperty(Element.prototype, 'classList', {
+              get: function get() {
+                return new ClassList(this);
+              },
+              enumerable: true,
+              configurable: true
+            });
+          })();
+        } else {
+          testElement = document.createElement('_');
+
+          testElement.classList.add('c1', 'c2');
+
+          if (!testElement.classList.contains('c2')) {
+            createMethod = function createMethod(method) {
+              var original = DOMTokenList.prototype[method];
+
+              DOMTokenList.prototype[method] = function (token) {
+                for (var i = 0, ii = arguments.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+                  token = arguments[i];
+                  original.call(this, token);
+                }
+              };
+            };
+
+            createMethod('add');
+            createMethod('remove');
+          }
+
+          testElement.classList.toggle('c3', false);
+
+          if (testElement.classList.contains('c3')) {
+            (function () {
+              var _toggle = DOMTokenList.prototype.toggle;
+
+              DOMTokenList.prototype.toggle = function (token, force) {
+                if (1 in arguments && !this.contains(token) === !force) {
+                  return force;
+                }
+
+                return _toggle.call(this, token);
+              };
+            })();
+          }
+
+          testElement = null;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
+        // @license http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+        if ('performance' in window === false) {
+          window.performance = {};
+        }
+
+        if ('now' in window.performance === false) {
+          (function () {
+            var nowOffset = Date.now();
+
+            if (performance.timing && performance.timing.navigationStart) {
+              nowOffset = performance.timing.navigationStart;
+            }
+
+            window.performance.now = function now() {
+              return Date.now() - nowOffset;
+            };
+          })();
+        }
+
+        _PLATFORM.performance = window.performance;
+      }
+
+      if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
+        (function () {
+          var con = window.console = window.console || {};
+          var nop = function nop() {};
+
+          if (!con.memory) con.memory = {};
+          ('assert,clear,count,debug,dir,dirxml,error,exception,group,' + 'groupCollapsed,groupEnd,info,log,markTimeline,profile,profiles,profileEnd,' + 'show,table,time,timeEnd,timeline,timelineEnd,timeStamp,trace,warn').split(',').forEach(function (m) {
+            if (!con[m]) con[m] = nop;
+          });
+
+          if (_typeof(con.log) === 'object') {
+            'log,info,warn,error,assert,dir,clear,profile,profileEnd'.split(',').forEach(function (method) {
+              console[method] = this.bind(console[method], console);
+            }, Function.prototype.call);
+          }
+        })();
+      }
+
+      if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
+        if (!window.CustomEvent || typeof window.CustomEvent !== 'function') {
+          _CustomEvent = function _CustomEvent(event, params) {
+            params = params || {
+              bubbles: false,
+              cancelable: false,
+              detail: undefined
+            };
+
+            var evt = document.createEvent('CustomEvent');
+            evt.initCustomEvent(event, params.bubbles, params.cancelable, params.detail);
+            return evt;
+          };
+
+          _CustomEvent.prototype = window.Event.prototype;
+          window.CustomEvent = _CustomEvent;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (Element && !Element.prototype.matches) {
+        proto = Element.prototype;
+
+        proto.matches = proto.matchesSelector || proto.mozMatchesSelector || proto.msMatchesSelector || proto.oMatchesSelector || proto.webkitMatchesSelector;
+      }
+
+      _export('_FEATURE', _FEATURE = {
+        shadowDOM: !!HTMLElement.prototype.attachShadow,
+        scopedCSS: 'scoped' in document.createElement('style'),
+        htmlTemplateElement: 'content' in document.createElement('template'),
+        mutationObserver: !!(window.MutationObserver || window.WebKitMutationObserver),
+        ensureHTMLTemplateElement: function ensureHTMLTemplateElement(t) {
+          return t;
+        }
+      });
 
       _export('_FEATURE', _FEATURE);
 
