diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/bundle.json b/platform/commonUI/browse/bundle.json
index 0f63130f86..9478213a0b 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/bundle.json
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/bundle.json
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@
                 "key": "MenuArrowController",
                 "implementation": "MenuArrowController.js",
                 "depends": [ "$scope" ]
-            },
-            {
-                "key": "BackArrowController",
-                "implementation": "BackArrowController.js",
-                "depends": [ "$scope" ]
             }
         ],
         "controls": [
@@ -101,7 +96,7 @@
             },
             {
                 "key": "back-arrow",
-                "uses": [ "type", "action" ],
+                "uses": [ "context" ],
                 "templateUrl": "templates/back-arrow.html"
             }
         ],
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/back-arrow.html b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/back-arrow.html
index 6085b91249..daa29de67a 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/back-arrow.html
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/res/templates/back-arrow.html
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 -->
 
 <!-- Back Arrow Icon used on mobile-->
-<a ng-controller="BackArrowController"
-      class='type-icon icon ui-symbol s-back'
-      ng-hide="atRoot"
-      ng-click='navigateToParent()'>{</a>
+<a
+   class='type-icon icon ui-symbol s-back'
+   ng-show="context.getPath().length > 2"
+   ng-click="context.getParent().getCapability('action').perform('navigate')">
+    {
+</a>
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BackArrowController.js b/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BackArrowController.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b48740d288..0000000000
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/src/BackArrowController.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-/*****************************************************************************
- * Open MCT Web, Copyright (c) 2014-2015, United States Government
- * as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
- * Administration. All rights reserved.
- *
- * Open MCT Web is 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.
- *
- * Open MCT Web includes source code licensed under additional open source
- * licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
- * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
- * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
- *****************************************************************************/
-
-/*global define*/
-define(
-    function () {
-        'use strict';
-
-        function BackArrowController($scope) {
-            function navigateTo(parentObject) {
-                var action =
-                    parentObject && parentObject.getCapability('action');
-                if (action) {
-                    action.perform('navigate');
-                }
-            }
-
-            function navigateToParent() {
-                var domainObject = $scope.domainObject,
-                    context =
-                        domainObject && domainObject.getCapability('context');
-                if (context) {
-                    navigateTo(context.getParent());
-                }
-            }
-
-            function checkRoot(domainObject) {
-                var context =
-                    domainObject && domainObject.getCapability('context');
-
-                // We don't want to show the arrow if there is no context
-                // for this object, or if there is not a meaningful parent
-                // we can go back to.
-                $scope.atRoot = (!context) || (context.getPath().length < 3);
-            }
-
-            $scope.navigateToParent = navigateToParent;
-            $scope.$watch("domainObject", checkRoot);
-        }
-
-        return BackArrowController;
-
-
-    }
-);
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/test/BackArrowControllerSpec.js b/platform/commonUI/browse/test/BackArrowControllerSpec.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9dfe0b5d2e..0000000000
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/test/BackArrowControllerSpec.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-/*****************************************************************************
- * Open MCT Web, Copyright (c) 2014-2015, United States Government
- * as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
- * Administration. All rights reserved.
- *
- * Open MCT Web is 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.
- *
- * Open MCT Web includes source code licensed under additional open source
- * licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
- * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
- * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
- *****************************************************************************/
-/*global define,Promise,describe,it,expect,beforeEach,waitsFor,jasmine*/
-
-define(
-    ["../src/BackArrowController"],
-    function (BackArrowController) {
-    }
-);
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/browse/test/suite.json b/platform/commonUI/browse/test/suite.json
index 546cff128e..aa73dd358d 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/browse/test/suite.json
+++ b/platform/commonUI/browse/test/suite.json
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [
-    "BackArrowController",
     "BrowseController",
     "BrowseObjectController",
     "BrowseTreeController",