diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js b/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js
index f861a2c65ae5..a59ac8a085f2 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ var ngSwitchDirective = ['$animate', function($animate) {
         selectedScopes.length = 0;
 
         if ((selectedTranscludes = ngSwitchController.cases['!' + value] || ngSwitchController.cases['?'])) {
-          scope.$eval(attr.change);
           forEach(selectedTranscludes, function(selectedTransclude) {
             selectedTransclude.transclude(function(caseElement, selectedScope) {
               selectedScopes.push(selectedScope);
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/ngSwitchSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/ngSwitchSpec.js
index 4360197026ae..634e0796c6d5 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/ngSwitchSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/ngSwitchSpec.js
@@ -208,19 +208,6 @@ describe('ngSwitch', function() {
     expect(element.text()).toEqual('236');
   }));
 
-
-  it('should call change on switch', inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
-    element = $compile(
-      '<ng:switch on="url" change="name=\'works\'">' +
-        '<div ng-switch-when="a">{{name}}</div>' +
-      '</ng:switch>')($rootScope);
-    $rootScope.url = 'a';
-    $rootScope.$apply();
-    expect($rootScope.name).toEqual('works');
-    expect(element.text()).toEqual('works');
-  }));
-
-
   it('should properly create and destroy child scopes', inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
     element = $compile(
       '<ng:switch on="url">' +