-      _FEATURE.shadowDOM = function () {
-        return !!HTMLElement.prototype.attachShadow;
-      }();
+      if (typeof FEATURE_NO_IE === 'undefined') {
+        (function () {
+          var isSVGTemplate = function isSVGTemplate(el) {
+            return el.tagName === 'template' && el.namespaceURI === 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg';
+          };
+
+          var fixSVGTemplateElement = function fixSVGTemplateElement(el) {
+            var template = el.ownerDocument.createElement('template');
+            var attrs = el.attributes;
+            var length = attrs.length;
+            var attr = void 0;
+
+            el.parentNode.insertBefore(template, el);
+
+            while (length-- > 0) {
+              attr = attrs[length];
+              template.setAttribute(attr.name, attr.value);
+              el.removeAttribute(attr.name);
+            }
+
+            el.parentNode.removeChild(el);
+
+            return fixHTMLTemplateElement(template);
+          };
+
+          var fixHTMLTemplateElement = function fixHTMLTemplateElement(template) {
+            var content = template.content = document.createDocumentFragment();
+            var child = void 0;
 
-      _FEATURE.scopedCSS = function () {
-        return 'scoped' in document.createElement('style');
-      }();
+            while (child = template.firstChild) {
+              content.appendChild(child);
+            }
+
+            return template;
+          };
 
-      _FEATURE.htmlTemplateElement = function () {
-        return 'content' in document.createElement('template');
-      }();
+          var fixHTMLTemplateElementRoot = function fixHTMLTemplateElementRoot(template) {
+            var content = fixHTMLTemplateElement(template).content;
+            var childTemplates = content.querySelectorAll('template');
+
+            for (var i = 0, ii = childTemplates.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+              var child = childTemplates[i];
+
+              if (isSVGTemplate(child)) {
+                fixSVGTemplateElement(child);
+              } else {
+                fixHTMLTemplateElement(child);
+              }
+            }
 
-      _FEATURE.mutationObserver = function () {
-        return !!(window.MutationObserver || window.WebKitMutationObserver);
-      }();
+            return template;
+          };
+
+          if (!_FEATURE.htmlTemplateElement) {
+            _FEATURE.ensureHTMLTemplateElement = fixHTMLTemplateElementRoot;
+          }
+        })();
+      }
 
       shadowPoly = window.ShadowDOMPolyfill || null;
 
diff --git a/doc/CHANGELOG.md b/doc/CHANGELOG.md
index b9156e3..139aebc 100644
--- a/doc/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/doc/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+<a name="1.2.0"></a>
+# [1.2.0](https://github.com/aurelia/pal-browser/compare/1.1.0...v1.2.0) (2017-03-23)
+
+### Features
+
+* add flag to opt-out of IE support
+
 <a name="1.1.0"></a>
 # [1.1.0](https://github.com/aurelia/pal-browser/compare/1.0.0...v1.1.0) (2016-12-07)
 
diff --git a/doc/api.json b/doc/api.json
index 86d148d..f10b3bb 100644
--- a/doc/api.json
+++ b/doc/api.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"name":"aurelia-pal-browser","children":[{"id":2,"name":"initialize","kind":64,"kindString":"Function","flags":{"isExported":true},"signatures":[{"id":3,"name":"initialize","kind":4096,"kindString":"Call signature","flags":{},"comment":{"shortText":"Initializes the PAL with the Browser-targeted implementation."},"type":{"type":"instrinct","name":"void"}}],"sources":[{"fileName":"aurelia-pal-browser.d.ts","line":9,"character":34}]}],"groups":[{"title":"Functions","kind":64,"children":[2]}]}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"name":"aurelia-pal-browser","children":[{"id":2,"name":"initialize","kind":64,"kindString":"Function","flags":{"isExported":true},"signatures":[{"id":3,"name":"initialize","kind":4096,"kindString":"Call signature","flags":{},"comment":{"shortText":"Initializes the PAL with the Browser-targeted implementation."},"type":{"type":"instrinct","name":"void"}}],"sources":[{"fileName":"aurelia-pal-browser.d.ts","line":18,"character":34}]}],"groups":[{"title":"Functions","kind":64,"children":[2]}]}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 88edf02..dcd3284 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aurelia-pal-browser",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "description": "The browser-specific implementation of Aurelia's platform abstraction layer.",
   "keywords": [
     "aurelia",