diff --git a/src/ng/sniffer.js b/src/ng/sniffer.js
index 60ed39d81318..217f3ba9d0a7 100644
--- a/src/ng/sniffer.js
+++ b/src/ng/sniffer.js
@@ -34,33 +34,15 @@ function $SnifferProvider() {
           toInt((/android (\d+)/.exec(lowercase(($window.navigator || {}).userAgent)) || [])[1]),
         boxee = /Boxee/i.test(($window.navigator || {}).userAgent),
         document = $document[0] || {},
-        vendorPrefix,
-        vendorRegex = /^(Moz|webkit|ms)(?=[A-Z])/,
         bodyStyle = document.body && document.body.style,
         transitions = false,
-        animations = false,
-        match;
+        animations = false;
 
     if (bodyStyle) {
-      for (var prop in bodyStyle) {
-        if ((match = vendorRegex.exec(prop))) {
-          vendorPrefix = match[0];
-          vendorPrefix = vendorPrefix[0].toUpperCase() + vendorPrefix.substr(1);
-          break;
-        }
-      }
-
-      if (!vendorPrefix) {
-        vendorPrefix = ('WebkitOpacity' in bodyStyle) && 'webkit';
-      }
-
-      transitions = !!(('transition' in bodyStyle) || (vendorPrefix + 'Transition' in bodyStyle));
-      animations  = !!(('animation' in bodyStyle) || (vendorPrefix + 'Animation' in bodyStyle));
-
-      if (android && (!transitions ||  !animations)) {
-        transitions = isString(bodyStyle.webkitTransition);
-        animations = isString(bodyStyle.webkitAnimation);
-      }
+      // Support: Android <5, Blackberry Browser 10, default Chrome in Android 4.4.x
+      // Mentioned browsers need a -webkit- prefix for transitions & animations.
+      transitions = !!('transition' in bodyStyle || 'webkitTransition' in bodyStyle);
+      animations = !!('animation' in bodyStyle || 'webkitAnimation' in bodyStyle);
     }
 
 
@@ -90,7 +72,6 @@ function $SnifferProvider() {
         return eventSupport[event];
       },
       csp: csp(),
-      vendorPrefix: vendorPrefix,
       transitions: transitions,
       animations: animations,
       android: android
diff --git a/test/helpers/privateMocks.js b/test/helpers/privateMocks.js
index 1a1580b2c118..897e2a290e5d 100644
--- a/test/helpers/privateMocks.js
+++ b/test/helpers/privateMocks.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function browserSupportsCssAnimations() {
   return !(window.document.documentMode < 10);
 }
 
-function createMockStyleSheet(doc, prefix) {
+function createMockStyleSheet(doc) {
   doc = doc ? doc[0] : window.document;
 
   var node = doc.createElement('style');
@@ -57,13 +57,17 @@ function createMockStyleSheet(doc, prefix) {
     },
 
     addPossiblyPrefixedRule: function(selector, styles) {
-      if (prefix) {
-        var prefixedStyles = styles.split(/\s*;\s*/g).map(function(style) {
-          return !style ? '' : prefix + style;
+      // Support: Android <5, Blackberry Browser 10, default Chrome in Android 4.4.x
+      // Mentioned browsers need a -webkit- prefix for transitions & animations.
+      var prefixedStyles = styles.split(/\s*;\s*/g)
+        .filter(function(style) {
+          return style && /^(?:transition|animation)\b/.test(style);
+        })
+        .map(function(style) {
+          return '-webkit-' + style;
         }).join('; ');
 
-        this.addRule(selector, prefixedStyles);
-      }
+      this.addRule(selector, prefixedStyles);
 
       this.addRule(selector, styles);
     },
diff --git a/test/ng/snifferSpec.js b/test/ng/snifferSpec.js
index 7216bc005b66..9ab3a7315ebe 100644
--- a/test/ng/snifferSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/snifferSpec.js
@@ -172,39 +172,6 @@ describe('$sniffer', function() {
   });
 
