diff --git a/src/core/ReactOwner.js b/src/core/ReactOwner.js
index bef0f8c9cf..321389fe55 100644
--- a/src/core/ReactOwner.js
+++ b/src/core/ReactOwner.js
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ var invariant = require('invariant');
  *         </div>
  *       );
  *     },
- *     handleClick: React.autoBind(function() {
+ *     handleClick: function() {
  *       this.refs.custom.handleClick();
- *     }),
+ *     },
  *     componentDidMount: function() {
  *       this.refs.custom.initialize();
  *     }
diff --git a/src/core/__tests__/ReactBind-test.js b/src/core/__tests__/ReactBind-test.js
index 47e77bb9d8..8a0f595b1b 100644
--- a/src/core/__tests__/ReactBind-test.js
+++ b/src/core/__tests__/ReactBind-test.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var ReactTestUtils = require('ReactTestUtils');
 var reactComponentExpect = require('reactComponentExpect');
 
 // TODO: Test render and all stock methods.
-describe('React.autoBind', function() {
+describe('autobinding', function() {
 
   it('Holds reference to instance', function() {
 
diff --git a/src/core/__tests__/ReactCompositeComponent-test.js b/src/core/__tests__/ReactCompositeComponent-test.js
index b5e70a43dc..28356063ef 100644
--- a/src/core/__tests__/ReactCompositeComponent-test.js
+++ b/src/core/__tests__/ReactCompositeComponent-test.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 "use strict";
 
 var MorphingComponent;
-var MorphingAutoBindComponent;
 var ChildUpdates;
 var React;
 var ReactCurrentOwner;
@@ -61,22 +60,6 @@ describe('ReactCompositeComponent', function() {
       }
     });
 
-    MorphingAutoBindComponent = React.createClass({
-      getInitialState: function() {
-        return {activated: false};
-      },
-
-      _toggleActivatedState:function() {
-        this.setState({activated: !this.state.activated});
-      },
-
-      render: function() {
-        return !this.state.activated ?
-          <a ref="x" onClick={this._toggleActivatedState} /> :
-          <b ref="x" onClick={this._toggleActivatedState} />;
-      }
-    });
-
     /**
      * We'll use this to ensure that an old version is not cached when it is
      * reallocated again.
@@ -138,24 +121,6 @@ describe('ReactCompositeComponent', function() {
     reactComponentExpect(instance.refs.x).toBeDOMComponentWithTag('a');
   });
 
-  it('should behave the same with React.autoBind', function() {
-    var instance = <MorphingAutoBindComponent />;
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(instance);
-
-    reactComponentExpect(instance)
-      .expectRenderedChild()
-      .toBeDOMComponentWithTag('a');
-
-    var renderedChild = reactComponentExpect(instance)
-      .expectRenderedChild()
-      .instance();
-
-    ReactTestUtils.Simulate.click(renderedChild);
-    reactComponentExpect(instance)
-      .expectRenderedChild()
-      .toBeDOMComponentWithTag('b');
-  });
-
   it('should not cache old DOM nodes when switching constructors', function() {
     var instance = <ChildUpdates renderAnchor={true} anchorClassOn={false}/>;
     ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(instance);