diff --git a/platform/core/bundle.json b/platform/core/bundle.json
index c986bc8a74..f22ed7f617 100644
--- a/platform/core/bundle.json
+++ b/platform/core/bundle.json
@@ -151,8 +151,7 @@
             },
             {
                 "key": "mutation",
-                "implementation": "capabilities/MutationCapability.js",
-                "depends": [ "$q" ]
+                "implementation": "capabilities/MutationCapability.js"
             },
             {
                 "key": "delegation",
diff --git a/platform/core/src/capabilities/MutationCapability.js b/platform/core/src/capabilities/MutationCapability.js
index 14ff3a5265..9a36d60180 100644
--- a/platform/core/src/capabilities/MutationCapability.js
+++ b/platform/core/src/capabilities/MutationCapability.js
@@ -46,12 +46,11 @@ define(
          * });
          * ```
          *
-         * @param $q Angular's $q service, for promises
          * @param {DomainObject} domainObject the domain object
          *        which will expose this capability
          * @constructor
          */
-        function MutationCapability($q, domainObject) {
+        function MutationCapability(domainObject) {
 
             function mutate(mutator) {
                 // Get the object's model and clone it, so the
diff --git a/platform/core/test/capabilities/MutationCapabilitySpec.js b/platform/core/test/capabilities/MutationCapabilitySpec.js
index 3c03ba5dce..83536347f3 100644
--- a/platform/core/test/capabilities/MutationCapabilitySpec.js
+++ b/platform/core/test/capabilities/MutationCapabilitySpec.js
@@ -13,21 +13,9 @@ define(
                 domainObject = { getModel: function () { return testModel; } },
                 mutation;
 
-            function mockPromise(value) {
-                return {
-                    then: function (callback) {
-                        return (value && value.then) ?
-                                value : mockPromise(callback(value));
-                    }
-                };
-            }
-
             beforeEach(function () {
                 testModel = { number: 6 };
-                mutation = new MutationCapability(
-                    { when: mockPromise }, // $q
-                    domainObject
-                );
+                mutation = new MutationCapability(domainObject);
             });
 
             it("allows mutation of a model", function () {