 
-  describe('vendorPrefix', function() {
-    it('should return the correct vendor prefix based on the browser', function() {
-      inject(function($sniffer, $window) {
-        var expectedPrefix;
-        var ua = $window.navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
-        if (/edge/i.test(ua)) {
-          expectedPrefix = 'Ms';
-        } else if (/chrome/i.test(ua) || /safari/i.test(ua) || /webkit/i.test(ua)) {
-          expectedPrefix = 'Webkit';
-        } else if (/firefox/i.test(ua)) {
-          expectedPrefix = 'Moz';
-        } else if (/ie/i.test(ua) || /trident/i.test(ua)) {
-          expectedPrefix = 'Ms';
-        }
-        expect($sniffer.vendorPrefix).toBe(expectedPrefix);
-      });
-    });
-
-
-    it('should still work for an older version of Webkit', function() {
-      var mockDocument = {
-        body: {
-          style: {
-            WebkitOpacity: '0'
-          }
-        }
-      };
-
-      expect(sniffer({}, mockDocument).vendorPrefix).toBe('webkit');
-    });
-  });
-
-
   describe('animations', function() {
     it('should be either true or false', inject(function($sniffer) {
       expect($sniffer.animations).toBeDefined();
@@ -222,13 +189,12 @@ describe('$sniffer', function() {
     });
 
 
-    it('should be true with vendor-specific animations', function() {
+    it('should be true with -webkit-prefixed animations', function() {
       var animationStyle = 'some_animation 2s linear';
       var mockDocument = {
         body: {
           style: {
-            WebkitAnimation: animationStyle,
-            MozAnimation: animationStyle
+            webkitAnimation: animationStyle
           }
         }
       };
@@ -299,13 +265,12 @@ describe('$sniffer', function() {
     });
 
 
-    it('should be true with vendor-specific transitions', function() {
+    it('should be true with -webkit-prefixed transitions', function() {
       var transitionStyle = '1s linear all';
       var mockDocument = {
         body: {
           style: {
-            WebkitTransition: transitionStyle,
-            MozTransition: transitionStyle
+            webkitTransition: transitionStyle
           }
         }
       };
diff --git a/test/ngAnimate/animateCssSpec.js b/test/ngAnimate/animateCssSpec.js
index b0e7cf58faef..079716f8eacf 100644
--- a/test/ngAnimate/animateCssSpec.js
+++ b/test/ngAnimate/animateCssSpec.js
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ describe('ngAnimate $animateCss', function() {
   }
 
   function getPossiblyPrefixedStyleValue(element, styleProp) {
-    var value = element.css(prefix + styleProp);
-    if (isUndefined(value)) value = element.css(styleProp);
+    var value = element.css(styleProp);
+    if (isUndefined(value)) value = element.css('-webkit-' + styleProp);
 
     return value;
   }
@@ -40,11 +40,10 @@ describe('ngAnimate $animateCss', function() {
     color: 'blue'
   };
 
-  var ss, prefix, triggerAnimationStartFrame;
+  var ss, triggerAnimationStartFrame;
   beforeEach(module(function() {
     return function($document, $sniffer, $$rAF, $animate) {
-      prefix = '-' + $sniffer.vendorPrefix.toLowerCase() + '-';
-      ss = createMockStyleSheet($document, prefix);
+      ss = createMockStyleSheet($document);
 
       $animate.enabled(true);
       triggerAnimationStartFrame = function() {
@@ -873,8 +872,8 @@ describe('ngAnimate $animateCss', function() {
 
           angular.element($document[0].body).append($rootElement);
 
-          ss.addRule('.ng-enter-stagger', prefix + 'animation-delay:0.2s');
-          ss.addRule('.transition-animation', 'transition:2s 5s linear all;');
+          ss.addPossiblyPrefixedRule('.ng-enter-stagger', 'animation-delay:0.2s');
+          ss.addPossiblyPrefixedRule('.transition-animation', 'transition:2s 5s linear all;');
 
           for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
             var element = angular.element('<div class="transition-animation"></div>');
@@ -2508,7 +2507,7 @@ describe('ngAnimate $animateCss', function() {
           }
         }, function(testDetailsFactory) {
           inject(function($animateCss, $rootElement) {
-            var testDetails = testDetailsFactory(prefix);
+            var testDetails = testDetailsFactory();
 
             ss.addPossiblyPrefixedRule('.ng-enter', testDetails.css);
             var options = {