diff --git a/app/scripts/app.js b/app/scripts/app.js
index 2fb1e90..0a2e840 100644
--- a/app/scripts/app.js
+++ b/app/scripts/app.js
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ angular.module('jsbb.angularTicker', [])
     .run(function($rootScope, TickerSrv) {
         // add the register task to the rootScope. This will allow for autoUnregister when the
         // scope is destroyed to prevent tasks from leaking.
-        $rootScope.registerTickerTask = function(id, tickHandler, interval, delay, isLinear) {
+
+        var ScopeProt = Object.getPrototypeOf($rootScope);
+        ScopeProt.registerTickerTask = function(id, tickHandler, interval, delay, isLinear) {
             TickerSrv.register(id, tickHandler, interval, delay, isLinear);
 
             this.$on('$destroy', function() {
@@ -20,30 +22,5 @@ angular.module('jsbb.angularTicker', [])
             });
         };
 
-        $rootScope.unregisterTickerTask = TickerSrv.unregister;
-
-        // since isolated scopes do not inherit prototypically from rootScope, we need to override $new
-        // and add the functionality manually.
-        function applyScopeApi (targetScope) {
-            if (!targetScope.$origNew) {
-                targetScope.$origNew = targetScope.$new;
-            }
-
-            return function(isolate, parent) {
-                var newScope = targetScope.$origNew(isolate, parent);
-
-                if (isolate) {
-                    newScope.unregisterTickerTask = $rootScope.unregisterTickerTask;
-                    newScope.registerTickerTask = $rootScope.registerTickerTask;
-                }
-
-                newScope.$new = applyScopeApi(newScope);
-
-                return newScope;
-            };
-
-        }
-
-        $rootScope.$new = applyScopeApi($rootScope);
-
+        ScopeProt.unregisterTickerTask = TickerSrv.unregister;
     });
diff --git a/release/angular-ticker.js b/release/angular-ticker.js
index fe4c459..c5a030c 100644
--- a/release/angular-ticker.js
+++ b/release/angular-ticker.js
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ angular.module('jsbb.angularTicker', [])
     .run(["$rootScope", "TickerSrv", function($rootScope, TickerSrv) {
         // add the register task to the rootScope. This will allow for autoUnregister when the
         // scope is destroyed to prevent tasks from leaking.
-        $rootScope.registerTickerTask = function(id, tickHandler, interval, delay, isLinear) {
+
+        var ScopeProt = Object.getPrototypeOf($rootScope);
+        ScopeProt.registerTickerTask = function(id, tickHandler, interval, delay, isLinear) {
             TickerSrv.register(id, tickHandler, interval, delay, isLinear);
 
             this.$on('$destroy', function() {
@@ -20,32 +22,7 @@ angular.module('jsbb.angularTicker', [])
             });
         };
 
-        $rootScope.unregisterTickerTask = TickerSrv.unregister;
-
-        // since isolated scopes do not inherit prototypically from rootScope, we need to override $new
-        // and add the functionality manually.
-        function applyScopeApi (targetScope) {
-            if (!targetScope.$origNew) {
-                targetScope.$origNew = targetScope.$new;
-            }
-
-            return function(isolate, parent) {
-                var newScope = targetScope.$origNew(isolate, parent);
-
-                if (isolate) {
-                    newScope.unregisterTickerTask = $rootScope.unregisterTickerTask;
-                    newScope.registerTickerTask = $rootScope.registerTickerTask;
-                }
-
-                newScope.$new = applyScopeApi(newScope);
-
-                return newScope;
-            };
-
-        }
-
-        $rootScope.$new = applyScopeApi($rootScope);
-
+        ScopeProt.unregisterTickerTask = TickerSrv.unregister;
     }]);
 ;/**
  * Created by sefi on 5/13/14.
diff --git a/release/angular-ticker.min.js b/release/angular-ticker.min.js
index f95c8a5..9a13632 100644
--- a/release/angular-ticker.min.js
+++ b/release/angular-ticker.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-"use strict";angular.module("jsbb.angularTicker",[]).run(["$rootScope","TickerSrv",function(a,b){function c(b){return b.$origNew||(b.$origNew=b.$new),function(d,e){var f=b.$origNew(d,e);return d&&(f.unregisterTickerTask=a.unregisterTickerTask,f.registerTickerTask=a.registerTickerTask),f.$new=c(f),f}}a.registerTickerTask=function(a,c,d,e,f){b.register(a,c,d,e,f),this.$on("$destroy",function(){b.unregister(a)})},a.unregisterTickerTask=b.unregister,a.$new=c(a)}]),angular.module("jsbb.angularTicker").provider("TickerSrv",function(){function a(a){var d=function(a){a.delay=a.interval,a.isPending=!1},e=function(a){a.isPending||(a.isPending=!0,a.tick().then(function(){d(a)},function(){d(a)}))},f=function(a){a.tick(),d(a)},g=function(){angular.forEach(b,function(a){if(a.delay-=c,a.delay<=0)try{a.isLinear?e(a):f(a)}catch(b){throw d(a),b}})},h=function(){a(g,c),g()};this.register=function(a,c,d,e,f){void 0===d&&(d=1e3),void 0===e&&(e=0),void 0===f&&(f=!0),b[a]={id:a,tick:c,interval:d,delay:e,isLinear:f,isPending:!1}},this.unregister=function(a){delete b[a]},this.unregisterAll=function(){b={}},h()}var b={},c=1e3;this.setInterval=function(a){if(!angular.isNumber(a))throw new Error("TickerSrv: expected interval to be numeric, got "+a);c=a},this.getInterval=function(){return c},this.$get=["$interval",function(b){return new a(b)}]});
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+"use strict";angular.module("jsbb.angularTicker",[]).run(["$rootScope","TickerSrv",function(a,b){var c=Object.getPrototypeOf(a);c.registerTickerTask=function(a,c,d,e,f){b.register(a,c,d,e,f),this.$on("$destroy",function(){b.unregister(a)})},c.unregisterTickerTask=b.unregister}]),angular.module("jsbb.angularTicker").provider("TickerSrv",function(){function a(a){var d=function(a){a.delay=a.interval,a.isPending=!1},e=function(a){a.isPending||(a.isPending=!0,a.tick().then(function(){d(a)},function(){d(a)}))},f=function(a){a.tick(),d(a)},g=function(){angular.forEach(b,function(a){if(a.delay-=c,a.delay<=0)try{a.isLinear?e(a):f(a)}catch(b){throw d(a),b}})},h=function(){a(g,c),g()};this.register=function(a,c,d,e,f){void 0===d&&(d=1e3),void 0===e&&(e=0),void 0===f&&(f=!0),b[a]={id:a,tick:c,interval:d,delay:e,isLinear:f,isPending:!1}},this.unregister=function(a){delete b[a]},this.unregisterAll=function(){b={}},h()}var b={},c=1e3;this.setInterval=function(a){if(!angular.isNumber(a))throw new Error("TickerSrv: expected interval to be numeric, got "+a);c=a},this.getInterval=function(){return c},this.$get=["$interval",function(b){return new a(b)}]});
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